http://www.mail.com/people/61354-jim-boeheim.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/people/61354-jim-boeheim.html http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2113480-ap-sources-bobcats-hire-lakers-assistant-clifford.html CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Michael Jordan felt he needed a head coach with a little more NBA experience this time around to improve his struggling Charlotte Bobcats. The former NBA superstar and current owner believes he's found one in Steve Clifford. Clifford, a long-time NBA assistant, has been hired away from the Los Angeles Lakers by the Bobcats before th... Tue, 28 May 2013 07:33:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2113480-ap-sources-bobcats-hire-lakers-assistant-clifford.html 2013-05-28T07:33:38Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2113132-ap-sources-bobcats-hire-clifford-coach.html CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Charlotte Bobcats have hired Los Angeles Lakers assistant Steve Clifford to become their new coach. Two people familiar with the situation said Monday that Clifford had agreed to a three-year contact. They spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the announcement has not been made public. ... Tue, 28 May 2013 02:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2113132-ap-sources-bobcats-hire-clifford-coach.html 2013-05-28T02:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2103234-ap-source-coach-returning-to-us-mens-team.html Mike Krzyzewski had decided to remain coach of the U.S. men's Olympic basketball team. Krzyzewski will try to lead the Americans to a third straight gold medal, a person with knowledge of the decision said Wednesday. Originally expected to step down, Krzyzewski will hold a news conference to confirm his return Thursday at Duke, the person told The Associa... Thu, 23 May 2013 00:14:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2103234-ap-source-coach-returning-to-us-mens-team.html 2013-05-23T00:14:37Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2021254-georgetowns-otto-porter-jr-enters-nba-draft.html WASHINGTON (AP) — All-American Otto Porter Jr. is leaving Georgetown after his sophomore season and declaring himself eligible for the NBA draft. "The toughest part was knowing you're going to leave a great place like this," Porter said Monday at a news conference on campus alongside Hoyas coach John Thompson III. "I love this place." Porter was the Big E... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 19:36:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2021254-georgetowns-otto-porter-jr-enters-nba-draft.html 2013-04-15T19:36:54Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2007774-congratulations-louisville-whats-next.html ATLANTA (AP) — The last note of "One Shining Moment" had yet to reach the people in the cheap seats at the Georgia Dome when college basketball started doing what it does so well — looking ahead to next season. Louisville's 82-76 victory over Michigan on Monday night is going to go down as one of the best national championship games. Cardinals coach Rick ... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 11:25:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2007774-congratulations-louisville-whats-next.html 2013-04-09T11:25:16Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2006458-auriemma-eighth-national-championship.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Geno Auriemma has never lost an NCAA championship game. Of course, his UConn Huskies haven't had to face a team like upstart Louisville, which is making an unprecedented run through the women's tournament. A victory Tuesday night over the Cardinals would be UConn's eighth title, matching them with Tennessee for the most ever in women's ... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 04:20:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2006458-auriemma-eighth-national-championship.html 2013-04-09T04:20:42Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2003832-finals-watch-russdiculous-beilein-followers.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. 'RUSSDICULOUS' Russ Smith has a reputation for being a little, shall we say, out there. This, after all, is the player whose nickname is "Russdiculous.... Sun, 07 Apr 2013 22:28:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2003832-finals-watch-russdiculous-beilein-followers.html 2013-04-07T22:28:22Z 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/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/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/1998654-finals-watch-presidential-shot-top-coach-player.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. Presidential parting shot The formal question-and-answer portion of his news conference had just ended when NCAA president Mark Emmert looked at a repo... Thu, 04 Apr 2013 22:44:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1998654-finals-watch-presidential-shot-top-coach-player.html 2013-04-04T22:44:59Z 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/1992422-this-years-ncaa-tournament-unpredictable.html 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 Final Four picks, look back at how other underdogs have done in the national semifinals, and get John Beilein's thoughts on postgame transportation. But first, a statistical basis for decla... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 08:09:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1992422-this-years-ncaa-tournament-unpredictable.html 2013-04-02T08:09:59Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1991750-louisville-sure-thing-season-parity.html The word of the season: Parity. The team of the moment: Louisville. For a college basketball season in which it seemed anybody could beat anybody, and the No. 1 ranking was never secure, Rick Pitino's Cardinals have certainly cemented themselves as a prohibitive front-runner now that there are only four teams left. They head to Atlanta listed as 3-5 favor... Mon, 01 Apr 2013 22:58:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1991750-louisville-sure-thing-season-parity.html 2013-04-01T22:58:51Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1991548-syracuse-focused-journey-to-final-4.html SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Overcoming all sorts of adversity has been the norm for the Syracuse Orange of late. Player eligibility issues, negative headlines, slumps at inopportune times — something seems to creep up each season for longtime coach Jim Boeheim. He figures he's not alone. "There's no team that doesn't have distractions during the course of the y... Mon, 01 Apr 2013 