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Darius Morris, now a Laker, has a legacy at Michigan

2013-04-04 12:55:00

Born in Hawthorne and raised in Carson, Darius Morris spent his childhood cheering for the Lakers – largely because of his his admiration for Kobe Bryant. Morris is less than four years removed from his playing days at Windward School, and now his...

Notre Dame's Skylar Diggins gets one last shot at elusive title

2013-04-03 10:40:00

Skylar Diggins has been to the Final Four twice before. She's even played in the championship game two times. But the Notre Dame senior has never hoisted the NCAA women's basketball trophy. Diggins will get her final shot this weekend.� The Fighting...

Cal women get to Final Four for first time in school history

2013-04-01 22:27:00

California advanced to the Final Four for the first time in school history, rallying for a 65-62 overtime victory over Georgia on Monday in the regional final at Spokane, Wash. Layshia Clarendon scored 17 of her 25 points in the second half and overtime...

For Louisville, injury leads to inspiration in NCAA win over Duke

2013-03-31 20:55:00

Tears are part of the NCAA tournament. They flow when teams win and flow when they lose. The tears shed for Louisville guard Kevin Ware on Sunday, though, were different. They almost spontaneously gushed in response to Ware's gruesome leg break during...

Louisville routs Duke, 85-63, after Kevin Ware breaks leg

2013-04-01 00:00:00

INDIANAPOLIS — With tears in their eyes and Kevin Ware in their hearts, there was no way Louisville was losing this game. Russ Smith scored 23, Gorgui Dieng had 14 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks, and top-seeded Louisville put aside the shock...

Louisville upsets Brittney Griner-led Baylor, 82-81

2013-03-31 22:17:00

From the opening tip of the season, there was only one question in women's college basketball: How do you stop Brittney Griner? Louisville found the answer Sunday night, pulling off one of the biggest upsets in the history of the tournament. Shoni...

NCAA Tournament: Duke tops cold-shooting Creighton, 66-50

2013-03-24 21:15:00

PHILADELPHIA -- Let upsets take down other heavy favorites. Duke is back to business as usual. Rasheed Sulaimon scored 21 points, Seth Curry scored had 17 and No. 2-seeded Duke held off seventh-seeded Creighton, 66-50, on Sunday to advance to the...

NCAA Tournament: Seth Curry leads Duke past Albany, 73-61

2013-03-22 12:10:00

PHILADELPHIA — Seth Curry scored 26 points, Mason Plumlee had 23 and second-seeded Duke beat Albany 73-61 on Friday in the second round of the Midwest Regional. The Blue Devils (28-5) will meet the winner of the game between seventh-seeded...

NCAA Tournament: Harvard stuns No. 3-seeded New Mexico, 68-62

2013-03-21 23:15:00

SALT LAKE CITY -- Harvard didn’t stand a clam chowder chance. New Mexico was too tall and too strong. The outcome seemed decided in a routine eyeball test during pregame layup drills. But bigger isn’t always better, right? PHOTOS: 2013...

The agony and ecstasy of NCAA tournament Selection Sunday

2013-03-16 19:00:00

The hours before Selection Sunday are what Lakers announcer Chick Hearn used to call "nervous time." Defending national champion Kentucky might want to chew on some of Jerry Tarkanian's old towels after probably blowing its bubble bid with an early...

Duke Coach Mike Krzyzewski irate after Virginia fans storm court

2013-03-01 13:20:00

Duke Coach Mike Krzyzewski was so upset at the Virginia fans storming the court after the No. 3 Blue Devils were upset by the Cavaliers, 73-68, on Thursday night, that he reportedly cursed at them. According to another report, the Atlantic Coast...

Mike Krzyzewski done as coach of U.S. men's basketball team

2013-02-27 07:25:00

Duke men's basketball Coach Mike Krzyzewski said Tuesday that he will not return to coach the U.S. men's basketball team after the Blue Devils end their season. "I've loved, loved, loved, and it's been an honor being with the USA Basketball team,"...

The Blue Devils (9-4) are hot, having beaten Loyola and North Carolina during a seven-game winning streak. Under coach John Danowski, Duke has owned this series, winning 11 of the past 12 against its Atlantic Coast Conference rival.

2013-04-11 21:07:00

An All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection as a freshman, Rix led the Eagles to the upset of the week, scoring four goals in a 10-9 home win over then-No. 5 Duke.

2013-04-06 00:00:00

Jacob Iati (0) of the Albany Great Danes keeps a grip on the ball as Josh Hairston (15) of the Duke Blue Devils moves in in the first half during the second round of the 2013 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Penn.

2013-03-22 00:00:00