http://www.mail.com/people/1767512-rotnei-clarke.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/people/1767512-rotnei-clarke.html http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1975956-blue-marquette-butler-door-74-72.html LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Back and forth went Marquette and Butler, trading makes and misses in an intense rematch that made a case for being the best game so far of this NCAA tournament. In the end, Vander Blue and the Golden Eagles pulled out another nail-biter as the Bulldogs couldn't muster any more of their March magic. Blue scored 19 second-half points ... Sun, 24 Mar 2013 04:54:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1975956-blue-marquette-butler-door-74-72.html 2013-03-24T04:54:20Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1972182-top-seeded-louisville-stays-upset-fray.html LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — No matter where he's coaching or who his team is facing, Rick Pitino has never liked playing the first game of the NCAA tournament as a top seed. "Normally your guys get a little tight, say, 'We're a 1 seed, uh-oh, we could lose this game,'" the Louisville coach said. "And you start playing not to lose rather than to win." Look at fe... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 07:33:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1972182-top-seeded-louisville-stays-upset-fray.html 2013-03-22T07:33:31Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1970794-smiths-double-double-leads-butler-to-68-56-win.html LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — The cast of characters has changed. Butler's character has not. Rotnei Clarke scored 11 of his 17 points in the last 8:44, Andrew Smith had a double-double with a career-high 16 rebounds and 14 points and Butler withstood a late rally from upset-minded Bucknell for a 68-56 victory in the NCAA tournament on Thursday. Roosevelt Jones a... Thu, 21 Mar 2013 22:24:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1970794-smiths-double-double-leads-butler-to-68-56-win.html 2013-03-21T22:24:59Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1927496-daniels-20-lead-vcu-no-20-butler-84-52.html RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — "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. The Rams heeded his advice with their most dominating 40-minute performance of the season. "Nobody's coming in here today and winning," Butler coach Brad Stevens said after... Sat, 02 Mar 2013 21:11:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1927496-daniels-20-lead-vcu-no-20-butler-84-52.html 2013-03-02T21:11:45Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1909598-mccall-mitchell-lead-saint-louis-butler.html INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Mike McCall had 18 points and Kwamain Mitchell scored 10 of his 12 in the second half to help Saint Louis rally for a 65-61 victory over No. 15 Butler on Friday night. Dwayne Evans added 17 points for the Billikens, who won for the fourth time this season against a Top 25 opponent — a school record — and earned their ninth victory in a... Sat, 23 Feb 2013 02:24:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1909598-mccall-mitchell-lead-saint-louis-butler.html 2013-02-23T02:24:43Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1857314-transfers-providing-boost-college-basketball.html College basketball coaches all around the country are using experienced transfers to restock their rosters. Here are six programs that have received a big boost this season from players who got their start on a different campus. Some coaches have players who followed the conventional route of sitting out a year before beginning play with their new teams. ... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 19:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1857314-transfers-providing-boost-college-basketball.html 2013-01-30T19:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1846552-no-9-butler-reaps-benefits-building-process.html INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The banners hanging from Hinkle Fieldhouse's dusty rafters are a constant reminder of achievement at Butler. More national championship game appearances than any school in America over the last three years. The first Indiana school to reach back-to-back Final Fours. Four trips to the regional semifinals in the last decade. ... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 19:36:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1846552-no-9-butler-reaps-benefits-building-process.html 2013-01-25T19:36:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1832824-no-13-butler-steals-64-63-win-no-8-gonzaga.html INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — All Roosevelt Jones wanted to do Saturday night was make a play. He wound up stealing the ball and a victory. The sophomore forward looped around Gonzaga's 7-foot center, stole an overthrown inbounds pass with 3.5 seconds left, took a peek at the clock and drove from midcourt into the lane for a buzzer-beating floater that gave No. 13 ... Sun, 20 Jan 2013 04:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1832824-no-13-butler-steals-64-63-win-no-8-gonzaga.html 2013-01-20T04:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1830878-no-8-gonzaga-no-13-butler-ready-to-square.html INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Gonzaga served as the model program for college basketball's non-power conference schools for more than decade. Butler took that blueprint, revised it and came up with even better results. On Saturday, college basketball fans will finally get to see America's two biggest little schools play each other at historic Hinkle Fieldhouse with... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 20:36:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1830878-no-8-gonzaga-no-13-butler-ready-to-square.html 2013-01-18T20:36:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1772792-barlow-losing-focus-butler-win.html INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Butler guard Alex Barlow expected Monday morning's practice to be routine. On the court, it was. Off the court, it was nowhere close. Three players, including Barlow, were doing phone interviews. A couple of others were being pulled aside to talk to the reporters. Coach Brad Stevens sat patiently in the stands answering questions, all ... Mon, 17 Dec 2012 22:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1772792-barlow-losing-focus-butler-win.html 2012-12-17T22:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1769024-butler-upsets-no-1-indiana-88-86-ot.html INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — All Butler guard Alex Barlow saw Saturday was space and an opportunity to make a play. So the unlikeliest player on the floor took a chance and made the biggest shot of the game. When Indiana's defenders failed to converge on the 5-foot-11 walk-on, Barlow kept right on going through the lane, drove to the basket and hit a spinning 6-fo... Sat, 15 Dec 2012 22:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1769024-butler-upsets-no-1-indiana-88-86-ot.html 2012-12-15T22:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1767508-no-1-indiana-stronger-with-2-freshmen.html INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — No. 1 Indiana, which has been playing short-handed all season, is getting reinforcements. On Saturday, 6-foot-8 forward Hanner Mosquera-Perea and 7-foot center Peter Jurkin are expected to make their college debuts after completing an NCAA-imposed nine-game suspension. All the Hoosiers have to do now is figure out how to work the two f... Fri, 14 Dec 2012 21:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1767508-no-1-indiana-stronger-with-2-freshmen.html 2012-12-14T21:05:00Z