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Indian Basketball League calls for registration 16 Mar 08, 23:54 ET DUBAI — Registration for the third Indian Basketball League (IBL) tournament 2008 will be held on Thursday, March 20 between 10:30am and 11:30am at Bluebells Nursery, Al Khan, Sharjah, organisers the Indian Basketball Society (IBS) announced yesterday. more BYU basketball: Cougs draw 8 seed, face Aggies in Tournament 16 Mar 08, 23:54 ET By Rhiannon Potkey Posted: 8:43 PM-PROVO - A few gasps filled the room when the words "No. 4" and "Cougars" were mentioned together early in Sunday's NCAA ... more Time to tie up some loose ends - Women's College Basketball 16 Mar 08, 23:47 ET By Charlie Creme The games are done and Bracketology has been finalized. So as you dissect the latest version, searching for your teams and identifying your ... more BASKETBALL: Arkansas Draws Indiana In First Round 16 Mar 08, 23:45 ET By Ryan Malashock ATLANTA -- Most of the 65 teams invited to the NCAA Tournament took part in some type of watch-party Sunday. Even the Georgia Bulldogs, ... more UTEP earns spot on College Basketball Invitational 16 Mar 08, 23:44 ET UTEP has been selected to play in the inaugural College Basketball Invitational Tournament, a 16-team format played at campus sites. ... more On women's basketball: Stanford can't escape 1998 upset 16 Mar 08, 23:43 ET (03-16) 20:31 PDT -- It's practically an annual rite of the NCAA women's basketball tournament, ESPN rolling out tape of the Stanford-Harvard women's game ... more Basketball ignorance not that bad 16 Mar 08, 23:39 ET So, you're sitting in B-dubs, enjoying licking the sauce off your fingers when it happens. Your friends start talking about the most terrifying subject ... more SPORTS - NCAA Basketball Tournament field announced 16 Mar 08, 23:38 ET By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer North Carolina, Memphis, Kansas and UCLA earned the top seeds in the NCAA tournament Sunday, and the top-ranked Tar Heels ... more Police Athletic League basketball ends good season 16 Mar 08, 23:32 ET By ROB NOVIT The basketball players fought and dived for loose balls, drove to the basket and played aggressive defense -- just like in the NBA. ... more BASKETBALL NOTES: Falls might start scheduling tougher 16 Mar 08, 23:31 ET By Jay Skurski GLENS FALLS — Niagara Falls coach Giulio Colangelo chose not to let Sunday’s loss completely damper what was an otherwise remarkable season ... more Wisconsin Overpowers Illinois in Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament 16 Mar 08, 23:27 ET While it's been a down year for Wisconsin sports fans after enduring yet another losing season by their Milwaukee Bucks and the retirement of NFL icon Brett ... more Domino’s Lady Heels secured the National Women’s Basketball League ... 16 Mar 08, 23:22 ET Domino’s Lady Heels seized the title in the National Women’s Basketball League by defeating Esso’s Fever 41-26 at the Digicel Courts. ... more Jack Butler youth basketball tournament 16 Mar 08, 23:21 ET By DAVID WALSH HUNTINGTON -- Announcers would have had fun Sunday calling the action in the championship game between the D-1 Greyhounds and Huntington Red ... more SIU women's basketball team ends season with a loss - SIU 16 Mar 08, 23:19 ET St. CHARLES, Mo. - Despite carrying a commanding lead for most of its Missouri Valley Conference Tournament quarterfinal matchup with Illinois State, ... more Toledo fires basketball coach Stan Joplin 16 Mar 08, 23:16 ET The University of Toledo has called a press conference for Monday to announce that the school has fired basketball coach Stan Joplin. ... more BOYS BASKETBALL: Dream ends for Niagara Falls in state final 16 Mar 08, 23:14 ET By Jay Skurski GLENS FALLS — Niagara Falls coach Giulio Colangelo said his Wolverines had yet to see a team with the ability of Bishop Maginn before ... more College Basketball NCAA Tournament Odds (Friday Games) 16 Mar 08, 23:13 ET College Basketball NCAA Tournament odds have now been posted for the 16 Friday games. All odds courtesy of Bookmaker.com Clemson, a team a lot of people are ... more UT Arlington men’s basketball wins conference, advances to NCAA ... 16 Mar 08, 23:09 ET By Pegasus News wire A 3-point shot just before the buzzer bounced off the rim, and 49 years of UT-Arlington's absence in the NCAA Men's Basketball ... more Men's Basketball: NCAA Game Time Set 16 Mar 08, 23:08 ET MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia’s first round NCAA tournament game against Arizona on Thursday will be the final game of the day at the Verizon Center ... more Basketball Bracket Is Out: March Madness Hits Omaha 16 Mar 08, 23:02 ET OMAHA (KPTM) - Thousands of fans of eight college basketball teams will make their way to Omaha this week, as the opening rounds of the NCAA Tournament play ... more Summit Basketball Tourney says goodbye to Tulsa 16 Mar 08, 22:54 ET The fourth and final year for the Summit League Basketball Championships in Tulsa, Okla., followed suit with the previous three. On the men's side, ... more Rockets sink Lakers to extend record NBA win streak 16 Mar 08, 22:49 ET HOUSTON (AFP) - Rafer Alston led the way with 31 points as the Houston Rockets extended their record win streak to 22 games with a 104-92 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday. more Committee chair talks SEC tournament and other hot topics - Men's ... 16 Mar 08, 22:49 ET By Andy Katz The tornado-altering SEC tournament in Atlanta made the NCAA tournament selection committee adjust the way it considered the results of that ... more Utes to play in College Basketball Invitational 16 Mar 08, 22:47 ET By JazzyUte Section: Basketball While the Utes missed out on the NCAA Tournament and weren't given a spot in this year's NIT, they will be playing in the ... more Cowboy Basketball Receives NIT Bid 16 Mar 08, 22:38 ET Oklahoma State’s Cowboy Basketball squad will travel to Carbondale, Ill., for its first-round matchup with the Southern Illinois Salukis in the 2008 ... more Utah basketball: Utes to play in inaugural CBI 16 Mar 08, 22:32 ET By Michael C. Lewis Posted: 8:27 PM- The Utah Utes will play in the inaugural College Basketball Invitational, coach Jim Boylen said Sunday night, ... more WASHINGTON: Town gives another hurrah for basketball team 16 Mar 08, 22:29 ET WASHINGTON — Cheers and tears were in abundance on Sunday for the Washington Community High School boys basketball team. more NCAA basketball a local hot ticket 16 Mar 08, 22:28 ET BY KEVIN COLE The term March Madness apparently extends to the prices people are paying for tickets to the 2008 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament games at ... more ORU men's basketball team accustomed to big challenges 16 Mar 08, 22:25 ET By Mike Brown, World Sports Writer The Oral Roberts basketball team has been up against long odds before, so what's unusual about having a tough assignment ... more UW men's basketball: Kelley likes Badgers' NCAA road 16 Mar 08, 22:23 ET By TOM MULHERN Former University of Wisconsin guard Mike Kelley chuckles at the number of people he still hears from, who talk about the "favorable" ... more Men's Basketball Nabs MVC-Record 11th Straight Postseason Bid 16 Mar 08, 22:21 ET OMAHA, Neb. -- The Creighton men’s basketball team will head to postseason for a league-record 11th consecutive season, accepting a bid to the National ... more BAYLOR BASKETBALL EARNS FIRST TRIP TO NCAA TOURNAMENT SINCE 1988 16 Mar 08, 22:16 ET The Bears secured a No. 11 seed in the West regional in what will be the university's fifth tournament appearance. The Bears will face No. ... more A look back at the 2008 basketball season 16 Mar 08, 22:15 ET There are a variety of pluses and minuses that comprise every season. Sometimes the minuses weigh down a season with losses and other times pluses lead to ... more No. 7-seeded Brock captures 2008 CIS men’s basketball title on Sunday 16 Mar 08, 22:13 ET For the first time since 1992 and only the second time in school history, the Brock University Badgers are the Canadian Interuniversity Sport men’s ... more Men's basketball: UW sweeps Big Ten titles 16 Mar 08, 22:08 ET AP INDIANAPOLIS — Brian Butch scored 12 points, and No. 8 Wisconsin beat upstart Illinois 61-48 this afternoon to sweep the Big Ten Conference ... more Basketball programs in Africa helping forge talent pipeline 16 Mar 08, 22:05 ET By Shannon Ryan | Tribune reporter 9:00 PM CDT, March 16, 2008 Arriving in the United States from Senegal, Aziz Ndiaye rode from O'Hare Airport to Lake ... more UW men's basketball: Badgers get a No. 3 seed 16 Mar 08, 22:04 ET The University of Wisconsin men's basketball team received a No. 3 seed in the Midwest Region and will face 14th-seeded Cal-State Fullerton in the first ... more Women's Basketball Drops Dartmouth for NCAA Bid 16 Mar 08, 22:02 ET By Josh Perlin NEW YORK CITY — The women's basketball team defeated Dartmouth, 64-47, to secure its first-ever spot in the NCAA tournament this afternoon at ... more Men's Basketball Faces Stanford in NCAA Tournament 16 Mar 08, 22:02 ET By Josh Perlin ITHACA — The Cornell men's basketball team was selected as the No. 14 seed in the NCAA tournament and will face No. ... more 2008 Men’s Basketball Selection Show Blog 16 Mar 08, 21:59 ET By Ray Salloom Men's Basketball Editor Ray Salloom chronicles his thoughts, views, stats, and notes while watching the 2008 edition of the NCAA Men's ... more Basketball Fans: Win a Trip to the Big Dance Courtesy of ... 