Ordinarily, a college coach caught barking instructions to his players during an offseason scrimmage would get a strongly-worded memo from the NCAA police. Roy Williams' appearance at a pickup game ... Read More

So what is a "Tar Heel," exactly? Here's the explanation, courtesy of UNC's website: One version of the nickname's origin has the name first being applied to North Carolinians during the ... Read More

Stanford replaced outgoing coach Trent Johnson with an assistant from another elite academic institution, hiring Duke assistant Johnny Dawkins to lead the Cardinal. Dawkins has been an assistant to Coach K ... Read More

Tennessee's Pat Summitt celebrates the Vols' latest championship Getty Images / Al Messerschmidt The Jets and Patriots have been involved in a cold war for years... but they still play twice a ... Read More

Just days away from the April 27th deadline for underclassmen entering the NBA Draft, there's been a flurry of new declarations. The Texas Longhorns are in danger of losing their ... Read More

St. John's suffered two more losses this week. That's how bad things have gotten for the Red Storm. They're still losing in April. The latest losses for Norm Roberts' squad: not ... Read More

I have to admit being generally hesitant about calling anything the "best ever" -- and the internet-speak headline with too many periods does little to reinforce his credibility... but the ... Read More

The first round of the NBA Draft continues to take shape as more underclassmen declare their intentions. Here's the latest: The UCLA Bruins lost three players in two days, with junior ... Read More

An open letter to Tyreke Evans: I admire what you're doing. Really, I do. You have every right to insist on some sort of security in return for your commitment to ... Read More

Kansas and coach Bill Self put rumors of a possible departure for a higher-paying job at Oklahoma State to rest yesterday, holding a press conference to announce that Self will ... Read More

Stanford coach Trent Johnson became the latest to parlay an NCAA Tournament run into a fatter paycheck, leaving the Cardinal to take over the LSU Tigers. Stanford was a Sweet Sixteen ... Read More

It seems two of the most prominent citizens of Los Angeles -- USC's O.J. Mayo and UCLA's Kevin Love -- are making plans to head east. They're both expected in ... Read More

Kansas coach Bill Self cutting down the nets after the Jayhawks' victory. Getty Images / Ronald Martinez National Championship Game (1) Kansas 75, (1) Memphis 68 (OT): For weeks, John Calipari has been ... Read More

Like a substantial portion of the college basketball community, I've been under-rating the Memphis Tigers for weeks. When my initial NCAA brackets came back too favorite-heavy, I went looking for a ... Read More

Hall of Fame Inductee Dick Vitale, doing what he does best. Getty Images / Kevin C. Cox The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame class of 2008 won't be released until later ... Read More

In what might be regarded as the college basketball equivalent of Terry Francona leaving the Red Sox to coach the Yankees, the Cal Golden Bears have a new head coach ... Read More

The Final Four logo at center court of the Alamodome floor, during Memphis' win over UCLA Getty Images / Ronald Martinez John Calipari's team was supposed to be the one that would ... Read More

An interesting situation is developing at Oklahoma State -- one which may have far-reaching implications in Big 12 basketball. Coach Sean Sutton resigned April 1 after just two seasons in the ... Read More

Tom Crean: New Hoosier Coach Getty Images / Jim McIsaac Up until the last 24 hours or so, the primary source of news updates on Indiana University's search for a new basketball ... Read More

I've finally figured out what Big Red, the Western Kentucky mascot, is supposed to be. A stepping stone -- commemorating the long history of coaches using a stint with the Hilltoppers ... Read More