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Don't get it twisted: Most of what happened in State College, Pa., on Wednesday night -- winless Big Ten doormat Penn State shocking No. 4-ranked Michigan, 84-78 -- happened thanks to Penn State. Jermaine Marshall and D.J. Newbill made those cruci...

Perhaps you remember the story of Ken Mink. Perhaps not. In 2008, Mink became the oldest college basketball player in the history of the game, playing in seven games at the age of 73 as a walk-on at Roane State College. This is the sort of story belo...

Eamonn Brennan examines how landing top recruit Andrew Wiggins would impact North Carolina, Kentucky, Kansas and Florida State.

With the deadline to declare for the NBA draft looming, Eamonn Brennan evaluates a crop of underclassmen whose decisions could make a significant impact on their college programs, including Syracuse's C.J. Fair and Michigan State's Adreian Payne.

The reaction has been mostly predictable. When news broke last Tuesday that Oklahoma State point guard Marcus Smart, a likely top-five pick in the 2013 draft, would instead return for his sophomore season of college hoops, the usual gamut was run: su...

Kevin Ware couldn't play Saturday against Wichita State, but he still found a way to be involved in Louisville's comeback, writes Eamonn Brennan.

The Final Four has plenty of personal dramas, but Eamonn Brennan can't wait for the business at hand. He's ready for the two games to determine which team will take the national championship.

What are the odds that we'll see an all-Big Ten Final Four in Atlanta? Eamonn Brennan looks at the matchups in store this weekend for Michigan, Michigan State, Indiana and Ohio State.

DAYTON, Ohio -- Quick reaction to La Salle's 80-71 victory over Boise State on Wednesday: Overview: If the logistics of La Salle's first NCAA tournament berth in 21 years felt a little bit like an audition for the big show, its fans can rest easy....

The Big Ten was the nation's best conference in the regular season. But that doesn't matter. Fair or not, the conference's legacy will be judged by how well -- or poorly -- its teams do in the NCAA tournament.

The Big Ten has been home to some of the best basketball we've seen all season. With several Final Four contenders and teams still on the NCAA tournament bubble, the league tournament in Chicago should provide more of the same.

It's like our Saturday observations, but on Wednesday instead! A few end-of-day thoughts from another tremendous evening of college hoops: 1. Kansas stole one at Oklahoma State. Don't get it twisted: I'm not saying the Jayhawks didn't deserve to w...

Saddle Up is our semi-daily preview of the night's best basketball action. It highly recommends you just Google "Marshall Henderson Auburn gif." Wisconsin at No. 11 Ohio State, 7 p.m. ET, ESPN College basketball can be a disorienting sport to ...

Last season, in many ways, Louisville and Kentucky held the college hoops consciousness hostage. For denizens of the Bluegrass State in areas both urban and rural, this was nothing new; UK and UL wage an intense year-long rivalry with immense cult...

Michigan State athletic director Mark Hollis has had some pretty bold and creative ideas about the start of the college basketball season in recent years. He spearheaded the Carrier Classic. He conceived and executed us this year's excellent Veterans...

With the possible exception of Ohio State's just-too-close-for-comfort grind over Winthrop and Wake Forest's win over Furman (sorry), Tuesday night's college hoops results went mostly according to plan. Arizona and Kansas cruised at home, Michigan St...