Pac-10 ShootAround: Three new head coaches arrive as conference rebuilds

...There were flirtations with others in the NBA, but Garrett decided on Kevin O'Neill. The onetime Arizona interim coach and former head coach at Marquette, Tennessee and Northwestern (who also made various stops in...

Pac-10 ShootAround: Talent drain or potential refill in 2008-09?

...the NCAA tournament, and many felt a seventh -- Arizona State -- got snubbed. All this is impressive and nice...

...Trojans and the Arizona State Sun Devils played at the...

Big Dance: Who takes the crown?

From Selection Sunday to the Coen brothers to the players under pressure, The Minutes -- Big Dance edition! -- runs through it all.

...Game against the Arizona State Sun Devils at the Staples...

...Trojans and the Arizona State Sun Devils played at the...

Hackett's free throws clinch first Pac-10 crown for USC

Daniel Hackett hit the tying and go-ahead free throws with 42 seconds remaining and Southern California held on for a 66-63 victory over No. 23 Arizona State on Saturday.

Bubble Insider: Magic numbers

Insider delves deeper into the Bubble Watch, examining the fortunes of teams on the fringe of the NCAA tournament.

Story | Conversation | March 10, 2009

No. 1 seeds not locked up

From potential No. 1 seeds to provocative questions to coach of the year candidates, The Minutes runs through it all.

ASU pulls away from USC in final minutes for win

Derek Glasser scored a career-high 18 points and Jeff Pendergraph had 12 points and 10 rebounds, leading Arizona State to a 65-53 victory against Southern California on Sunday night.

Inside the Bracket: Field Lacks Pac-10

After being beaten up by the other "Big Six" conferences the Pac-10 is lightly represented in Joe Lunardi's latest bracket.

Story | Conversation | January 29, 2009

The good, the bad and the ugly

From the good (Wake Forest, Louisville) to the bad (Arizona) to the just plain bizarre (Providence), Andy Katz looks at what we learned from Saturday's hoops action.

Hackett provides defense as Trojans rally, topple No. 15 Sun Devils

Freshman DeMar DeRozan scored 19 of his career-high 22 points in the second half, and Southern California overcame a dreadful start to beat Arizona State (No. 15 ESPN/USA Today, No. 16 AP) 61-49 Thursday night.

Pac-10: It's still UCLA's title to lose

The 2008-09 college basketball season is almost two months old. And the nonconference portion of the schedule is nearly complete. So it's time to take a look at where the Pac-10 stands with conference play on the horizon.

Friends of Bayno hope to see coach return soon

Bill Bayno's close coaching friends are concerned about his health. Bayno, in his first season at Loyola Marymount, took an abrupt leave of absen...