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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The expectation to reach the Final Four is always there for Syracuse. The bar is never set below a Big East or national title, regardless of the personnel. Yet, getting to these celebrated benchmarks is extremely dif...

WASHINGTON -- A look at Syracuse's 55-39 win over Marquette in the East Regional final Saturday. Overview: This was hardly a work of art. But nothing involving Big East teams tends to be beautiful this season. Syracuse manhandled Marquette in t...

Marquette and Syracuse, who meet for the East Region final, make an interesting match in the Elite Eight. Both teams fit the personality and style of their respective coaches.

WASHINGTON -- For the Marquette Golden Eagles, there is so much more at stake than a berth in the Final Four. The Big East brand isn't on the line, but a Marquette win will enhance it more than any television deal or agreement to play games at Mad...

WASHINGTON -- A few thoughts from Marquette's 71-61 victory over Miami in an East Regional semifinal Thursday: Overview: Marquette had played on the edge for two rounds of the NCAA tournament, fortunate to win against Davidson and Butler. The G...

After Marquette pounded Miami to get to the Elite Eight, there is no more questioning the Golden Eagles' talent, writes Andy Katz.

WASHINGTON -- Vander Blue expected greatness from Day 1. And why not? He was the hyped Wisconsin talent who committed to Wisconsin only to change his mind and go to rival Marquette. And he arrived at Marquette and was barely a blip on the radar...

WASHINGTON -- Reggie Johnson is replaceable. But his gregarious personality may be hard to duplicate. Johnson suffered through the losing seasons at Miami, and has been there during this season's sudden surge. And then, after Sunday's victory o...

WASHINGTON D.C. -- Jerry Wainwright was done. Done with coaching college basketball. Done with the garbage that comes when your team is losing, apathy settles in around the program and you become toxic to those around you. His family had had enough...

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- They are joined now, linked in this new Big East conglomerate that will start play next season. And they are becoming so similar. They are doubted. They aren't feared at all. Butler and Marquette have become synonym...

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- The Marquette Golden Eagles and Butler Bulldogs have played on the edge throughout the season. The Golden Eagles won games against St. John's and Davidson that maybe they shouldn't have. Butler was blessed with late-game magic ag...

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- The coaching staff shouldn't have been surprised to see fifth-year senior forward Colton Iverson drinking coffee and taking notes Friday morning during a Colorado State tape session. Iverson is one of five senior starters on a te...

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Vander Blue had made that exact shot, just from the other side, two weeks ago. He was on a grand stage and the stakes were high -- at Madison Square Garden, with a chance to lock up a share of the Big East regular-season ...

The presidents of the Big East's seven Catholic schools met with their athletic directors in New York on Wednesday and will announce new membership for the new Big East within 7-10 days, according to a source.

1. At least one coach in the new Big East, filled with the Catholic 7 schools and likely Butler and Xavier, has been told to anticipate a 16-game schedule next season, according to one source with knowledge of the situation. That would force the seve...

1. The Catholic 7 plus two or three to form the old/new Big East (you following?) needs to apply for new-conference status by June 1 and the NCAA board of directors has to vote the new league in by Sept. 1 so it could get an automatic qualifying spot...