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The 1963 NCAA regional semifinals pitted all-white Mississippi State against integrated Loyola—and helped change the color of college basketball.

Columns & Opinion

The story behind the story of the game that changed college basketball

by Michael Miner March 6, 2013August 19, 2021

The story behind the story about the 1963 game that changed college basketball

Blogs

Ozzie being Ozzie

by Kate Schmidt September 10, 2008August 19, 2021

Ozzie Guillen–what else?–spouts off in an interview with the Sporting News.

Blogs

Baseball writers and the steroids they ignored

by Michael Miner December 17, 2007August 19, 2021

Baseball writers should be as tough on themselves as they say they’ll be on the stars who used illegal drugs.