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Derby contender Goldencents gives owners, Hall of Fame trainer rare shot at a Derby victory, Dana O'Neil writes

Louisville coach Rick Pitino is as fiery and competitive as ever, but the passing of time has humbled him, writes Dana O'Neil.

Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim has long been statistically predisposed for 900 wins, but he reached that plateau and passed Bob Knight on the all-time wins list on the strength on something more: his love for the game.

Syracuse has packed controversy, scandal and intrigue into every step of its historic season. Standing at the epicenter is Jim Boeheim, a fascinating and polarizing figure who hasn't changed one bit.

The wide shoulders of Meyers Leonard have a lot weighing on them. But with a brother in Afghanistan, a mother in pain and a small town counting on him, the Illinois big man carries on.

Billy Minardi was not only Rick Pitino's brother-in-law, but also his best friend. Nearly a decade after losing him on 9/11, the Louisville coach recreated their last trip together.

A few more news and notes from the EYBL Peach Jam ... NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. -- With so much time on their hands, coaches can't help but sit around telling stories while they watch the endless march of games. Usually the tales revolve around basketba...

By 3 p.m., I broke down. I had tried to be a good soldier, to prove that I had the stuff to make it as a pseudo Division I basketball coach. But after seven hours of crisscrossing the highways of Las Vegas and hustling in and out of gyms, I buckled. ...

Snarky critics will argue that after losing its head coach to Navy, Penn State basketball had nowhere to go but up. Long-suffering Nittany Lions fans would beg to argue. Penn State has spent the better part of its existence stuck in irrelevance...

Outsiders might consider Pat Knight's move -- from Texas Tech to Lamar -- a tumble down the coaching hierarchy. That's not how Knight sees it.

Some things have changed since Butler's remarkable NCAA tournament run, but the very core of what Butler is -- and wants to be -- hasn't changed at all. And that's just the way the Bulldogs like it.

The rest of the basketball world may have raised its collective eyebrows when Iowa State tabbed Fred Hoiberg as its coach. But Cyclones fans across the state have a far different reaction to "The Mayor."

It's pain, strength and team bonding all rolled into one, the most important part of Wisconsin's preseason -- and the most dreaded by the Badgers. But Bo Ryan's "running the hill" takes his players to a higher level, writes Dana O'Neil.

As Temple prepares to begin its third season without him, you will not find a man more content in his golden years than former coach John Chaney, writes Dana O'Neil.

Coaches will go to great lengths to get the attention of high-profile recruits when attending summer camps, writes Dana O'Neil.