16 Mar 08, 21:53 ET CINCINNATI – Cincinnati Bell is hosting the ZoomTown Hoops Challenge, giving college basketball fans a chance to win prizes simply by filling out their 2008 ... more Men's Basketball News 16 Mar 08, 21:40 ET By John Antonik for MSNsportsNET.com MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia will face Arizona in an NCAA Tournament first-round game at the Verizon Center in ... more Hostos Captures Third Place at NJCAA Division III Men's Basketball ... 16 Mar 08, 21:39 ET DELHI, NY – The Hostos Community College Caimans bounced back in style from a tough semifinal loss to earn a 58-56 victory over SUNY-Cobleskill and, ... more Men's Basketball: NCAA Tournament Tickets 16 Mar 08, 21:34 ET By Bryan Messerly for MSNsportsNET.com MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The Mountaineer Ticket Office will have a very limited number of tickets available for the West ... more Champaign Central Basketball Welcomed Home 16 Mar 08, 21:33 ET Champaign Central High School returned home from the state tournament in Peoria a huge success. The Maroon's made their first appearance at state in 39 ... more UW men's basketball: Another title for Badgers 16 Mar 08, 21:26 ET By JESSE OSBORNE INDIANAPOLIS -- After an 18-game Big Ten Conference season, the University of Wisconsin men's basketball team found itself alone atop the ... more Longtime powers Arizona, Kentucky and Villanova slip into NCAA ... 16 Mar 08, 21:25 ET By ANDREW BAGNATO , AP All four Wildcat teams jumped off the bubble and into the brackets on a long, anxious Sunday afternoon. ... more Hawks beat Knicks, tie for 8th place 16 Mar 08, 21:24 ET NEW YORK - Joe Johnson had 28 points and 11 assists, and the Atlanta Hawks moved into a tie for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference with a 109-98 victory over the New York Knicks on Sunday night. more NCAA College Basketball News 16 Mar 08, 21:22 ET March Madness all comes down to one game for the Big East regular season championship. On March 8, Louisville plays the Georgetown Hoyas. ... more CU men's basketball team bound for California 16 Mar 08, 21:19 ET The Cornell men's basketball team gathered to watch the NCAA selection show Sunday. more Dougherty won't return as TCU basketball coach 16 Mar 08, 21:19 ET By MERCEDES MAYER TCU Horned Frogs men’s basketball coach Neil Dougherty will not return next season for the final year of his contract. ... more MSU Basketball Opens NCAA Play In Little Rock 16 Mar 08, 21:15 ET STARKVILLE , Miss. – Mississippi State , which finished the regular season with a 22-10 overall record, gained a No. 8 national seed and will open NCAA ... more Top-25 College Basketball Game Capsules 16 Mar 08, 21:14 ET Top-25 College Basketball Game Capsules more Freshmen win championship basketball honors 16 Mar 08, 21:13 ET by Christine Young SALT LAKE CITY — The Judge Memorial Catholic High School freshman boys basketball team capped an incredible season Feb. ... more BYU basketball: Cougs draw 8 seed, face Texas AandM in Tournament 16 Mar 08, 21:09 ET Posted: 7:07 PM- Brigham Young finds itself in a familiar situation heading into its second consecutive NCAA Tournament. After winning the Mountain West ... more No. 7-seeded Brock captures 2008 CIS men's basketball title on Sunday 16 Mar 08, 21:07 ET OTTAWA - For the first time since 1992 and only the second time in school history, the Brock University Badgers are the Canadian Interuniversity Sport men's ... more Men’s Basketball Roundup Kansas Holds Off Texas to Win 3rd Title ... 16 Mar 08, 21:05 ET By AP Texas considers Texas A&M and Oklahoma to be its rivals, and does not particularly like losing to Texas Tech. Kansas always highlights Kansas State ... more The joy of basketball ... and the NBA 16 Mar 08, 21:03 ET Someone, please give me an aspirin. I have to think back to high school to remember the last time I've been this excited about NCAA and NBA basketball at ... more Basketball heaven for Badgers 16 Mar 08, 21:03 ET Their basketball histories and lives were so inextricably linked that it's a wonder they still had individual identities. In various combinations, the Brock ... more LeBron, Cavs hold back Bobcats' rally 16 Mar 08, 20:52 ET CLEVELAND - LeBron James scored 33 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers held off a late Charlotte rally to defeat the Bobcats, 98-91 on Sunday night. more Basketball road trip starts on Tobacco Road 16 Mar 08, 20:50 ET Interstate 40 stretches from California to North Carolina. You could say it's like an asphalt belt wrapping around the country's midsection, but I look at a ... more Women’s Basketball Roundup Old Dominion Wins 17th Consecutive ... 16 Mar 08, 20:49 ET By AP TJ Jordan celebrated her 22nd birthday in perfect fashion — helping No. 14 Old Dominion win another conference title. Jordan and Tiffany Green each ... more UT fires basketball coach Stan Joplin 16 Mar 08, 20:38 ET The University of Toledo has fired men's basketball coach Stan Joplin, The Blade has learned. UT assistant coach Lamar Chapman confirmed the firing of ... more Rockets beat Lakers to stretch win streak to 22 games 16 Mar 08, 20:37 ET HOUSTON (Reuters) - The Houston Rockets beat the Los Angeles Lakers 104-92 on Sunday to claim their 22nd consecutive victory and take sole possession of first place in the Western Conference. more Mavs roll to big early lead to rout Heat 16 Mar 08, 20:33 ET MIAMI - Dirk Nowitzki scored 21 points before sitting out most of the second half, and the Dallas Mavericks stormed out to a huge early lead on the way to beating the hapless Miami Heat 98-73 Sunday night. more NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Odds (2008) 16 Mar 08, 20:32 ET Following a record breaking day here at Gambling911.com, NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament odds for the 2008 March Madness betting season were starting to ... more UW men's basketball: Hughes bounces back from ankle injury 16 Mar 08, 20:29 ET INDIANAPOLIS — The big question for the University of Wisconsin men's basketball team heading into Sunday's Big Ten Conference tournament championship game ... more UW men's basketball: Badgers open NCAA tourney vs. Cal State Fullerton 16 Mar 08, 20:24 ET The University of Wisconsin men's basketball team, fresh off its Big Ten Conference tournament championship, will begin NCAA tournament play Thursday against Cal State Fullerton in Omaha, Neb. The Badgers (29-4), who downed Illinois 61-48 Sunday for their 10th straight victory, earned the No. 3 seed in the Midwest Region and will be making their seventh appearance in as many years under coach Bo ... more Magnificent seven on inside track to Tampa - Women's College ... 16 Mar 08, 20:20 ET By Graham Hays The seven colleges in the Northeast that originally earned that collective nickname once represented the best and brightest of higher ... more Brock captures men's CIS basketball title 16 Mar 08, 20:18 ET For the first time since 1992 and only the second time in school history, the Brock University Badgers are the Canadian Interuniversity Sport men's ... more Black Magic: documentary about Civil Rights and basketball 16 Mar 08, 20:15 ET There's an interesting documentary on ESPN tonight titled Black Magic, about the struggle for civil rights as experienced by basketball players and coaches at Historical Black Colleges and Universities. more March Madness: NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Bracket Set ... 16 Mar 08, 20:00 ET By Josh Hart Let the madness begin in the NCAA Men's basketball tourney. March Madness rings in as the brackets are set for the field of 64 teams (actually ... more NCAA men's basketball tournament field announced 16 Mar 08, 19:57 ET AP North Carolina, Memphis, Kansas and UCLA earned the top seeds in the NCAA tournament Sunday, and the top-ranked Tar Heels got the best deal of all: Their ... more Rockets atop West with 22nd straight win 16 Mar 08, 19:52 ET HOUSTON - The Houston Rockets did more than extend their winning streak on Sunday. They validated it. Rafer Alston scored 31 points and hit eight 3-pointers, both career highs, and the Rockets beat the Los Angeles Lakers 104-92 to extend their winning streak to 22 and claim sole possession of first place in the Western Conference. more UPDATE: BYU men's basketball to play Texas A&M in NCAA Tournament 16 Mar 08, 19:42 ET BYU found out its NCAA men's basketball tournament fate on Sunday, and the Cougars will be headed West. The Cougars received the No. ... more CIS final: Brock Badgers are the CIS Basketball champions 16 Mar 08, 19:33 ET By Administrator, on 16-03-2008 23:27 For the first time since 1992 and the second time in history, the Brock Badgers are the champions of Canadian ... more North Carolina, Memphis Get No. 1 Seeds in NCAA Men's Basketball ... 