Duke does it, in 61-59 thriller over Butler

BY Eddie Pells
April 5, 2010


Indianapolis, IN — The too-perfect basketball story with the too-perfect ending is still available on DVD. The real celebration for the new national champion - that’s taking place on Tobacco Road.

Kyle Singler scored 19 points and Brian Zoubek rebounded Gordon Hayward’s miss with 3.6 seconds left Monday night to help Duke beat Butler 61-59, ending the tiny underdog’s try for a “Hoosiers” sequel one win short of the Hollywood ending.

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2010

Butler vs. Goliath, 9:21 PM ET, Apr 5, 2010

By Gerry Ahern
April 4, 2010


Indainapolis, IN — They may not be Cinderella, but Butler advancing to Monday’s national championship game against Duke has to rank as one of the more unlikely scenarios to unfold in NCAA tournament history.

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Butler clinches title game berth, defeats Michigan State 52-50

Associated Press
April 3, 2010


Indianapolis, IN — After 25 years, "Hoosiers" could use an update.

One more win, and Butler will have the perfect script.

Gordon Hayward had 19 points and nine rebounds, including one with 2 seconds left that sealed the game.

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College Basketball: Scouting the Final Four

April 1, 2010


WEST VIRGINIA

“They have so much length on defense — Da’Sean Butler is 6-foot-7, Kevin Jones is 6-8, Wellington Smith is 6-8, and Devin Ebanks is 6-9 — that when you combine that with their pressure mentality in the man-to-man, they’re able to push your offense a lot further away from the basket than normal. … The 1-3-1 they employed in the Kentucky game has been a great change-up for them, and they’ve gone to it a lot more this year.

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Moore’s 22 pts leads Huskies back to Final Four

By Rusty Miller
March 30, 2010


Dayton, OH — The Connecticut Huskies swear they’re not perfect. Their last 76 opponents might disagree.

Maya Moore scored 22 points to lead the Huskies past Florida State 90-50 on Tuesday night, sending the defending champions back to the Final Four and stretching their unprecedented win streak to 76 games.

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Butler, beats KSU 63-56 to make Final Four

By Eddie Pells
March 28, 2010


Salt Lake City, UT — It’s an easy five-mile drive from the Butler campus to the site of its next game, in downtown Indianapolis. Still, it’s hard to think of many programs that have taken a longer, more unlikely road to the Final Four.

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Tennessee tops Ohio State to reach regional finals

Associated Press
March 26, 2010


St. Louis, MO — Ohio State has one of the best players in the country in Evan Turner . Tennessee has what seems like an endless supply of nasty, stingy defenders.

No secret who's going to win that battle.

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Butler rallies, beats top-seeded Syracuse 63-59

By Doug Alden
March 25, 2010


Salt Lake City, UT — Butler became the latest mid-major team to knock off a top seed in the NCAA tournament.

Willie Veasley scored five of his 13 points during an 11-0 run down the stretch, and the Bulldogs rallied to upset No. 1 seed Syracuse 63-59 on Thursday night in the West Regional semifinals for their 23rd straight victory.

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Cornell laughing all the way to the Sweet 16

By David Fox
March 21, 2010


Jacksonville, FL — A half-dozen of Louis Dale’s teammates huddled around a TV in Cornell’s locker room waiting to see if the Big Red’s point guard actually would go through with it.

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Panthers knock off No. 1 Kansas 69-67

By John Marshal
March 20, 2010


Oklahoma City, OK — Leading by one against the colossus of the bracket, Ali Farokhmanesh stood at the 3-point line, no one around.

The prudent play?

Pull it out?

Burn some clock?

Not a chance!

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Thomas's patient buzzer-beater gives Murray State its legacy win

By Ann Killion
March 18, 2010


San Jose, CA — He wasn't going to get off the shot, was he?

Murray State's Danero Thomas dribbled on the floor like he had all the time in the world, like it hadn't been 22 years since the Racers won an NCAA game, 21 years since the Ohio Valley Conference had notched a win in the field of 64, like the Racers weren't on the brink of a major No. 13-over-No. 4-seed upset.

