Syracuse is out of the Big East tournament. Led by 27 points from Chris Wright, Georgetown upset the No. 3 Orange 91-84 in the quarterfinals. Syracuse has lost back-to-back games.
Syracuse lost in the Big East tournament quarterfinals, and standout center Arinze Onuaku left the game with an injury. Gloom and doom for the 'Cuse? Not so fast, says Stewart Mandel.
Jerome Randle scored 22 points without missing a shot in the first half, and top-seeded California easily advanced to the Pac-10 tournament semifinals with a 90-74 victory over Oregon on Thursday.
Jamel Guyton scored 31 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead Louisiana Tech to a 74-66 win over Fresno State Thursday in the quarterfinals of the Western Athletic Conference tournament.
D.J. Gay sank two free throws with 23 seconds left and Travis Busch
missed a desperation runner at the buzzer as San Diego State edged
Colorado State 72-71 Thursday in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West
Conference tournament.
Tai Wesley, Brian Green and Pooh Williams each scored 18 points to lead Utah State to its 16th straight victory, 84-60 over Boise State in the quarterfinals of the Western Athletic Conference tournament Thursday.
Jerome Randle scored 22 points without missing a shot in the first half,
and top-seeded California advanced to the Pac-10 tournament semifinals
with a 90-74 victory over Oregon on Thursday.
Cavaliers star LeBron James has missed two games after twisting his right ankle last Friday against Detroit, but is likely to play at Philadelphia on Friday night.
Two-time national championship and Hall of Fame coach Jim Calhoun will return to Connecticut for his 25th season. He agreed to a four-year contract extension with the school on Thursday.
Wayne Chism had 17 points and 10 rebounds and Tennessee (No. 13 ESPN/USA Today, No. 15 AP) overcame its worst first half of the season to beat LSU 59-49 in the first round of the Southeastern Conference tournament on Thursday.
Michael Roll scored 19 points, Reeves Nelson added 18 and UCLA held off Arizona 75-69 Thursday in a Pac-10 Conference tournament quarterfinal between two powerhouses that once ruled the league but have struggled this season.
Darrington Hobson's 28 points helped eighth-ranked New Mexico stave off a scare from the scrappy Air Force Falcons 75-69 Thursday in the Mountain West Conference quarterfinals.
Former college basketball players spanning many eras have joined a lawsuit filed by ex-UCLA star Ed O'Bannon against the NCAA for profiting from the use of their images without permission.
Officials have broken ground on a New York City development project including a $1 billion arena for the New Jersey Nets basketball team amid hollers and whistles of the project's opponents.
Memphis made it to the title game in '08 and the Sweet 16 last year, but it appears the Tigers will not even make the tourney this year. Andy Glockner keeps taps on the bubble all day.
Thursday's college basketball news briefs: The NCAA will reconsider a proposal that would require players to enroll in college within a year of high school graduation to avoid losing years of eligibility.
Tramayne Moorer scored 18 points as Alabama State defeated Alabama A&M 56-45 Thursday in the quarterfinals of the Southwestern Athletic Conference tournament.
Anthony Hitchens made a 3-pointer to open the second overtime and defending champion Akron held off Eastern Michigan 97-89 on Thursday in a heated quarterfinal matchup of the Mid-American Conference tournament.
Redshirt freshman Reggie Johnson scored a season-high 22 points against his hometown school and 12th-seeded Miami routed fifth-seeded Wake Forest 83-62 on Thursday in the first round of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament.
Lazar Hayward gave Marquette the lead for good with a 3-pointer with 1:51 to play and then added the clinching free throws with 3.2 seconds left as the Golden Eagles went on to another close win, 80-76 over Villanova in the Big East quarterfinals.
Wayne Chism had 17 points and 10 rebounds and No. 15 Tennessee overcame its worst first half of the season to beat LSU 59-49 in the first round of the Southeastern Conference on Thursday.
Michael Roll scored 19 points, Reeves Nelson added 18 and UCLA held off Arizona 75-69 Thursday in a Pac-10 Conference tournament quarterfinal between two powerhouses that once ruled the league but have struggled this season.
Cole Aldrich had 12 points and 18 rebounds, and No. 1 Kansas become the third team to reach 2,000 wins by pulling out an 80-68 victory over scrappy Texas Tech on Thursday in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament.
Denver coach George Karl stayed at home to receive treatment for cancer and did not make the trip to Minnesota for the Nuggets' game against the Timberwolves on Wednesday.