16 Mar 08, 19:22 ET by AP North Carolina, Memphis, Kansas and UCLA earned the top seeds in the NCAA tournament Sunday, and the top-ranked Tar Heels got the best deal of all: ... more Drake's season a remarkable success story - Men's College Basketball 16 Mar 08, 19:17 ET By Adam Rittenberg ST. LOUIS -- It's natural to assume there's something magical about Drake, hidden inside Keno Davis' brain, Adam Emmenecker's body or ... more Harlem Globetrotters brings basketball magic to Bucharest 16 Mar 08, 18:56 ET The famous American team will play also in Sibiu, Cluj and Timisoara. Today the famous Harlem Globetrotters basketball players will offer a grand show within the Polivalenta hall, starting at 8 PM, and they will then play in Sibiu (March 18), Cluj (March 19) and Timisoara (March 20). more SPORTS - NCAA Basketball Tournament top seeds announced 16 Mar 08, 18:51 ET By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer North Carolina, Memphis, Kansas and UCLA earned the top seeds in the NCAA tournament Sunday, and the top-ranked Tar Heels ... more Glasgow boys basketball coach resigns | KXNet.com North Dakota News 16 Mar 08, 18:47 ET AP-BKHCoach Resigns,0074 Glasgow boys basketball coach resigns Eds: APNewsNow GLASGOW, Mont. (AP) The Glasgow School Board has accepted the resignation of ... more Looking Ahead: Knights Basketball 2008 16 Mar 08, 18:46 ET By Brendan Sonnone After a year in which the Knights finished with a 16-15 record, Coach Kirk Speraw shared his disappointment on the season, ... more Cleveland State Wins Horizon League Women's Basketball Championship 16 Mar 08, 18:41 ET GREEN BAY, Wis. - Cleveland State defeated Wright State 70-56 to win its first-ever Horizon League Women's Basketball Championship on Sunday. With the win, the Vikings earned the League's automatic bid to the NCAA Championship. more BYU basketball: Cougars going dancing withTexas A& M 16 Mar 08, 18:40 ET After winning the Mountain West Conference regular season title and finishing second in the league's conference tournament, BYU's basketball was considered a shoe-in for the NCAA basketball tournament known as "The Big Dance". more Men's college basketball: Cornell draws 14th seed; first-round game against Stanford 16 Mar 08, 18:38 ET ITHACA - The 2008 NCAA Men's Basketball Division I Championship Tournament brackets were released tonight, and Cornell received the 14th seed in the South Region and a first-round game against third-seeded Stanford on Thursday in Anaheim, Calif. For more coverage, see Monday's edition of The Journal. more North Carolina, Kansas, Memphis, UCLA get No. 1 seeds in NCAA men's basketball tournament 16 Mar 08, 18:27 ET Associated Press - March 16, 2008 6:23 PM ET North Carolina, Memphis, Kansas and UCLA are the top seeds in the NCAA men's basketball tournament. The Tar Heels are the top seed in the East, and... more Driveway Basketball Invite will give teams one final shot at glory 16 Mar 08, 18:14 ET Some say we have too many college basketball postseason tournaments. Hogwash. Can you really have too many? Can you have too many doughnuts? Too many political ads? Too many Donald Trump reality shows? more WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: The clock strikes midnight 16 Mar 08, 18:13 ET LAS VEGAS - The problem with wearing a glass slipper is that it's so fragile. One false step, and it can shatter before your eyes. For the San Diego State women's basketball team, all it took was one misstep to end its Cinderella run to the finals of the Mountain West Conference Championships. more MEN'S BASKETBALL: Aztecs bowled over by Cougars in Vegas 16 Mar 08, 18:11 ET LAS VEGAS - Las Vegas was about as unsurprising as a bowl of oatmeal for the San Diego State men's basketball team. No matter how many times you make it, Quaker Oats always has the same flavor. Unfortunately for SDSU, that's a bitter taste that won't seem to go away. more Bishop Maginn wins state basketball title 16 Mar 08, 17:50 ET By JAMES ALLEN, Staff writer The Bishop Maginn boys basketball team turned the state Class AA championship into a rout in the second half Sunday afternoon ... more Hayes hits 7 3s as Pistons rout Hornets 16 Mar 08, 17:41 ET AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - Jarvis Hayes scored 29 points, including a career-high seven 3-pointers, and the Detroit Pistons routed the New Orleans Hornets 105-84 Sunday. more College Basketball Bubble Watch (2008) 16 Mar 08, 17:37 ET Selection Sunday had been delayed a bit as there were still title games being played out past 5:00 pm EST. Hence, the College Basketball bubble watch for ... more NCAA men's basketball tournament 16 Mar 08, 17:28 ET It seems as if every self-proclaimed NCAA tournament guru concocts a personalized formula to predict the field's 65 entrants. Although it's easy to name ... more Niagara Falls routed in state basketball final 16 Mar 08, 17:25 ET By Keith McShea - NEWS SPORTS REPORTER GLENS FALLS -- Niagara Falls, which was looking to win its second Class AA state public school championship in four ... more NCAA Basketball Roundup 16 Mar 08, 17:14 ET By AP Tyler Hansbrough hit a fadeaway jumper off an offensive rebound with 0.8 seconds left to help No. 1 North Carolina beat Virginia Tech, 68-66, ... more Cap Times game blog: No. 6 Wisconsin men's basketball vs. Illinois ... 16 Mar 08, 16:32 ET Jason Bohannon only played three minutes in the first half after picking up two quick fouls. It's interesting because he would have started if Hughes ... more Basketball Cats' Dad Charged With Scamming Family 16 Mar 08, 16:17 ET GEORGETOWN, KY -- The state trooper who investigated the father of a University of Kentucky basketball player said the father scammed a Paris couple with ... more Women's Basketball Defeats Dartmouth for NCAA Tournament Bid 16 Mar 08, 16:07 ET By Sun Staff The Women's Basketball team defeated Dartmouth today, 64-47, to secure a spot in the NCAA Tournament. This will be the first time will go to ... more J-D Wins Class A Boys Basketball State Title 16 Mar 08, 16:04 ET The Jamesville-Dewitt boys basketball team wins the New York State Class A title. more [College Basketball] Topic: Georgia Bulldogs vs Arkansas ... 16 Mar 08, 15:54 ET to tell u the truth i had ole miss to cover over georgia, then i had kentucky but they cancelled my bet when the game got postponed. i was gonna take them ... more Basketball Fans Got No Warning About Tornado 16 Mar 08, 15:51 ET ATLANTA -- Tens of thousands of basketball fans at two arenas were perfectly safe, officials insisted Saturday, even though the crowds apparently weren't ... more SPC Boys Basketball Team named 16 Mar 08, 15:44 ET Zach Thetard of Morris was the lone area representative on the All-Southwest Prairie Conference boys basketball team, which was recently voted on by SPC coaches and announced. more Women's basketball: Cleveland State wins Horizon tourney, NCAA berth 16 Mar 08, 15:40 ET Cleveland State today completed its remarkable run through the Horizon League women’s basketball tournament, clinching its first NCAA Tournament berth with ... more Grant takes boys 6A basketball title 16 Mar 08, 15:40 ET Grant High School's Paul McCoy (23) beats Oregon City High School's Sammy Schafer (3) and Brad Tinsley (4) during the fourth quarter of the 6A boy's ... more Tim Welsh Will Not Return As Providence College Men's Basketball 16 Mar 08, 15:39 ET PROVIDENCE, RI -- Providence College Athletic Director Bob Driscoll announced today (March 15) that men's basketball Head Coach Tim Welsh will not return to ... more Sunday's National Basketball Association Capsules 16 Mar 08, 15:34 ET By PA SportsTicker AUBURN HILLS, Michigan (Ticker) - Jarvis Hayes scored 29 points off the bench afternoon to lead the Detroit Pistons to a 105-84 victory ... more ODU wins 17th straight CAA women's basketball tournament title 16 Mar 08, 15:24 ET NEWARK -- No. 14-ranked Old Dominion won its 17th straight Colonial Athletic Association Women's Basketball Tournament championship this afternoon with a ... more ODU wins 17th straight CAA women's basketball title 16 Mar 08, 15:19 ET NEWARK -- No. 14-ranked Old Dominion won its 17th straight Colonial Athletic Association Women's Basketball Tournament championship this afternoon with a ... more Grafton's run for state basketball title started young 16 Mar 08, 15:19 ET AP - Sunday, March 16, 2008 Grafton seniors like Anthony Kliniske were fourth-graders when their run for a state championship started. ... more College Basketball Odds: Illinois at Wisconsin Spread, Preview ... 