America East Conference Tournament Opening Round: It wasn’t pretty, but No. 8 Hartford pulled off some March magic in a 49-47 victory against No. 9 Stony Brook. The Hawks trailed Stony Brook 34-17 at halftime and 44-27 with less than 13 minutes remaining. But Hartford started playing great defense, and […]

Horizon League Tournament Quarterfinals: No. 3 Loyola Chicago can thank senior guard Blake Schlib for the Flames’ 66-62 victory against No. 6 Illinois – Chicago. Schlib lit up Illinois – Chicago with 31 points on 12-of-17 shooting. He was the only Flame to reach double figures in scoring. No. 2 […]

Southern Conference Tournament Opening Round: In the first day of Southern Conference Tournament action, the better seeds held serve. No. 6 Georgia Southern handed No. 11 Citadel a 62-46 loss and will play No. 3 College of Charleston. The Eagles held the Bulldogs to only 20 points in the first […]

Tennessee Women’s Coach Builds Pyramid: Tennessee women’s basketball coach Pat Summitt, playing catch-up to men ‘s coach Bruce Pearl, dressed up as a cheerleader and sang “Rocky Top,” propelling the Volunteers men’s team to an 86-76 upset of Florida Tuesday night. Summitt, the winningest basketball coach in NCAA history, ended […]

Olson Condemns ‘Vicious, Vicious Rumor’: Arizona coach Lute Olson dismissed speculations that he has Parkinson’s disease as an untrue and a “vicious, vicious rumor” during his weekly news conference Tuesday. He said he heard the rumors, which apparently started after people noticed Olson’s hands shake, a couple of weeks ago […]

Patriot League Tournament Quarterfinals: The Patriot League quarterfinals produced one upset as No. 6 Army slipped past No. 3 Lehigh 47-46. Freshman guard Josh Miller delivered the game-winner at the buzzer to keep the Black Knights alive in the post-season. Army will play No. 2 Bucknell in the semifinals. The […]

Cowboys’ Boggan Suspended for Baylor Game: Oklahoma State’s leading scorer and rebounder, Mario Boggan, was suspended by coach Sean Sutton for one game after tape reviews revealed the forward head-butted Wildcats forward Cartier Martin in the final minute of the Cowboys’ 84-70 win vs. Kansas State Tuesday night. The suspension […]

No Chickens at Kansas State: An animal rights group’s complaint will likely put an end to Kansas State’s chicken-toss tradition. For years, Kansas State fans have smuggled live chickens into games against Kansas and thrown them onto the court and behind the visiting team’s bench before tip-off, a prank intended […]

Clemente Becomes Second Miami Suspension: Miami point guard Denis Clemente has been suspended for the season for violating an undisclosed team rule, making him the second Hurricane lost to behavior problems this month. Clemente had also been suspended for Miami’s season-opener by coach Frank Haith. Forward Raymond Hicks was also […]

Ohio Valley Conference Tournament Quarterfinals: No. 1 Austin Peay used an early 8-2 run in overtime to get past pesky No. 8 Tennessee State 89-84 Tuesday night and move into the Ohio Valley Conference semifinals to face No. 5 Samford Friday. The Governors’ Drake Reed scored 27 points, but Austin […]