Rafer Alston still has not made contact with the Miami Heat to explain his disappearance from the team, and coach Erik Spoelstra is denying the guard's claim that he was going to be permanently benched before leaving last week.
Donald Sloan scored 23 points and Bryan Davis had a key three-point play at the 1:01 mark, enabling No. 23 Texas A&M to stave off upset-minded Nebraska 70-64 in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament on Thursday.
Darrington Hobson's 28 points helped eighth-ranked New Mexico stave off a scare
from the scrappy Air Force Falcons 75-69 Thursday in the Mountain West Conference
quarterfinals.
Chris Wright scored 27 points and No. 22 Georgetown sailed past No. 3 Syracuse with an impressive second-half surge, beating the top-seeded Orange 91-84 in the quartefinals of the Big East tournament Thursday.
Thanks in large part to Cole Aldrich, Kansas beats Texas Tech 80-68 and avoids another early exit from the Big 12 tourney. You get the feeling the No. 1 Jayhawks would rather be dancing, Dennis Dodd says.
Redshirt freshman Reggie Johnson scored a season-high 22 points against
his hometown school and 12th-seeded Miami routed fifth-seeded Wake Forest
83-62 on Thursday in the first round of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament.
Thursday's Conference USA roundup: Aubrey Coleman scored 21 points, including a leaner in the lane with 5 seconds remaining, as Houston upset four-time defending tournament champion Memphis 66-65 in the quarterfinals.
Mikhail Torrance's 9-foot jumper broke a tie at 62 with 57 seconds left, and Alabama rallied from an 18-point deficit in the second half to beat South Carolina 68-63 Thursday in the opening round of the Southeastern Conference tournament.
Heat forward Michael Beasley has a bruised left thigh and is listed as a game-time decision for Miami's key game against the Chicago Bulls on Friday night.
Heat forward Michael Beasley has a bruised left thigh and is listed as a game-time decision for Miami's key game against the Chicago Bulls on Friday night.
Mikhail Torrance's 9-foot jumper broke a tie at 62 with 57 seconds left,
and Alabama rallied from an 18-point deficit in the second half to beat
South Carolina 68-63 Thursday in the opening round of the Southeastern
Conference tournament.
Sammy Zeglinski scored 16 of his season-high 21 points in the first half to help Virginia beat Boston College 68-62 on Thursday in the first round of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament.
Cole Aldrich had 12 points and 18 rebounds, and No. 1 Kansas become the third team to reach 2,000 wins by pulling out an 80-68 victory over scrappy Texas Tech on Thursday in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament.
David Kool showed why he's the Mid-American Conference's Player of the Year, scoring 24 of his 26 points in the second half to rally Western Michigan to a 69-60 win over Central Michigan in the MAC quarterfinals on Thursday.
Chris Wright scored 27 points and No. 22 Georgetown sailed past No. 3 Syracuse with an impressive second-half surge, beating the top-seeded Orange 91-84 in the quartefinals of the Big East tournament Thursday.
Sammy Zeglinski scored 16 of his season-high 21 points in the first half
to help Virginia beat Boston College 68-62 on Thursday in the first round
of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament.
Iowa State coach Greg McDermott says senior Marquis Gilstrap won't return next season after the school's request for an extra year of eligibility was denied.
Former NBA All-Star Alvin Robertson, facing sexual assault of a child and sex trafficking charges, is back in jail in San Antonio after a judge increased his bond.
Forward Peja Stojakovic joined All-Star point guard Chris Paul on the injured list Wednesday, and he's expected to miss at least two weeks with a lower abdominal strain.
Denver coach George Karl stayed at home to receive treatment for cancer and did not make the trip to Minnesota for the Nuggets' game against the Timberwolves on Wednesday.
Minnesota Timberwolves forward Ryan Hollins has been suspended for two games after separate run-ins with Mavericks Dirk Nowitzki and DeShawn Stevenson on Monday.
Rafer Alston's absence from the Miami Heat took another turn Wednesday, with the team denying that the embattled point guard was told shortly before his sudden departure he would no longer get playing time.
Mike Dunleavy was shocked that he was fired as general manager of the Los Angeles Clippers, barely a month after relinquishing his head coaching duties.
Cinderella spotting is a tricky business. Luckily for us, Peter Tiernan demonstrates how to spot which favorites will fall and which longshots will advance.
