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Michigan State coach Tom Izzo couldn’t find a way to get his team better looks late in their loss to Syracuse — but he left two of his key players on the bench during crunch time. Izzo leaned on sixth-year senior Ben Carter in the center …
The Michigan State Spartans missed their last 14 shots in their upset loss to the Syracuse Orange on Sunday, and many will credit Jim Boeheim’s famed 2-3 zone for causing the Spartans all those problems. Boeheim, however, thinks there was …
Ray Allen’s new autobiography included some unflattering anecdotes about Rajon Rondo, and the point guard is firing back. In his upcoming book “From The Outside: My Journey Through Life and the Game I Love,” Allen alleged that the …
The Michigan State Spartans spent the first half of their second round game being tormented by Syracuse’s 2-3 zone, but a bit of good fortune ensured they went into the locker room with the lead. The Spartans were shooting under 30 percent for …
One of the major subplots of Purdue’s win over Butler was freshman big man Matt Haarms’ ongoing battle with his hair. Many took notice of the fact that Haarms was fiddling with his hair after nearly every possession to the point that he …
The injury to Purdue center Isaac Haas meant that freshman Matt Haarms had an expanded role on Sunday, and that helped make a viral star out of his hair. Haarms’s well-coiffed head of hair required frequent care and adjustment during the game …
As much as Purdue center Isaac Haas wanted to find a way to play through his elbow fracture, it sounds like it won’t happen for many reasons. Perhaps the largest is that the NCAA would have to approve any brace he would wear during a game, and …
JuJu Smith-Schuster is not buying Vontaze Burfict’s excuse for his PED excuse. Burfict is facing a four-game suspension for violating the NFL’s drug policy, but according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, he’s planning to base his …
The North Carolina men’s basketball team was dealing with some off-court drama during last week’s ACC Tournament. While the team was at the Barclays Center to play through the conference tournament, someone broke into the Dean E. Smith …
Loyola Chicago’s 98-year-old team chaplain has faith in her team — but not too much faith. Sister Jean Dolores-Schmidt has become something of a viral sensation after the Ramblers upset Miami in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, …
Rhode Island coach Dan Hurley was not going to discuss other jobs in the wake of his team’s NCAA Tournament loss. The Rams lost 87-62 to Duke, ending their season and giving way to a lot of uncertainty about the highly-touted Hurley’s …
Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim is not having the criticism of Virginia’s Tony Bennett. Bennett continued what has become a disappointing tournament record by losing to 16th-seeded UMBC in the first round on Friday night, leading to a heavy barrage …
UMBC star Jairus Lyles’s DMs are not open for business. As the leading name on college basketball’s newest Cinderella, Lyles was subjected to a throng of media asking all sorts of questions on Saturday. Perhaps the most unusual was …
The coaches in Saturday’s Buffalo-Kentucky second round game have sparked a bit of a miniature rivalry. Kentucky coach John Calipari did not take kindly to Buffalo coach Nate Oats’s accusation that he was “whining” about his …
The Virginia Cavaliers proved Friday that nothing can ever be taken for granted in the NCAA Tournament. That is, unless you’re Roy Williams coaching in the first round. The North Carolina coach admitted that watching the Cavaliers fall in the …
Star Purdue center Isaac Haas was ruled out of the NCAA Tournament after fracturing his elbow in Friday’s win, but he’s refusing to accept that diagnosis. According to CBS’s Allie LaForce, Haas practiced Saturday with a brace on his …
