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AP poll: Indiana, Duke 1-2 on top of same Top 25
Indiana is No. 1 for a sixth straight week in The Associated Press college basketball poll. The Hoosiers are again followed in the Top 25 by Duke, ...
No. 1 Indiana loses Etherington for season
No. 1 Indiana has lost sophomore forward Austin Etherington for the rest of the season because of a fractured left kneecap. Etherington was hurt late ...
No. 3 Michigan beats Arkansas 80-67 for 9-0 start
Jordan Morgan gives Michigan opponents one more problem, when they're already trying to figure out how to defend Trey Burke, Tim Hardaway Jr. and the ...
Indiana, Duke still 1-2 in AP Top 25
Indiana, Duke and Michigan remained the top three teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll. Look all the way to the bottom and you won't ...
Rick Majerus, college basketball coach, dies
At Rick Majerus' final stop, the lone concession to the coach's health woes were the footstools stationed at each corner of the practice court.
Illinois off to hot start no one saw coming
Last weekend, Illinois' surprising unbeaten start was 4.4 seconds away from running head-on into a wall. Gardner-Webb, an opponent any Big Ten school ...
Pick 6: College hoops' early season surprises
A decade ago, Butler beating North Carolina would have been huge news, an upset that sent shockwaves throughout college basketball. When the Bulldogs ...
No. 1 Indiana rolls past No. 14 N Carolina 83-59
No. 1 Indiana had something to prove Tuesday night — that it could play defense. Just two days after the Hoosiers put together their best game this ...
Hardaway scores 23, No. 4 Michigan beats K-State
Tim Hardaway Jr. brought the ball up the court, then dribbled between his legs and headed to the left. Then he flashed back to his right, rose up and ...
Andre Hollins leads Minnesota over No. 19 Memphis
Andre Hollins had a lot to deal with as he and his Minnesota teammate prepared to face Memphis in the Battle 4 Atlantis. His grandmother died last ...
No. 5 Duke beats Minnesota 89-71
It sounds as if Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski is putting together a screenplay: "The Maturation of Mason Plumlee." So far the reviews have been great.
Zeller scores 17, No. 1 Indiana wins 82-72 in OT
When Cody Zeller bounced back, he brought his whole team with him. A night after an ineffective game, Zeller had 17 points and eight rebounds to lead ...
Indiana, Louisville still 1-2 in AP poll
Indiana is still a runaway No. 1 in The Associated Press college basketball poll and Louisville is again a solid second. Then come the changes, with ...
Still dismissed from EMU basketball team
Eastern Michigan has dismissed junior forward James Still from its basketball team while an assault case against him is being resolved in court.
No. 1 Indiana cruises past Sam Houston St., 99-45
Christian Watford had only come off the bench once in his Indiana career. It happened for a second time on Thursday night, and he embraced it.
Appling leads Michigan St. past Kansas 67-64
Looking to bounce back from a season-opening loss, Michigan State turned to its top returning scorer from last season. Keith Appling came through.
No. 1 Indiana fends off North Dakota St. 87-61
Cody Zeller and his teammates were not themselves Monday night. The 7-foot center had an excuse — he was sick. His teammates looked like they caught ...
Zeller leads No. 1 Indiana past Bryant 97-54
Cody Zeller and Christian Watford gladly welcomed Bryant into the world of big-time college basketball Friday night. It was ugly. The 7-foot center ...
Spartans upset by UConn in Armed Forces Classic
Shabaz Napier is fairly confident that if Connecticut gets its running game going, nobody can keep up with the Huskies. No. 14 Michigan State ...
Butler begins public drive to update Hinkle
One of America's classic college basketball arenas could soon be getting a new look. Butler officials announced Friday that it was beginning the ...
Indiana hoping to match hype of being No. 1
Jordan Hulls walks into Assembly Hall wearing a T-shirt that reads "How Sweet It Is," a phrase intended to celebrate Indiana's return to the NCAA ...
Zeller near unanimous preseason pick
The biggest man on The Associated Press' preseason All-America team got the most votes. Seven-foot sophomore center Cody Zeller, the main reason ...
AP basketball poll: Indiana is preseason No. 1
Tom Crean didn't look like any of the other people in the Maui airport that day. He had just coached his third, fourth and fifth games in his first ...
Indiana picked as Big Ten favorite in basketball
Tom Crean didn't really understand what he was getting into when he took the Indiana job four years ago. Now, the mess is gone. Just look at the ...