
DERBY LIVE: Orb wins after surging among bettors
The 139th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs had a field of 19 horses, with Orb topping the field in just over two minutes. He's the ...

SEC's new network with ESPN to debut in 2014
The Southeastern Conference and ESPN on Thursday announced a 20-year agreement to operate a SEC network that is scheduled to debut in August, 2014.
Missouri point guard Pressey enters NBA draft
Missouri point guard Phil Pressey is skipping his senior season to enter the NBA draft. The decision was announced in a statement from the school on ...
Pressey declares for NBA draft
Missouri point guard Phil Pressey is skipping his senior season to enter the NBA draft. The decision was announced in a statement from the school on ...

Louisville, Michigan look to create lasting bond
Rick Pitino knows how lasting one more win would be. It would give everyone a reason to stay connected. It would create a lifetime bond. To drive that ...

Louisville, Michigan escape shadows at Final Four
The hoops teams at Louisville and Michigan are used to being overlooked. The Cardinals may be a national powerhouse, but they're still considered ...

FINALS WATCH: Michigan wins, Louisville up next
Around the Final Four and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of everything surrounding the games
East beats West 87-81 in college all-star game
Rodney McGruder stepped to the line in the cavernous Georgia Dome, took a couple of quick breaths, and knocked down four straight foul shots to finish ...

Pitino promises fun, fast game at Minnesota
Richard Pitino might not have been the first choice by Minnesota to replace Tubby Smith, and questions about favoritism could follow him the rest of ...

FINALS WATCH: Humble Laettner, '76 Hoosiers
Around the Final Four and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of everything surrounding the games

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 ...

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 ...

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 continues to bask in basketball success
One by one, students walked slowly past the food court in the Student Activities Center on the Louisville campus and waited their turns to sign the ...

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 ...

The Final Four is set after blowouts, surprises
An inspired Louisville squad vs. the surprising Shockers. A new group of Fab Wolverines vs. the stingiest zone defense in college basketball.

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 ...

FGCU's NCAA runs ends 62-50 to Florida
That high-flying act from "Dunk City" busted most everybody's NCAA tournament brackets and left an indelible mark on March. Bet you know what FGCU is ...

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 ...

Florida wins 62-50 to end FGCU's NCAA run
Florida Gulf Coast put on one last show at the NCAA tournament. The high-flying kids from "Dunk City" — the No. 15 seed few people even knew of on ...

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.