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WASHINGTON -- For the Marquette Golden Eagles, there is so much more at stake than a berth in the Final Four. The Big East brand isn't on the line, but a Marquette win will enhance it more than any television deal or agreement to play games at Mad...

WASHINGTON -- A few thoughts from Marquette's 71-61 victory over Miami in an East Regional semifinal Thursday: Overview: Marquette had played on the edge for two rounds of the NCAA tournament, fortunate to win against Davidson and Butler. The G...

WASHINGTON -- Vander Blue expected greatness from Day 1. And why not? He was the hyped Wisconsin talent who committed to Wisconsin only to change his mind and go to rival Marquette. And he arrived at Marquette and was barely a blip on the radar...

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- They are joined now, linked in this new Big East conglomerate that will start play next season. And they are becoming so similar. They are doubted. They aren't feared at all. Butler and Marquette have become synonym...

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- The Marquette Golden Eagles and Butler Bulldogs have played on the edge throughout the season. The Golden Eagles won games against St. John's and Davidson that maybe they shouldn't have. Butler was blessed with late-game magic ag...

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Vander Blue had made that exact shot, just from the other side, two weeks ago. He was on a grand stage and the stakes were high -- at Madison Square Garden, with a chance to lock up a share of the Big East regular-season ...

1. UCLA coach Ben Howland said that North Carolina transfer Larry Drew II will start at the point. "That's going to happen," said Howland. "He's our most indispensable player." Drew is getting a second chance at his college career after he was remo...

1. Missouri's promise of putting on a college basketball tournament in December in Kansas City if it were to leave for the SEC won't be such an easy outcome. Team-oriented invitational tournaments are dying in the sport. Few power-six schools play in...