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Midwest Regional Primer: Overall No. 1 Kansas will be tested

Associated Press
March 15, 2010


STATE OF THE NO. 1: Kansas

Kansas is the best team in the country and a strong favorite to make it to Indianapolis. Beyond the obvious -- the 32-2 record, the convincing Big 12 regular-season and tournament titles, the depth, talent and experience -- the Jayhawks are extremely strong in every statistical category Final Four teams usually excel in.

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Kansas earns overall top seed in NCAA tournament

By Eddie Pells
March 14, 2010


Kansas, Kentucky, Duke and Syracuse earned top billing and the No. 1 seeds for the NCAA tournament Sunday, with the Jayhawks named the top seed overall for the 2010 version of March Madness.

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Kansas claims Big 12 title with third triumph over Kansas State

Associated Press
By Charlie Neibergall,


Kansas City, MO — Snip by snip, the Kansas Jayhawks took down another championship net.

So what if there are bigger goals still ahead.

Winning a title feels good anytime, especially against a rival in an atmosphere like this.

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Hoyas’ meteoric rise continues

By Jason King
March 12, 2010


New York, NY – The hottest team in college basketball finished eighth in its own conference. Georgetown says that doesn’t matter now, and if you’ve watched the Hoyas play in the Big East tournament this week, you know they speak the truth.

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Syracuse's loss to Georgetown won't hurt Orange in NCAAs

March 11, 2010


New York, NY — As a Syracuse player, Gerry McNamara won a national championship and two Big East tournament titles. As he points out, they didn't happen in the same year.

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UConn wins NCAA record 71st straight game

By Doug Feinberg
March 8, 2010


HARTFORD, Conn. —The top-ranked Connecticut Huskies made women’s college basketball history Monday night—not that you would have known it by watching them.

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Louisville knocked off Syracuse for the second time 78-68

By JEFFREY McMURRAY
March 6, 2010


Louisville, KY — Louisville gave Freedom Hall a memorable send-off.

Kyle Kuric scored all of his career-high 22 points in the second half and the Cardinals upset No. 1 Syracuse 78-68 on Saturday, providing one last highlight at their 54-year-old home.

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Baylor phenom's punch gives women's hoops a black eye

By Jeff Eisenberg
March 5, 2010


Already a YouTube sensation in high school as a result of her unprecedented size and dazzling repertoire of dunks, 6-foot-8 Baylor phenom Brittney Griner readily embraces the label of women's basketball's next crossover star.

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Purdue F Hummel out for season

By Cliff Brunt
February 25, 2010


Indianapolis, IN — One unfortunate step by Robbie Hummel has put Purdue’s Final Four hopes in jeopardy.

The do-it-all junior forward will miss the remainder of the season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.

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Roland’s recovery inspires Aggies

By Jason King
February 17, 2010


Shortly before they inserted a titanium rod and four screws into his right leg back in December, doctors told Texas A&M senior Derrick Roland that his college basketball career was finished.

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The ugliest missed free throw you've ever seen

By Jeff Eisenberg
February 9, 2010


For those who couldn't sit through the final four minutes of the Kansas-Texas game on Monday night, it did deliver at least one memorable moment: A missed free throw for the ages.

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Clutch Collins carries No. 2 Jayhawks past K-State

By John Marshall
January 30, 2010


MANHATTAN, Kan. — Sherron Collins winced through back spasms all night, only to have it flare up at the worst possible moment. He limped off the floor and started contorting his body, drinking electrolytes—anything to get the pain to stop.

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One-on-one with Wayne Chism

By Jason King
January 18, 2010


Shortly after the Jan. 1 arrest of four of his players, Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl stood before the Volunteers and talked about the rest of the season.

Tyler Smith (who has since been dismissed from the team), Melvin Goins, Brian Williams and Cameron Tatum face drugs and weapons charges.