16 Mar 08, 15:06 ET Wisconsin has earned a spot in the NCAA tournament field. With one more victory, so will an Illinois team with a losing record. The surprising Illini look ... more Basketball: Third straight victory catapults Stars to the top of ... 16 Mar 08, 15:00 ET By Steve Deane The Auckland Stars have jumped to the top of the NBL ladder with a third straight victory, defeating the Canterbury Rams in Christchurch ... more Championship Basketball Notebook 16 Mar 08, 14:57 ET By Corey Johns At the end of the championship game three UMBC players were honored with all tournament selections. Jay Greene was one of the three voted, ... more Women's college basketball: Cornell jumps on Dartmouth early 16 Mar 08, 14:36 ET Cornell is leading Dartmouth, 9-0, in the early going of today's Ivy League women's basketball playoff tiebreaker at Columbia in New York City. The game can be heard locally on WVBR-FM (93.5). The reception isn't great. Most notably so far is that the play-by-play guy (didn't catch a name) keeps calling the action and then analyzing the play immediately after, essentially rendering the ... more Day Three of the ACC Men's Basketball Tournament 16 Mar 08, 14:28 ET The ACC has always been very proud of its' long and accomplished basketball tradition. To fans of schools within the conference it is the best basketball ... more 2008 Men's NCAA Basketball Tournament Tickets sale announced by ... 16 Mar 08, 14:27 ET TICKETFINDER.com™ has announced the immediate sale and delivery of 2008 Men's NCAA Basketball Tournament tickets for all the scheduled games across all ... more Chisholm adds gold to family basketball trophy case 16 Mar 08, 14:22 ET BY MICHAEL BULLOCK STATE COLLEGE - Even though Lance Chisholm had one championship gold medal displayed somewhere at home, the elusive 5-foot-11 senior ... more Area basketball teams show off talents 16 Mar 08, 13:59 ET By ALEX JOHNSON It has been a banner year for Southeast Iowa, in terms of girls and boys high school basketball. Many schools enjoyed runs in the polls and ... more Clemson Tigers Football, Basketball, and Recruiting 16 Mar 08, 13:55 ET By Brett Jensen CHARLOTTE – Where were you in 1962? For the Clemson basketball team, it was reaching the ACC Tournament Championship Game. ... more Prep Basketball Roundup: Long Beach Poly girls make it 3 straight ... 16 Mar 08, 13:34 ET Jasmine Dixon and her Long Beach Poly teammates celebrate their third consecutive state championship after a 55-31 rout of Berkeley. ... more College Basketball: Conference Tournament Previews 16 Mar 08, 13:33 ET by Ron Johnson (Senior Writer) It's coming down to the wire. Now that the Gators have been snapped out of March Madness, it's time to find out the new ... more Download your NCAA basketball brackets 16 Mar 08, 13:14 ET We know everyone's getting into the pool -- for entertainment purposes only, of course -- as soon as the NCAA men's and women's basketball tournament fields ... more 2008 NCAA March Madness Basketball Contest 16 Mar 08, 13:12 ET 2008 NCAA March Madness Basketball contest offerings are aplenty and you certainly increase your chances of winning by joining as many as possible. ... more UW men's basketball: A familiar unraveling for Spartans 16 Mar 08, 13:12 ET INDIANAPOLIS — Drew Neitzel called it the toughest loss of his career. Tom Izzo was visibly shaken. Drew Naymick had nothing to say. Saturday's 65-63 comeback win by the University of Wisconsin men's basketball team in a Big Ten Conference tournament semifinal game at Conseco Fieldhouse was nothing new to Michigan State. The three have seen this story before. In 2005, MSU blew an eight point ... more Killdeer senior named North Dakota's Mr. Basketball 16 Mar 08, 12:44 ET By DAVE KOLPACK AP Writer AP - Sunday, March 16, 2008 Killdeer's Austin Dufault has been named North Dakota's Mr. Basketball, the first time a Class B ... more Basketball, brotherhood are the ties that bind Schafers 16 Mar 08, 12:41 ET He was sitting in section 202, row two, seat three. And also in row three, seat three. The balconies at Mac Court were not made to accommodate seven-footers ... more Basketball season may be over for Auburn, but not your chance to ... - The Birmingham News 16 Mar 08, 12:39 ET Man, the Southeastern Conference Tournament would have been a lot more fun if Auburn would have been the Cinderella story instead of Georgia. ... more [College Basketball] Topic: Texas - Kansas Discussion 16 Mar 08, 12:28 ET Why is this line so high, now at 6 ?! Texas is every bit as good as Kansas, and I would have thought the line would have been around 3. ... more Watching Basketball Can Kill You 16 Mar 08, 12:08 ET The Sacramento Bee did a cool thing when the Lakers visited the Kings a few weeks ago: They strapped heart-on-his-sleeve Kings owner Gavin Maloof to a ... more Yale Lions win B.C. high school boys basketball championship 16 Mar 08, 12:08 ET They may not have membership in the Ivy League, but when it comes to higher education in the world of B.C. high school basketball, Abbotsford's Yale Lions showed Saturday that they have graduated with honours. more [College Basketball] Topic: **** TEXAS+6 EASY MONEY **** 16 Mar 08, 11:57 ET Big 12 Championship on the line today between Tex / Kan. Possibly playing for #1 seed in the tourney with Tenn losing in the SEC semifinals and G-town ... more Lady Falcons win homeschool basketball national tourney 16 Mar 08, 11:52 ET OKLAHOMA CITY The Faulkner County Homeschool Lady Falcons defeated the Houston Wolverines 67-52 Friday to win the 16-under 5A national title in the National ... more Column: ESPN basketball documentary hits close to home 16 Mar 08, 11:49 ET By Scott Ferrell Watching a screening copy of ESPN's "Black Magic" is something of a roller-coaster ride. Just remember that when the two-part, ... more Donkey Basketball a Skill Few Have Mastered 16 Mar 08, 11:45 ET by David Sommerstein Would you like to receive information from your local NPR member station? (see NPR's privacy policy) May we contact you with ... more District 2-C girls honored for basketball 16 Mar 08, 11:44 ET The District 2-C girls basketball coaches have announced their selections for the 2007-2008 All-Conference teams. The following are comments from the ... more Jefferson boys match girls with 5A basketball title 16 Mar 08, 11:38 ET AP EUGENE - The Jefferson boys left no doubt about what school rules the basketball world in Portland and elsewhere in Oregon. Kalonji Paschal scored 14, ... more Prep Girls Basketball: Mission Prep underclassmen vow to bounce ... 16 Mar 08, 11:19 ET By Joshua D. Scroggin The naysayers were mobilizing before Mission Prep even took the court in Saturday morning’s State Championship. ... more Prep Girls Basketball: Royals’ title quest falls short 16 Mar 08, 11:13 ET By Joshua D. Scroggin Mission Prep’s Leigh Yetter collides with Branson High’s Samantha Bilney (24) in the first quarter of their CIF State Division V ... more UW men's basketball: Hughes game-time decision 16 Mar 08, 11:07 ET By JESSE OSBORNE INDIANAPOLIS — Trevon Hughes is the only starter that has missed a game due to injury for the University of Wisconsin men's basketball team ... more Texas Tech Sunday Morning Notes - Casual Basketball Edition 16 Mar 08, 10:51 ET By Seth C Section: News "It has been a real letdown," said Tech head coach Pat Knight, who has a 4-7 record since taking over after his father's retirement. ... more Africa a growing talent pool for college basketball 16 Mar 08, 10:48 ET By Shannon Ryan | Tribune reporter March 16, 2008 The embassy in Tanzania was filled Jan. 12 with people wanting to watch a big-screen telecast of a ... more HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: George Wythe wins state crown 16 Mar 08, 10:41 ET BY Bucky Dent BY BUCKY DENT RICHMOND — Championship teams can win games even when the rules of engagement aren’t theirs. Such was the case Saturday for ... more BYU basketball: Darger's daggers 16 Mar 08, 10:40 ET Riverton product Joe Darger of UNLV made three baskets Saturday. Each was a three-pointer. Darger completed a four-point play on the first shot; ... more Class AAA championship: Totino-Grace wins its first girls ... 16 Mar 08, 10:32 ET By Tim Leighton In Totino-Grace's trip to the state girls basketball tournament in 2002, the Eagles were drubbed in the Class AAA semifinals by state power ... more College Basketball Odds: Clemson at North Carolina Spread, Preview ... 