Dance Fever
Cheerleading had been around for decades, enjoying a slow and steady evolution. The "pom-pon" was pioneered in the Thirties, the WWII era saw women take over the sport while the men were off at war, and the UCLA cheer team's "Bruin High Step" style helped spur the school's basketball team to dynastic levels.

Game! Of! The! Night! 2/28/2009 - North Dakota State at Oral Roberts
It's the plot of just about every Bruceploitation fight flick ever made: a young, promising, upstart kung-fu fighter rises through the ranks, gaining respect and love on the streets when he gains a small victory over the champion early on in the game. But then comes the final showdown at the end, the Final Level, when it's all on the line and there's nothing to lose but everything.

Good Morning Hoops Nation January 26
OMAHA -- You know what I don't understand? Hubris. How anybody could believe that they're the center of the universe, or better than everybody else, or the owner of unassailable opinion, has always been beyond my comprehension. Walking the world demands humility, and is full of reminders why our lives are anything but charmed.

NCAA Money Matters - The Sweet 16
There are 16 teams left to fight over the National Championship, each with just four more wins to go to achieve the ultimate prize. Strangely enough, they spent widely disparate amounts of money to get here.

Tourney Central Extra - The Last Brackets
With the end of the regular season today, all conference tournament brackets in the mid-major (and A-14) domain have been finalized. After the jump, opening brackets for this week's events: the MEAC, SWAC, Mid-American, Big West, Atlantic 14, WAC and Southland.