Basketball

Rutgers basketball scandal brings down AD Pernetti
Rutgers' coaching scandal spiraled deeper Friday, bringing down the popular athletic director and a school vice president while donors threatened to ...
Ware makes big, bad Louisville the people's choice
Louisville already had the bigger names, the better team and some unfinished business after coming up short in last year's Final Four. All Wichita ...
FINALS WATCH: Humble Laettner, '76 Hoosiers
Around the Final Four and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of everything surrounding the games
Gallinari out for season with torn ACL
The Denver Nuggets will be without versatile forward Danilo Gallinari for the rest of the season after tests Friday showed he tore his left ACL ...
Laettner, '76 Hoosiers honored at Final Four
Christian Laettner will occasionally see a replay of his famous buzzer beater against Kentucky — and he tries not to look too excited about it.
As Rutgers sets to repair image, AD's job in limbo
It seemed a perfect fit when Tim Pernetti was hired as athletic director at Rutgers in April 2009. A New Jersey native who played tight end for the ...
More Rutgers faculty seek firings in coach case
The call from faculty members and politicians to oust top Rutgers University administrators grew louder, a day after men's basketball coach Mike Rice ...
Emmert defends record during contentious briefing
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 ...
Ex-Pac-12 ref: I was trying to 'lighten the mood'
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 ...
Baylor wins its first NIT title, over Iowa
Pierre Jackson made the National Invitation Tournament his own. The Baylor senior finished his college career in style with his fourth straight ...
Two Rutgers players defend fired coach Rice
Two Rutgers basketball players on Mike Rice's team say the fired coach wasn't the abusive tyrant he appears to be on a widely viewed video that ...
Guide to the firing of Rutgers' basketball coach
Rutgers University fired men's basketball coach Mike Rice this week after the public airing of video showing him berating players. An at-a-glance look ...
Rutgers assistant Martelli resigns amid scandal
A Rutgers assistant men's basketball coach has resigned amid a scandal over the way his former boss treated players. A Rutgers athletic department ...
Ware's injury causes 'problems' for Louisville
His full-leg cast and crutches aside, Kevin Ware is no different than the rest of his Louisville teammates this week. He's at team meetings.
Finals Watch: Presidential shot, top coach, player
Around the Final Four and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of everything surrounding the games
Coaches weigh in on attacking the Syracuse zone
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 ...
Miami's Larranaga, Michigan's Burke win AP awards
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 ...
Miami's Larranaga AP Coach of the Year
Jim Larranaga, who led Miami to the Atlantic Coast Conference regular season and tournament titles and a No. 2 ranking, has been selected The ...
Varying paths have made Shockers a Final Four team
More than 30 years ago, Cliff Levingston was part of a team at Wichita State loaded with future NBA talent that he believes underachieved, falling ...
UConn freshmen lead Huskies' postseason makeover
Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma saw a switch turn on inside freshman Breanna Stewart just before the Big East tournament. In the Huskies final six ...
James, Wade, Chalmers, Allen might sit Friday
The Miami Heat might be missing four key parts of the rotation when they visit the Charlotte Bobcats on Friday night. LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and ...
BracketRacket: Rejection, an underdog, 2 Chains
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 ...
Ware says show of support helped him remain upbeat
Just seeing a picture of Kevin Ware up and moving around again inspired the Louisville Cardinals. Imagine the boost they're going to get having Ware ...