A mere two days after making comments to the media that he was “fired up” to be back for a new season, the Lute Olson Soap Opera continued in earnest today. ESPN (through Rays megafan Dick Vitale) is reporting that Lute Olson is retiring from Arizona after 24 seasons at the school.

Tyreke Evans, the best high school senior yet to sign on to a school, announced his commitment to Memphis Wednesday afternoon on ESPNNews and ESPNU.

KU wins the national championship game! After defeating Memphis 75-68 in overtime, the Jayhawks clinch the fifth national championship in school history and the first since 1988. Tuesday classes are canceled in honor of KU's victory. Classes canceled in honor of KU victory; welcome-home event set for Tuesday.

The Kansas Jayhawks won the 2008 NCAA Championship beating out Memphis 75-68. I was actually rooting for Kansas, but it would have been something if either team had won. Kansas almost lost it during regulation, but managed to tie it up at the end, which led to overtime and them winning.

The Memphis Tigers will battle the Kansas Jayhawks for the NCAA National Championship in San Antonio, Texas on Monday. The championship game begins at 9:21pm EST on CBS.

The Kansas Jayhawks take on the Memphis Tigers Monday in the men's college basketball championship game in San Antonio, Texas. The game features one team that has not won the title since 1988 against a school that has come close, but has never won the crown.

Augusta State University Jaguars basketball team advances to national championship.

Stephen Curry carried Davidson College through the first weekend with back to back performances for the annals, dropping 40 on Gonzaga then carrying Davidson College Wildcats back from a 17-point deficit with 25 second half points to beat Georgetown. A one-man show, matched against one of the top defensive teams in the nation, surely Wisconsin would find a way to slow down Curry and end the Wildcats run.

A 74-70 win over Georgtown takes Davidson to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen. The 'Cat's will face Wisconsin on Friday, March 28 in Detroit at 7:10 pm (EST).

Privately, some Siena College players wondered in recent days if their counterparts on the Vanderbilt roster knew any of their names.

The Retrievers will take on the Georgetown Hoyas on Friday, March 21, in Raleigh, North Carolina in the first round of the NCAA tournament. The game will be broadcast on CBS and will begin 30 minutes after the Gonzaga-Davidson contest, which starts at 12:25 p.m.

For the ninth time in school history, the Drake University women's basketball team has been tabbed to participate in the 48-team National Women’s Invitational Tournament. The Bulldogs will host Green Bay at 4:07 p.m. on Saturday, March 22.