
No. 1 Gonzaga beats LMU 66-48 to reach WCC final
For the first time in school history, Gonzaga stepped on the floor as the top-ranked team in the country. Thanks to a second-half surge Saturday night ...

No. 3 Duke hammers North Carolina 69-53
Seth Curry kept burying shots against helpless North Carolina defenders to give No. 3 Duke a big lead, then Mason Plumlee dominated inside to keep the ...

Baylor wins 81-58, No. 4 Kansas shares Big 12
Kansas had a share of its ninth Big 12 regular-season title in a row even before Ben McLemore scored a layup off the opening tip at Baylor. That ended ...

No. 13 Oklahoma State edges No. 9 K-State 76-70
Coach Travis Ford can't be certain whether NBA prospect Marcus Smart has played his last home game at Oklahoma State. If he did, he went out with one ...

No. 8 Louisville beats No. 24 Notre Dame 73-57
Peyton Siva and Gorgui Dieng added another major achievement to their impressive legacy at Louisville. Siva and Dieng, who helped the Cardinals win ...

No. 6 Miami beats Clemson for outright ACC title
Miami coach Jim Larranaga mounted the ladder last and went to the basket hard, scissors in hand. The net came off with one final snip, and he twirled ...

No. 23 UCLA knocks off Washington 61-54
Once they got word, UCLA stopped with the hugs and handshakes on the court and raced into the locker room, huddling around cellphones and computers ...

No. 5 Georgetown beats No. 17 Syracuse 61-39
Georgetown coach John Thompson III was noting all the ways — and there were many — in which his team's lopsided, Big East-closing victory over ...

Comer, Brown lead FGCU to 1st NCAA tournament bid
Florida Gulf Coast is not the least bit patient. In just their second year of eligibility, the Eagles are headed to the NCAA tournament. Brett Comer ...

2 Ohio football players face trial in rape case
Two high school football players go on trial this coming week on charges of raping a nearly passed-out-drunk 16-year-old girl during a night of ...

Big East completes football-basketball breakup
When the Big East divorce was complete, the basketball schools got the early separation they wanted, the name of the conference many of them founded ...

Akron guard pleads not guilty to drug charges
Akron's special season has hit a stunning snag. Zips starting point guard Alex Abreu pleaded not guilty to trafficking and possession of marijuana on ...

Thomas leads Terp women past Wake in ACC tourney
Alyssa Thomas had the first triple-double in Atlantic Coast Conference tournament history, and No. 10 Maryland beat Wake Forest 92-81 in overtime in ...

Struggling Kentucky set to host No. 11 Florida
Kentucky has been knocked on its heels again after two straight road losses, a major blow to the defending national champion's postseason hopes.
Creditors claim bankrupt Smith dumped $2M
Creditors are trying to block former Arkansas coach John L. Smith from liquidating $40.7 million in debt, saying he moved several properties and more ...

Recent heat spike unlike anything in 11,000 years
A new study looking at 11,000 years of climate temperatures shows the world in the middle of a dramatic U-turn, lurching from near-record cooling to ...

Simmons, No. 9 Lady Vols top Florida 82-73 in SEC
A late rally from Florida left Tennessee coach Holly Warlick thinking the Lady Vols haven't learned how to put a team away. Meighan Simmons scored 20 ...

Diggins, Notre Dame sweep major Big East awards
Notre Dame guard Skylar Diggins was selected Big East player of the year for the second consecutive season on Friday, leading an Irish sweep of the ...

How much could college stars earn in endorsements?
Money and Manziel are often mentioned together these days. When talk turns to insurance policies or trademark infringement lawsuits involving the ...

No. 10 Michigan State beats No. 22 Wisconsin 58-43
Keith Appling bounced back in time to give No. 10 Michigan State a shot to share the Big Ten title. Appling scored 14 of his 19 points in the second ...

College hoops season filled with surprises
This season of parity in college basketball has produced quite a few surprises, from the revolving door at the top of the polls to the rapid decline ...
NCAA to reconsider some recruiting deregulation
The NCAA's board of directors will review two proposals adopted in January that were aimed at deregulating recruiting after some coaches and ...
Akron suspends Abreu following arrest
Akron point guard Alex Abreu was suspended Thursday after he was arrested and charged with possession and trafficking of marijuana. A team spokesman ...

Financing terms reached for new Falcons stadium
Atlanta's mayor and Falcons owner Arthur Blank have agreed to financing terms for a new $1 billion, retractable-roof stadium to replace the ...

Sooners start spring with changed coaching staff
As Bob Stoops prepares to lead Oklahoma onto the practice field this spring, the new faces in prominent roles are plentiful. Landry Jones will be ...