Detroit Free Press

NEW ORLEANS -- It ended with Chris Webber looking desperately for something he didn't have -- time, hope, help. ...

NEW ORLEANS -- It ended with Chris Webber looking desperately for something he didn't have -- time, hope and a ...

NEW ORLEANS -- When tonight's game is over, and the Michigan kids look anxiously for their parents in the tunnel, the way most college players do, Juwan Howard will be alone for one hurtful moment. He was raised by his grandmother. She died the day he committed to Michigan. So when his teammates share their joy, or seek parental comfort, when they hug their mothers and fathers, Howard will close his eyes and pretend he's hugging his Grandma. "Just because I'm here, and she's there in heaven, doesn't mean we can't do the same thing as these guys."

First, I fire the organ player.Hey. It's my team. My rules.I fire the organ player, because organs are for church, carnivals and '60s groups such as Paul Revere and The Raiders. Which might be a good name for my team. The Raiders. Or maybe The Rough Riders. I'll tell you this much: my team will not be named after a bird. The Orioles? The Cardinals? What were those owners smoking?Also, no peanuts. Go throw shells on someone else's carpet.My team. My rules.Oh, the possibilities! If I owned a baseball team? It's like Tevye in "Fiddler on the Roof":

NEW ORLEANS -- When tonight's game is over, and the Michigan kids look anxiously for their parents in the tunnel, ...

NEW ORLEANS -- On the night before what might be the last college basketball game of his life, Chris Webber ...

NEW ORLEANS -- I spent a few weeks with Rick Pitino last season. For a magazine profile. Followed him around the ...

NEW ORLEANS -- The black plastic joystick is cradled tightly in his hands. Big hands. Long fingers. He raps his ...