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Transfers providing a boost in college basketball
College basketball coaches all around the country are using experienced transfers to restock their rosters. Here are six programs that have received ...
No. 9 Butler reaps benefits of building process
The banners hanging from Hinkle Fieldhouse's dusty rafters are a constant reminder of achievement at Butler. More national championship game ...
New-coach success stories in college hoops
In his first season as Kentucky's coach, John Calipari led the Wildcats to 35 wins and a trip to the regional finals of the NCAA tournament.
McDermott scores 39 to lead No. 13 Creighton
Doug McDermott put on a one-man show for Creighton. The All-America forward scored a season-high 39 points, including all 18 for the Bluejays in the ...
Midterm: Some of basketball's best freshman
The winter break is wrapping up, conference play is under way and youth is being served on college basketball teams across the country. With most of ...
Money for college athletes: not if, but how
After decades when paying college athletes was thought to violate the spirit of amateurism, the enormous television revenue generated by sports — ...
No. 4 Louisville holds off Kentucky, 80-77
Russ Smith ranked Louisville's 80-77 victory over Kentucky on Saturday as one of the five favorites of his career. Makes sense, considering he played ...
Louisville seeks to end skid vs. rival Kentucky
Louisville has had enough of losing to Kentucky. The No. 4 Cardinals have dropped four in a row to the Wildcats, including last spring's national ...
SMU good fit for Hall of Fame coach Larry Brown
Larry Brown was a young assistant on coach Dean Smith's staff at North Carolina in the mid-1960s when he turned down his first head coaching offer.
Spradling helps K-State beat No. 8 Florida 67-61
Leave it to the kid from suburban Kansas City to help Kansas State finish off a banner day for the college hoops programs that the city calls its own.
Bowers lifts No. 12 Missouri over No. 10 Illinois
After a long wait, Jabari Brown is finally feeling like part of the Missouri basketball program. Making his first start of the season, Brown had 18 ...
Big 12 basketball lacking depth this season
The top of the Big 12 looks familiar, with Kansas in first place and ranked in the top 10. The rest of the league doesn't appear to be nearly as deep ...
Arizona pulls out 65-64 win over No. 5 Florida
Arizona's football team pulled out an improbable victory in the New Mexico Bowl on Saturday. The basketball team made it a daily double by doing the ...
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.
Baylor upsets No. 8 Kentucky, 64-55
Baylor's comfort with the zone defense on Saturday created uneasiness for No. 8 Kentucky. It left the Wildcats with a 64-55 loss to the Bears, a ...
Notre Dame beats eighth-ranked Kentucky 64-50
Notre Dame's experience and raucous home crowd were too much for eighth-ranked Kentucky and its heralded freshmen. Junior guards Eric Atkins and ...
Morehead State suspends Sean Woods for 1 game
Morehead State suspended coach Sean Woods for a game Friday after he pushed one of his players during a loss at No. 8 Kentucky. Woods will sit out ...
Morehead State looks into coach Woods' conduct
Morehead State first-year coach Sean Woods is facing possible disciplinary action after appearing to shove Eagles' point guard Devon Atkinson during ...
No. 3 Kentucky rolls past Lafayette in home opener
Kyle Wiltjer's first 3-pointer gave him a feeling Friday would be a pretty good night. His instincts were spot-on. The sophomore forward sank a ...
No. 3 Kentucky still has some growing up to do
For the Kentucky Wildcats, these are the necessary growing pains. Clearly, they have as much talent as anyone in the country — who couldn't think that ...
Curry scores 23, Duke holds off Kentucky 75-68
Seth Curry did some schooling on Kentucky's latest group of heralded freshmen, showing that experience does matter — especially in November.
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.
Georgetown-Florida called at halftime, wet court
The men's basketball game between No. 10 Florida and Georgetown on the deck of a ship was called off at halftime Friday night because the court became ...