Tom Crean certainly has his work cut out for him as he tries to rebuild an Indiana program leveled by Kelvin Sampson's recruiting indiscretions. But he has one rebuilding advantage: a ... Read More

It's technically illegal for teams to hire coaches as a means of securing a commitment from a specific player. But in reality, basketball recruiting features more two-for-ones than a weekend ... Read More

LeBron James hangs his Olympic gold medal around the neck of Team USA coach Mike Krzyzewski, as fellow "Redeem Team" members Michael Redd and Jason Kidd look on. Getty Images / ... Read More

Most top prospects evoke comparisons to more familiar basketball players. The name that comes up most often in connection with UCLA's Jrue Holiday -- Dwyane Wade. In other words, Holiday projects ... Read More

Congratulations to Mike Krzyzewski, Jim Boeheim, and the rest of the players and staff of Team USA, who beat Spain 118-107 in the wee hours of Sunday morning, re-claiming the ... Read More

New Indiana coach Tom Crean has the security of a new ten-year, $23 million contract as he tries to rebuild the ruin once known as the Hoosier basketball program. As it ... Read More

Miladin Kovacevic continues to redefine "nerve." Just last week, he was mugging for the camera during a workout with his new team in Serbia. Meanwhile, he refuses to face charges in ... Read More

If you have a weak stomach, don't click this link. What you see there may be enough to make you physically ill. A quick preview of what you'll see if brave ... Read More

The 1936 LIU Blackbirds were big favorites to win spots on the US Olympic basketball team -- but they boycotted the tryouts as a protest of Nazi Germany's anti-Jewish policies. ... Read More

CBS/ESPN broadcaster Len Elmore is one of the best-credentialed, most thoughtful voices in college hoops. His resume includes a stellar playing career at Maryland, a ten-year pro career, a law ... Read More

Devin Ebanks' route to Morgantown, West Virginia was somewhat indirect -- he initially committed to play for Kelvin Sampson at Indiana, only to request a release when Sampson left IU ... Read More

I'm already on record as a St. John's fan. One of my all-time favorite Johnnies is Marvis "Bootsy" Thornton, a sweet-shooting guard that played with Ron Artest, Lavor Postell and ... Read More

This spring, several of the heaviest hitters in college sports, including Memphis coach John Calipari and Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel sent letters to the NCAA executive committee, asking ... Read More

Boy nothing stirs up the boosters like a national championship run, huh? Winning the NCAA championship can be an excellent career move -- just ask Bill Self.Getty Images / Ronald Martinez Bill ... Read More

Any illusions I held about the carefree life of the cowboy on the open range are eliminated by one look at the Oklahoma State mascot. Is it me, or does ... Read More

I have to admit -- when I first saw the headlines about the NCAA investigation into Memphis recruiting, my reaction was similar to the one in Cub Buenning's column on ... Read More

The August 1 deadline has come and gone without any word from Serbian officials on the return of Miladin Kovacevic; Senator Charles Schumer is working to step up the pressure. Schumer ... Read More

The latest addition to our list of 2008's Top Freshman is Al-Farouq Aminu, a small forward out of Norcross, Georgia that will join the Wake Forest Demon Deacons this fall. With ... Read More

The State Department-imposed deadline for Serbia to turn over fugitive Miladin Kovacevic has come and gone... with no resolution in sight. The ultimatum was issued a week ago. New York senators ... Read More

As anyone that's ever worked in a customer service job can attest: calls from corner office are pretty rare. So the call that FedEx president Dave Bronczek placed to Oseye ... Read More