Harvard’s basketball recruiting reigns supreme in the Ivy League

Ivy league men's basketball has gotten increased attention lately, and all coaches are looking in to bring in the best talent. Harvard head coach Tommy Amaker, who remains in Cambridge, is determined to keep the Crimson on top.

By Lucas Shaw | May 1 10:05 pm ET

For Ivy sports, take the good with the bad

All of the schools need to do a better job of courting recruits and coaches. Above all, schools need to engage their student bodies to rebuild fan support. They can use their excessive resources to do this, but not if it means compromising ethics and entering the vacuum.

By Lucas Shaw | Apr 26 11:06 pm ET

In NCAA, cheating not taken seriously

How can the NCAA really change the culture of cheating in college sports when real punishments aren't given to offenders?

By Lucas Shaw | Apr 5 12:54 am ET

Basketball guru takes all with Pixbox win

As the only columnist who frequently insults the Spec when not asked to, I was probably the last person everyone wanted to win Pixbox. Sure enough, I got an email asking me to turn this column in early, in which our very own Zach Glubiak wrote: “I know, this seems like the section is just freaking out because now you have free reign to bash on all of us, and to an extent that’s true.”

By Lucas Shaw | Mar 20 10:46 pm ET

Columbia ends season with a surge of momentum

The Columbia men's basketball team ended its season on a high note, bouncing back from a tough double-overtime loss against Yale to trounce Brown the following night.

By Lucas Shaw | Mar 6 10:47 pm ET

Men’s Basketball having trouble closing out games

A large problem in the recent string of Lions losses has been the inability to control games in the second half.

By Lucas Shaw | Mar 2 12:02 am ET

After promising start, Lions struggling of late

The Lions have been held back in recent games by continued shooting woes.

By Lucas Shaw | Feb 23 12:52 am ET

Lions face important weekend at home

Coming off an up and down weekend, the Lions will have the chance to prove themselves this weekend when they take on Dartmouth and Harvard at home.

By Lucas Shaw | Feb 17 09:35 pm ET

Daniels’ defense, work rate prove irreplaceable in absence

John Daniels' presence has been sorely missed by the Lions' defense.

By Lucas Shaw | Feb 15 11:28 pm ET

Columbia men's basketball sends mixed signals

You know when a girl gives you the look but then leaves the bar, or grinds on you right before talking about her boyfriend? These are what you call mixed signals, and the past few weeks have been full of them.

See, my mixed signals aren’t coming in the amorous part of my life, but the Columbia basketball team has been my girlfriend of late, making me travel to Ithaca, Boston, Providence, and New Haven just to see her play. I even paid for train tickets, bought all the meals and talked through her problems after every game.

By Lucas Shaw | Feb 11 01:54 am ET