Wisch: Was Weber's 9-Year Run Really The 'Best' At Illinois?
Bruce Weber isn't on the sidelines in Champaign any longer. But that hardly means the guy can't still stir up the Illini faithful.
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Bruce Weber isn't on the sidelines in Champaign any longer. But that hardly means the guy can't still stir up the Illini faithful.
The Seton Hall Pirates (15-17) waited until the final minute of regulation to make it interesting, but the team from South Orange rallied in overtime to a 46-42 victory over the South Florida Bulls (12-19).
Nate Wolters struggled to get his chances for most of the game . Once he did, the Summit League's player of the year proved worthy of the title and added another - tournament MVP.
Kansas State and Kansas tied for the regular-season Big 12 title, but that doesn't mean they feel very good about themselves entering the league tournament.
By the end of that ugly Big Ten basketball tilt in Iowa City on Tuesday night, the only thing more plentiful among the Illini than missed shots was their disappointment.
Gonzaga has a history of busting brackets but the Bulldogs now find themselves in the role of the hunted as Gonzaga became No. 1 in the AP poll for the first time in history.
Twelve former Florida A&M University band members were charged Monday with manslaughter in the 2011 hazing death of a drum major.
The Duke Blue Devils are a top-five team and will be a tough out come March because of one of the most overlooked attributes in college basketball: senior leadership. With so many talented players leaving early for NBA stardom, having a strong senior-led team isn't as common as it used to be.
College football seems to just keep getting bigger.
What a turnaround it's been for Illinois.
Adam is among 20 members of the media from across the country comprising a mock NCAA Tournament selection committee at NCAA headquarters in Indianapolis. The committee is simulating the five-day selection process in a condensed two-day session.
The 2012-13 college basketball season has been even better than most for the Big Ten. This is the year that the Big Ten is talented, powerful and deep.
If Shane Larkin has been on a sports fan's radar, it's mostly because he's the son of Baseball Hall of Fame shortstop Barry Larkin. After his breakout game against North Carolina this weekend, it's time to recognize him as one of college basketball's rising stars.
Big Ten coaches and athletic directors met Monday at the conference's headquarters in Park Ridge, Ill. and expressed concerns regarding new recruiting rules recently announced by the NCAA.
I just don't get it is all. And I contemplate my not-getting-it-ness (or is it not-getting-it-itude?) every time I see it happen.
This isn't last year's Kentucky team and Nerlens Noel is not Anthony Davis. The comparison was natural in the preseason. Like Davis, Noel was one of the top recruits in the country and figured to be the standout of Kentucky's brand new roster.
The Michigan Wolverines are the No. 1 team in the country for the first time in more than two decades, and one of the biggest reasons why is point guard Trey Burke. He flirted with the NBA draft at the end of the 2011-2012 season but decided to return for his sophomore campaign to bring Michigan a championship.
The NCAA has found what it calls "improper conduct" committed by former members of its own enforcement program during the Miami investigation, and will not deliver the long-awaited notice of allegations against the Hurricanes until an external review is completed.
Gov. Tom Corbett said Tuesday he plans to sue the NCAA in federal court over stiff sanctions imposed against Penn State University in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sexual abuse scandal.
With an 11-0 record and a Top 10 ranking, Illinois basketball appears to be back. But the Illinois basketball crowds? Well, they're not.
There will be meetings in the coming days – serious, sober meetings – in football and basketball offices, at which stern speeches will be delivered by newly-vulnerable emperors.
The NCAA has passed a proposal that will impose tougher sanctions on programs and hold coaches more accountable for rule-breaking.
Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany expects the new college football playoff to be finalized by Jan. 1, but he ruled out the possibility of the new four-team tournament starting next season.
It passed on the Big Ten's TV millions. It passed on aligning itself with the familiarity of many of its most traditional rivals. And it passed on the region where its campus is based – although some Fighting Irish fans might tell you that, you know, Notre Dame doesn't really reside here in the Midwest.
Penn State has been put on notice by an accrediting organization that says the university's status is "in jeopardy" based on recent developments in the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal.
