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1. The Anaheim Classic is going through some changes that should make it a more intimate event, building up toward a more unique championship day. The tournament, played over Thanksgiving weekend, has been at the Anaheim Convention Center, but has ha...

ATLANTA -- That's what we all want. That's what the sport needs and craves. What Louisville and Michigan did Monday night in the national championship game must be duplicated for college basketball to thrive. Officials need to find ways to incr...

ATLANTA -- Luke Hancock wouldn't let go of the national championship trophy. He had it in his arms at the podium. He carried it with him down to do more interviews. He walked back to the locker room, clutching it close to him. The national titl...

With good pace and freedom of movement, Michigan-Louisville set the style of play that the rest of college basketball needs to adopt, writes Andy Katz.

The Big Ten dominated the 10-member John R. Wooden All-American team with four players.

1. This had the potential of being a disastrous injury week to potential championship teams in Florida, Duke, Missouri and Louisville. But by Thursday morning, Duke is the one team that could be the most affected. Florida's Erik Murphy returned after...

The beauty of the college basketball regular season is that a team can lose a few games and still be in fine position for a national championship run. But there is always an allure about those who enter their conference season unblemished to see ho...

Butler's Brad Stevens has coached within minutes of winning two national championship games, but he hasn't had to dismiss one player during his five-year career as a head coach. Until now. The decision to dump starting guard Chrishawn Hopkins t...

Duke and the NCAA each told ESPN.com this week that they are working together to get as much information as possible on the Lance Thomas situation. Thomas, a starter on the Blue Devils' 2010 national championship team, is being sued by a New York jew...

John Calipari said he will meet with the Dominican federation in Las Vegas later this week to discuss the future with the national hoopsl team. He said he is non-committal about his involvement going forward.

1.Winning gold should never be dismissed. There was a tournament and the U.S. won. That's the goal and it was accomplished by coaches Billy Donovan of Florida, Gonzaga's Mark Few and VCU's Shaka Smart. The U18 championship at the FIBA Americas tourn...

Tuesday's quick hitters: • The U-18 U.S. national team that departs for Brazil on Tuesday to compete in the FIBA Americas championship has one current college player on the roster in Tennessee rising sophomore Jarnell Stokes. Stokes had a majo...

The text messages from the USA Basketball staff came back with one name: Marcus Smart. He was the player who stood out the most on the U-18 roster, which leaves for Brazil on Wednesday for the FIBA Americas U18 Championships held in Sao Sebastiao de...

1.The USA men's U18 national team that will play in the FIBA Americas championship in Brazil later this month cut its roster down from 23 to 14 Thursday and there are a few names that fans will come to know next season. The incoming freshmen who wil...

Johnny Dawkins is close to turning Stanford into a consistent winner. He led the Cardinal to an NIT championship this past March, and they should be in contention -- behind UCLA and Arizona -- for a top-three Pac-12 finish and an NCAA tournament ber...

NEW ORLEANS -- The questions will stop now about whether John Calipari can win the final game, the national championship. So what's next for him? "Before I leave coaching, I would like to coach an undefeated team," Calipari told ESPN after Mon...