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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 ...
Thieves steal $340K in jewelry from Bosh home
While Miami Heat star Chris Bosh was out celebrating his birthday at a Morocco-themed party complete with live camels, police said Thursday that ...
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 ...
Clippers beat Suns 126-101 for record 50th win
The Clippers got their franchise-record 50th victory in their fourth try. It didn't come without some fireworks that had nothing to do with ...
Anthony scores 40, Knicks win 10th straight
Carmelo Anthony put on another scoring show, though he didn't have to do it alone. Anthony scored 40 points and the Knicks got key contributions from ...
Louisville guard Ware upbeat despite broken leg
Kevin Ware is pretty certain how his next few months will play out. "After we win the national championship," the injured Louisville guard said with ...
Hall of Fame coaches say abuse never right
Jim Calhoun witnessed basketball practices all over the country in nearly half a century of coaching — including Bob Knight's sessions — and said he ...
Rutgers fires basketball coach over abuse, taunts
Once the video went viral, Mike Rice's coaching days at Rutgers were over. Now the question is whether anyone else will lose their jobs — including ...
Sacramento, Seattle groups present to NBA owners
The future home of the Kings may not be settled this month after all. With owners facing a difficult choice between a move to Seattle or the team ...
Big East to become American Athletic Conference
The current Big East will be called the American Athletic Conference starting next season. The conference announced the decision Wednesday after ...
Minnesota hires FIU's Richard Pitino
Richard Pitino was regarded as one of the nation's up-and-coming young coaches at Florida International and comes with a last name that draws ...
Iowa set to face Baylor for NIT championship
Pierre Jackson is one win away from capping his stellar Baylor career with the Bears' first NIT championship. To do that, he'll have to break down ...
Wizards G Bradley Beal done for season with injury
Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal will miss the rest of his rookie season with a right leg injury. The Wizards announced before their ...
Rutgers fires coach Mike Rice after video release
Fueled by outrage from even the governor when the video went public, Rutgers fired basketball coach Mike Rice on Wednesday after deciding it didn't ...
Lakers hang Shaq's No. 34 jersey in the rafters
When Shaquille O'Neal visited the Forum during the summer he joined the Los Angeles Lakers, general manager Jerry West encouraged him to look up at ...
Louisville women top Tennessee to reach Final Four
Jeff Walz sees no reason to pile on with all the pressure that naturally comes with the NCAA women's tournament. The Louisville coach wants his ...
Notre Dame women beat Duke to return to Final Four
Skylar Diggins and the Notre Dame women's team have a whole week to talk about playing Connecticut again. After a near-flawless performance in the ...
BracketRacket: Steve Kerr, Superman and Wheatlanta
Welcome back to BracketRacket, the one-stop shopping place for all your NCAA needs. In this pre-Final Four edition, we've got Steve Kerr reminiscing ...
Reaction to Rice video has Rutgers reconsidering
Rutgers officials had already seen the video showing coach Mike Rice shoving, grabbing and throwing basketballs at players during practice and yelling ...
Louisville women Final Four bound with 86-78 upset
Sponging up tales of Jim Valvano and Muhammad Ali, the Louisville Cardinals are embracing the role of the underdog in the most fearless of fashions.
Cuban says he is willing to draft Griner
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban says he would consider drafting Baylor All-American Brittney Griner. Cuban told reporters before Tuesday night's ...