PHOTO GALLERY: St. John’s vs. Notre Dame at Madison Square Garden (10 photos)

Terrific…and intense…game as underdog St. John’s upset #20 Notre Dame, 67-63. Gotta say, I’m quickly becoming a fan of college basketball. It’s a different kind of intensity…a different kind of hunger…than you find in the NBA. And that goes for the fans, too!

PhotoSet: Inside the new, still-under construction Barclays Center arena!

NYC’s iconic Madison Square Garden will have a new, state-of-the art rival this fall: the Barclays Center, home of the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets. The arena will also feature top music acts (such as Jay-Z, Barbra Streisand, Andrea Bocelli), family shows, and lots of sporting events. Recently, I was lucky enough to tour the Barclays Center…still being constructed…along with BrooklynFans.com and the Nets’ new announcer, the always-interesting David Diamante….

The Barclays Center will open on September 28 in a huge way…with a concert by Nets co-owner Jay-Z!