
• A lot of people have complained about the referees and how sure they are that there are officials showing tremendous bias. I know the Tim Donaghy situation made us all think twice about officiating, but that's not fair. One bad egg doesn't mean that every controversial call was made with bias.
• How about the Howard Payne women's basketball team? The Lady Jackets completed a perfect 33-0 season on Saturday night, beating Messiah in the Division III championship game, 68-54. Perfect seasons are hard to come by at any level, so the D-III champs deserve major kudos.
• Washington-St. Louis ended Amherst's bid to win a second consecutive men's basketball title, as the Bears walloped the Lord Jeffs on Saturday, 90-68. Troy Ruths, who wrote a guest blog for the Double-A Zone last year, was named the tournament's most outstanding player.
• The country's top two teams made it to the Division III Men's Ice Hockey Championship, and it was No. 1 that left with the hardware. Top-ranked St. Norbert beat No. 2 Plattsburgh State, 2-0, to win its first national title. St. Norbert goalie Kyle Jones made 32 saves for his 25th career shutout.
• Although the men's program suffered a championship-game loss, it was a different story for the Plattsburgh State women, which beat Manhattanville, 3-2, to win their second straight Division III crown on Saturday night.
• In Division I women's action, Minnesota-Duluth beat Wisconsin, 4-0, to win its first national title in five years. Sophomore goalie Kim Martin was named most valuable player of the 2008 Women's Frozen Four.
• Kenyon joined its women's program with another Division III swimming title, winning its 29th consecutive championship in the pool this weekend. Kenyon swimmers won nine of the 20 events.
• Arizona snapped Auburn's dominance at the Division I Women's Swimming Championship, keeping the Tigers from winning their sixth title in seven years. Arizona is just the seventh team to ever win a national championship in the sport. Florida's Caroline Burckle broke an 18-year-old meet record in the 500-yard freestyle, winning in 4 minutes, 33.60 seconds. Burckle broke the previous mark set in 1990 by four-time Olympic gold medalist Janet Evans.
• Katie Thomas wrote a nice piece in the New York Times this weekend, telling a story about Noel and Angelina Andreoni, who have spent the past seven years traveling the world spreading their love of basketball and photography.
• The Division I Wrestling Championships aired on ESPN Saturday night and St. Louis' Scottrade Center was packed with passionate fans. I watched the 184-pound battle between Ohio State's Mike Pucillo and Iowa State's Jake Varner. After wrestling for more than 10 minutes, Pucillo won the 3-3 match via tiebreaker. Iowa won its 21st national title and first since 2000.