Basketball

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 ...
Kentucky ousted in NIT by Robert Morris, 59-57
John Calipari and Kentucky experienced an entirely different kind of "one-and-done" in the opening round of the NIT. A year after cutting down the ...
President Obama makes his Final Four picks
President Barack Obama is picking Florida, Indiana, Louisville, Ohio State to reach the Final Four. President Obama filled out an NCAA tournament ...
Saint Mary's, NC A&T move on from NCAA First Four
Saint Mary's had a big concern coming into the NCAA tournament's First Four. Its career scoring leader suddenly couldn't hit a shot.
Saint Mary's beats Middle Tenn 67-54 in First Four
Matthew Dellavedova's first shot from behind the arc was right on target. So was the next one less than a minute later. Saint Mary's career scoring ...
Nuggets beat Thunder for first 13-game win streak
Andre Miller isn't known for voicing his opinion. So when the veteran point guard started talking, the Denver Nuggets listened. A big performance on ...
Robert Morris stuns Kentucky in NIT, 59-57
A down season for defending national champion Kentucky ended with one final disappointment. Mike McFadden hit two free throws with 8.7 seconds ...
A&T Aggies finally win an NCAA game, 73-72
After more than 30 years of trying, North Carolina A&T finally has an NCAA win. To do it, the Aggies had to survive one last, harrowing, close call.
The path to 33 might not be that daunting for Heat
LeBron James and the Miami Heat are about to play another game in Cleveland. Yawn. That's what a 23-game winning streak will do for a team. It mutes ...
Top teams could be forced to play on the road
Notre Dame coach Muffet McGraw wasn't thrilled when the NCAA women's tournament bracket was released Monday. Her No. 1-seeded Irish were the latest ...
AP Sources: Xavier ready to join new Big East
Xavier is ready to join the reconfigured Big East, which will announce its expansion plans on Wednesday, two sources familiar with the moves told The ...
Former NBA star has new job as crossing guard
Former NBA star Adrian Dantley spent years guarding opponents on the court. Now he's guarding schoolchildren as they cross the street. Radio station ...
'Would've been more pleased if he ate my homework'
Welcome to Bracket Racket, the one-stop shopping place for all your NCAA tournament needs If you have any unfinished business related to the ...
Mississippi's colorful Henderson hits big stage
The Marshall Henderson road show has at least one more stop. Mississippi's polarizing and high-scoring guard averaged more than 23 points per game in ...
FGCU relishing chance for 1st NCAA moment
Andy Enfield's team from Florida Gulf Coast is seeded No. 15 in the South Region, double-digit underdogs to Georgetown, certainly expected to make a ...
SEC seeking answers after getting only 3 NCAA bids
Frustrated Southeastern Conference coaches think their league is treated more like a mid-major rather than a BCS conference. The coaches said Monday ...
Heat beat Celtics 105-103 for 23rd win in a row
The longest winning streak in NBA history is still 10 victories away for the Miami Heat. So it will be a while before Dwyane Wade really focuses on ...
Baylor, ND, UConn, Stanford top NCAA women's seeds
If that NCAA women's tournament bracket looks familiar, it should. Baylor, Connecticut, Notre Dame and Stanford all earned No. 1 seeds when the field ...
Scola's big 4th helps Suns rout Kobe-less Lakers
A worn-out Los Angeles Lakers team without Kobe Bryant fell apart in the fourth quarter in Phoenix. Luis Scola scored all 14 of his points, including ...
Heat beat Boston 105-103 for 23d win in a row
LeBron James and the Miami Heat escaped Boston with their 23rd win in a row. All that's in front of them now is the NBA record for consecutive ...