BASKETBALL STUDY EXAMINES HOW MIDMAJORS GET STARS
A semi-scientific analysis of college basketball players aims to catalog the skills and talents that make a great midmajor player. 03/16/2010 16:20, nytimes |
SECOND TO NUN
6 Q's About the News | Who is the 5-foot-4, white-haired 77-year-old nun who keeps the Xavier men's basketball team in line academically? 03/16/2010 11:40, nytimes |
CONNECTICUT SEEMS A SHOO-IN TO WIN WOMEN'S TITLE
Defending champion Huskies are seeded No. 1 overall and aiming for a second consecutive undefeated season. Stanford could give them a run for the championship.
The NCAA women's basketball tournament field of 63 eventual losers and one national champion was announced Monday, not that anyone wa... 03/16/2010 08:00, LaTimes |
ON COLLEGE BASKETBALL: UCONN WOMEN, LIKE U.C.L.A. MEN OF OLD, ARE GOOD FOR BASKETBALL
Just as college basketball needed the U.C.L.A. men in the 1960s and 70s, it now needs the women's dominance of UConn and Tennessee for visibility and viability. 03/16/2010 02:40, nytimes |
UCONN IS TOP NO. 1 SEED FOR WOMEN'S TOURNEY
Undefeated Connecticut earned the No. 1 overall seed for the NCAA women's basketball tournament. UConn (33-0), which has won an NCAA record 72 straight games, will try to complete the sixth perfect season in women's basketball history, 03/16/2010 02:20, msnbc |
LEADING OFF: ROCKY ROAD FOR KANSAS
Many bracket analysts are saying the No. 1 overall seed in the N.C.A.A. men's basketball tournament, Kansas, was placed in the toughest region. 03/15/2010 19:00, nytimes |
CELIZIC: DISMISS DUKE, BUT DO SO AT YOUR PERIL
Celizic: The Duke Blue Devils don't sneak up on people on the basketball court. Their perennial success always makes them a favorite in every office pool across the country. But this year might be different. 03/15/2010 07:00, msnbc |
JERRY CROWE: ARTIS GILMORE'S BASKETBALL CAREER REMAINS UNDERAPPRECIATED
The former center's statistics suggest that he should be in the Hall of Fame, but 22 years after his playing days ended, he still hasn't received the call.
If you're a UCLA basketball fan of a certain age, your first glimpse of Artis Gilmore probably was at the Final Four. 03/15/2010 05:20, LaTimes |
UC SANTA BARBARA HOLDS OFF LONG BEACH STATE TO WIN BIG WEST TITLE
The top-seeded Gauchos hold off a second-half rally by the 49ers and earn their second conference tournament title.
Nothing could topple the UC Santa Barbara men's basketball team in their run for the Big West Conference title, not even Long Beach State's "spurtability." 03/14/2010 13:00, LaTimes |
BILL PLASCHKE: IT'S HOW THEY PLAY THE GAME
Wins and losses aren't part of the Balboa VIP, a basketball league for special-needs children.
Basketball's championship week concluded Saturday with a result far more interesting than anything involving Kansas or Duke. 03/14/2010 08:00, LaTimes |
BIG TEN: OHIO STATE TOPS MICHIGAN ON TURNER'S LONG SHOT
Evan Turner hit a long 3-point shot at the buzzer to lift No. 5 Ohio State to a 69-68 victory over Michigan in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten basketball tournament Friday. 03/12/2010 21:40, msnbc |
FOR USC'S MICHAEL COOPER AND OREGON'S PAUL WESTHEAD, A NEW CHAPTER
The ties between the two, whose teams meet Friday in the Pac-10 women's basketball tournament, go back three decades.
The ties between the two, whose teams meet Friday in the Pac-10 women's basketball tournament, go back three decades. 03/12/2010 07:40, LaTimes |
A PUSH FOR BINGHAMTON TO EXIT DIVISION I
A statement signed by 18 faculty members recommended a vote on whether Binghamton should remain in Division I after a scandal surrounding the men's basketball team. 03/12/2010 06:20, nytimes |
LIVE UPDATES FROM THE BIG EAST TOURNAMENT, DAY 3
Live updates from Day 3 of the Big East men's basketball tournament. 03/11/2010 21:20, nytimes |
LEADING OFF: (PLENTY OF) TIME TO REFLECT ON THE IRISH OFFENSE
Notre Dame chucked its run-and-gun approach and is now one of the best stories in college basketball. 03/11/2010 20:00, nytimes |
EX-ATHLETES JOIN ED O'BANNON'S LAWSUIT AGAINST N.C.A.A.
Eleven former college football and basketball players joined a class-action suit against the N.C.A.A. over the use of their likenesses. 03/11/2010 04:20, nytimes |
OHIO SON, FATHER WIN NAISMITH PREP AWARDS
Jared Sullinger basketball standout; dad coached Columbus Northland team. 03/11/2010 02:00, msnbc |
MARQUETTE 57, ST. JOHN'S 55: MARQUETTE SURVIVES THE RED STORM
After trailing by as many as 14 points, St. John's rallied but could not get past Marquette on Wednesday at the Big East men's basketball tournament. 03/11/2010 01:00, nytimes |