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New-coach success stories in college hoops
In his first season as Kentucky's coach, John Calipari led the Wildcats to 35 wins and a trip to the regional finals of the NCAA tournament.
Tubby leaning heavy on starters in Big Ten play
Tubby Smith drew some criticism in his first five seasons in Minnesota for a substitution pattern that often looked more like a hockey philosophy.
Badgers hold off No. 2 Indiana for 64-59 upset
Wisconsin played Tuesday night like it always does — defended everything, made big shots and limited the turnovers. Indiana looked like anything but ...
No. 2 Notre Dame women defeat Georgetown 79-64
Notre Dame's tough defense and good free-throw shooting were too much for Georgetown. The second-ranked Fighting Irish held the Hoyas' Sugar Rodgers, ...
No. 1 Louisville beats UConn 73-58
Louisville passed its first test as the No. 1 team in the country, beating Connecticut with a spirited second half. Next comes No. 6 Syracuse on ...
No. 1 Baylor women better without being perfect
Baylor coach Kim Mulkey struggles at times because her top-ranked Lady Bears are showing they can be better even without being perfect again.
Louisville jumps to No. 1 in AP basketball poll
Rick Pitino is guessing his Louisville Cardinals won't be the last team to be No. 1 this season. The Cardinals took advantage of losses by Duke and ...
No. 7 Cal women top fifth-ranked Stanford 67-55
Stanford has reigned for so long every other Pac-12 team only hopes to hang around each season. It had been almost four years since the Cardinal last ...
Thomas has 20, OSU hands Michigan 1st loss, 56-53
Deshaun Thomas had 20 points and scored the first and last baskets in a 16-0 first-half spurt and No. 15 Ohio State beat second-ranked Michigan 56-53 ...
No. 20 NC State upsets No. 1 Duke 84-76
C.J. Leslie and Richard Howell wanted this moment, the chance to help No. 20 North Carolina State make a big step forward after a bumpy start to a ...
No. 5 Hoosiers blow past No. 8 Minnesota 88-81
Indiana dazzled its fans with a first half to remember Saturday. Then the fifth-ranked Hoosiers had to survive a forgettable finish. The nation's ...
McDermott scores 39 to lead No. 13 Creighton
Doug McDermott put on a one-man show for Creighton. The All-America forward scored a season-high 39 points, including all 18 for the Bluejays in the ...
No. 9 Gonzaga holds off Saint Mary's 83-78
If close wins build character, No. 9 Gonzaga has all it needs by now. Kelly Olynyk scored 31 points and the Bulldogs held off a furious comeback by ...
Oregon hands No. 4 Arizona first loss, 70-66
After racking up victories against mostly inferior opponents, Oregon finally got a signature win. Led by the all-around efforts of senior E.J.
Midterm: Some of basketball's best freshman
The winter break is wrapping up, conference play is under way and youth is being served on college basketball teams across the country. With most of ...
Dieng leads No. 3 Louisville over Seton Hall 73-58
A couple more pieces fell into place for No. 3 Louisville against Seton Hall. Talented center Gorgui Dieng impressed once again in only his third game ...
Playoff sites likely to be picked by end of April
The home of the first national championship game under the new playoff system, along with the three remaining semifinal rotation sites, will likely ...
Duke starts 4th week as No. 1 in AP poll
Unbeaten Duke and Michigan hold the top two spots in The Associated Press' college basketball poll for the fourth straight week. Duke received 62 ...
Young helps No. 6 Kansas turn back Temple, 69-62
The seniors hadn't been playing like seniors, and Kansas was suffering for it. Elijah Johnson kept turning the ball over on offense, Kevin Young ...
Money for college athletes: not if, but how
After decades when paying college athletes was thought to violate the spirit of amateurism, the enormous television revenue generated by sports — ...
No. 2 Michigan rolls past Iowa 95-67
Trey Burke rushed into the frontcourt, trying to take advantage of a 2-on-1 break. At the last moment, he softly lobbed the ball toward the rim, where ...
Notre Dame women shock No. 1 UConn 73-72
Skylar Diggins and Notre Dame just seem to have Connecticut's number. The Irish have turned one of the best rivalries in women's basketball into a ...
No. 7 Orange beat Rutgers 78-53; Boeheim gets 903
Jim Boeheim achieved another milestone in his impressive career at Syracuse, and yet passing Bob Knight for second place all-time on the victory list ...
No. 1 Duke tops Davidson 67-50 to remain unbeaten
It was supposed to be Seth Curry's homecoming — then Ryan Kelly stole the show. Kelly scored 18 points to help top-ranked Duke remain unbeaten with ...
No. 9 Minnesota tops No. 18 Michigan St 76-63
The Spartans were charging, and the Golden Gophers were coming unglued, rushing shots, turning the ball over and losing their focus in transition.