20:48:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1991548-syracuse-focused-journey-to-final-4.html 2013-04-01T20:48:24Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1990220-bracketracket-4-wares-injury-odds-galore.html Welcome back to BracketRacket, your one-stop shop for all your NCAA tournament needs. Today, an injury to Louisville guard Kevin Ware dominates social networks, we flash back to 1965 and work our way to 2012 to revisit the remaining teams' last Final Four appearances, and see what kind of payday you could have shipped had you bet on the other Louisville o... Mon, 01 Apr 2013 07:54:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1990220-bracketracket-4-wares-injury-odds-galore.html 2013-04-01T07:54:02Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1990222-final-set-blowouts-surprise.html ATLANTA (AP) — 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 wayside, the top overall seed romped to the Georgia Dome with four dominant wins in the NCAA tournament. And, if the Cardinals need any extra motivation, they've got it. ... Mon, 01 Apr 2013 07:51:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1990222-final-set-blowouts-surprise.html 2013-04-01T07:51:23Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1988970-basketball-boeheim-changed.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The old Jim Boeheim and his incredible 2-3 zone are on the way to another Final Four. The new Jim Boeheim and his more player-friendly attitude will be there as well. Syracuse's 55-39 victory over Marquette on Saturday sent the Orange on to the Final Four for the fourth time under Boeheim, a man as synonymous with his school as the Carri... Sun, 31 Mar 2013 01:03:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1988970-basketball-boeheim-changed.html 2013-03-31T01:03:31Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1988836-syracuse-to-final-four-beats-marquette-55-39.html WASHINGTON (AP) — When played to perfection, there's nothing quite like Syracuse's aggressive, half-court 2-3 zone defense. It's 40 minutes of trapping and shot-challenging, of closing off angles, of trusting teammates. "We showed," senior guard Brendan Triche said, "that defense wins games." Yes, the Orange D certainly does. ... Sun, 31 Mar 2013 00:25:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1988836-syracuse-to-final-four-beats-marquette-55-39.html 2013-03-31T00:25:33Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1988050-bracketracket-jim-boeheim-rl-stine-pizza.html Welcome back to BracketRacket, your one-stop shopping place for all things NCAA. For our final Sweet 16 edition, Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim chuckles at NFL film study, author R.L. Stine marvels at the NCAA tournament's knack for mass hypnosis, Pizza Hut plans a shockingly good deal at Wichita State, a rare travel plan for the Maryland women and the tourna... Sat, 30 Mar 2013 08:18:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1988050-bracketracket-jim-boeheim-rl-stine-pizza.html 2013-03-30T08:18:32Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1987632-marquette-syracuse-hold-big-east-farewell.html WASHINGTON (AP) — With the Big East As We Know It coming to an end, Marquette coach Buzz Williams no doubt figured he'd seen the last of Syracuse's zone for a while. He's a got a 290-pound player on the bench who can't wait to face it again. "I know about spacing," Davante Gardner said Friday. "So they'll change it up and try to lock me down." It takes a ... Fri, 29 Mar 2013 23:54:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1987632-marquette-syracuse-hold-big-east-farewell.html 2013-03-29T23:54:50Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1987596-column-farewell-to-greatest-hoops-league.html Thanks for nothing, greedy college administrators. Because of you, we're bidding farewell to the greatest basketball conference there ever was — and perhaps ever will be. At least the Big East as we knew it is going out in style. That's only appropriate, given all it has meant to the game over the last three-plus decades. ... Fri, 29 Mar 2013 23:24:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1987596-column-farewell-to-greatest-hoops-league.html 2013-03-29T23:24:22Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1986224-east-syracuse-tops-indiana-61-50-marquette.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim knows full well that one of the secrets to success for his team's 2-3 zone defense is the way it confounds opponents who aren't used to playing against that suffocating system. The No. 4-seeded Orange won't have that element in their favor in the NCAA tournament's East Regional final. That's because Syracuse wi... Fri, 29 Mar 2013 07:23:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1986224-east-syracuse-tops-indiana-61-50-marquette.html 2013-03-29T07:23:46Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1986042-syracuses-d-carter-williams-beat-indiana-61-50.html WASHINGTON (AP) — An hour after his team finished a dominating defensive performance to close in on the Final Four, Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim stood in a hallway and talked on and on about his trademark 2-3 zone. Proud as can be. And rightly so. "You have to know what to do against it," Boeheim said. Indiana most certainly did not. Limiting the top-seeded... Fri, 29 Mar 2013 06:12:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1986042-syracuses-d-carter-williams-beat-indiana-61-50.html 2013-03-29T06:12:28Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1983974-the-shot-hot-topic-26-years.html WASHINGTON (AP) — No list of great NCAA championship game moments is complete unless Keith Smart's jumper for Indiana in 1987 is on it. Known by Hoosiers fans to this day as "The Shot," and known in much less complimentary terms by Syracuse faithful, that 16-foot jumper from the left side with 5 seconds to play is a film clip staple throughout March. ... Thu, 28 Mar 2013 07:41:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1983974-the-shot-hot-topic-26-years.html 2013-03-28T07:41:30Z 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/1969468-bracketracket-i-thought-its-takeout-orders.html Welcome to BracketRacket, your one-stop shopping place for all things NCAA. Today, LeBron James struggles with "The Decision" (Again? Seriously?), Fox anchor Neil Cavuto tries to order takeout food off a bracket sheet, men debate "hotness," best-selling crime novelist Robert Crais plots a happy ending for the NCAAs (clue: Duke wins! Duke wins!), and one v... Thu, 21 Mar 2013 08:51:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1969468-bracketracket-i-thought-its-takeout-orders.html 2013-03-21T08:51:42Z