Bird, Magic enter college hall together

Larry Bird and Magic Johnson have been linked since their epic 1979 NCAA title game. Now they're going into college basketball's hall of fame together.

Nov 24, 2009; Kansas City, MO, USA; Texas Longhorns center Dexter Pittman (34) goes for...half of the O'Reilly Auto Parts College Basketball Experience Classic at the Sprint Center

Gates scores 12 of his 17 in second-half stretch that downs No. 22 Terps

Yancy Gates scored 17 points and added 13 rebounds and Deonta Vaughn had 16 points to lead Cincinnati to the championship game of the Maui Invitational with a 69-57 victory over Maryland (No. 22 ESPN/USA Today, No. 21 AP) on Tuesday.

Nov 23, 2009; Kansas City, MO, USA; Texas Longhorns guard Damion James (5) drives downcourt...round of the O'Reilly Auto Parts College Basketball Experience Classic at the Sprint Center. The Longhorns...

Observations from Day 1 at the Maui Invitational

LAHAINA, Hawaii -- Here are my thoughts on the early action at the Maui Invitational: • Gonzaga had problems guarding Colorado's Princeton offe...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009

Favors' shot-blocking skills stand out

...reason. He has a nice combination of NBA size -- a great frame to add muscle -- agility and basketball acumen. He will get much stronger over the next three or four years as he puts on...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009

Offutt transferring from Ohio State

Sophomore guard Walter Offutt has decided to leave the Ohio State men's basketball program and will seek a transfer to another school.

No. 6 Purdue edges No. 11 Tennessee; Moore named Paradise Jam MVP

E'Twaun Moore scored 22 points to lead No. 6 Purdue to a 73-72 victory over Tennessee (No. 11 ESPN/USA Today, No. 9 AP) on Monday night in the championship game of the Paradise Jam.

Maryland gets 19 points from Mosley to advance and face Cincinnati

Sean Mosley scored 19 points, Eric Hayes added 12 and Landon Milbourne had 10 to help Maryland (No. 22 ESPN/USA Today, No. 21 AP) beat Chaminade 79-51 on Monday night in the first round of the EA Sports Maui Invitational.

Syracuse rises to No. 9 after upset

North Carolina, which lost to Syracuse in the 2K Sports Classic Championship last weekend, dropped sharply in the latest ESPN/USA Today men's college basketball top 25 poll, slipping from No. 4 to No. 12.

Kansas State upsets No. 21 Dayton in third-place game of Puerto Rico Tip-Off

Jacob Pullen scored 26 points and Denis Clemente added 21 to lead Kansas State to an 83-75 victory over Dayton (No. 21 ESPN/USA Today, No. 18 AP) on Sunday in the third-place game of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off.

Peacock finishes 10 of 11 from field to lead Georgia Tech in Puerto Rico Tip-Off

Senior forward Zachery Peacock had 22 points to lead Georgia Tech (No. 19 ESPN/USA Today, No. 20 AP) to an 85-68 victory over Boston University in the fifth-place game of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off on Sunday.

Four Hoyas in double figures in dominating win

Jason Clark scored a career-high 14 points and four Hoyas were in double figures as No. 19 Georgetown rolled to a 63-44 victory against overmatched Savannah State on Saturday.

Milbourne scores career-high 24 as Maryland never trails in rout

Landon Milbourne scored a career-high 24 points, and No. 25 Maryland cruised past New Hampshire 82-55 Friday night in the Terrapins' final tuneup for the Maui Invitational.

Syracuse opens second half with 22-1 run to topple North Carolina

Brandon Triche and Arinze Onuaku combined for 13 points in Syracuse's 22-1 run to open the second half and the Orange went on to a 87-71 victory over North Carolina (No. 4 ESPN/USA Today, No. 6 AP) in the championship game of the 2K Sports Classic.