http://www.mail.com/organizations/23180-big-ten-conference-basketball.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/organizations/23180-big-ten-conference-basketball.html http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2131366-embattled-hermann-addresses-visit-to-ru.html PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Incoming athletic director Julie Hermann believes her failure to deal professionally with players, on and off the court as a volleyball coach at Tennessee, has taught her much and that's part of the reason she is "uniquely qualified" to run Rutgers' scandal-plagued department. Time will tell. Speaking to reporters briefly during a ... Wed, 05 Jun 2013 23:08:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2131366-embattled-hermann-addresses-visit-to-ru.html 2013-06-05T23:08:12Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2127176-delany-rutgers-will-member-big-ten.html NEW YORK (AP) — Rutgers' recent troubles will not interfere with its entry into the Big Ten, conference Commissioner Jim Delany says. "You should rest assured that Rutgers will be a member of the Big Ten, on time, in place," Delany said Monday after a news conference at Yankee Stadium to announce a deal with the Pinstripe Bowl. Rutgers is scheduled to joi... Tue, 04 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2127176-delany-rutgers-will-member-big-ten.html 2013-06-04T00:00:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2072326-psu-coach-obrien-expecting-transfers.html NEW YORK (AP) — Penn State has 67 scholarship players on its football roster and coach Bill O'Brien sees no reason why that will change significantly by the time the season starts Aug. 31. O'Brien said Wednesday he doesn't expect a second wave of departures from the Nittany Lions, even though NCAA sanctions still allow his players to transfer without sitt... Wed, 08 May 2013 23:59:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2072326-psu-coach-obrien-expecting-transfers.html 2013-05-08T23:59:54Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2072016-michigans-break-webber-taylor-bullock-ends.html ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Maurice Taylor and Louis Bullock are eager to reconnect with Michigan. In their first interviews about the Ed Martin booster scandal, both former players told The Associated Press they hope to re-establish a relationship with the university now that a decade-long dissociation ordered by the NCAA has ended. Taylo... Wed, 08 May 2013 22:19:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2072016-michigans-break-webber-taylor-bullock-ends.html 2013-05-08T22:19:05Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2029664-robinson-mcgary-returning-to-michigan.html ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Glenn Robinson III and Mitch McGary are coming back to Michigan, hoping to form the nucleus of the Wolverines' next national title contender. Robinson and McGary announced their decisions Thursday, putting off the NBA draft to return for their sophomore seasons. Michigan has lost national player of the year Trey Burke and guard Tim... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 01:35:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2029664-robinson-mcgary-returning-to-michigan.html 2013-04-19T01:35:56Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2026360-michigan-losing-hardaway-jr-to-draft.html ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan guard Tim Hardaway Jr. is leaving the Wolverines early for the NBA draft. The 6-foot-6 junior announced his decision Wednesday. He is the second Michigan player to declare for early entry to the draft this year. National player of the year Trey Burke announced his departure Sunday. Burke and Hardaway he... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 19:37:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2026360-michigan-losing-hardaway-jr-to-draft.html 2013-04-17T19:37:16Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2018844-burke-leaving-michigan-early-nba-draft.html ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The time was right for Trey Burke. The Michigan star made it official Sunday: He's leaving the Wolverines to enter the NBA draft. The move came as no surprise after Burke was voted The Associated Press national player of the year and led Michigan to the NCAA title game as a sophomore. Burke also considered going... Sun, 14 Apr 2013 19:32:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2018844-burke-leaving-michigan-early-nba-draft.html 2013-04-14T19:32:45Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2011814-iowa-state-ncaa-case-started-with-basketball-aide.html Iowa State released fresh details Wednesday of its internal investigation into NCAA recruiting violations, saying it found "a significant number" of impermissible calls and text messages made by coaches in football, men's basketball and several other sports. The report said Iowa State's two-year investigation started with the discovery of improper contact... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 23:09:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2011814-iowa-state-ncaa-case-started-with-basketball-aide.html 2013-04-10T23:09:52Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2011866-indianas-cody-zeller-heading-to-nba.html BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Indiana's Cody Zeller turned down one chance to play in the NBA. He couldn't say no twice. The 7-foot sophomore center who returned to school last fall for one more shot at a national championship announced Wednesday he is leaving college early to enter the NBA draft. The reason was simple. "The leaders that I ... