
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 ...
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.
Shaka Smart to sign extension to remain at VCU
Shaka Smart and VCU have agreed in principle to a deal to keep the basketball coach at the school. The details are still being finalized, but the ...

Minnesota fires coach Tubby Smith
Tubby Smith was hailed as a rescuer when he came to Minnesota from Kentucky in 2007, a championship-certified coach who would restore a once-proud ...

Best and worst of NCAA tournament's 1st weekend
Florida Gulf Coast was the breakout star of the weekend, alley-ooping its way on to the national stage to capture everyone's attention. You probably ...

No. 5 seed VCU races past Akron in 88-42 rout
VCU was at its best, pressing, running — and winning with ease. The fifth-seeded Rams set an NCAA tournament record that stood for about an hour ...

Small schools come up big in NCAA tourney field
Boise State coach Leon Rice was hoping for the best and secretly dreading the worst when he gathered his team to watch the NCAA tournament selection ...

Saint Louis beats VCU 62-56 to win A-10 tourney
Saint Louis interim coach Jim Crews won't say the Billikens won this championship for the late Rick Majerus. Some things are bigger than basketball, ...

Temple uses big rally to beat No. 21 VCU 84-76
On the way out of the Atlantic 10, Temple looked ready to take one more trophy as a keepsake. Khalif Wyatt scored 30 points and Jake O'Brien had 19, ...

Daniels' 20 lead VCU past No. 20 Butler, 84-52
"Be VCU." It was the last thing coach Shaka Smart wrote on the locker room board before leading his team out to play No. 20 Butler on Saturday.