Awards and observations from Maui Invitational

LAHAINA, Hawaii -- Here are my final thoughts and annual awards from the EA Sports Maui Invitational: • Gonzaga is tough and talented. While t...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 27, 2009

Connecticut-Duke Preview

Connecticut-Duke Preview

Duke uses 19-3 second-half run to put away Arizona St.

Jon Scheyer had 16 points and six assists, and No. 7 Duke used a 19-3 second-half run to take control of a 64-53 victory over Arizona State on Wednesday night in the semifinals of the NIT Season Tip-Off.

Four undefeated teams float into NYC

The four teams competing in the NIT semifinals arrive in New York a combined 14-0. Dana O'Neil offers a preview of the pre-Thanksgiving feast at MSG.

It's all about Villanova's backcourt

Dick Vitale writes, at Villanova it all starts in the backcourt.

Blue Raiders ready for brutal schedule

With six seniors, including the nation's leading scorer, Middle Tennessee is up for any challenge this season -- including a rare visit Wednesday from the Lady Vols.

...narrowly escape the talons of the Golden Eagles of Marquette during a Women's National Invitational sweet 16 game on Doug Collins Court inside Redbird Arena in Normal Illinois

SEC seems back on top of game in 2009-10

...NCAA tournament. Only one of the seven SEC teams in the field made it to the Sweet 16: Vanderbilt. For the first time in NCAA tournament history, Tennessee didn't get that far, losing...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 23, 2009

It's hard not to be impressed by the Orange

...could point to something special about this Cuse team that was missing from last season's Sweet 16 version. I took plenty of flak for what I wrote about Syracuse on Friday morning. It...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 21, 2009

Bulls-Nuggets Preview

Bulls-Nuggets Preview

ASU's new look makes most of second chances

...State is a very different team from the one that upset Texas A&M in the Sweet 16 last season. Gone are six seniors, including all-everything point guard Briann January. Still missing is...

Cuse's two-headed PG effective vs. Cal

One player can't replace Jonny Flynn. But can two? At MSG, Syracuse's two-headed point guard (Scoop Jardine and Brandon Triche) was the winning ticket.

Oregon State is tourney team to watch

After two rounds of playoff women's soccer, we've got some questions. Like, which No. 1 seed has the toughest third-round matchup? Who is the MVP so far? And which team could turn its side of the bracket into upset city?

Battle steps out from father's shadow

Junior prospect Amber Battle is moving out from the shadow of her father and former University of Mexico standout, Bruce Battle.

What does weekend of upsets really mean?

...of us projected they would be better. Texas A&M lost three key players from a Sweet 16 team, so most of us projected they would take a step back. One game doesn't...