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 22:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2011866-indianas-cody-zeller-heading-to-nba.html 2013-04-10T22:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2009290-indiana-star-oladipo-leaving-nba.html BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Indiana junior Victor Oladipo is heading to the NBA. Cody Zeller could be next. Oladipo made his announcement official Tuesday at a news conference inside Assembly Hall. He is the Hoosiers' first underclassmen to leave school early since Eric Gordon and D.J. White departed after the 2007-08 season. Zeller's announcement is expecte... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 21:55:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2009290-indiana-star-oladipo-leaving-nba.html 2013-04-09T21:55:21Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2006886-louisville-beats-michigan-82-76-ncaa-title.html ATLANTA (AP) — Rick Pitino held court in a tunnel beneath the Georgia Dome, going on and on about the grittiest bunch of guys he's ever coached. One of them sat in the corner of the locker room, a net around his neck, grinning away. The Louisville Cardinals vowed to finish the job for Kevin Ware. Boy, did they ever. With their injured teammate cheering th... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 11:08:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2006886-louisville-beats-michigan-82-76-ncaa-title.html 2013-04-09T11:08:46Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2007744-burkes-big-title-game-michigan.html ATLANTA (AP) — With a national championship slipping away in the final minutes, Trey Burke raced back on defense and gave Michigan fans one more spectacular play to remember. The 6-foot point guard hustled to the basket and leaped high in the air to block Peyton Siva on a Louisville fast break. There was only one problem: Burke was called for a foul. No m... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 11:07:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2007744-burkes-big-title-game-michigan.html 2013-04-09T11:07:45Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2004702-louisville-michigan-to-create-lasting-bond.html ATLANTA (AP) — 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 point home, the Louisville coach showed his team the documentary on North Carolina State's improbable title in 1983, the one that left coach Jim Valvano running around the court looking despe... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 07:18:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2004702-louisville-michigan-to-create-lasting-bond.html 2013-04-08T07:18:11Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2004016-louisville-michigan-escape-shadows-final.html ATLANTA (AP) — The hoops teams at Louisville and Michigan are used to being overlooked. The Cardinals may be a national powerhouse, but they're still considered second fiddle in their own state. The Kentucky Wildcats are the blue bloods of the bluegrass, while Louisville settles for being viewed as more of a blue-collar school. The Mic... Sun, 07 Apr 2013 22:35:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2004016-louisville-michigan-escape-shadows-final.html 2013-04-07T22:35:55Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2003252-louisville-will-play-michigan-ncaa-title.html ATLANTA (AP) — Start studying, Louisville. Michigan spoiled what would have been one heck of a going-away party for the Big East on Saturday night, beating Syracuse 61-56 to earn a spot in Monday night's championship game against top-seeded Louisville. Now the Cardinals have less than 48 hours to get ready for a team they haven't played since 1978. ... Sun, 07 Apr 2013 05:05:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2003252-louisville-will-play-michigan-ncaa-title.html 2013-04-07T05:05:30Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2003228-michigan-downs-syracuse-61-56-ncaa-semifinal.html ATLANTA (AP) — Michigan is more than just five fabulous players. No, this is quite a team — all the way down the roster. Fearlessly attacking Syracuse's suffocating zone in the first half, getting big contributions off the bench, and hanging on for dear life at the end, the Wolverines advanced to the national championship game with a 61-56 victory over th... Sun, 07 Apr 2013 04:55:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2003228-michigan-downs-syracuse-61-56-ncaa-semifinal.html 2013-04-07T04:55:41Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2003020-finals-watch-michigan-wins-louisville-up.html ATLANTA (AP) — Around the Final Four and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of everything surrounding the games. LOUISVILLE MICHIGAN FINAL Move over Fab Five, there's a new bunch of Wolverines playing for the title. Michigan overcame shaky foul... Sun, 07 Apr 2013 04:00:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2003020-finals-watch-michigan-wins-louisville-up.html 2013-04-07T04:00:30Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2003086-louisville-beats-wichita-72-68-final.html ATLANTA (AP) — Russ Smith looked at the scoreboard, then at the clock, then over at the bench. Louisville needed a run, but he had no idea where it was going to come from. The starters were struggling, the fouls were piling up and the only lift injured Kevin Ware could give the top-seeded Cardinals was an emotional one. "It was like, '... Sun, 07 Apr 2013 03:51:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2003086-louisville-beats-wichita-72-68-final.html 2013-04-07T03:51:10Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2001258-contrasting-styles-display-syracuse-michigan.html ATLANTA (AP) — Michigan brushes off any comparisons to the Fab