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1. New American Athletic Conference commissioner Mike Aresco relished the moment Monday night as one of his teams -- for this season and, yes, for next -- won a national title. He was guaranteed of another heading into the women's final Tuesday night...

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...

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Something happened in that halftime locker room last Saturday night at Madison Square Garden. Sure, there were words of encouragement from Louisville coach Rick Pitino as well as demands to play the way Louisville was cap...

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- A few observations from Louisville's 82-56 rout of Colorado State on Saturday at Rupp Arena ... Overview: Well, the NCAA gave the No. 1 overall seed Louisville a virtual home game, and the fans and Cardinals alike embrace...

Louisville coach Rick Pitino visited with me for a Katz Korner piece in this week's ESPN The Magazine. Here is the full version of the Q&A I had with Pitino: What has made your press so effective over the years? Pitino: It's probably three asp...

1. Marquette is being quite transparent lately. The Golden Eagles didn't hesitate to suspend coach Buzz Williams for a Big East game for a violation committed by assistant Scott Monarch, who was subsequently fired. The latest from the Golden Eagles i...

Louisville coach Rick Pitino isn't banking on another Final Four appearance. He said he doesn't like to predict such a thing. But Pitino isn't shying away from a challenging nonconference schedule after last year when he rarely left home. Pitino is...

1. Kentucky coach John Calipari said during our Thursday taping of Katz Korner on ESPNU that incoming freshman center Nerlens Noel should be finishing up his two last classes and be eligible and on campus next month. Noel reclassified for the 2012-13...

On Tuesday night, Louisville coach Rick Pitino spoke with ESPN.com about the Cardinals' prospects of going to a second straight Final Four, along with the transition of Pitt and Syracuse to the ACC. Andy Katz: What's the toughest part of going to ...

1. The NBA early-entry withdrawal list came out Tuesday and there was one college player on the list: Florida Atlantic's Raymond Taylor. This is not a Dee Bost case, when the former Mississippi State guard didn't know the rules -- that he couldn't re...

1. Louisville coach Rick Pitino said in a text Tuesday night that Indiana and Louisville couldn't get a date set to schedule a game next season. Indiana coach Tom Crean wasn't ready to close the door in his response, saying he wasn't sure. But Pitino...

1.Louisville coach Rick Pitino said he wants to play Indiana next season. Hoosiers coach Tom Crean confirmed that the two sides are discussing the idea of a home-and-home series. "This is something we have to consider," Crean said. IU is playing Bu...

ATLANTA -- Anthony Davis finally left the game with 33 seconds remaining, and only because he had blood on his lip. Kentucky was ahead of Baylor, 82-68, at the time. Davis didn't want to leave the court. And why would he? Who wouldn't want to b...

ATLANTA -- Instant analysis from No. 1 seed Kentucky's 82-70 win over No. 3 seed Baylor in Elite Eight action in the South Regional at the Georgia Dome on Sunday: Overview: Kentucky waged the most UNLV-like assault on another elite team as we've s...

ATLANTA -- What we saw Friday night was highly entertaining theater. Kentucky and Indiana, two members of an elite collection of iconic college basketball programs, gave us all an enjoyable watch in the Sweet 16. There was a pro mentality to th...

1.The Atlantic 10 needs to go on the offensive because it could potentially get poached by the MWC-CUSA merger. Charlotte is ripe for the picking since the 49ers are going to Division I football. The A-10 actually would be better if it was slimmed d...