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Illness and injury kept Drey Mingo off the court for two years. Sunday, she led Purdue to the Big Ten tournament title against Michigan State, the most recent team from the conference to reach the Final Four -- in 2005.

Purdue played the aggressor in its mild upset of Nebraska, while Michigan State's defense smothered Penn State to knock off the top seed.

Someday, Kate Thompson will be a doctor. But while medicine is her ambition, basketball is her passion. And she has turned her senior season into something to remember.

From Toledo's Naama Shafir to Michigan's first 3-0 start in the Big Ten, Graham Hays wraps up all the week's top storylines.

Bullied in high school for her mixed ethnicity, Lady Lions senior Gizelle Studevent decided to make a difference. Her Penn State Athletes Take Action initiative helps local middle school students deal with bullying.

After a lot of success at mid-majors Green Bay and Bowling Green, Matt Bollant and Curt Miller are headed to take over Big Ten programs.

Kevin Borseth is perhaps best known for building one of the nation's top mid-major programs. But this season, he could be poised to turn Michigan into a major success.

Monday Iowa at Ohio State: The schedules are favorable for both of these Big Ten preseason favorites after this week, which also includes Iowa hosting Michigan State on Thursday, but that will be small comfort for Monday's loser. Iowa is both a dang...

From the America East to the WAC, Graham Hays previews some of the hottest mid-major league races.

Could California and Stanford have possibly renewed their Bay Area rivalry in a worse time slot? Opposite the Steelers and Ravens, immediately after another top-10 showdown in the Big 12 between Oklahoma and Texas A&M and the night before No. 1 Conne...

Blog | Conversation | January 18, 2009

In beating No. 3 Rutgers 60-58 Sunday on a pair of controversial Candice Wiggins free throws, Stanford showed the nation a new side of the perennial Pac-10 powerhouse: The Cardinal are ready to be the big, bad bullies.