Basketball

Evans leads Saint Louis past New Mexico St 64-44
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 ...
Memphis avoids late collapse, tops Gaels 54-52
Before he could celebrate his first NCAA tournament victory as a head coach, Josh Pastner had to sweat out a couple of frantic seconds. Memphis held ...
Smith's double-double leads Butler to 68-56 win
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 ...
Even huge deficits aren't derailing Heat
For the Miami Heat, it has been anything but an ordinary path along the way to this extraordinary 24-game winning streak. There have been blowouts, ...
3rd-seeded Michigan State beats No. 14 Valpo 65-54
Derrick Nix got a pass down low, backed up his beefy body to put an opponent on his back and scored. For much of Michigan State's NCAA ...
Bulls' Rose still not sure when he'll return
Chicago Bulls superstar Derrick Rose still isn't sure when he'll come back from his knee injury. The former MVP point guard sounded like a player who ...
One look at the 63 NCAA women's tourney games
Baylor is six wins from a second straight national championship. But, it's hardly a foregone conclusion this year that the Lady Bears will repeat.
BracketRacket: 'I thought it's for takeout orders'
Welcome to BracketRacket, your one-stop shopping place for all things NCAA. Today, LeBron James struggles with "The Decision" (Again? Seriously?), Fox ...
La Salle, James Madison advance from First Four
Guards, guards everywhere. And they can shoot. La Salle gets to take its uncharacteristic approach — not much size but lots of shots and lots of ...
Heat overcome huge deficit, run win streak to 24
The jilted billionaire owner offered an olive branch. The scoreboard leaked fluid, causing a long delay. The home team, missing its top three scorers, ...
Gasol's tip lifts Grizzlies over Thunder in OT
Marc Gasol and the Memphis Grizzlies finally put away Oklahoma City with their final shot. In a matchup of Western Conference contenders that had a ...
La Salle outshoot Boise St 80-71
One hot guard is awfully handy at NCAA tournament time. Four? Pretty much unbeatable. Tyrone Garland led La Salle's guard-driven offense with 22 ...
Heat run streak to 24 with huge comeback vs. Cavs
Miami's winning streak was in danger of disappearing — in Cleveland, of all places. But LeBron James wouldn't give up. "That guy right there doesn't ...
James reveling in monster dunk over Terry
LeBron James wasn't just satisfied with dunking over Jason Terry. On Wednesday, he threw it in the Boston guard's face again. The NBA's ruling MVP ...
Davis again JMU's MVP in 68-55 First Four win
After winning the program's first NCAA tournament game in 30 years, James Madison sounds as if it's not done. A.J. Davis, who stepped in as a starter ...
Reports: NCAA investigating Syracuse
Syracuse has been under investigation for possible NCAA violations, mostly in its basketball program, for at least a year, according to two media ...
Time to see if NCAA tourney really up for grabs
Brad Stevens is amused by all this talk of parity in the NCAA tournament. The coach who guided little Butler to the national championship game two ...
A guide to the NCAA games
The NCAA tournament will not have a repeat champion for the sixth straight season. Kentucky made sure of that by failing to make the field of 68.
Zags head into tournament with top seed
Maybe it's the quirky name of the school, "Gonzaga." Or its pint-sized enrollment of 4,900. Or the fact that employees at one office in its hometown ...
President Obama picks Indiana to win NCAA title
President Barack Obama is picking Indiana to go all the way in the NCAA men's basketball tournament. ESPN revealed Wednesday that Obama picked the ...
Butler, Creighton, Xavier join new Big East
The breakaway basketball schools kept the Big East name and the conference tournament in Madison Square Garden. In return, they left behind tens of ...
Anthony expected to return for Knicks on Wednesday
Carmelo Anthony expects to return to the New York Knicks' lineup Wednesday night against the Orlando Magic. Anthony has missed three straight and six ...
'Only one playboy at Playboy, and that's Hef'
Welcome to BracketRacket, the one-stop shopping place for all your NCAA tournament needs. Today, we have The Rock, the world's ugliest tie, the ...
With Heat rolling, Lakers recall their record run
Gail Goodrich knew Miami would beat Boston the other night. He knew even a 17-point deficit, the largest they had faced in six weeks, wouldn't stop ...
Mindful of Lehigh loss, Duke won't overlook Albany
Duke won't get caught looking ahead in this NCAA tournament. Nobody's talking about a possible matchup with Michigan State, or a rematch with ...