With the NBA's new age limit in place, there are those in and out of the sport who think these poor kids are being deprived of following their dream and earning a living, while the teams themselves are losing out on the "real" talent. What could anyone really gain by forcing these kids to go to college for a year?

With the NBA Draft less than a week away now, you would think there would be at least some clarity regarding where and when the top prospects would be going. However, that is very far from the truth. Even the number one pick is up in the air, with no clear cut player or players standing out.

With the 2006 NBA Draft steadily approaching and the list of entrants somewhat firmly in place, it's time to take a first pass at a two-round mock draft.

Fans of all sports share one favorite pastime regardless of the person or the sport. What is that pastime? It's arguing over who is better between one athlete and another, whether it's the best QB in the league, the best pitcher in baseball or the one and only true ping pong champion in the world. Rather than using the normal rationales, here is a way to make these very important determinations.

As the Final Four prepares to commence, there is another side to the Final Four and the end of the regular season that always interests me almost as much as the games themselves. This side isn’t directly about teams or champions. It’s more about choices made by the participants in these games and the consequences of these choices for the players and those around them.