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Seth Greenberg breaks down the top contenders and challengers in the new AAC, writing that the league could have at least four NCAA tournament teams this season.

Blog | Conversation | June 06, 2013

The commissioner of the renamed American Athletic Conference says a decision on where to hold its basketball tournaments could come in the next two weeks.

The Big East conference will have a new name when it plays games on CBS.

Dave Gavitt's vision -- a Northeast alliance of basketball schools called the Big East -- came to life at Madison Square Garden.

South Florida 65, UConn 51

ESPN has until Thursday to match NBC Sports Network's seven-year, $20-$23 million per year offer to retain the Big East's media rights, league sources told ESPN.

UConn 69, South Florida 64

With the conference season set to get under way, Dana O'Neil takes a look at what's in store for the Big East.

Boise State is trying to get the Big East and Mountain West to allow the Broncos to retain their home television rights, to guarantee which conference the school ends up in, sources told ESPN.

When Syracuse announced last year it was leaving the Big East for the ACC, former Big East commissioner Mike Tranghese said it "ripped out the heart" of the league's seven Catholic basketball schools.

The seven Big East schools that don't play FBS football have decided to leave the conference and pursue a new basketball framework.

The seven Catholic schools in the Big East have agreed to leave the conference, but Georgetown is not on board with the process of departure, according to a source with knowledge of the situation.

The presidents of the Big East's seven Catholic, non-Football Bowl Subdivision schools are expected to decide on their future in the Big East in the coming days, and it "would be an upset" if they remained in the league, sources told ESPN.

RecruitingNation's Adam Finkelstein grades all the 2013 basketball recruiting classes in the Big East following the late signing period.

Story | Conversation | November 26, 2012

It used to be an Amtrak pass was all you needed to travel the Big East. Now you need a charter jet share. The comings and goings of basketball teams are a tangled mess for a conference in transition.

It was a final stand of sorts for the Big East of old, with familiar faces preparing to depart or having already departed.