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A few observations from another exciting Saturday evening in college basketball ... Let's talk about Alex Len: The 7-foot-1 sophomore from Ukraine got paid Saturday. Settle down, NCAA. No runners were involved. But the young man clearly elevated h...

Saddle Up is our semi-daily preview of the night's best basketball action. Baylor at No. 13 Gonzaga, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN2/WatchESPN: Is Gonzaga on its way to the Big 12? Nope, but it's certainly bent on proving itself against the league before WCC pla...

Finally, college basketball is here. The 2012-13 season kicked off Friday with some great finishes, high drama and even a pair of cancellations. More on those later. Here's a snapshot of the action from Friday night: Connecticut 66, No. 14 Mich...

None of these nonconference games will likely happen, but that won't deter us from dreaming up some early-season matchups that could really spice things up in November and December. In an ideal world, these are some of the ones we'd like to see in...

We're still waiting on multiple standout underclassmen to make final calls on their pro futures. Some appear to be ready to go. And others are on the fence. Let's take a look at the decisions that have been made and the ones still to come.

Two down. Two more to go. Ohio State and Louisville locked up their trips to the Final Four on Saturday. Now four more teams will look to secure the final two spots this afternoon. Today's matchups feature three traditional powerhouse programs ...

The first day of the Sweet 16 featured plenty of drama. Wisconsin lost to No. 1 seed Syracuse after botching its final possession. Michigan State forgot how to score. Ohio State won the battle between two in-state schools. Florida continued its su...

The traditional big man is a dying breed in the college game. The reasons have as much to do with the lure of the NBA as it does with the evolving nature of the position itself.

So much for a slow Saturday. College basketball fans and pundits alike should know better by now, but we always assume the worst on a supposedly "slow" weekend. Let's change the rules, based on what we've seen today. If you survey the weekend slat...

Which is America's best conference? It's likely not the one a high-profile coach suggested.

1. Ricardo Ratliffe is the most important player in America. Missouri has a national-championship caliber backcourt. The Tigers have so many weapons. And they used all of them to beat Baylor Saturday. Ratliffe was dominant with 27 points, eight rebou...

It didn't look like a great slate of games coming in, but Saturday turned out to be full of upsets and last-second thrillers. Here are some things we learned from all the action ... The Top Three Florida State 90, No. 3 North Carolina 57 What ...

Saturday's slate of games featured some surprising finishes. Teams were exposed. Others were discovered. It was a tutorial on the unpredictable ebb and flow of the college basketball scene this time of year. Here are a few things I learned: No....