Winner: The Hansbrough family. Ben, senior guard at Notre Dame, was selected Big East player of the year. His older brother, Tyler, won a national championship as a senior at North Carolina. Can younger brother Ben pull off the same feat for the Irish, who some are predicting as a number one seed in the NCAA Tournament?
Loser: Jim Tressel. Ohio State suspended Tressel, the head football coach, for the first two games of the 2011 season after he acknowledged that he did not inform OSU of potential NCAA rules violations. Tressel was also fined $250,000.
Winner: Marcus Morris. Morris, a junior on the #2 Kansas Jayhawks hoops squad, was chosen Big 12 Player of the Year. Those who saw Marcus, and his twin brother Markieff, as freshmen would have been hard-pressed to have predicted this honor two years later.
Loser: The word "winning," given how it's become part of the Charlie Sheen lexicon.
Winner: Hopefully, college basketball fans. This year, the NCAA Tournament will be broadcast across four different networks--CBS, TNT, TBS and TruTV. Viewers can select which games they wish to watch versus reliance upon CBS' decision to cut from one game to the other.
Loser: Sunspots. Those in the Kansas City viewing area who watched KCTV-5 on Saturday understand.
Winner: Roy Williams. The North Carolina coach was named Coach of the Year in the ACC. It's hard to argue with the recognition given the Tarheels' 7-4 start followed by a 17-2 finish and first place finish in the conference.
Loser: Miami Heat. C'mon guys...quit crying.
Winner: Cam Newton. The Auburn QB looked good in his "pro day," in front of NFL executives, and redeemed himself for a poor NFL Combine performance.
Loser: Zack Greinke. The former Kansas City Royal and Cy Young winner will begin the season on the disabled list because of a fractured rib he suffered while playing pickup basketball in the offseason.
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