It's too early for my Preakness picks, so let's pivot to a topic that is always in the starting gate — college basketball.

That likely explains why Barnes, 70, has not been summoned to Springfield, Massachusetts for induction to the Hall of Fame. 

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WDRB) — This is a tad inside baseball, but for media members one of the best things that separate the NCAA Tournament from the…

But around the IU program, the Hoosiers did not seem like a team with an 81% likelihood of making the field.

There is a reasonable chance the University of Louisville and Kentucky men's basketball discussion will be revisited on the court during the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

It’s a challenge to come up with a fresh introduction to my weekly Associated Press men’s college basketball Top 25 ballot.

It was only an exhibition game.

This is all that was required to quiet the football talk in Wednesday's Kentuckiana newsfeed.

The data from the last 24 NCAA champions at Ken Pomeroy's analytics website is clear and persistent. 

I’m not seeding the teams for the field. I’m just picking my Top 25 teams for the AP poll after the games that I watched last week.