16 Mar 08, 10:25 ET After another brilliant performance from the national player of the year, defending ACC tournament champion North Carolina is back in the conference ... more Wendell Hudson Hired as Alabama Women's Basketball Coach 16 Mar 08, 10:16 ET TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Wendell Hudson has been hired as the women's basketball coach at Alabama. Hudson, a Birmingham native and Alabama graduate, ... more Storybook basketball season sticks around in memories 16 Mar 08, 10:08 ET The story was only two paragraphs long but it said it all. It was Drake University’s best season in 39 years, the only time the Bulldogs reached the Final ... more Basketball is still in their blood 16 Mar 08, 09:59 ET In Their Words is a regular feature of The Blade's sports section on Sundays. Today, sports columnist Dave Hackenberg talks with Larry Clark and Dick Larry ... more Wellesley girls basketball wins state title 16 Mar 08, 09:42 ET By Adam Kurkjian With her team's lead in yesterday's Division 2 state final against Millbury starting to dwindle in the third quarter, Wellesley girls ... more ALL-CONFERENCE BASKETBALL 16 Mar 08, 09:34 ET Rachel Backes, sr., Tipton; Courtney Branch, sr., Southern Boone; Brittney Burton, sr., Hallsville; Jordan Crisp, sr., North Callaway; Ashley Fisher, soph., ... more Basketball Player Charged In Sexual Assault 16 Mar 08, 09:25 ET CHICAGO -- Iowa authorities have charged a basketball player from Chicago's Wright College in the alleged assault of an 18-year-old woman. ... more College Basketball Odds: Kansas at Texas Spread, Preview & Public ... 16 Mar 08, 09:24 ET The Texas Longhorns, the only team in the country with three wins over teams currently ranked in the top five, will be out to make it four on Sunday. ... more Basketball Cats' Dad Charged With Tickiet Scamming Family 16 Mar 08, 09:22 ET GEORGETOWN, KY -- The state trooper who investigated the father of a University of Kentucky basketball player said the father scammed a Paris couple with ... more Monroe cheers basketball team 16 Mar 08, 09:07 ET By Stephen Milligan MONROE — After taking Monroe Area High School all the way to the Final Four, the Lady ‘Canes girls basketball team returned to a ... more Black basketball players lived against the odds 16 Mar 08, 08:59 ET Basketball and the civil rights movement are intertwined in "Black Magic," a two-night ESPN documentary that spotlights famous and unfamiliar names tied to historically black colleges and universities. more [College Basketball] Topic: *** SUNDAY NCAAB *** 16 Mar 08, 08:48 ET i dont even think this one is going to be close. illinois has had the easiest road possible here catching penn state and minny and a very young purdue team. ... more Around the Horn .... North Andover basketball player Hayden Yeazel 16 Mar 08, 08:23 ET By James Healey When most fans go to a North Andover basketball game, two names stick out on the court; Steve Boudreau and Sean McManus. ... more College-Basketball Update 16 Mar 08, 08:21 ET American (Patriot); Austin Peay (Ohio Valley); Belmont (Atlantic Sun); Butler (Horizon); Coppin State (MEAC); Cornell (Ivy League); Davidson (Southern ... more College-Basketball Roundup: Arkansas, Georgia advance to SEC final 16 Mar 08, 08:21 ET Arkansas 92, No. 4 Tennessee 91: Steven Hill hit a turnaround jumper with 5.3 seconds remaining for his only points of the game and Arkansas knocked off ... more [College Basketball] Topic: FINAL THREAD FOR TEAMS I THINK WILL BE ... 16 Mar 08, 08:16 ET HEY EVERYONE STARTED A NEW THREAD FOR THIS BECAUSE I AM BREAKING IT DOWN A LITTLE DIFFERENT TODAY. IM PUTTING ALL THE CONFERENCES I BELIEVE TO BE ONE BID ... more BYU Basketball: Cougs fall in Wink of an eye 16 Mar 08, 08:15 ET By Michael C. Lewis LAS VEGAS - UNLV's Wink Adams had been good, but not great, for most of the Mountain West Conference championship game against Brigham ... more BYU Basketball: Cougars knocked out 16 Mar 08, 08:07 ET By Rhiannon Potkey LAS VEGAS - This time was supposed to be different. This time they were confident they could close the deal. But it was a case of déjÀ vu ... more BYU basketball: Fight between fans 16 Mar 08, 07:41 ET By Michael C. Lewis LAS VEGAS - Fighting broke out between rival fans following UNLV's 76-61 victory over Brigham Young in the Mountain West Conference ... more Cavaliers boys basketball team makes history with state title 16 Mar 08, 07:34 ET By PHIL GRAY It's a wintertime refrain around Chillicothe basketball, born on the blocks, a kind of handshake that sometimes rattles the rim, ... more Bulldogs bounced out of basketball medals 16 Mar 08, 07:26 ET By WES GILBERTSON, SUN MEDIA Tyson Kwasney was first to foul out for the Sir Winston Churchill Bulldogs. Then Ryan Baker was shunted to the sidelines, ... more Basketball: Gasol injured in Lakers' loss to Hornets 16 Mar 08, 07:12 ET Los Angeles star centre Pau Gasol injured his ankle in the opening period of the Lakers 108-98 loss to the New Orleans Hornets on Friday. ... more Tribune All-Area Boys Basketball Team 16 Mar 08, 07:05 ET Ryan Ross, Michigan Lutheran, 6-4, senior: Tribune's Player of the Year, Ross shined as a scorer (31.6 ppg.), rebounder (8.6 rpg.), passer (5.2 apg. ... more Boys basketball scoreboard 16 Mar 08, 06:58 ET Mike Eribez, Sr., 3.23; Dominique Kimbrough, Jr., 3.00; Corey Malkiewicz, Jr., 3.41; Marcus Montanile, Sr., 4.26; David Stotelmyre, Jr., 3.85; ... more In solving old murders or coaching basketball:A man of conviction - Staten Island Advance 16 Mar 08, 06:57 ET By JOEL H. COHEN STATEN ISLAND, NY -- Starting out in 1984 with the city's Transit Police Department, which merged into the NYPD in 1995, Island native ... more Saturday's men's basketball highlights 16 Mar 08, 06:51 ET AP AP CHARLOTTE, NC - Clemson's dubious basketball history has drawn chuckles for years, and the depth of its futility - try 0-53 at North Carolina - is ... more BOYS BASKETBALL FINALS: Amazing titles, amazing stories 16 Mar 08, 05:54 ET Green powers Saginaw. An unlikely hero, and an even unlikelier shot wins it in Class B. The Free Press has all the fantastic photos, excitement and memories from the boys basketball championships. more Ute basketball: A decade later: Utes say matchups critical 16 Mar 08, 05:45 ET Ten years ago, the Utah Utes were one of the best college basketball teams in the country, yet going through the same thing that hundreds of players and thousands of fans will endure today while waiting for the announcement of the fields for the NCAA Tournaments. more Five Questions: It's a basketball life for Messiah's Mike Miller 16 Mar 08, 05:34 ET Mike Miller knows his way around a basketball court. more Two teens arrested in drive-by shooting of Soquel High basketball star 16 Mar 08, 05:34 ET SOQUEL -- Deputies arrested two teens early Saturday on suspicion they shot a 17-year-old Soquel High basketball star in a gang-motivated drive-by Friday afternoon. more WIAA Division 3 state girls basketball notes: DeBruine shines in crucial moment 16 Mar 08, 05:19 ET MADISON Alyssa DeBruine bent over and held her side as she went to the bench in the second quarter of Oostburgs WIAA Division 3 state girls basketball championship game against Markesan on Saturday. more Basketball video 16 Mar 08, 05:17 ET Relive the boys basketball state tournament by watching archived video of every semifinal and each championship game on cleveland.com/tlr, your exclusive online home of the state championships. more College basketball, spring training, bowling, college diving 16 Mar 08, 05:16 ET college basketball more Youth basketball: Holy Family 2nd at CCA tourney 16 Mar 08, 05:15 ET The Fond du Lac Fireballs beat Sheboygans Holy Family Hawks to win the 12th annual Grade 5-6 girls basketball tournament at Christ Child Academy. more Central Mass. shut out State Basketball Finals 16 Mar 08, 04:30 ET Losing the state championship in your final high school game is never easy, but this one was especially hard because Tantasqua Regional hadn’t fallen since ... more Wendell Hudson named Alabama women's basketball coach - The Birmingham News 16 Mar 08, 04:27 ET Wendell Hudson opted to leave the security of an administrative post at the University of Alabama to coach the women's basketball team because he believes ... more Malvik scores 34 in professional basketball debut 16 Mar 08, 04:15 ET By CRAIG OTTO/Staff writer Zach Malvik, a 2002 Holmen High School graduate playing professionally for the Kilsyth Cobras in Australia, began his pro career ... more One for the history books Lincoln wins first-ever state basketball ... 