Basketball

McHale caught up in Heat's streak
Even Houston coach Kevin McHale is caught up in the Miami Heat's winning streak, and he wouldn't mind seeing it continue against his former team.
Saint Louis beats VCU 62-56 to win A-10 tourney
Saint Louis interim coach Jim Crews won't say the Billikens won this championship for the late Rick Majerus. Some things are bigger than basketball, ...
Heat pull away from Raptors, win 22nd straight
Back where their winning streak started on Super Bowl Sunday, the Miami Heat kept rolling right into March Madness. Now it's on to Boston to face the ...
Ole Miss upsets No. 13 Florida 66-63 for SEC title
The Mississippi Rebels now have two very big items on their resume that nobody can take away. Murphy Holloway scored 23 points and Marshall Henderson ...
No. 4 Louisville wins Big East title
There was so much to reflect on just minutes after the last championship game of the Big East tournament as we know it. Louisville became just the ...
No. 7 Kansas beats No. 11 K-State for Big 12 title
One by one, Kansas players headed to the top step of the ladder to cut down the nets, with Jeff Withey carefully nipping at a piece of nylon and then ...
Craft leads Ohio State past Spartans, 61-58
Aaron Craft dominated down the stretch for Ohio State and just about left his coach speechless in the process. Even though he had seen it before, Thad ...
Northwestern says Carmody out after 13 seasons
Bill Carmody had 13 years to get Northwestern into the NCAA tournament for the first time, and it never quite worked out. That was enough for athletic ...
Wisconsin beats Indiana 68-56 in B10 tournament
Ryan Evans jumps when he shoots free throws. Ben Brust looks as if he just got his driver's license, and Mike Bruesewitz's shaggy hair draws snickers ...
No. 9 Miami beats NC State 81-71 in ACC semifinals
Durand Scott knocked down the shots to turn away North Carolina State's best pushes, and Shane Larkin provided the steady floor leadership that kept ...
No. 13 Florida defeats Alabama 61-51 in SEC semis
Florida finally showed it can win a close game. All it takes is for senior guard Kenny Boynton to answer his coach's challenge. Held scoreless for the ...
Sue Bird upbeat despite needing another surgery
Sue Bird is no stranger to surgeries. She'll have her fourth one in six years in early May to remove a cyst from her left knee. It will sideline the ...
Bryant leaves early, but Lakers beat Pacers 99-93
When Kobe Bryant's playing days end, perhaps he has a future in coaching. If the transition goes as smoothly as it did Friday night, nobody will ...
Syracuse to face Louisville in Big East finale
Jim Boeheim against Rick Pitino. Not a bad way for the Big East to take a bow. Syracuse and Louisville are all set to square off in the championship ...
Kansas, K-State to decide Big 12 championship
Kansas and Kansas State won't be able to share this championship. The longtime rivals, separated by about 80 miles of interstate, finished the ...
'Hungry' Maryland upsets Duke in ACC quarters
Maryland came to the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament knowing an early loss could cost the Terrapins a spot in the bigger tournament. Duke didn't ...
Heat win 21st straight, beat Bucks 107-94
Whether this winning streak for the Miami Heat ends with the NBA record or not, Chris Bosh is certain of one thing. He won't look back with any ...
Denver beats Memphis 87-80 for 11th straight win
The Denver Nuggets plodded along for three quarters before beating Memphis at its own game. Hardly known as a half-court team, the high-flying Nuggets ...
Syracuse edges Georgetown in OT to reach BE final
They went nose-to-nose one last time, Syracuse and Georgetown in a throwback struggle at the Big East tournament. Of course, 40 minutes wasn't enough ...
Wells leads Maryland to 83-74 upset of No. 2 Duke
Dez Wells gave the floor a hard slap, and No. 2 Duke certainly felt it. It knocked the Blue Devils out of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament ...
Column: Kobe's right, and NBA should've done more
Kobe Bryant has had plenty of calls go his way during 17 seasons in the NBA, so it would be easy to dismiss his complaints in the ongoing debate about ...
Bryant starts but has short night for Lakers
Kobe Bryant played 12 minutes Friday at Indiana, missed all four shots and then went to the bench for good. It was all his severely sprained left ...
Larkin leads No. 9 Miami past BC 69-58 at ACCs
It doesn't matter whether Shane Larkin is passing the ball or taking it from the other team. The Miami point guard always wants to keep his teammates ...
Zeller scores 24, leads Indiana past Illini 80-64
No matter what happens the rest of the way, Indiana coach Tom Crean believes his team deserves a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament. He probably won't ...
No. 13 Florida opens SEC tourney beating LSU 80-58
The 13th-ranked Florida Gators thought they finally had gotten healthy again when Erik Murphy felt a sharp pain in his knee during a non-contact ...