Author: Dan Wolken, USA TODAY

NCAA has long avoided Las Vegas, but city is now poised to be a college sports hub in coming years, beginning with men’s West Regional on Thursday.

This latest trip to the men’s NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 will carry a special meaning for Michigan State.

The roulette wheel of possibilities will likely be determined by health, random shotmaking and perhaps sheer luck over the next two weeks.

Iona fell to Connecticut in its second NCAA Tournament appearance in three years under Rick Pitino. It’s time for Pitino to move on to a bigger job.

When Friday’s game was in the balance, Fairleigh Dickinson never wavered. Purdue ran, hid and hoped FDU would collapse.

The reality of the men’s NCAA Tournament is that unpredictability and randomness usually upstage a perfect script.

It would probably not be in Texas’ best interest to make Rodney Terry head coach, despite how well he has handled things since Chris Beard was fired.

Extending Detroit Mercy’s season solely to let Antoine Davis pass Pete Maravich as college basketball’s all-time scoring king would feel wrong.

Based off LIV Golf’s season-opening event, the PGA Tour doesn’t have to worry. LIV seems to be a weekend hit-and-giggle, so why should anyone watch?