Aug 29th, 2008 · A pretty, plucky heroine, a mean massage-parlor proprietress, and a handsome-prince figure who's more perceptive than most — David Kaplan's modern fairy tale stays breezy, brisk and down to earth.
Jun 17th, 2008 · A 6-week-old piglet in North Yorkshire, England, apparently suffers from mysophobia — a dread of dirt. So her owners got the pig, named Cinderella, some boots — little green custom-made Wellingtons to protect her little piggies from the mud.
Apr 6th, 2008 · The University of Maryland is hosting another kind of championship this weekend: the Final Four of chess. Rene Garcia, faculty adviser for the Miami Dade Community College Sharks, leads this year's Cinderella team. The Sharks have stomped powerhouses like Harvard, MIT and Stanford.
Mar 24th, 2008 · The NCAA men's basketball tournament has narrowed from 65 teams down to 16. Bill Simmons, sports writer for ESPN.com, talks about the upsets, the Cinderella stories, and which teams to watch as the tournament plays out.
Mar 22nd, 2008 · Susan Stamberg talks with Howard Bryant of ESPN.com and ESPN the magazine about another rite of spring: the NCAA Tournament.
Mar 17th, 2008 · After a regular season of highs and lows for college basketball teams around the country, the NCAA last night gave 65 teams the opportunity to compete for the ultimate high -- a national championship. Some are consensus front-runners to go all the way, while others hope to play the lead in this year's Cinderella story. Commentator John Feinstein helps navigate who is in and who could go all the way in this year's version of March Madness.
Apr 4th, 2006 · Alex Chadwick talks to sports reporters Randy and Jason Sklar about the legacy of this year's NCAA basketball tournament. A scrappy team from George Mason University -- not exactly a basketball powerhouse -- was the Cinderella story of the Final Four, and led to the most exciting basketball tournament in memory for many fans. But the Sklars say there may be a downside.
Apr 1st, 2006 · Florida plays ugly stepsister to Cinderella, ending George Mason's fairy-tale run in the tournament, 73-58. The Gators await the LSU-UCLA winner in the upset-riddled men's field. On the women's side, four perennial powers: Duke, LSU, Maryland and North Carolina.