Sports commentary

There’s one thing that every bar in the United States has in common. It’s ESPN.

BLACKSBURG, Va. — The student slouched into his chair, his face wrapped in sunglasses, the brim of his baseball cap pulled down so low his eyes were almost lost. The Virginia Tech professor who took a seat across from him did so because there didn’t really seem to be any other option.

As an undergrad at Texas Tech, a friend approached me after a big win by the football team.

Maddie Marshall is so Hollywood. From the glittery wrap that keeps her dark brown hair in place to her academic major — film studies — she seems like the kind of woman who would be at home on the left coast.

I know the source of that chill that has overcome mid-Missouri this week.

Sports are full of well-documented what-ifs.

As you watch CBS’ coverage of the battle for the Final Four this weekend, please pay your respects to one of the pioneers of sports as we know them.