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Former New York Knicks legend Patrick Ewing has worked hard to prepare for his first head coaching opportunity. Since retiring from the NBA, Ewing spent 15 years as an assistant coach for the Wizards, Bobcats (Hornets) and Magic. Finally, in 2017 Ewing's alma mater Georgetown University tabbed him as the head coach of their men's basketball program. It was truly a dream come true for the NBA Hall of Famer. Dreams eventually end.

College football fans may be getting an early holiday gift this year. Back on September 2nd, the College Football Playoff Board of Managers, led by Mark Keenum, the President of Mississippi State, voted to expand the current four-team playoff format to a twelve-team playoff format beginning in 2026. Well, ESPN has reported that the new format may now begin a bit earlier.

On Tuesday, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) announced that current President Mark Emmert would step down by June 30, 2023. Running an organization that governs the athletic operations of hundreds of a colleges across the country, with different financial models, is an impossible task for the most part. However, having worked at one of those institutions' athletic department for a few decades, Emmert doesn't get a pass for his performance or lack there of.

Each morning on the show, we play Dumber Than The Show Trivia for a cash prize. Today, Ashley in Flint, MI took on Hot Wings on a $300 round of the game. Watch the clip below to find out if the pot increases, or if it resets to $100! Watch the show live every day, download the podcast and get access to Segment 17 with a Fancy Idiot membership...

A urology office in Virginia is being sued by the NCAA

The coronavirus has finally made its presence known here in the Capital Region and in response, many events are getting canceled.

Some exciting news for the Capital Region coming from the NCAA this week!

The deadline to sign up for the Million Dollar Bracket Challenge and make your picks is coming up fast! The deadline to fill out your picks is Thursday, March 16th at noon. Pick enough games right and you could win gift cards to some local restaurants...

Correctly predict 60 or more games to win $10k. Predict every game in the bracket and you'll score a cool million!

After the NCAA pulled the first and second round tournament games from Greensboro, NC, Times Union Center was hopeful to land those games. Sadly we did not.

With any luck the Capital Region could play host to several NCAA tournaments in a handful of different sports.

Stephen Putnam enjoys dancing, so he decided to celebrate UNF's victory with some highly amusing dance moves.