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Burke leads UM rally over Kansas, 87-85 in OT
Trey Burke kept alive Michigan's deepest NCAA tournament run since the Fab Five era nearly 20 years ago with a shot the Wolverines won't soon forget.
Curry's big night sends Duke past Spartans 71-61
Mike Krzyzewski already holds the NCAA record for most wins by a coach. Thanks to Seth Curry's big scoring night, Krzyzewski could finish the weekend ...
Smith leads Louisville to 77-69 victory over Ducks
Louisville coach Rick Pitino is baffled by Russ Smith. Not by the star guard himself, who is managing to outdo himself each time he steps on the court
Curry sends Duke past Michigan State 71-61
There were times when Seth Curry felt as if he could make every shot. Even his record-setting coach was amazed. Curry scored 29 points and Duke beat ...
Ohio St faces Wichita St for trip to Final Four
During Ohio State's journey to the Final Four last season, Aaron Craft learned the importance of focusing on the next 40 minutes, not the three-week ...
Marquette, Syracuse hold another Big East farewell
With the Big East As We Know It coming to an end, Marquette coach Buzz Williams no doubt figured he'd seen the last of Syracuse's zone for a while.
Column: Farewell to the greatest hoops league ever
Thanks for nothing, greedy college administrators. Because of you, we're bidding farewell to the greatest basketball conference there ever was — and ...
BracketRacket: A quiz, a thought and Peeps
Welcome to BracketRacket, your one-stop shopping place for all things NCAA. For our first Sweet 16 edition, we've got a geography quiz by Shockers and ...
What if: Women's coaches weigh in on 1-on-1 games
Baylor coach Kim Mulkey laughed at the idea. Then, after giving it a little thought, declared herself the winner of a mythical NCAA women's tournament ...
Wichita State moves on to final 8
Malcolm Armstead and his Wichita State teammates told each other they could be a Final Four team last summer. Now the Shockers are one win away from ...
Ohio State advances past Arizona on late 3-pointer
When LaQuinton Ross found out Ohio State was using the Los Angeles Lakers' dressing room this weekend, he immediately called dibs on Kobe Bryant's ...
Big East breaking up with a bang
If you're one of the college basketball fans who can't wait for the Big East breakup to be final, hang on. You'll have to wait for the Final Four.
Buzz with an edge: Marquette tops Miami 71-61
Buzz Williams has never been this far in the NCAA tournament before, so it might take a while for him to deal with it. The Marquette coach was just ...
East: Syracuse tops Indiana 61-50; Marquette next
Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim knows full well that one of the secrets to success for his team's 2-3 zone defense is the way it confounds opponents who ...
Syracuse's D, Carter-Williams beat Indiana 61-50
An hour after his team finished a dominating defensive performance to close in on the Final Four, Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim stood in a hallway and ...
Shockers roll to 72-58 NCAA win over La Salle
Too big, too physical, too quick. Wichita State proved too much of everything for La Salle in a 72-58 victory on Thursday night that put the Shockers ...
Marquette marches on with 71-61 win over Miami
After sweating through a pair of edge-of-your-seat comebacks, Marquette's first Sweet 16 victory in a decade was as straight and smooth as the 15-foot ...
CBS' Gottlieb apologies for "diversity" comment
CBS analyst Doug Gottlieb got coverage of the NCAA tournament's Sweet 16 off to an awkward start, saying he was there to bring the "white man's ...
Heat start to move on after streak ends
Take heart, Heat. Look out, NBA. When the Los Angeles Lakers' 33-game winning streak ended, they hit a bit of a lull before rolling through the ...
Michigan gets top-seeded KU in return to Sweet 16
Michigan coach John Beilein briefly lost track of how long it's been since the Wolverines reached the round of 16 in the NCAA tournament.
FGCU, the 15 seed everybody knows now, vs. Florida
A week ago, Florida Gulf Coast University was just another overlooked No. 15 seed — a longshot at best to nearly everyone eyeballing their NCAA ...
Playing Louisville means lots of pressure
The speed. The quickness. The penchant for causing chaos and mayhem. The ability to take a manageable game and turn it into a blowout in a matter of ...
BracketRacket: A floor, a Big Shocker and the Noid
Welcome to BracketRacket, your one-stop shopping place for all things NCAA. Today's menu includes a time-lapse of the Final Floor being built, one ...
'The Shot' is still hot topic 26 years later
No list of great NCAA championship game moments is complete unless Keith Smart's jumper for Indiana in 1987 is on it. Known by Hoosiers fans to this ...
Northwestern hires Collins as coach
Northwestern hired longtime Duke assistant Chris Collins on Tuesday night to replace the fired Bill Carmody, hoping he can finally lead the Wildcats ...