Duke star forward Cooper Flagg was helped off the court after suffering an apparent ankle injury during Thursday’s ACC tournament quarterfin…
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AP Poll: Duke new No. 1, ends Auburn eight week streak
Duke ended Auburn’s eight-week stay at No. 1 in the AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll on Monday, while the Tigers dropped to third beh…
Auburn basketball still deserves to be favored
SEC play turned out to be too much for Auburn basketball. They finished the regular season with a road loss to Texas A&M. Furthermore, coach Bruce Pearl saw his team fall in overtime against Alabama at home in a thrilling finale. Some are overreacting and punishing the Tigers too harshly in their power rankings as…
Omaha basketball wins Summit League after cliniching program-first tourney spot
It’s great when programs, as was the case for Omaha basketball, can play with house money. It’s even better when teams go on to take care of business anyway. Coach Chris Crutchfield’s men had already booked their passage to March Madness. In a good sign of a culture with a solid foundation, the Mavericks went…
NC State fires head coach Kevin Keatts
NC State has parted ways with head coach Kevin Keatts, the school’s director of athletics Boo Corrigan announced Sunday.
“I want to thank…
No. 5 Florida tops No. 7 Alabama in SEC showdown
Alex Condon had 27 points and 10 rebounds to lead No. 5 Florida to a 99-94 win over No. 7 Alabama on Wednesday night.
The Gators (26-4, 1…
Canes hires Duke assistant Jai Lucas as head coach
Duke associate head coach Jai Lucas signed a deal to take the Miami job, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Borzello.
Lucas will leave the Blue Dev…
No. 23 BYU beats No. 10 Iowa State 88-85 in double OT
Richie Saunders scored 23 points and No. 23 BYU outlasted No. 10 Iowa State 88-85 in double overtime Tuesday night for its seventh consecuti…
AP Top 25 Poll: No. 6 St. John’s has highest ranking in 34 years
Auburn and Duke remain atop the AP Top 25. The rest of the poll was a big jumble.
Auburn was the unanimous pick at No. 1 for the second s…
No. 7 St. John’s beats Seton Hall to clinch Big East title
RJ Luis Jr. scored 21 points and No. 7 St. John’s beat Seton Hall 71-61 to clinch its first outright regular-season Big East title sin…