Sports Capital Journalism Program By Jay Smith | @_SmithJ_ North Carolina is set to face off against Syracuse on Saturday in the Final Four. Carolina enters as the prohibitive favorite to cut down the nets, while Syracuse enters in a position you don’t hear a program with the prominence of the ‘Cuse usually fall under, the …
Read MoreBy Cameron Stewart |@ThatManCam Sports Capital Journalism Program HOUSTON — Before the season that would turn Oklahoma guard Buddy Hield into a household name, he set some goals. Not satisfied with the Big 12 Player of the Year accomplishment he earned last season, Hield raised his expectations up a notch. Hield set three goals: win …
Read MoreBy Frank Gogola | @FrankGogola Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – Washington head coach Mike Neighbors took a minute to be serious. His answer came out of the blue given the course of the day, but it was real and unique. While other coaches and players responded that their goal is to win the national …
Read MoreBy Cameron Stewart |@ThatManCam Sports Capital Journalism Program HOUSTON — For many McDonald’s All-Americans, being handed the keys to a program from the moment they arrive on campus is a given. The Villanova Wildcats are fortunate that freshman guard Jalen Brunson isn’t like most McDonald’s All-Americans. Two of Villanova’s three leading scorers from last season, …
Read MoreBy Jay Smith |@_SmithJ_ Sports Capital Journalism Program HOUSTON — It was a cold January night in Syracuse, New York. Jim Boeheim was returning to the bench as coach of the Syracuse Orange after serving a nine-game suspension for NCAA violations. The crowd of 26,811 at the Carrier Dome welcomed the coach home with a …
Read MoreBy Jay Smith |@_smithj_ Sports Capital Journalism Program HOUSTON — The leadership of the National Collegiate Athletic Association may soon become more assertive in its stance against legislation that discriminates against lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender people. NCAA President Mark Emmert and University of South Carolina President Harris Pastides, chair of the Division I Board …
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