Five. Besides, the Wolverines have a chance to do something that group never did. Win a national championship. Michigan, making its first Final Four appearance since the Fab Five era, takes on suffocating Syracuse in a national semifinal Saturday night that presents a clear contrast in styles.... Sat, 06 Apr 2013 07:40:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2001258-contrasting-styles-display-syracuse-michigan.html 2013-04-06T07:40:16Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2002246-final-four-its-louisville-guys.html ATLANTA (AP) — Tip-off time is nearing. Time to see if Louisville can live up to the hype or one of those other guys can turn the Final Four into their party. The Cardinals are not only the favorites to win the national championship, they've become sentimental favorites, as well, after rallying around Kevin Ware, the guard whose compound leg fracture in l... Sat, 06 Apr 2013 07:37:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2002246-final-four-its-louisville-guys.html 2013-04-06T07:37:51Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2001030-pitino-promises-fun-fast-game-minnesota.html MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — 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 his career. But neither the Gophers nor Pitino are about to apologize for who he is, or temper their confidence about what he can do at a program looking for a lift despite his limited prio... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 22:44:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2001030-pitino-promises-fun-fast-game-minnesota.html 2013-04-05T22:44:45Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2000990-finals-watch-humble-laettner-76-hoosiers.html ATLANTA (AP) — Around the Final Four and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of everything surrounding the games. HUMBLE LAETTNER Christian Laettner is trying to be a good role model for his three children. So the former Duke star said he hasn't... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 21:12:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2000990-finals-watch-humble-laettner-76-hoosiers.html 2013-04-05T21:12:23Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2000828-laettner-76-hoosiers-honored-final.html ATLANTA (AP) — Christian Laettner will occasionally see a replay of his famous buzzer beater against Kentucky — and he tries not to look too excited about it. "If I'm in a bar or restaurant and there's people around kind of seeing how I react to it, I'll purposely not look at it, so they don't run around saying, 'Laettner loved to watch himself on TV,'" L... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 17:41:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2000828-laettner-76-hoosiers-honored-final.html 2013-04-05T17:41:22Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1998868-emmert-defends-record-contentious-briefing.html ATLANTA (AP) — He sparred with reporters. He defended his record. He brushed off criticism as part of the job. NCAA President Mark Emmert was downright defiant with anyone who questioned whether he's leading the organization in the right direction. The annual state-of-the-NCAA news conference leading up to the Final Four turned into a series of contentiou... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 07:34:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1998868-emmert-defends-record-contentious-briefing.html 2013-04-05T07:34:54Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1999692-baylor-wins-nit-title-iowa.html NEW YORK (AP) — Pierre Jackson made the National Invitation Tournament his own. The Baylor senior finished his college career in style with his fourth straight double-double, putting up 17 points and 10 assists to lead the Bears to the first NIT title in school history with a 74-54 win over Iowa on Thursday night. "You can put his numb... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 04:48:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1999692-baylor-wins-nit-title-iowa.html 2013-04-05T04:48:33Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1999274-coaches-weigh-attacking-syracuse-zone.html ATLANTA (AP) — Some get paid millions to try and solve the riddle facing the Michigan coaching staff at the Final Four this weekend. How do you score against the Syracuse 2-3 zone defense? Lately, there seems to be no answer. More than any single player, it's the amoeba-like creation crafted by Jim Boeheim over the past 37 seasons and honed to near perfec... Thu, 04 Apr 2013 22:31:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1999274-coaches-weigh-attacking-syracuse-zone.html 2013-04-04T22:31:57Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1999240-miamis-larranaga-michigans-burke-win-ap-awards.html ATLANTA (AP) — 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 enjoying unprecedented success, Larranaga showed he has impressive footwork. Minutes after he was introduced Thursday as The Associated Press' coach of the year, the 63-year-old, two-time hip repl... Thu, 04 Apr 2013 22:19:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1999240-miamis-larranaga-michigans-burke-win-ap-awards.html 2013-04-04T22:19:59Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1997304-bracketracket-rejection-underdog-2-chains.html 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 people, an underdog on underdogs, Kevin Ware's popularity on Facebook and the actual location of next year's Final Four. That and some Bracket Bits that includes Tom Izzo and 2 Chains — together, of course. ... Thu, 04 Apr 2013 12:50:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1997304-bracketracket-rejection-underdog-2-chains.html 2013-04-04T12:50:28Z