I know, I know . . . it’s March Madness, and I should be totally focused on the way my UConn Huskies have unexpectedly crashed the Final Four. Not to mention how my blind faith in them (see “Head, or Heart?” — previous post) has my bracket neatly positioned for a nice little payday. But  Read More

I sit in awe as I watch Robby, cold and calculating, fill out his bracket. He’s got Kentucky over West Virginia in the second round. Sure, he knows Calipari’s a sleazeball — and that West Virginia represents our conference. But he also knows Kentucky has Brandon Knight and Terrence Jones, and talent out the wazoo.  Read More

My older brother Matt: I’m not even sure it would be good for UConn to make a big run in the Big East Tournament. Me: Are you kidding me? It’s the Big East Tournament. Matt: If they play three, four, five games back-to-back, they’ll run out of gas for the real tournament. NO ONE REMEMBERS  Read More

I’ve been a New York Knicks fan for over 40 years. I doubt this is something that Robby can even begin to grasp. He’s only 17 years old, and he’s already on his third NBA team: First Orlando, then Houston, and now the Knicks. (He climbed on the bandwagon the moment we got Amar’e.) My  Read More