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From Nerlens Noel to Marcus Smart to the WCC, Andy Katz touches on topics from across the nation in his Monday Musings.

AP Photo/Ricardo ArduengoChris Warren is averaging 19.2 points a game and is dominating the court since his return from an ACL injury.Ole Miss coach Andy Kennedy doesn't want to toss around the word "special" too lightly. But it is hard not to in...

ATLANTA -- Some quick hitters before Wake Forest-Maryland: • The word out of Wake Forest is that the Demon Deacons are ticked off that Jeff Teague didn't make first-team all-ACC and that Al Farouq-Aminu wasn't selected as the ACC rookie of the...

New Mexico woke up Sunday to warnings from police to stay off the roads due to icy conditions. But the word from the airport was that flights were expected to leave later in the day.

Steve Alford has a unique perspective on the Final Four – he's played all of them.

Pitt is No. 2. Georgia is unranked. But a quick examination of their schedules shows why.

Trust. That word was lacking in some circles, while it emerged in others in a wild Tuesday in the sport. Trust was gone from the Rutgers basketball program due to the manner in which Mike Rice conducted his practices, and in the way the Scarlet Kn...

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...

1. Ole Miss spent Wednesday dealing with a double dose of bad news. The Rebels were still stunned over Nerlens Noel's dominating 12-block performance for Kentucky in a humbling 87-74 home defeat by the Wildcats. Then came word that forward Aaron Jone...

Providence College will wear green jerseys for Tuesday night's game against Colgate with the words "Sandy Hook" on the back above the players' numbers. PC coach Ed Cooley, who previously coached at Fairfield (Newtown is in Fairfield County), said ...

Is this season shaping up to be the one Gonzaga gets to the Final Four? Andy Katz examines that and other quick-hit topics in the Daily Word.

BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- Tom Crean and top assistant Steve McClain have always worn out their soles on the court. And so it was here in Brooklyn during Indiana's shootaround on Monday. The two most recognizable names on the IU coaching staff: coaching, m...

As we head into a feast full of games this week, this is what we know two weeks into the season: • Oklahoma State's Marcus Smart is as good as advertised and should have the inside track to national freshman of the year after leading the Cow...

NEW YORK -- Officials Brian O'Connell and Bo Boroski huddled around the monitor. They asked for more replays of a trap on Purdue's D.J. Byrd and the subsequent raised elbow that sent Villanova's Darrun Hilliard flailing back onto the court. The two...

Kentucky coach John Calipari isn't upset at all over losing to Duke Tuesday night. He needed to figure out his team and the loss has allowed him to zero in on some issues. He said the issues are: Alex Poythress has to be a strong man inside. Ky...

The NCAA wanted to expand its footprint and get into the two largest cities in the country: New York and Los Angeles. Getting a regional into Staples Center, one of the busier buildings in the country with three professional teams (Kings, Clippers ...