16 Mar 08, 03:57 ET A week ago, when Lincoln High School senior Tymel Jackson was informed that his basketball team was just two wins away from doing something that no other ... more BASKETBALL 16 Mar 08, 03:48 ET BASKETBALL A-10 TOURNAMENT (at Atlantic City, N.J.) CHAMPIONSHIP (Yesterday) Temple 69, Saint Joseph's 64 MEAC TOURNAMENT (at Raleigh, N.C.) CHAMPIONSHIP (Yesterday) Coppin State 62, Morgan State 60 SOUTH ATLANTIC REGIONAL more Detroit Mercy basketball season ends with injuries, loss of coach 16 Mar 08, 03:44 ET BY VINCE ELLIS • FREE PRESS SPORTS WRITER • March 16, 2008 That March 4 loss at Wright State in the first round of the Horizon League tournament ended the ... more Kansas basketball notebook 16 Mar 08, 03:33 ET Chalmers strains knee: KU junior guard Mario Chalmers said he suffered a strained patellar tendon in his left knee when going up for a layup with 2:47 left ... more Area basketball teams prepare for national tourneys 16 Mar 08, 03:27 ET By Don Williams | AVALANCHE-JOURNAL The South Plains College Texans didn't do what basketball teams are supposed to leading up to tournament time. ... more UW Men's Basketball | Huskies warm up for postseason bid 16 Mar 08, 03:24 ET By Bob Condotta Like last year, the Huskies have a practice scheduled for tonight in anticipation of a postseason invitation. Last year, UW had no need to ... more Women's Basketball Roundup | Texas A&M takes Big 12 16 Mar 08, 03:22 ET By AP DICK WHIPPLE / AP Oklahoma State's Andrea Riley, left, and Texas A&M's A'Quonesia Franklin battle for a loose ball during the second half. ... more Men's Basketball Roundup | Arkansas is riding high 16 Mar 08, 03:22 ET By AP PHIL COALE / AP Arkansas' Charles Thomas gives a fan a ride after the Razorbacks beat fourth-ranked Tennessee in a Southeastern Conference tournament ... more Basketball | Henderson leads second-half rally for SPU women 16 Mar 08, 03:22 ET By Terry Wood A blowout one night earlier. A nail-biter the next. Both resulted in wins for the Seattle Pacific women's basketball team and put the ... more All-Star Basketball | Ferris star leads 4A win 16 Mar 08, 03:20 ET By Will Holden Don Van Lierop isn't used to losing. But the Ferris coach also isn't used to playing without DeAngelo Casto. Van Lierop, who had won 58 ... more Gilford's Crecco and Carr are Class M Basketball Players of the Year 16 Mar 08, 03:19 ET DOVER — Kirk Crecco and Lindsay Carr, both Gilford High School basketball players, were named Players of the Year in the boys and girls divisions, ... more Chester survives Norristown's late rally to win state basketball crown 16 Mar 08, 03:19 ET By Keith Pompey The Clippers escaped with an 81-77 win over Norristown in last night's all-District 1 state championship game in front of a crowd of 5479 at ... more Sam Carchidi: Tiny Jones is a 'Rudy' of basketball 16 Mar 08, 03:19 ET By Sam Carchidi He has played all of six minutes and scored exactly two points - 2 for 2 from the foul line - this season. He only gets into games when he ... more BOYS BASKETBALL Maloney Beats Lyman Hall For Class L Boys ... 16 Mar 08, 03:18 ET By DOM AMORE | Courant Staff Writer March 16, 2008 STORRS - — A year ago, they were sitting in the same locker room, staring straight ahead, ... more Quad-City Times girls basketball all-area teams 16 Mar 08, 03:17 ET By the Quad-City Times staff | 1 comment(s) “Marquisha is a very gifted player and athlete and will only get better. A gym rat, plays basketball all the ... more All-Area Basketball Team: Five different playoff teams represented ... 16 Mar 08, 03:17 ET By Evan Mohl Start with one Texas Girls Coaches Association all-state selection. Add one Texas Association of Basketball Coaches (TABC) all-state team ... more All-Area Basketball: Roos don't have corner on area's market of talent 16 Mar 08, 03:17 ET By Kevin Posival Tre' Nichols and the Killeen High Runnin' Roos headlined Killeen ISD's marquee year on the basketball court. But Killeen's three 5A schools ... more Out cold: Renaissance Academy loses lose Div. V boys' basketball final 16 Mar 08, 03:15 ET By Gerry Gittelson, Staff Writer SACRAMENTO -- The Renaissance Academy of La Canada Flintridge boys' basketball team picked the wrong day for a total ... more Posnack Day School girls' basketball coach brings passion to court 16 Mar 08, 03:15 ET Christina Godbout may look like one of the Posnack high school players, but once the ball is tossed, it's easy to see why she's the coach as her Rams ... more NCAA basketball notebook: Providence fires Welsh after 10 years as 16 Mar 08, 03:13 ET AP Tim Welsh was fired as Providence's basketball coach Saturday after his third losing season in four years. He spent 10 years at the Big East school and ... more UDM basketball season ends with injuries, loss of coach 16 Mar 08, 03:10 ET BY VINCE ELLIS • FREE PRESS SPORTS WRITER • March 16, 2008 That March 4 loss at Wright State in the first round of the Horizon League tournament ended the ... more Bloomfield Defeats Kolbe To Win Class S Basketball Title 16 Mar 08, 03:09 ET By TOM PULEO | Courant Staff Writer March 16, 2008 NEW BRITAIN - Bloomfield's Rashad Moore and Marcus Cooper hooked up on several pass plays during football ... more ScoreBoard: College women's basketball 16 Mar 08, 03:09 ET Mandy Morales, Montana (MVP); Laura Cote, Montana; Claire Faucher, Portland State; Krislyn Wallace, Montana State; Natalie Doma, Idaho State; Erica Perry, ... more Vermont Basketball Coaches Association hands out awards 16 Mar 08, 03:09 ET WINDSOR — Candon Rusin of Twin Valley, Joe O'Shea of Burlington and Alyssa Herrington of Mount Anthony took home Player of the Year Awards when the Vermont ... more Basketball roundup: Clemson shakes one monkey, another awaits 16 Mar 08, 03:09 ET By BEE NEWS SERVICES CHARLOTTE, NC -- Clemson's dubious basketball history has drawn chuckles for years, and the depth of its futility -- try 0-53 at North ... more A day of awards in Vt. basketball 16 Mar 08, 03:08 ET WINDSOR — Candon Rusin of Twin Valley, Joe O'Shea of Burlington and Alyssa Herrington of Mount Anthony took home Player of the Year Awards when the Vermont ... more Women's Basketball: DePaul Deserves NCAA Bid 16 Mar 08, 03:08 ET After DePaul lost to UConn in the Big East quarterfinals last Sunday, Blue Demons coach Doug Bruno said he believed his team should make the NCAA Tournament ... more SEC Basketball Tourney Scrambles After Storm 16 Mar 08, 03:08 ET AP March 16, 2008 ATLANTA —The setting resembled a youth league game, with seats reserved for family and friends. Most everyone else headed for home while a ... more Coast Guard Men's Basketball Team Loses 16 Mar 08, 03:08 ET Matt Hilton hit a big three-pointer with 1:43 left in overtime and Ursinus held on to beat Coast Guard 82-76 in an NCAA Division III men's Elite Eight game ... more Women's College Basketball Conference Tournament Roundup 16 Mar 08, 03:07 ET AP March 16, 2008 A'Quonesia Franklin had 19 points and hit four free throws in the final 22 seconds, helping No.11 Texas A&M hold off No. ... more College Basketball: 16 Mar 08, 03:07 ET Illinois continued its unlikely pursuit of an automatic NCAA tournament bid, beating Minnesota yesterday, 54-50, to advance to today's Big Ten final in ... more Women's College Basketball: Tigers win in a rout to go to semifinals 16 Mar 08, 03:07 ET Melissa Brooks scored 16 points as Holy Family beat fifth-seeded Assumption, 73-49, in the second semifinal to move within a victory of the NCAA Division II ... more Basketball ends for area athletes 16 Mar 08, 03:02 ET BY AMANDA ANTHONY -- Ryan Chester and Travis Matthews ended their seasons with an 85-79 lost to Georgia College in the Peach Belt Conference tournament. ... more South Florida All-Star Basketball Championships 16 Mar 08, 03:01 ET BY GARY CURRERI | SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT March 16, 2008 WEST PALM BEACH - Tameka McKelton said she felt right at home making basket after basket after basket ... more Basketball: Royals' 3rd loss to STMA ends season (3-15) 16 Mar 08, 02:59 ET The Rogers Royals gave top-seeded St. Michael-Albertville a battle but fell 54-47 in the Section 5AAA semifinals Saturday evening, ending their season. ... more Basketball: Elk boys done after loss to Tech (3-15) 16 Mar 08, 02:59 ET St. Cloud Tech pummeled Elk River 82-63 in the game that really counted on Saturday evening, at Sauk Rapids, advancing to the Section 8AAAA finals while ... more Women's basketball: BHSU's run ends in 'Elite Eight' 16 Mar 08, 02:46 ET By Mike Besso, Lawrence County Journal Sunday, March 16, 2008 SIOUX CITY, Iowa — One of the best seasons in the history of the women’s basketball program at ... more State basketball: East River schools win 'Spirit of Six' 16 Mar 08, 02:46 ET By Journal staff Sunday, March 16, 2008 RAPID CITY — The Mitchell, Platte-Geddes, and Tripp-Delmont/Armour cheerleaders were chosen as the “Spirit of Six” ... more State basketball: Hanson, McGhee and Krogman honored at tourneys 16 Mar 08, 02:46 ET By Journal staff Sunday, March 16, 2008 RAPID CITY — Josh Hanson of Watertown, Christian McGhee of Red Cloud, and Louie Krogman of White River were all ... more Jefferson tops Corvallis, wins 5A basketball title 