Kevin Dunleavy

Updated: Tue, Apr 2, 2013

Small campus building hosts must-win game After losing Monday night at Santa Clara, George Mason plays to stay alive in the College Basketball Invitational on Wednesday night. In the best-of-three series, the Patriots will look for some old-school inspiration at the Recreation Athletic...

John Keim

Updated: Tue, Apr 2, 2013

The transformation in the tournament had nothing to do with the more heralded players. Michigan's run to make the Final Four wasn't about Trey Burke (well, there was that shot vs. Kansas) or Tim Hardaway, Jr. or Nik Stauskas (okay, there were those six 3-pointers vs. Florida). Rather, it was...

John Keim

Updated: Mon, Apr 1, 2013

Robert Griffin III might be considered superhuman by some (his doctor), but he bleeds as a fan just like the rest of us. Witness his tweets following Louisville's upset win over his alma mater, Baylor, in the women's basketball Elite Eight. Clearly he was displeased with the officiating and its...

Kevin Dunleavy

Updated: Mon, Apr 1, 2013

Madison Square Garden is a basketball mecca -- but only for those of a certain generation. Maryland coach Mark Turgeon, who leads his team into the NIT semifinals in New York on Tuesday, informed his team of the opportunity to play on one of the sport's greatest stages. He talked of playing...

Kevin Dunleavy

Updated: Mon, Apr 1, 2013

Looser play has lifted Terps in the postseason It was a blink-of-an-eye highlight from an otherwise unremarkable win over Wake Forest. But three weeks later, it serves as a vivid example of when the Maryland Terrapins began their transformation from uptight underachievers to a loose team on...

Nancy Armour

Updated: Sun, Mar 31, 2013

Cardinals win it for guard, who suffers horrific injury in first half INDIANAPOLIS -- Crying and shaken by the sight of Kevin Ware writhing on the court, his right leg splintered, Rick Pitino and his Louisville players had no idea how they were going to pull it together with a half still left...

Stephen Hawkins

Updated: Sun, Mar 31, 2013

Young Wolverines rout Gators to get to Atlanta ARLINGTON, Texas -- Trey Burke and Michigan had the perfect response for everyone who said they were too young or not tough enough to make it all the way to Atlanta. The championship trophy for the South Region is headed back to Ann Arbor, while...

John Keim

Published: Sun, Mar 31, 2013

With Opening Day on Monday, it seems like a good time to look at the top days in sports. Here are our five: 5. New Year's Day » It used to be even better before the BCS started spreading out the better games. But it remains a special day, with college football starting at 11 a.m. It's a...

Kevin Dunleavy

Updated: Sun, Mar 31, 2013

The first game of the NCAA Elite Eight featured a gruesome shooting performance by Marquette. The last game will be remembered for a gruesome leg injury to Louisville's Kevin Ware. In between, fans found out a lot about contenders and pretenders for the NCAA title. In this year of parity, many...

Kevin Dunleavy

Updated: Sat, Mar 30, 2013

Dominant defense lifts Jim Boeheim, Orange In coaching circles, zone defense is the subject of derision. For those in the fraternity, it's for teams that don't have the wherewithal or will to play man-to-man. In his 37th season as coach at Syracuse, however, Jim Boeheim has elevated the...