http://www.mail.com/people/87986-dean-smith.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/87986-dean-smith.html http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2072302-denvers-karl-named-nba-coach-year.html DENVER (AP) — Selfless and starless. These were the staples of the exhilarating Denver Nuggets' NBA franchise-record 57-win regular season. George Karl kept with that theme Wednesday, sharing the credit far and wide after being named the league's Coach of the Year for the first time in his quarter century as an NBA head coach. Karl thanked everyone from h... Wed, 08 May 2013 21:00:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2072302-denvers-karl-named-nba-coach-year.html 2013-05-08T21:00:43Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2005706-pitino-leads-class-7-naismith-hall-fame.html ATLANTA (AP) — Rick Pitino got the phone call of a lifetime and an incredible text at the same time. Last Wednesday, John Doleva, the president of the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame, called seven people to tell them they'd in the class of 2013. Pitino was one of the seven. "When I got the call I was trying to call my wife over so she could hear it and I'm... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 18:13:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2005706-pitino-leads-class-7-naismith-hall-fame.html 2013-04-08T18:13:18Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1988002-currys-big-night-sends-duke-spartans-71-61.html INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Mike Krzyzewski already holds the NCAA record for most wins by a coach. Thanks to Seth Curry's big scoring night, Krzyzewski could finish the weekend by tying one of John Wooden's records. Curry scored 29 points, tied the school record for most 3-pointers in an NCAA tournament game and led the Duke Blue Devils past Michigan State 71-61... Sat, 30 Mar 2013 07:37:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1988002-currys-big-night-sends-duke-spartans-71-61.html 2013-03-30T07:37:53Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1987888-curry-sends-duke-michigan-71-61.html INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — There were times when Seth Curry felt as if he could make every shot. Even his record-setting coach was amazed. Curry scored 29 points and Duke beat Michigan State 71-61 on Friday night to advance to the Midwest Regional final, putting Mike Krzyzewski on the precipice of another milestone in the NCAA tournament. "Se... Sat, 30 Mar 2013 05:49:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1987888-curry-sends-duke-michigan-71-61.html 2013-03-30T05:49:08Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1961916-thats-1-times-bigger-than-9-trillion.html Welcome back to BracketRacket. Think of it as one-stop shopping for all your NCAA tournament needs. We'll have interviews with celebrity alumni drawn from sports, entertainment and politics, plus "bracket-buster" picks, news, gossip, videos, photos, stats, notes and quotes from around the tourney sites — all of it bundled into a quick read to give full-ti... Mon, 18 Mar 2013 09:00:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1961916-thats-1-times-bigger-than-9-trillion.html 2013-03-18T09:00:50Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1787166-smu-good-fit-hall-fame-coach-larry-brown.html DALLAS (AP) — Larry Brown was a young assistant on coach Dean Smith's staff at North Carolina in the mid-1960s when he turned down his first head coaching offer. At the time, Brown didn't think he was ready. But Smith asked him where he'd like to coach one day. "I said, of course North Carolina, but I didn't ever want to see him step down," Brown recalled... Wed, 26 Dec 2012 15:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1787166-smu-good-fit-hall-fame-coach-larry-brown.html 2012-12-26T15:44:00Z