16 Mar 08, 02:42 ET AP EUGENE, Ore. (AP) -- Kalonji Paschal scored 14, Jordan Black added 12 and No. 2 Jefferson beat No. 3 Corvallis, 55-52 in the OSAA Class 5A boys ... more Saints basketball teams become national contenders 16 Mar 08, 02:36 ET By TOM COTTON - Independent Record - 3/16/08 Photos courtesy of Carroll College - The Carroll College men’s basketball team celebrates their victory in the ... more State Basketball Championships handed out 16 Mar 08, 02:29 ET KUSA - Championships were handed out in all classifications of the State Basketball tournament on Saturday with Denver East winning the class 5A boys title. ... more Basketball fans got no warning about tornado 16 Mar 08, 02:22 ET Tens of thousands of basketball fans at two arenas were perfectly safe, officials insisted Saturday, even though the crowds apparently weren't warned about an approaching tornado one that would ravage skyscrapers and injure dozens. more BYU basketball: Post-tournament thoughts 16 Mar 08, 02:17 ET 1) No matter that UNLV outplayed BYU in the second half of the men's championship game Saturday - Cougar fans are complaining that the Rebels benefited from ... more Basketball: Panthers Backlash Warning 16 Mar 08, 02:16 ET SCOTTISH Rocks star Julius Joseph has warned his side to beware a Birmingham backlash today when the sides square off again in Glasgow. ... more Reader comments: Utah Utes basketball: Utes wait, hope for ... 16 Mar 08, 02:16 ET There are no comments for this story. You can be the first to comment on this story. Comments are monitored. Any comments found to be abusive, offensive, ... more Reader comments: BYU basketball: Going down with a fight 16 Mar 08, 02:16 ET There are no comments for this story. You can be the first to comment on this story. Comments are monitored. Any comments found to be abusive, offensive, ... more Tournament is about more than just basketball 16 Mar 08, 02:15 ET I just read an inspiring story in the April 2008 Reader's Digest, titled "Teacher's Bet," about Ella Avery-Smothers, an average student turned successful ... more Pitt enjoys Garden party by knocking off the Hoyas - Men's College ... 16 Mar 08, 02:12 ET By Dana O'Neil NEW YORK -- One is a foot-stomping, arm-flailing fast talker whose intensity practically seeps out of his pores. The other is so unassuming ... more College basketball: Jackets' NAIA tourney drought ends 16 Mar 08, 02:10 ET By Mike Besso, Lawrence County Journal Sunday, March 16, 2008 SIOUX CITY, Iowa — An 11-year drought at the national tournament came to an end for Black ... more College Basketball: Georgia in SEC finale with a rush 16 Mar 08, 02:10 ET Georgia, which won four regular-season games in the SEC all season, won three in three days - including two Saturday - to make an improbable charge into ... more Utah Utes basketball: Utes wait, hope for postseason bid 16 Mar 08, 02:10 ET Now it's a waiting game for the Utah men's basketball team. After losing to UNLV Friday night in the Mountain West Conference Tournament, the Utes' hopes for an NCAA Tournament were dashed. However, they still have hopes of continuing their season this week. more Women's basketball: Jackets advance to 'Elite 8' 16 Mar 08, 02:10 ET By Mike Besso, Lawrence County Journal Sunday, March 16, 2008 SIOUX CITY, Iowa — Black Hills State advanced to the “Elite 8” of the NAIA Division II ... more Killdeer’s Dufault is Mr. Basketball 16 Mar 08, 01:59 ET By Dave Kolpack, The Forum Killdeer’s Austin Dufault has been named North Dakota’s Mr. Basketball, the first time a Class B player has won the honor in 13 ... more College basketball notes 16 Mar 08, 01:59 ET AP ATLANTA — ESPN2 will replace CBS in televising the championship game of the Southeastern Conference tournament, which was forced to change its schedule ... more St. Edward's men fall in Division II basketball tournament 16 Mar 08, 01:59 ET By William Wilkerson STEPHENVILLE — It's tough enough to find any offensive rhythm against a team that holds opponents to 58.5 points per game, ... more One month after winning title in boys hockey, Grafton claims boys ... 16 Mar 08, 01:58 ET The boys basketball team took its turn Saturday at the Fargodome. The Spoilers rode their lockdown defense to a 53-42 victory against Turtle Lake-Mercer for ... more 2A state basketball: Calhan boys, Simla girls take third 16 Mar 08, 01:56 ET By JUSTIN PEDERSON PUEBLO - The usual stars, Calhan's Logan Deputy and Simla's RaeLynn Snyder, came up big, as both area teams won their final game to place ... more Football, basketball imbalance a future Big East issue - The Star-Ledger 16 Mar 08, 01:55 ET BY TOM LUICCI Three years after seeing three schools defect to the ACC, Big East officials will tell you their league hasn't simply survived and recovered ... more OU basketball notebook 16 Mar 08, 01:55 ET Oklahoma started the second half like it was going to take Texas to the wire in Saturday's Big 12 Tournament semifinal at Sprint Center. ... more Top-25 College Basketball Game Capsules 16 Mar 08, 01:55 ET Charlotte, NC (Sports Network) - Tyler Hansbrough's baseline jumper with 8/10ths of a second to play sent top-ranked North Carolina to the ACC Tournament ... more Prep girls basketball: St. Paul Central repeats in Class 4A 16 Mar 08, 01:54 ET AP MINNEAPOLIS — Kyana Johnson hit a driving baseline jumper with a minute to play and future Minnesota Gopher Kiara Buford iced St. Paul Central’s ... more Prep boys basketball: Wildcats dump Dutchmen, 56-49 16 Mar 08, 01:53 ET COLLEGEVILLE —Chris Tengwall had 17 points and 13 rebounds, powering No. 1-seeded New London-Spicer to a win over second-ranked Melrose by a 56-49 score on ... more Former Southern coach hopes basketball documentary scores 16 Mar 08, 01:49 ET Ben Jobe said he was near death when Dan Klores called. Klores, a PR magnate with a second career as a documentary filmmaker, badly needed Jobe, a pioneering basketball player, coach and administrator, for his new film, "Black Magic." more WIAA state girls basketball notes: 'We're going to Disney World' 16 Mar 08, 01:47 ET So, Gwen Sutter, Kayla Rackow, Emily Rufenacht and Kylie Kaiser, you just won the WIAA Division 2 state girls basketball championship. What are you going to do now? "We're going to Disney World!" the four Monroe Cheesemakers players screamed Saturday afternoon outside the winners' locker room at the Dane County Coliseum. Seriously. They're going to Disney World. In Florida. They will join the ... more Class A state basketball: Eads girls, Hi-Plains boys repeat as champs 16 Mar 08, 01:47 ET By MARTIN HINES Two dominant Class A basketball programs repeated as state champions Saturday with the Eads girls defeating Briggsdale 59-37 and the ... more Mira Costa girls' basketball coach has no hang-ups about great season 16 Mar 08, 01:46 ET I didn’t want to bug Don Braunecker with a pesky phone call, asking for a day-after reaction to the Division II girls’ basketball state title game, ... more Oakland's McClymonds wins state D-1 basketball title 16 Mar 08, 01:45 ET AP SACRAMENTO—William Cherry had 19 points, eight assists and four steals to lead McClymonds of Oakland past Dominguez of Compton, 73-54, and win the boys' ... more Killdeer player named state's Mr. Basketball 16 Mar 08, 01:45 ET AP Austin Dufault received the honor tonight at the state Class B boys basketball tournament in Fargo. The 6-foot-8 Dufault averaged 26 points and 12 ... more Dufault is Mr. Basketball and North Dakota senior athlete of the year 16 Mar 08, 01:44 ET FARGO – Austin Dufault’s willingness to succeed in the game of basketball can be traced to his fifth-grade year when Rich Dufault took over as the head boys ... more Women's basketball: Washburn 73, UCO 66 [2 hrs ago] 16 Mar 08, 01:41 ET AP Video CANYON, Texas — Washburn, with superior shooting and rebounding, ousted Central Oklahoma from the NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament on ... more BASKETBALL: Wolverines are back in the STATE FINALS 16 Mar 08, 01:39 ET By Nate Beutel/beuteln@gnnewspaper.com And the Niagara Falls boys basketball team was still able to top Baldwin, 66-49, in the state Class AA semifinals at ... more MSU women's basketball team advances 16 Mar 08, 01:39 ET Tiffany Moe’s wing jumper at the buzzer lifted Minnesota State to a 64-62 victory over Wayne State in the semifinals of the NCAA Division II North Central ... more National Basketball Association Game Capsules 16 Mar 08, 01:37 ET Orlando, FL -- Orlando, FL (Sports Network) - Hedo Turkoglu scored 27 points to lead the Orlando Magic in a 122-111 victory over the Indiana Pacers at Amway ... more Semiprofessional team offers women another chance in basketball 16 Mar 08, 01:25 ET Tynnetta Rasheed returned to Beach High School on Saturday morning looking to extend a basketball career that kicked off as a Bulldog more than 20 years ago. more