Need Cute Gameday Duds? Check Out These Stores!
Back to school means lots of college sporting events to attend. Showing team spirit can be tough – licensed sporting gear can be on the pricy side, and there isn’t always a lot of fashion-forward selection to choose from. Luckily there are lots of clothing stores that sell gear to deck you out for the next game. These may not be the real jersey deal, but they are budget friendly and cute!
Hey, NBA Stars! Survive the Lock-Out Like a College Girl
Right now, America is experiencing economic hardships. Times so tough that even our multi-million dollar making, jump shot shooting, around-the-rim slam dunking NBA ballers can’t even catch a break! Diehard fans worst nightmare has officially come to fruition: the NBA lock-out is here.

Duke It Out: NCAA’s First Transgender Player
Recently Kye Allums became the first publicly transgendered student-athlete in NCAA history to play as a male identifying player on the George Washington University women’s basketball team. It’s a big step for transgendered athletes everywhere and first off I have to say kudos to him.
Senior Files: Senior Spotlight on Basketball Star Jayne Appel
As an All-American athlete, Appel has led the Stanford Cardinal to the Women’s Final Four for the past two years. She has more basketball awards than one can count, was one of Glamour magazine’s 2009 Top 10 College Women, and was the number 5 draft pick of the WNBA, picked to play for the San Antonio Silver Stars.
Candy Dish: WTF Is Dribble Penetration?
• 10 sports terms that sound a little naughty.
• Babies dressed as animals – is there anything cuter?
• Shia LaBeouf, he’s just like me.
• Fun ways to rock the florals this spring.
• Check out Miley’s new pad!
• What are the hardest schools to get into?
Overheard: Go Watch the Super Bowl Instead
(Girls, watching television in the lounge.)
Girl 1: I just like Peyton and beer.
Girl 2: I’d hit Peyton. I’d hit his chin, too, if he had. one.
The Rival Rundown: USC vs UCLA
This week we hit up the West Coast as we examine the two hottest schools in Los Angeles- the University of Southern California and the University of California- Los Angeles. Amidst the beautiful SoCal climate and a city rife with movie sets and superstars, private USC and public UCLA compete to find out which is most elite in the City of Angels.

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The NCAA Finals Are Finally Here
I’m a Michigan fan to my core, but hard as I tried to root for anyone but Michigan State in Final Four, I couldn’t control my yelps/fist pumps as those Spartans sunk basket after basket. And I couldn’t fight the desire to head downtown to Detroit to celebrate after the fact. I felt like I was in the twilight zone – rooting for State AND hanging out in Detroit?
The Big Dance: College’s Super Sweet 16.
It’s Sweet Sixteen time, baby! And you know in this case there are no birthday cakes, cute presents, or super spoiled kids living it up on MTV. We’re talking hardcore, fast and furious, make it or break it time.
The Big Dance: Day 1
And so it begins. After 11 long, tortuous, pain-staking months of waiting… the Big Dance is finally here.

Let the March Madness Begin!
March Madness kicks off today with the first 16 teams competing to move ahead, and while one CollegeCandy writer isn’t into the games, everyone else in the world is.