Is The Big East Back?
The Big East, with six NCAA Tournament teams, including Villanova and Xavier as #1 seeds, has reestablished itself as an elite conference.
The Big East, with six NCAA Tournament teams, including Villanova and Xavier as #1 seeds, has reestablished itself as an elite conference.
Kyron Cartwright hit a clutch jumper with 55 seconds to go and took an offensive foul on a layup attempt by J.P. Macura with eight seconds to play as the Friars (21-12) beat the Musketeers (28-5) for the second time in three games this season.
The Big East Tournament may seem like Villanova's for the taking, but Butler and others will challenge them come tipoff Wednesday.
When the conference fell apart two years ago, the strength of the Big East conference was in serious doubt. Two years later, the conference has six representatives in the NCAA Tournament.
The Big Ten and Big East will hold a press conference in New York on Monday, and a source told CBSSports.com the two leagues will formally announce an agreement to open each men's basketball season with what amounts to a Big Ten/Big East Challenge.
The conference announced the decision Wednesday after university presidents approved the new moniker earlier in the day.
It's a rarity at this level, in any sport, for a head coach to have had no playing experience in college. It hasn't prevented Williams from guiding Marquette to the Sweet 16 the last two seasons and a 60-30 regular season record in the Big East.
The death of the Big East as we know it hit home last week as 14 teams arrived at the World's Most Famous Arena (Connecticut was ineligible). Next season, the "Catholic 7" will be reportedly joined by Butler, Creighton, and Xavier in a basketball-only conference that has paid to keep the Big East name.
Yesterday was a relatively drama-free Selection Sunday. Joe Lunardi was a perfect 68 for 68, as Middle Tennessee State, St. Mary's, Boise State, and La Salle claimed the final spots in the field. Louisville, Gonzaga, Kansas, and Indiana earned the top seeds.
Jim Larranaga's team has had a banner season, but they'll likely have to beat Duke for a second time this season -- this time with Ryan Kelly -- to reinforce their potential to go deep in the NCAA Tournament.
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).
Notre Dame will join the Atlantic Coast Conference starting next season, a year earlier than expected, following the split among the Big East's football schools and seven Catholic schools that forming their own basketball-focused conference.
The seven Big East schools that don't play FBS football have decided to leave the conference and pursue a new basketball framework.
Champ are the Michigan Wolverines for their run in the NCAA Tournament.
State prosecutors say Nancy Gerwatowski, 60, is accused of concealing her infant daughter's remains after she died from asphyxiation, which officials said was preventable.
Former Michigan star quarterback Denard Robinson is no longer part of Sherrone Moore's coaching staff, school spokesman Dave Ablauf confirmed on Tuesday.
First Lady Jill Biden and Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff will make multiple campaign stops beginning Thursday, May 16.
Between 2023 and 2024, the state saw a 12.4% rental price increase, according to Rent.com.
Over the next month, workers will install one more segment on the U.S. side before they put in the final piece on the span.
State prosecutors say Nancy Gerwatowski, 60, is accused of concealing her infant daughter's remains after she died from asphyxiation, which officials said was preventable.
Former Michigan star quarterback Denard Robinson is no longer part of Sherrone Moore's coaching staff, school spokesman Dave Ablauf confirmed on Tuesday.
First Lady Jill Biden and Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff will make multiple campaign stops beginning Thursday, May 16.
Between 2023 and 2024, the state saw a 12.4% rental price increase, according to Rent.com.
Over the next month, workers will install one more segment on the U.S. side before they put in the final piece on the span.
United Auto Workers union members at Stellantis' Warren Stamping Plant voted on Monday to authorize a strike over health and safety concerns.
Members of UAW Local 869 are scheduled to vote on May 6 over safety concerns at the plant.
Technology originally developed for homeland security is now available in Michigan to inspect every inch of your car. Developers say UVeye is like getting an MRI for your vehicle.
A bill introduced to the Michigan Legislature is looking to decrease noise pollution around Metro Detroit, more particularly along Woodward Avenue.
Ford Motor Co.'s first-quarter net income fell 24% from a year ago as the company's combustion engine vehicle unit saw revenue and sales decline.
Steve Buscemi was allegedly punched in the face in Manhattan's Kips Bay neighborhood last week.
Prince Harry and Meghan are in Nigeria for a 3-day tour at the invitation of the African nation's military.
Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour began its European leg with four dates at the La Defense Arena in Paris with a revamped setlist.
This will be the first baby for Hailey and Justin Beiber, who announced their pregnancy after more than five years of marriage.
UmaSofia Srivastava resigned as Miss Teen USA on Wednesday, just two days after Noelia Voigt stepped down as Miss USA.
Former President Donald Trump's attorneys got their first chance to question Michael Cohen on his second day of testimony and took aim at his credibility.
Millions of Americans looked to the night sky and snapped magical photos and videos of the northern lights this past weekend during the momentous geomagnetic storm.
Scientists who study such things have found that cicadas urinate in a jet stream because they consume an incredible volume of fluid during their brief time above ground.
The company released an apology and is offering billboard space to groups advocating for individuals it offended.
The Florida crash involved a bus transporting about 53 farmworkers and a 2001 Ford Ranger truck, officials said.
The fitness chain's $10 monthly membership is one of few things that had remained unchanged since 1998 — until now.
Elon Musk's Neuralink finds a brain-computer interface device captured less data a month after implant surgery.
A Metro Detroit mother wants her 1-year-old transferred to a hospital out of state after she says she raised concerns about her daughter's care at Children's Hospital of Michigan.
An 11-year-old boy in Warren has made medical history. He is one of two children in the world to receive an experimental gene therapy procedure to restore vision.
Panera is phasing out a highly caffeinated selection of lemonade beverages that's at the center of several lawsuits.
Former Michigan star quarterback Denard Robinson is no longer part of Sherrone Moore's coaching staff, school spokesman Dave Ablauf confirmed on Tuesday.
The Detroit Lions and the other teams in the NFL will release their 2024 schedule on Wednesday, the league announced.
Quarterback Jared Goff will remain a Detroit Lion for another four years after reportedly signing an extension with the team.
The third annual Michigan Special Hockey Clinic took place at the St. Clair Shores Civic Arena on Saturday.
Northwestern attacker Izzy Scane has broken the Division I record for women's lacrosse goals.
The roundtable discusses mobility and the importance of marque events like the 2024 NFL Draft, the Detroit Auto Show and more.
By the time this presidential race is over, Biden, Trump and their entourages may not need Michigan driver's licenses, but they'll know their way around and where the orange barrel construction zones are enough to void them on their way to campaign events.
The Motor City is putting the final touches in place for the 2024 NFL Draft as it rolls into Detroit next week.
Michael Bickers, Regional President of PNC Southeast Michigan/Detroit, and Eric Poe, CEO of CURE Auto Insurance, appeared on CBS Detroit's Michigan Matters.
Businesses across Michigan are feeling optimistic about the future after weathering the historic 100-year health pandemic that impacted every company in one way or another.
Warmer temperatures arrive through the rest of our week with our next rain chance by Friday.
Scott Bailey, an information technology security expert with N1 Discovery, discusses the ransomware attack on Ascension.
Michigan has seen major increases in rental prices in recent years. Between 2023 and 2024, the state saw a 12.4% rental price increase, according to Rent.com.
Actor and Detroiter Hill Harper is running for Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat. He's running against U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin and businessman Nasser Beydoun for the Democratic nomination.
Over the next month, workers will install one more segment on the U.S. side before they put in the final piece on the span.