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From the East Coast to the Heartland, conference tournaments will take center stage this week and storylines abound. Here are the ones our writers will watch most closely.

Though he ended his career with a difficult loss to UCLA in the NCAA tournament on Thursday night, Michigan State senior guard Kalin Lucas leaves a legacy as a great teammate and one of the all-time great players in Big Ten and Spartans history.

Still can't enough basketball after yesterday's MLK Day treat? We've got plenty for you tonight, including a Top 25 showdown in men's and women's hoops. If basketball's not your thing, we've got action from Down Under as the Australian Open rolls on.

For football lovers like me, this weekend's NFL divisional playoff games can't come fast enough. But while we wait it out, counting down the hours, at least there are some good Big Ten hoops battles to help pass the time.

Two Midwest teams go for glory, the Celtics look to stretch their streak, the Knicks look to snap their skid, and Boise State and Utah try their luck in Vegas before testing the odds in new conferences.

Four ranked teams and three championship coaches tip off under the bright lights of Madison Square Garden tonight in honor of in honor of the late Jim Valvano's foundation, and it's going to be a beauty BAY-BEE!