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.

Weekly Watch: Marquette flies high, Clemente fills it up

AP Photo/Harry Cabluck Denis Clemente erupted for 44 points against Texas on Saturday. Editor's note: This edition is for games played from Sun...

Gamecocks showing they're game for SEC East title, NCAA bid

With a win over Kentucky, South Carolina emerged as an unlikely contender in the SEC East, while UConn and Louisville's matchup on Monday is looking more like a deciding factor in the Big East race. Those are only two of the things we learned after Saturday's action.

...against Temple University in Florida's 86-69 victory at BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise, Florida, in the Orange Bowl Basketball Classic

Big East has depth, the element of surprise this season

From the unpredictable Big East to the unpredictable readers' own bucket lists, The Minutes breaks it all down.

Moore gets chance to build program at Quinnipiac

Quinnipiac University hired Connecticut assistant coach Tom Moore as its coach, hoping that one of the architects of the Huskies' dominance can lead the Bobcats to new heights.

2006 Biggest Stories

...Mason in the NCAA's, the Heat winning the NBA title and Jerome Bettis winning the Super Bowl in Detroit

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Brown's last-second shot gives UConn Maui title

Denham Brown hit a turnaround jumper with 1.1 seconds to play to give Connecticut a 65-63 victory over Gonzaga on Wednesday night in the championship game of the Maui Invitational.