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AP Source: Basketball schools to cut from Big East
The Big East is headed for another break up. This time, the seven prominent basketball schools that don't play FBS football are planning to cut ties ...
Maya Moore leaving mark on Chinese basketball
Maya Moore has excelled everywhere she's played, winning championships from college to the WNBA and Europe. Now she's leaving her mark on the Chinese ...
Tyler Summitt takes the family legacy to Marquette
When Marquette coach Terri Mitchell picked up the phone to talk with Tyler Summitt about the opening on her staff, it figured to be little more than ...
Falcons a little closer to getting new stadium
After about two years of discussions, the Atlanta Falcons are a step closer to getting a new downtown stadium. The state agency that owns the ...
AP poll: Indiana, Duke 1-2 on top of same Top 25
Indiana is No. 1 for a sixth straight week in The Associated Press college basketball poll. The Hoosiers are again followed in the Top 25 by Duke, ...
No. 1 Indiana loses Etherington for season
No. 1 Indiana has lost sophomore forward Austin Etherington for the rest of the season because of a fractured left kneecap. Etherington was hurt late ...
McLemore leads No. 9 Kansas past Colorado, 90-54
Ben McLemore is already accustomed to being on the finishing end of alley-oop dunks. He was on the giving end on Saturday. It happened midway through ...
No. 3 Michigan beats Arkansas 80-67 for 9-0 start
Jordan Morgan gives Michigan opponents one more problem, when they're already trying to figure out how to defend Trey Burke, Tim Hardaway Jr. and the ...
Utah St. player who collapsed hopes to play again
A Utah State basketball player who nearly died after collapsing during practice Tuesday is expected to be able play again. Danny Berger collapsed ...
Griner leads No. 3 Baylor women over No. 5 Irish
Rapper Lil Wayne showed up at Notre Dame to see Skylar Diggins play and watched as Brittney Griner and defending national champion Baylor put on a ...
Calhoun reveals he had cancer surgery in May
Former Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun revealed on Monday that he had surgery in May to remove an apparent cancerous growth from his lungs.
Indiana, Duke still 1-2 in AP Top 25
Indiana, Duke and Michigan remained the top three teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll. Look all the way to the bottom and you won't ...
Rick Majerus, college basketball coach, dies
At Rick Majerus' final stop, the lone concession to the coach's health woes were the footstools stationed at each corner of the practice court.
Baylor upsets No. 8 Kentucky, 64-55
Baylor's comfort with the zone defense on Saturday created uneasiness for No. 8 Kentucky. It left the Wildcats with a 64-55 loss to the Bears, a ...
4 Hofstra basketball players charged in burglaries
Four Hofstra University basketball players were arrested on burglary charges stemming from dormitory room break-ins, police said Friday.
Illinois off to hot start no one saw coming
Last weekend, Illinois' surprising unbeaten start was 4.4 seconds away from running head-on into a wall. Gardner-Webb, an opponent any Big Ten school ...
Pick 6: College hoops' early season surprises
A decade ago, Butler beating North Carolina would have been huge news, an upset that sent shockwaves throughout college basketball. When the Bulldogs ...
Notre Dame beats eighth-ranked Kentucky 64-50
Notre Dame's experience and raucous home crowd were too much for eighth-ranked Kentucky and its heralded freshmen. Junior guards Eric Atkins and ...
ACC presidents vote to add Louisville as member
Atlantic Coast Conference leaders got the school they wanted. Louisville was relieved to find a home amid the latest wave of realignment. The ACC ...
No. 1 Indiana rolls past No. 14 N Carolina 83-59
No. 1 Indiana had something to prove Tuesday night — that it could play defense. Just two days after the Hoosiers put together their best game this ...
Serb sentenced for beating in US freed from jail
A former Serb college basketball player serving a two-year prison sentence for beating an American into a coma in New York state was freed Monday ...
No. 5 Duke beats No. 2 Louisville 76-71
Sometimes life is a fairy tale, even when it's a college basketball game. Quinn Cook directed No. 5 Duke on its run to the championship of the Battle ...
Ducks rebound with 48-24 win over Beavers
Kenjon Barner ran for 198 yards and two touchdowns despite leaving the game for a time with an injury and No. 5 Oregon defeated No. 16 Oregon State ...
No. 19 Memphis avoids 0-3 run at Battle 4 Atlantis
There isn't much more pressure a team could face this early in the season. No. 19 Memphis arrived in the Bahamas as one of four ranked teams playing ...
Hardaway scores 23, No. 4 Michigan beats K-State
Tim Hardaway Jr. brought the ball up the court, then dribbled between his legs and headed to the left. Then he flashed back to his right, rose up and ...