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North Carolina, off to a slow start and in desperate need of a good win, played with grit and resolve and ultimately found a way to hold off No. 11 Kentucky. Dana O'Neil »UNC 75, UK 73 » Rapid reax »
AP Photo/Gerry BroomeNorth Carolina, off to a slow start and in desperate need of a good win, played with grit and resolve and ultimately found a way to hold off No. 11 Kentucky. Dana O'Neil »UNC 75, UK 73 » Rapid reax »
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As Jimmy V Week gets underway, Dick Vitale remembers his late friend. Story | Jimmy V Week
November brings the start of basketball, which means the start of tournaments.
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ESPN college basketball analyst Jay Bilas talks about some NCAA rules he disagrees with. Plus, Bilas says coaches should be allowed to have more access to players, not less. The coaches are the good influences.
Dick Vitale says TCU's move to the Big East affects all sports and the student-athletes will be hurt. Vitale also weighs in on the struggles of the Heat and previews Duke-Michigan St.
Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski explains how he continues to have the energy and motivation to continue coaching. He also weighs in on the lack of patience programs have with coaches now and whether money is becoming too powerful in college sports.
Doug Gottlieb says the rule that will keep Enes Kanter from playing at Kentucky is short-sighted on the global level. Plus, Andy Katz has his eye on Pe'Shon Howard at Maryland.
Doug Gottlieb and Andy Katz prepare for the season's first games with updates on Kentucky, Kansas, Xavier and Katz's preseason favorite, Minnesota. Gottlieb likes Illinois early.
Doug Gottlieb talks with Pulitzer Prize-winning author George Dohrmann about the dirty side of recruiting and the story of Demetrius Walker.
Former Marquette coach Raymonds dies at 86
Former Marquette basketball coach Hank Raymonds has died after a long battle with cancer. He was 86.
From the ravages of Katrina to the heartbreak of an NCAA tourney gaffe, Murray State's Isaiah Canaan has had his reasons to mope. But there was a grandma who wasn't having any of that.
The final stop on our Blueblood Bounceback series is Indiana, where the tradition is ever-present but the winning not as much lately.
From the United States Air Force to Iraq to junior college basketball, Florida State transfer Bernard James has taken an unusual path to Tallahassee.
Mid-November is way too early for definitive statements. But we saw enough Tuesday night to at least adjust the expectations a bit for both Butler and Louisville.
Leading the charge during Minnesota's Puerto Rico Tip-Off title run were two players who doubted whether they'd ever be Gophers.
Several of his fellow freshmen have enjoyed fast starts to their college careers. Not Harrison Barnes. The nation's top-ranked newcomer is confident the best is yet to come for himself and North Carolina.
When teams coached by Mike Krzyzewski and Tom Izzo collide on the court, there's no telling what will happen. But it's guaranteed to be a great game, baby!

Six players will write for us this season. Washington's Isaiah Thomas kicked things off. Pac-10 diary


Given anonymity, 20 high-profile coaches from across the country let loose on what and who plagues recruiting -- and what can be done to fix it. Editor's warning: It isn't pretty. Survey »
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