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3 Kentucky stays perfect, beats Georgia 76-68

By WILL GRAVES
January 9, 2010


LEXINGTON, Ky. — Patrick Patterson and John Wall scored 17 points each to help No. 3 Kentucky hold off Georgia 76-68 on Saturday in the Southeastern Conference opener for both schools.

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Calling All Conferences: All-Igniter Team

By Jason King
December 24, 2009

The early tournaments have come and gone. The intriguing pre-conference matchups have played out.

With play in the Big Six leagues getting under way, now’s a good time to look at the players who have jump-started their teams heading into the heart of their schedules.

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NCAA Basketball’s Cool ‘Cat

By Jason King
December 5, 2009


LEXINGTON, Ky. — With three minutes left in the biggest game of the young college basketball season, the 18-year-old freshman with two points and four turnovers shouted at one of the sport’s legendary figures from the end of the bench.

“Coach!” Kentucky freshman Eric Bledsoe yelled near the end of the Wildcats’ game against North Carolina. “Put me back in!”

Standing on the Kentucky sideline, John Calipari couldn’t help but smile. Appalled as he was that one of players had dared to give him orders, there was a side of him that loved it. So Calipari pointed toward the scorer’s table.

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Syracuse’s Johnson magic

By Jason King
November 20, 2009


NEW YORK — Late Friday night, shortly after his team’s 87-71 embarrassment of sixth-ranked North Carolina at Madison Square Garden, Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim walked into his postgame news conference and smirked.

“I told you so,” he said.

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Tired of mediocrity, Florida begins anew

By David Fox
November 12, 2009


Florida junior forward Chandler Parsons is adapting to different surroundings and a new look.

Nick Calathes, his teammate since he was a freshman in high school and his college roommate for the past two years, is playing pro basketball in Greece. Calathes' absence means Parsons' role with the Gators will change substantially. And Parsons no longer has his trademark buzz cut, which he had sported since high school.

The Gators hope that's not the only reinvention in Gainesville this season.

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Can Barnes take Texas to the top?

By Jason King
November 1, 2009


KANSAS CITY, Mo. — As Iowa State standout Craig Brackins exited the Sprint Center following Big 12 Media Day, the future NBA draft pick passed Texas coach Rick Barnes near the arena’s tunnel.

Placing his hand on Brackins’ shoulder, Barnes nodded toward Cyclones coach Greg McDermott, who was standing nearby.

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Western Kentucky losing underdog label

By Steve Megargee
October 15, 2009


Advancing beyond the first round of the last two NCAA tournaments hasn't stopped Western Kentucky from getting overshadowed in its home state.

Kentucky has garnered more offseason attention than any program in the country since John Calipari arrived from Memphis and signed the nation's top-ranked recruiting class. The off-court drama surrounding Louisville coach Rick Pitino has emerged as the summer's biggest soap opera.

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Rebounds are biggest concern for Capel's Sooners

By Mike DeCourcy
September 29, 2009


Rebounds still are going to fall from the backboards when the Oklahoma Sooners play this winter. It's an inevitable part of the game. No one, not even 1985 Villanova playing nearly flawless basketball, makes every shot. When Jeff Capel ponders the season ahead, this is what he wonders most: Who will pick up the balls that miss?

After producing Oklahoma's greatest basketball success since the 1980s, Capel must replace three starters and the most productive reserve from last season's 30-6 team. Player of the year Blake Griffin averaged 22.7 points and led OU in scoring in 29 of its 37 games and left to become the first pick in the NBA draft.

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Regional system drives UC's basketball schedule

by Jack Bogaczyk
September 11, 2009


CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The regional system that drives NCAA Division II basketball is the prime push behind the schedules the University of Charleston will play in 2009-10.

Then, there's the Golden Eagle men's visit to Morgantown for a Dec. 5 date with West Virginia. The UC women play 26 of their 27 regular-season games against Atlantic Regional foes.

The West Virginia Conference schedules expand to 22 games (up from 20) this season, too.

Those are the highlights of the UC men's and women's schedules.

