It starts with the biggest guy on the floor. It has to. The reason the Florida State Seminoles are getting more preseason attention than they ever have in the Leonard Hamilton era is because of a talented, soft-spoken, gigantic presence named Solomon Alabi. ...more

November 12, 2009

North Carolina coach Roy Williams says there's a "huge probability" point guard Ty Lawson won't play in the Tar Heels' NCAA tournament opener today. ...more

March 19, 2009

Florida State's women are heading to the NCAA Tournament for a fifth straight year and Coach Sue Semrau has a bigger smile each time. ...more

March 16, 2009

The local hospitality, the facility and the weather combined to make the SEC Tournament a success for visitors to the Tampa Bay area. ...more

March 16, 2009

A year ago, as they walked off the court after another early exit from the NCAA Tournament, Jon Scheyer and Gerald Henderson made sure to soak it all in. They didn't want to forget how much it hurt. They didn't want to forget how it felt to be denied a championship. ...more

March 15, 2009

My head hurts. Really. I like Dick Vitale, but enough whining that Saint Mary's got jobbed out of an NCAA Tournament bid. If that's the worst thing that happened Sunday when the brackets came out, then the right teams are in and it's going to be a terrific run to the Final Four. ...more

March 15, 2009

Jon Scheyer scored 22 points and Duke rode a 12-2 second-half run to beat Maryland 67-61 on Saturday and earn a spot in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament championship game. ...more

March 15, 2009

The Seminoles (23-8, 10-6) are ranked 22nd and earned their first bye ever in the conference tournament. The No. 4-seed Seminoles have the ACC coach of the year in Leonard Hamilton. Senior guard Toney Douglas is all-conference and the ACC's defensive player of the year. But No. 12 seed Georgia Tech believes it has two things going for it: a little recent history and a hometown advantage. Is that enough for another postseason surprise? ...more

March 13, 2009

Virginia Tech broke open a close game with a 14-0 run in the second half and beat Miami 65-47 in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament on Thursday to keep the Hokies' NCAA Tournament hopes alive. ...more

March 13, 2009

Virginia Tech broke open a close game with a 14-0 run in the second half and beat Miami 65-47 in the ACC tournament on Thursday to keep the Hokies' NCAA tournament hopes alive. ...more

March 12, 2009