There's no sense in hiding from it because they know it's coming. So Oklahoma State coach Eddie Sutton, his staff and his players simply accept the fact the questions will be asked, even though they've dealt with the issue a thousand times. After what he went through the summer after his high school graduation, staring down an angry lineman is nothing.
College basketball is supposed to be big in New York.
But you wouldn't have known it judging by the number of people who watched the open practices for the eight teams preparing to play in today's NCAA Tournament East Regional. Winston Cup style. The past two years, Silverado's boys swimming and diving team has come up just short at state, finishing second to Reno. Tackle Todd Steussie, one of the anchors of Minnesota's offensive line since 1994, was released by the Vikings on Wednesday to make room under the salary cap. Nobody here knows who Southern Utah is, where Southern Utah is or how the Thunderbirds got into the NCAA Tournament's East Regional.