Syracuse rises to No. 9 after upset

North Carolina, which lost to Syracuse in the 2K Sports Classic Championship last weekend, dropped sharply in the latest ESPN/USA Today men's college basketball top 25 poll, slipping from No. 4 to No. 12.

Baylor's Carter suspended four games

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Returning talent still the key for UNC

Defending national champ North Carolina lost four key players and picked up plenty of highly acclaimed freshmen. But as Monday's win over FIU demonstrated, the returning talent is still the key for UNC.

Donovan, Gators optimistic about future

Florida was on top of the world in 2006 and 2007 when it won consecutive national championships. Rebuilding certainly hasn't been easy for the Gators, but there's reason for optimism this season.

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Negedu had no pulse, listed as stable

Tennessee sophomore forward Emmanuel Negedu will remain hospitalized through Tuesday night as doctors continue tests that they hope determine why the sophomore collapsed on Monday.

Second fight reported on campus

Kansas sophomore guard Tyshawn Taylor will be out up to four weeks with a dislocated thumb sustained in an altercation involving several football and basketball players, coach Bill Self said.

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St. John's puts new twist on tweets

While some schools and professional teams are trying to limit or squash independent coverage on Twitter, St. John's men's basketball has hired a well-known blogger to tweet about the Red Storm.

Will coaching questions trump March Madness?

As conference play heats up and teams position themselves for the NCAA Tournament, three suddenly vacant coaching jobs have created a whole new race to the finish, Andy Katz writes.

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