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Perry Jones can do a little bit of everything

By Michael DeCourcy
July 27, 2009


LAS VEGAS — Perry Jones has been an excellent student -- a member of the National Honor Society -- but he would prefer you weren't aware of this. "He says I should stop telling people that because people will think he's soft," says Nike talent scout Vince Baldwin, Jones' friend and, lately, fan.

Jones wouldn't be bothered at all, though, if you should come to regard him as an extraordinary basketball player.

And when you see him, you will. He'll almost certainly be in the McDonald's All-American Game, and if you miss that, you can watch him starting in November 2010 for the Baylor Bears, a college he chose as a freshman in high school.

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Seattle U. makes basketball coaching changes

By The Seattle Times and The AP
July 3, 2009


Seattle University has made two changes to its basketball coaching staffs for the school's first season as a Division I school in 2009-10.

New men's coach Cameron Dollar hired his father to be an assistant coach, and Dan Kriley was fired as women's coach despite four consecutive winning seasons.

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Trouble appears to follow John Calipari

By Andrea Adelson
June 9, 2009


ORLANDO, Fla.-All you Florida Gators fans worried about John Calipari and what he is going to do at Kentucky should breathe easy today. In a few years, Kentucky could face some sort of NCAA sanction.

That's just the Calipari way. The two other schools where he has coached have gotten into trouble with the NCAA for rules violations that happened on Calipari's watch. The latest was revealed early last week by the Memphis Commercial-Appeal.

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College basketball boring, predictable

By Billy Wesselsii
Febrtuary 3, 2009


Over the past two weeks the debate raged on: Arizona Cardinals or Pittsburgh Steelers?

The Steelers won, who honestly were my pick to win it all in the preseason, thanks to some shady officiating.

Before the weeks of analysis, we watched the NFL playoffs and before that there was the annual debate about the BCS.

Before that, we had college football and preceding that every year is Major League Baseball.

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Pete Newell dies at 93; Hall of Fame basketball coach guided Cal to 1959 NCAA title
As the Lakers' general manager, Newell, who retired from coaching at 44, brought Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to L.A. in 1975.

By Robyn Norwood
November 18, 2008


Pete Newell, who coached UC Berkeley to the 1959 National Collegiate Athletic Assn. basketball title and was one of only three men to guide teams to National Invitation Tournament, NCAA and Olympic championships, died Monday. He was 93.

Newell, a resident of Rancho Santa Fe, died at the nearby home of Dr. Earl Shultz, one of his former Cal players who had been caring for him. Newell had been in poor health since lung surgery in 2005, his son Roger said.

By winning the then-prestigious NIT with the University of San Francisco in 1949, guiding Cal to the NCAA title and winning the 1960 Olympic gold medal with a roster that included Oscar Robertson, Jerry Lucas and Jerry West, Newell became the first coach to claim all three titles.

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Men's NCAA basketball: Thabeet rolls on for No. 2 UConn

The Associated Press
November 15, 2008


STORRS, Conn. — Hasheem Thabeet had 23 points and 17 rebounds to lead No. 2 Connecticut to a season-opening 81-55 win over Western Carolina on Friday.

The 7-foot-3 junior, who towered at least 7 inches over any defender for the Catamounts, also blocked five shots. He was 7 of 11 from the field, with most of his attempts from inside 5 feet.


No. 5 Pittsburgh 86, Fairleigh Dickinson 63

In Pittsburgh, DeJuan Blair was overpowering inside with 17 points and 13 rebounds in slightly more than a half and Pitt got a big lift from point guard Levance Fields' return from a broken foot.

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Women’s basketball releases 2008-09 schedule

Diane Nordstrom
September 4, 2008


MADISON, Wis. -- The University of Wisconsin women’s basketball team will play seven games on the Big Ten Network during the 2008-09 season as the Badgers’ schedule was released today. UW will also play eight games against 2008 NCAA tournament teams, seven games vs. opponents that were ranked or received votes in the final 2008 Associated Press poll and 13 games against teams that competed in the 2008 WNIT.

