http://www.mail.com/organizations/34788-pacific-10-conference-basketball.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/organizations/34788-pacific-10-conference-basketball.html http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2009022-pac-12-to-commission-review-officiating-program.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Pac-12 announced plans Tuesday to commission an independent review of officiating during the league tournament after comments by the conference's coordinator of officials raised questions about its integrity. The review will be done by "experts who are entirely independent of the Pac-12 Conference," the league said. The investigat... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:42:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2009022-pac-12-to-commission-review-officiating-program.html 2013-04-09T20:42:47Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1999466-ex-pac-12-ref-was-trying-to-lighten-mood.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Former Pac-12 Conference coordinator of officials Ed Rush says he was just trying to "lighten the mood" in a tense locker room when he "jokingly" made offers of $5,000 or a trip to Mexico for any referee who disciplined Arizona coach Sean Miller during the league tournament. In his first interview since reports surfaced of the inciden... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 07:02:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1999466-ex-pac-12-ref-was-trying-to-lighten-mood.html 2013-04-05T07:02:10Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1996806-iowa-set-to-face-baylor-nit-championship.html NEW YORK (AP) — 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 Iowa's defense in the title game of the 76th National Invitation Tournament on Thursday night. The Hawkeyes have faced plenty of good point guards this season in the Big Ten, though none quite p... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 23:10:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1996806-iowa-set-to-face-baylor-nit-championship.html 2013-04-03T23:10:57Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1994226-scott-rushs-remarks-not-fireable-offense.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott said Tuesday that comments made by the conference's coordinator of officials are "not a fireable offense" and have been "mischaracterized" as targeting only Arizona coach Sean Miller during internal meetings before the league tournament. In a phone interview with The Associated Press, Scott said that Ed... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:47:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1994226-scott-rushs-remarks-not-fireable-offense.html 2013-04-03T00:47:18Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1993872-steve-alford-takes-ucla-basketball-coach.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Steve Alford walked into Pauley Pavilion on Tuesday for the first time since the 1984 Summer Olympics, took his place under the 11 national championship banners and called his new job as UCLA basketball coach "a challenge." Alford said he doesn't think he'll change who he's been for the first 22 years of his coaching career now that he'... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 23:34:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1993872-steve-alford-takes-ucla-basketball-coach.html 2013-04-02T23:34:20Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1992170-pac-12-officials-head-cleared-accusation.html PHOENIX (AP) — The Pac-12 has determined coordinator of officials Ed Rush was not serious when he told officials to target Arizona coach Sean Miller during internal meetings before the conference tournament. Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott said on Monday that the conference investigated a CBS Sports report that Rush offered a group of officials $5,000 or ... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:06:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1992170-pac-12-officials-head-cleared-accusation.html 2013-04-02T14:06:23Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1992218-usc-hires-fgcus-enfield-mens-hoops-coach.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California hired Andy Enfield as men's basketball coach on Monday night after he took Florida Gulf Coast to the round of 16 of the NCAA tournament. Athletic director Pat Haden said Enfield has reached an agreement with the Pac-12 school. He will be introduced on Wednesday. "Those in the basketball world have known of his abilit... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:34:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1992218-usc-hires-fgcus-enfield-mens-hoops-coach.html 2013-04-02T13:34:30Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1988768-obama-attends-syracuse-marquette-basketball-game.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama attended one of the weekend's big college basketball games after playing a round of golf Saturday. Obama's motorcade took him directly from a golf course at Andrews Air Force Base in suburban Maryland to Washington's Verizon Center to watch Syracuse and Marquette play for a berth in the Final Four of the NCAA baske... Sat, 30 Mar 2013 22:50:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1988768-obama-attends-syracuse-marquette-basketball-game.html 2013-03-30T22:50:58Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1988382-ucla-hires-steve-alford-basketball-coach.