This sounds great! I live quite near you (Montreal, just across the border) and I love college basketball. I'm a Syracuse fan and, like 90% of people from North America, I can't stand Duke.
If the work is only an article a week, I think a fair price would be about 2$ an article. It's pricier than most of the other offers you're going to get, but hey, you get what you pay for, right?
I've sent a PM, have a good night!