
Miami's Larranaga, Michigan's Burke win AP awards
Jim Larranaga made his mark as a basketball coach years ago at places like Bowling Green and George Mason. This season, with his Miami Hurricanes ...

BracketRacket: Rejection, an underdog, 2 Chains
Welcome back to BracketRacket, the one-stop shopping place for all your NCAA needs. Today's edition includes the sting of being rejected by famous ...

Minnesota hires FIU's Richard Pitino
Richard Pitino was regarded as one of the nation's up-and-coming young coaches at Florida International and comes with a last name that draws ...

Iowa set to face Baylor for NIT championship
Pierre Jackson is one win away from capping his stellar Baylor career with the Bears' first NIT championship. To do that, he'll have to break down ...

BracketRacket: Steve Kerr, Superman and Wheatlanta
Welcome back to BracketRacket, the one-stop shopping place for all your NCAA needs. In this pre-Final Four edition, we've got Steve Kerr reminiscing ...

Steve Alford takes over as UCLA basketball coach
Steve Alford walked into Pauley Pavilion on Tuesday for the first time since the 1984 Summer Olympics, took his place under the 11 national ...

Is this year's NCAA tournament most unpredictable?
Welcome back to BracketRacket, your one-stop shop for all your NCAA tournament needs. Today, we take stock of the appallingly low number of perfect ...
Texas Tech hires Tubby Smith as basketball coach
Tubby Smith is headed to Texas Tech to try to turn around another wayward program. Smith was hired Monday, the school announced late Monday night.

Louisville the 'sure thing' in a season of parity
The word of the season: Parity. The team of the moment: Louisville. For a college basketball season in which it seemed anybody could beat anybody, and ...

Syracuse focused on journey to Final 4
Overcoming all sorts of adversity has been the norm for the Syracuse Orange of late. Player eligibility issues, negative headlines, slumps at ...

McDermott repeats on AP All-America hoops team
Doug McDermott made Creighton history last season when he was selected as the school's first player on the AP All-America team. Now he's done it again

Michigan into Final Four with victory over Florida
Trey Burke grew up in the shadow of another Big Ten university. Mitch McGary was more of a baseball fan as a kid, and still dreams of a World Series ...
BracketRacket: Last 4, Ware's injury, odds galore
Welcome back to BracketRacket, your one-stop shop for all your NCAA tournament needs. Today, an injury to Louisville guard Kevin Ware dominates social ...

Final Four set after blowouts and another surprise
After a season of uncertainty, there's a clear favorite heading to the Final Four. The Louisville Cardinals. While the other No. 1s have fallen by the ...

Michigan rolls into Final Four, beats Fla. 79-59
Trey Burke and Michigan had the perfect response for everyone who said they were too young or not tough enough to make it all the way to Atlanta.

BracketRacket: Shockers, Coach K and sportsmanship
Welcome back to BracketRacket, your one-stop shopping place for all things NCAA. It's our first edition for the regional finals, with Syracuse and ...

Wichita State upsets OSU 70-66 for Final Four trip
Cleanthony Early kept stealing glances down at the hat in his hands while he waited for his turn to climb the stepladder. The Wichita State forward ...

Syracuse on to Final Four, beats Marquette 55-39
When played to perfection, there's nothing quite like Syracuse's aggressive, half-court 2-3 zone defense. It's 40 minutes of trapping and ...

UCLA hires Steve Alford as new basketball coach
Steve Alford was hired as UCLA basketball coach on Saturday, spurning New Mexico days after he agreed to a new 10-year deal with the Lobos for a ...

BracketRacket: Jim Boeheim, R.L. Stine and pizza
Welcome back to BracketRacket, your one-stop shopping place for all things NCAA. For our final Sweet 16 edition, Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim chuckles ...

Burke leads UM rally over Kansas, 87-85 in OT
Trey Burke kept alive Michigan's deepest NCAA tournament run since the Fab Five era nearly 20 years ago with a shot the Wolverines won't soon forget.

Curry's big night sends Duke past Spartans 71-61
Mike Krzyzewski already holds the NCAA record for most wins by a coach. Thanks to Seth Curry's big scoring night, Krzyzewski could finish the weekend ...

Curry sends Duke past Michigan State 71-61
There were times when Seth Curry felt as if he could make every shot. Even his record-setting coach was amazed. Curry scored 29 points and Duke beat ...