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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 chance to run what he called "the premier basketball program in the country." The Bruins are bringing in someone who shares the same Indiana roots as John Wooden, who led UCLA to a record 10 na... Sat, 30 Mar 2013 20:03:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1988382-ucla-hires-steve-alford-basketball-coach.html 2013-03-30T20:03:17Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1987756-smith-leads-louisville-to-77-69-victory-ducks.html INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Louisville coach Rick Pitino is baffled by Russ Smith. Not by the star guard himself, who is managing to outdo himself each time he steps on the court. No, Pitino doesn't understand why the rest of the country isn't as impressed with Smith as he — and every opponent who's faced him — is. "I look at (player of the ye... Sat, 30 Mar 2013 07:31:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1987756-smith-leads-louisville-to-77-69-victory-ducks.html 2013-03-30T07:31:13Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1986350-bracketracket-quiz-thought-peeps.html Welcome to BracketRacket, your one-stop shopping place for all things NCAA. For our first Sweet 16 edition, we've got a geography quiz by Shockers and Explorers, a coach in rarified air, a former Ohio attorney general rooting for Michigan State and Jim Larranaga's thought for the day. All that and some Bracket Bits that include all of Dunk City's postseas... Fri, 29 Mar 2013 18:59:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1986350-bracketracket-quiz-thought-peeps.html 2013-03-29T18:59:19Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1985932-ohio-advances-arizona-late-3-pointer.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — When LaQuinton Ross found out Ohio State was using the Los Angeles Lakers' dressing room this weekend, he immediately called dibs on Kobe Bryant's locker for the first NCAA tournament game ever played at Staples Center. And with a dramatic flair that would make No. 24 proud, Ross sent the Buckeyes to the brink of another Final Four. Ros... Fri, 29 Mar 2013 07:52:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1985932-ohio-advances-arizona-late-3-pointer.html 2013-03-29T07:52:07Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1986280-big-east-breaking-up-with-bang.html WASHINGTON (AP) — If you're one of the college basketball fans who can't wait for the Big East breakup to be final, hang on. You'll have to wait for the Final Four. Syracuse and Marquette both won their East Regional semifinal games Thursday night and that means the Big East will have a team in Atlanta next week. It will be the fourth straight season the ... Fri, 29 Mar 2013 07:47:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1986280-big-east-breaking-up-with-bang.html 2013-03-29T07:47:18Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1985576-playing-louisville-lots-pressure.html INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The speed. The quickness. The penchant for causing chaos and mayhem. The ability to take a manageable game and turn it into a blowout in a matter of seconds. Yeah, Dana Altman and his Oregon Ducks know exactly what they're up against with Louisville and that hair-on-fire defense. They've been watching the Oregon football team wreak the... Thu, 28 Mar 2013 22:10:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1985576-playing-louisville-lots-pressure.html 2013-03-28T22:10:56Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1981758-bracketracket-bookstore-reunion-mamba.html Welcome back to BracketRacket, the one-stop shopping place for all your NCAA needs. Today's edition includes the mad rush at Florida Gulf Coast's bookstore, a Plumlee family reunion and Nate Silver's reconfigured odds for the 16 teams left in the field. And, for your viewing pleasure, a little dance move we've called the (Gregg) Marshall Mamba. ... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 08:52:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1981758-bracketracket-bookstore-reunion-mamba.html 2013-03-27T08:52:03Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1979078-best-worst-ncaa-tournaments-1st-weekend.html 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 watched the Eagles crash the round of 16 like everyone else. Well, there were 63 other teams playing last weekend, too. La Salle broke through as well. Bluebloods such as Duke and Michigan State were big winn... Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:44:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1979078-best-worst-ncaa-tournaments-1st-weekend.html 2013-03-26T00:44:38Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1978990-howland-bids-farewell-to-ucla-firing.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ben Howland kept it classy in departing as UCLA basketball coach on Monday, thanking the athletic director who had fired him a day earlier while noting the high expectations that come with running a program that owns a record 11 national championships. Howland was applauded by supporters as he walked into a news conference at Pauley Pav... Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:23:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1978990-howland-bids-farewell-to-ucla-firing.html 2013-03-26T00:23:41Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1977410-florida-gulf-coast-stars-week-1-ncaa-tourney.html The basketball blue bloods from Louisville, Kansas and Indiana made it through. So did the iron men from La Salle. Then there's Florida Gulf Coast, a school hardly anyone had heard of just a few days ago. Improbably, they're still playing, too — a tongue-wagging, heel-clicking, arm-flapping collection of no-names who turned the opening week of the NCAA to... Mon, 25 Mar 2013 08:52:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1977410-florida-gulf-coast-stars-week-1-ncaa-tourney.html 2013-03-25T08:52:09Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1976148-bracketracket-zags-ryans-wiki-geno-59.html Welcome back to BracketRacket, the one-stop shop for all your NCAA tournament needs. Today, we say farewell to our first No. 1 seed and explain why Gonzaga's ouster was unusual compared to recent tournament history. We also check in with actor Josh Duhamel, browse Bo Ryan's Wikipedia page and get Coach K to compare Duke with the Yankees. ... Sun, 24 Mar 2013 07:56:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1976148-bracketracket-zags-ryans-wiki-geno-59.html 2013-03-24T07:56:40Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1976120-ucla-ben-howland-fired.