"The Big Ten Network is great national exposure for our program,” said UW head coach Lisa Stone. “For our fans and recruits, this is the perfect opportunity for everyone to get a close look at the Badgers. We’re really excited for the season and I think our fans will want to watch us play.”

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NCAA Rd. 1: Letran leads 'Magic 4'

July 31, 2008


If the first round is an indication, expect more exciting action in the second round of Season 84 of the NCAA basketball tournament.

The Knights saw their sweep bid foiled no thanks to a 67-71 loss to the three-peat seeking San Beda Red Lions before a big Wednesday crowd at the Cuneta Astrodome.

Despite the loss, the Muralla-based dribblers remained atop the heap with a 6-1 (win-loss) slate, a full game ahead of the Jose Rizal Bombers and the Lions.

Jose Rizal, which edged Philippine Christian U, 60-58, is tied with San Beda at second spot on 5-2 cards but clinched the second seed following its king-sized 79-74 victory over the latter two weeks back.

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MBK: Jarvis Signs On To Coach Florida Atlantic

May 27, 2008
By TIM REYNOLDS, AP Sports Writer


BOCA RATON, Fla.(AP) Mike Jarvis found a home in Boca Raton four years ago. Now, he's got a job to with it.

Jarvis was introduced Tuesday as the men's basketball coach at Florida Atlantic, returning to run a program for the first time since St. John's fired him six games into the 2003-04 season.

University trustees still must formally approve the hiring, a process that now seems little more than a formality. Jarvis' four-year deal almost certainly will become official Wednesday.

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The Screening Process
Steroids In America: a guide to testing policies, from pros to high school

By Joe Lemire, SI.com
March 11, 2008


Two weeks ago members of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce told league commissioners that they were mulling legislation that would mandate a universal antidoping policy for every professional sports league in the U.S. But until such a law is enacted (if it ever is), leagues are free to test at their discretion. While each sport prohibits a similar list of -performance-enhancing- drugs, such as steroids and stimulants, there is great variety in the scope and frequency of testing.

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Best Conference in College Basketball

February 12, 2008, 2:02 PM


With March Madness a month away, I wanted to break down the best conference in college basketball.  This, in many ways is how a team is judged, ranked and looked at come tournament time.  The way I see it, there are five power conferences in which to choose from...sorry Memphis conference USA isn't one of them.  So let's break them down!

In alphabetical order we have the ACC, the Big 12, the Big East, the Big 10, the PAC 10 and the SEC.  Out of these many can make the argument that the last two national title teams have come out of the SEC, Florida winning the last two.  Also, many can make the argument that two of the top three teams in the country are in the ACC, Duke and UNC.  Many can argue that the Big 12 is it, Kansas was one of the last teams to lose a game, the conference has, who many feel, the national player of the year in Michael Beasley and Kansas State...who gave Kansas their first loss.  Others contend it's the Big 10 with teams like Purdue, Indiana, Wisconsin and Michigan State.  All good points, but my vote is for the Big East.

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Odom announces retirement

Columbia, SC (Sports Network) - South Carolina men's head basketball coach Dave Odom announced Friday he is set to retire at the end of the season.

The 65-year-old coach, who signed a two-year extension through the 2009-10 campaign last year, is in the midst of his seventh season at South Carolina. The Gamecocks are 9-8 (1-2 SEC) this season.

"Everything has a beginning and an end," said Odom. "It's a hard decision because this profession and this game are all about passion and I can tell you the passion is still there, but I recognize the signs and I recognize the thoughts that brought me to this decision

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The best man for this job is a woman
Having conquered college basketball, Candace Parker is ready for a new challenge: saving the WNBA. Probably with the Sparks.

December 16, 2007


KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Jump shot, fadeaway, soft touch? Got it.

Behind the back, between the legs, to the hoop? Got it.

Spin moves, step-backs, rebounds and soaring dunks? Got 'em all, and more.

She is the most dominant player in college basketball. Yes, you read right -- she. As in Candace Parker, 21 years old, a 6-foot-4 athlete so superbly multidimensional that she is listed as a forward/center/guard for the University of Tennessee Lady Vols.

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