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A show-cause penalty is a frightful thing. It conjures up fairy-tale notions of banishment from the realm, or old Soviet gulags on the Steppe, or at least that planet where Michael Jordan would have had to play had he lost to the Monstars in "Space J...

Last time we checked in with Bruce Pearl was last Tuesday, when ESPN NBA hoops guru Marc Stein reported Pearl was in talks with the Dallas Mavericks about a potential job coaching the Texas Legends of the NBA Developmental League. I wondered whether ...

Back in May, as it became clear that Bruce Pearl's next job wouldn't be at an NCAA program -- Pearl may or may not receive a show-cause penalty from the NCAA Committee on Infractions; either way, no athletic director will be taking that chance anytim...

When Bruce Pearl and Tennessee receive their punishment from the NCAA Committee on Infractions this summer -- the hearing is in June, and the ruling is likely to come months after -- chances are Pearl won't be able to coach college basketball for som...

Now that Brandon Knight has committed to Kentucky, the best remaining player yet to choose his school is ESPNU's No. 4-ranked player, Josh Selby. Selby, who was once verbally committed to Bruce Pearl at Tennessee, reopened his recruitment months ago ...

John Gasaway takes a brief glimpse at how zone defense affects shot selection -- We assume it forces offenses to take more threes, but is that really true? The answer is yes, by an extra three for every 10 minutes of basketball played. That's not a h...