Deon Thompson scored 20 points to help No. 6 North Carolina spoil Isiah Thomas' college coaching debut and beat Florida International 88-72 on Monday night in the 2K Sports Classic. ...more

November 10, 2009

So he blew up your brackets. Get over it and root for Tom Izzo, anyway. His Michigan State Spartans are the only ones coming to the Final Four bearing gifts. A stimulus package, you might even say. ...more

March 31, 2009

The president was so interested he took time out from saving the country from economic ruin to fill out his bracket. Television ratings have been up even though Billy Packer is working this NCAA tournament from a Las Vegas sports book and, thanks to Villanova, we don't have to see Mike Krzyzewski's smiling face for another year. ...more

March 30, 2009

Finally, we have four on the floor for the Motor City. ...more

March 29, 2009

Connecticut often overwhelms opponents with its size and strength. ...more

March 28, 2009

Connecticut hardly needed Hasheem Thabeet as it romped through the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament. ...more

March 27, 2009

It began in the hallways of arenas after games where the people who play, coach or follow Big East basketball night after night risked rotator-cuff injuries patting each other on the back. ...more

March 23, 2009

Jim Calhoun and UConn are both back in familiar spots. Calhoun returned to his regular seat on the bench and led the Huskies to another berth in the round of 16. ...more

March 22, 2009

Blake Griffin finished with 33 points and 14 rebounds to power Oklahoma to a 73-63 victory over Michigan. ...more

March 21, 2009

North Carolina coach Roy Williams says injured point guard Ty Lawson will likely be a game-time decision for the Tar Heels' game against LSU in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. ...more

March 21, 2009