Indiana's 1976 and 1981 NCAA Championship Teams To Be Honored

The U.S. Basketball Writers Association will honor IU's 1976 and 1981 NCAA championship teams on their respective 25th and 30th anniversaries at a breakfast on Friday, March 31, as one of the events surrounding the NCAA's Final Four. The 2006 college player of the year and coach of the year will also be named and presented trophies.

Click here for mor

A quick update on Jason McElwain���that Greece, NY high school senior who, despite the fact that he has high-functioning autism, scored 20 points in the last four minutes of a basketball game last week. Well it seems that this great story of courage might just be headed to the big screen.

No less than 25 production companies have contacted the McElwain family about the rights to this compelling story. Check out the full ESPN article here detailing this fascinating story that has captured the heart o

[Katie Douglas drives to the basket.|http://www.flickr.com/photos/53034700@N00/102736945/] Originally uploaded by eteamz photos. </span></div>

When the WNBA, or Women���s National Basketball Association, was created many critics said it would never last. But W.H. Stickney of the Houston Chronicle has a fascinating article on this successful female sports league which is about to celebrate its tenth anniversary.

Despite cynics who claimed there wasn���t much of an audience for professional female basketball the WNBA has seen a significant rise in ratings over the last three years. Attendance and bottom-line financials continue to be a problem���but this can also be said of nearly every other sports league besides the NFL.

Does the success of the WNBA mean that there is viability for other professional female sports league such as slo-pitch baseball and team soccer? Is it the financial and logistical support of the NBA that helped the WNBA succeed? And should other male professional sports leagues take the lead to create their female counterpart?

Click here to tell us what you think about this hot-button issue. Also check out our basketball message boards to see what other members of the eteamz community are saying. And if you���d like to be a guest blogger here just click on the ���blog with us��� link on the right.

(Photo Courtesy of Chris Trotman

[Official Complaint|http://www.flickr.com/photos/53034700@N00/96875564/] Originally uploaded by eteamz photos. </span></div>

In part 2 of our series entitled ���Really Bad Officiating��� we follow a story reported in the Charlotte Observer about a basketball coach for the Houston Cougars who got a technical foul���for fainting.

Coach Tom Penders collapsed to his knees in the first half of a game Saturday against Alabama-Birmingham due to lightheadedness. He was called for a technical foul because the officials believed he was pulling a ���Bobby Knight��� and dramatically protesting the previous call. When he was carried off the court in a stretcher and given oxygen the officials realized they had made a mistake.

And they still called him for a technical---because under NCAA rules an official has complete latitude when it comes to handing out fouls.

Do you think that rule should be changed? Do you think basketball officials should adhere to a strict guideline when it comes to giving out technical fouls? And what rule in any sport would you change? (I would change the rule that says the San Diego Padres have to lose to the St. Louis Cardinals in the playoffs e[ |http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=20098642&amp;postID=113934568854192784]to tell us what team sport rule you want changed.

And to read the entire story in the Charlotte Observer click on this link.

(Photo Courtesy of Brian Bahr/Getty Images)

There are quite a lot of parent and coach &quot;battles&quot; that go on in youth sports. Is it necessary? No. Is there a solution? Yes.

This basketball post is a great example of what to do when kids don't listen, a team loses, parents are upset, and coaches are criticized. Many times it's the true fundamentals that are overlooked.

Something else to think about is parenting. Coaches may want to write up some tips on how parents can help develop their child's sports skills and teamwork mentality, and even practice pla