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1. Vanderbilt hasn't released Sheldon Jeter to his hometown Pitt Panthers yet. It may or may not come. Vanderbilt coach Kevin Stallings has never blocked a player from transferring to a specific school in the past. Jeter could be the first. Regardles...

1. Kansas freshman Ben McLemore said Thursday he knew nothing about any payments that AAU coach Darius Cobb told USA Today he received from Rodney Blackstock, he founder and CEO of Hooplife Academy in Greensboro, N.C., to direct McLemore to an agent....

1. The NCAA men's basketball rules committee meets next month and there will likely be be a significant development with replay. Chair John Dunne of St. Peter's fully expects the committee to adopt a rule that would allow officials to go to the monit...

ATLANTA -- The evolution happened. No one knows exactly when, but at some point last season and into the summer, the shift had gone to Trey Burke. He would take over Michigan. The ball would be in his hands often. The shots would be dic...

1. The NCAA's random date of April 16 to declare for the NBA draft isn't pressuring a number of players into making quick decisions. Coaches are now savvy to the date as being meaningless. That's why Gonzaga's Kelly Olynyk may wait to decide until th...

1. If New Mexico doesn't hire associate coach Craig Neal to replace Steve Alford then there is a legit chance that star players Alex Kirk, Kendall Williams and Tony Snell will go elsewhere, according to multiple sources. Of course, players can end up...

WASHINGTON -- A look at Syracuse's 55-39 win over Marquette in the East Regional final Saturday. Overview: This was hardly a work of art. But nothing involving Big East teams tends to be beautiful this season. Syracuse manhandled Marquette in t...

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, D.C. -- A few thoughts from Syracuse's 61-50 win over top-seeded Indiana in an East Regional semifinal Thursday: Overview: Indiana was the first 1-seed to be locked on the bracket, according to the NCAA tournament selection com...

WASHINGTON -- One year later, you can see it. You can sense it. You can hear it -- in their voices. The confidence from one Sweet 16 to the next is so glaringly obvious with these Indiana Hoosiers. A year ago in Atlanta, while watching this tea...

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 coaching staff shouldn't have been surprised to see fifth-year senior forward Colton Iverson drinking coffee and taking notes Friday morning during a Colorado State tape session. Iverson is one of five senior starters on a te...

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 ...

The Mountain West Conference has been the most consistent and reliable league the past two seasons for predicting NCAA tournament bids. Four. That could change if Boise State makes a late run, but the lock seems to be that the MWC will have fou...

1. Officials work at their craft. They review game tape the next day. They want to get the calls right. They understand the pressure of their job. And they're not immune to making mistakes or admitting them privately to the coordinator of officials o...

1. Maryland coach Mark Turgeon said Sunday he's hopeful the Terps handle the euphoria of a win over Duke better than they did after beating NC State. The Terps lost three of four games after beating NC State. Four of the their next six games are on t...