Davis, Warriors beat Grizzlies 110-107 16 Mar 08, 01:25 ET OAKLAND, Calif. - Baron Davis scored all of his 19 points in the second half Saturday night, including a key jumper in the final minutes that helped the Golden State Warriors slog their way to their eighth win in 10 games, a 110-107 victory over the hapless Memphis Grizzlies. more COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Tornado exiles many SEC fans 16 Mar 08, 01:24 ET By David Jones • news-press.com sports bureau • March 16, 2008 ATLANTA - Mike Craig, who coached high school basketball for years, wanted his two boys to ... more BOYS' BASKETBALL: The warpath ends for Borden 16 Mar 08, 01:19 ET By MATT CRESS HOMECROFT — Through its unlikely run through the postseason, the Borden boys’ basketball team gave its school, its community and fans ... more BOYS' BASKETBALL: Brownsburg stuns No. 1 Dogs at semistate, 51-41 16 Mar 08, 01:19 ET By KEVIN HARRIS HOMECROFT — All season long, the Brownsburg boys’ basketball team has enjoyed playing against ranked competition. The Central Indiana school ... more Ute basketball: Utes lose to UNLV in semis 16 Mar 08, 01:18 ET By Michael C. Lewis LAS VEGAS - Yep, the game ended at just about midnight. You could tell, because the Utah Utes turned back into a pumpkin. ... more Harrisburg wins state basketball title 16 Mar 08, 01:15 ET LG Patterson/AP Harrisburg's Josh Taylor, top, leaps on teammate Mason Hardin after they defeated South Iron, left, in the Class 2 Championship game at the ... more Video: Boys Basketball | Spring Grove blitzes Rushford-Peterson in ... 16 Mar 08, 01:10 ET By Guy N. Limbeck It was offensive basketball at its best. And the Spring Grove Lions picked a great time to deliver. Second-seeded Spring Grove (24-4) rode ... more Boys Basketball | Triton defeats NRHEG in 2AA East championship 16 Mar 08, 01:10 ET By Scott A. Kolb AUSTIN -- Free-throw shooting carried the Triton Cobras to the championship of the Section Two, Class AA East tournament on Friday night at ... more Bulldogs' historic wins an unexpected boost for Felton - Men's ... 16 Mar 08, 01:03 ET By Mark Schlabach In fact, the Bulldogs have to give him a raise. A nice, big fat one. Because on Saturday, Felton guided Georgia through the most unlikely ... more Basketball Diaries: The most exciting day of my life 16 Mar 08, 01:03 ET Winning the state championship is such an amazing feeling and it was so great being surrounded by all of my teammates as we held up the trophy. ... more All-Nebraska boys basketball teams 16 Mar 08, 01:02 ET Bellevue East: James Futch. Bellevue West: Shomari Wellington, Steve Palmtag. Columbus: Brian Cleary, Kurt Farmer. Fremont: Andy Sajevic, Connor Niehaus. ... more World-Herald's All-Nebraska Basketball: Houser, Jones head honor teams 16 Mar 08, 01:02 ET Lincoln Southeast's KK Houser and Omaha Central's Josh Jones are named honorary captains of The World-Herald's All-Nebraska basketball teams. ... more UW men's basketball: Flowers, Badgers steal the show 16 Mar 08, 01:02 ET INDIANAPOLIS — There haven't been many occasions this season in which the University of Wisconsin men's basketball team has trailed by a double-digit margin. Even fewer have been instances in which the Badgers have faced a deficit that large during the second half. But that was the situation eighth-ranked UW was presented with during Saturday's Big Ten Conference tournament semifinal against ... more Killdeer senior named ND’s Mr. Basketball 16 Mar 08, 00:57 ET AP FARGO — Killdeer’s Austin Dufault has been named North Dakota’s Mr. Basketball, the first time a Class B player has won the honor in 13 seasons. ... more Women's Basketball Team's Season Ends with 83-80 Loss to U ... 16 Mar 08, 00:53 ET March 15, 2008, Greencastle, Ind. - "UW-Whitewater advanced to the NCAA Division III Final Four with an 83-80 victory over DePauw at the Williams Center on ... more Celtics begin road trip with win over Bucks 16 Mar 08, 00:50 ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Boston Celtics cruised to a 99-77 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday in the first of a testing five-game road trip. more WIAA Girls' Basketball Tournament Results 16 Mar 08, 00:45 ET Brittney Mason led all scorers with 17 points as Milwaukee Vincent beat Oshkosh West to repeat as the WIAA Division 1 state champion. ... more Wendell Hudson Named University of Alabama Head Women's Basketball ... 16 Mar 08, 00:44 ET TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Wendell Hudson, Associate Athletics Director for Alumni Relations, has been named the eighth head women's basketball coach of The ... more ALL-BIG 12 MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM: Kansas State's Beasley a ... 16 Mar 08, 00:43 ET Michael Beasley came to Kansas State with as much hype as any player in Big 12 history. With a brilliant combination of skill and athleticism, ... more Acadia, Brock reach CIS men's basketball final 16 Mar 08, 00:41 ET The fifth-seeded Axemen defeated the No. 1-ranked Carleton Ravens 82-80 in double overtime in semifinal action at the Canadian Interuniversity Sport men's ... more Obituary: Robert 'Jeep' Kelley / High school basketball legend 16 Mar 08, 00:41 ET The story has been told and retold through the years in basketball circles throughout the city to keep alive the legend of Robert "Jeep" Kelley, a playground phenom who never quite fulfilled what seemed to be unlimited promise on the courts. more TIGERS HOPE 3RD TIME'S THE CHARM BASKETBALL 16 Mar 08, 00:38 ET Gerry Broome/AP Gerry Broome/AP BY TAFT COGHILL JR. When Clemson's players gathered yesterday morning, watching ESPN, what they saw scroll across the bottom ... more PIAA basketball championships 16 Mar 08, 00:35 ET STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Too fast and too strong early in the Class AAAA final, Chester built up too big of a lead for Norristown to overcome. ... more College basketball: Tigers end 22-game skid against Blue Devils 16 Mar 08, 00:32 ET By Mike Cranston - AP Clemson's dubious basketball history has drawn chuckles for years, and the depth of its futility - try 0-53 at North Carolina - is ... more Blazers sweep series from Timberwolves 16 Mar 08, 00:29 ET PORTLAND, Ore. - LaMarcus Aldridge scored 26 points, Brandon Roy had 25 points and eight assists, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 107-96 Saturday night to sweep the season series. more Men's Basketball Falls to Bryant In First Round of NCAA's, 63-56 16 Mar 08, 00:26 ET WALTHAM, Mass. (Mar. 15, 2008) – Junior guard Jonathan Schmidt scored 23 points, but the Pioneers could not generate enough offense to overcome four Bryant ... more Officials: Basketball fans were safe from twister 16 Mar 08, 00:22 ET ATLANTA (AP) — Tens of thousands of basketball fans at two arenas were perfectly safe, officials insisted Saturday, even though the crowds apparently ... more PIAA Basketball Championships: James Madison recruit registers a ... 16 Mar 08, 00:12 ET By Colin Dunlap, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Mount Alvernia's Gabrielle Holko is consoled by assistant coach Kevin Lane after the Lions' Class A loss to Marian ... more BASKETBALL: Hill's Improbable Shot Caps Arkansas Upset 16 Mar 08, 00:12 ET By Ryan Malashock ATLANTA - Too bad only about 1000 people saw this game in person. Twelve ties, 17 lead changes and one unforgettable six-footer by Steven ... more PIAA Basketball Championships: First WPIAL team to capture ... 16 Mar 08, 00:12 ET By Mike White, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Jeannette's Jordan Hall, left, drives on Strawberry Mansion's Marcus Grimes in yesterday's PIAA Class AA final. ... more Mike Clyde Named West Virginia Boys Basketball Official of the Year 16 Mar 08, 00:11 ET CHARLESTON -- Mike Clyde has been named the West Virginia boys basketball official of the year at the state tournament in Charleston. ... more Millbrook wins first state basketball title 16 Mar 08, 00:09 ET By Arthur Utley Millbrook shut out Brunswick in the second quarter and went on to defeat the Bulldogs 53-43 in the Virginia High School League Group AA boys ... more Falcons reach new high in basketball 16 Mar 08, 00:08 ET By Jesse Smithey (Contact) Either make the clutch shots Saturday night in the Class AA state championship or the 57th season of Fulton High School boys' ... more College basketball roundup 16 Mar 08, 00:07 ET AP No. 1 North Carolina 68, Virginia Tech 66: Tyler Hansbrough hit a fadeaway jumper off an offensive rebound with 0.8 seconds left to help North Carolina ... more State Basketball Championships handed out tonight 16 Mar 08, 00:04 ET BOULDER, Colo. (AP) -- Francisco Cruz scored 19 points, taking the game in his own hands in the final minutes Saturday, and Abraham Lincoln won its second ... more

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