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — UCLA hasn't fired Ben Howland as basketball coach, although his time in Westwood appears to be running out. A school spokesman said late Saturday night that contrary to multiple media reports UCLA had not fired Howland. Howland told the Los Angeles Times that he had not yet spoken to athletic director Dan Guerrero, who typically evaluat... Sun, 24 Mar 2013 06:49:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1976120-ucla-ben-howland-fired.html 2013-03-24T06:49:27Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1976040-syracuse-tops-california-66-60-to-advance-ncaas.html SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A 12-minute drought without a field goal. Six made baskets in the second half. Fifteen missed free throws. Those ugly offensive numbers somehow added up to an NCAA tournament win for Syracuse thanks to a suffocating zone defense that took California and its hometown fans out of the game. C.J. Fair scored 18 points, James Southerlan... Sun, 24 Mar 2013 05:27:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1976040-syracuse-tops-california-66-60-to-advance-ncaas.html 2013-03-24T05:27:59Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1975872-oregon-blows-saint-louis-74-57-3rd-round.html SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Pac-12 tournament champions. No. 12 seed. Underdogs. Oregon is happy to carry any label it's given in the NCAA tournament — all the way into the round of 16. Damyean Dotson scored 23 points, Carlos Emory added 14 points and the hot-shooting Ducks sprinted past fourth-seeded Saint Louis 74-57 on Saturday night. ... Sun, 24 Mar 2013 02:48:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1975872-oregon-blows-saint-louis-74-57-3rd-round.html 2013-03-24T02:48:20Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1975808-arizona-sends-harvard-with-thump-74-51.html SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Sometimes, it's rough being the smartest guy in the room. Harvard freshman point guard Siyani Chambers knows. He'll be heading back to Harvard missing part of his front tooth — all part of a wicked basketball lesson provided by Arizona in a 74-51 crushing of the Crimson on Saturday in the NCAA tournament. ... Sun, 24 Mar 2013 01:51:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1975808-arizona-sends-harvard-with-thump-74-51.html 2013-03-24T01:51:11Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1974766-minnesota-outmuscles-ucla-83-63-rout-ncaas.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Minnesota coach Tubby Smith got the win he needed to calm down his critics at home. UCLA's Ben Howland took a loss that will only ignite a new round of howling for his job out West. Andre Hollins scored 28 points and Minnesota rolled past punchless UCLA 83-63 on Friday night in the second round of the NCAA tournament, giving Smith his... Sat, 23 Mar 2013 05:49:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1974766-minnesota-outmuscles-ucla-83-63-rout-ncaas.html 2013-03-23T05:49:03Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1972220-upset-day-harvard-ousts-mexico.html SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Some people may have heard of the school that's suddenly generating a bit of March Madness buzz. Harvard. Yep, Harvard —the school known for producing U.S. presidents, Supreme Court justices and Nobel Prize winners earned its first NCAA tournament victory Thursday night with a 68-62 upset of No. 3 seed New Mexico. ... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 08:47:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1972220-upset-day-harvard-ousts-mexico.html 2013-03-22T08:47:31Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1972170-pac-12-starts-strong-ncaa-tourney-san-jose.html SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Twelve turned out to be a lucky number for the Pac-12 Conference. Go figure. A year after sending only two teams to the NCAA tournament, the league doubled its win total from last March in two games— on one day at one site: Oregon and California, both No. 12 seeds, scored upsets in San Jose. Even sixth-seeded Arizona added to the ... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 07:24:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1972170-pac-12-starts-strong-ncaa-tourney-san-jose.html 2013-03-22T07:24:57Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1971756-no-12-seed-cal-beats-no-5-seed-unlv-64-61.html SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Allen Crabbe clapped his hands toward the roaring crowd. Richard Solomon shook his hips and danced. Senior reserve Robert Thurman pumped his fist lightly, just thankful for a chance to play again. About the only difference between Haas Pavilion and HP Pavilion turned out to be 50 miles, two letters and one monumental stage in the N... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 04:57:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1971756-no-12-seed-cal-beats-no-5-seed-unlv-64-61.html 2013-03-22T04:57:57Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1971720-lyons-leads-6th-seed-arizona-belmont-81-64.html SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Arizona coach Sean Miller can understand why Belmont was the trendy pick to upset his sixth-seeded Wildcats. "Their style is such a nightmare," Miller said of a great backcourt that has the ability to hit the 3 and make a lot of steals. Instead, the Wildcats proved a major headache for the Bruins and coach Rick Byrd. ... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 04:38:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1971720-lyons-leads-6th-seed-arizona-belmont-81-64.html 2013-03-22T04:38:11Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1970980-evans-leads-saint-louis-mexico-st-64-44.html SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Saint Louis is carrying on the memory of Rick Majerus the best way it knows how: by advancing in the NCAA tournament. Dwayne Evans had 24 points and six rebounds, Cody Ellis scored 12 points and the fourth-seeded Billikens overwhelmed New Mexico State 64-44 in the second round Thursday behind a dominating defense. "It was like Rick... Thu, 21 Mar 2013 23:19:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1970980-evans-leads-saint-louis-mexico-st-64-44.html 2013-03-21T23:19:47Z