Nation Sep 10 NCAA bans basketball players for betting on their own games By Cliff Brunt, Associated Press
Nation Mar 17 Who invented the March Madness bracket? New York bar and Kentucky postal worker stake claims Trying to prove the real inventor of the March Madness pool seems about as implausible as picking a perfect bracket. By Dan Gelston, Associated Press
Nation Feb 17 Lefty Driesell, fiery college basketball coach who put Maryland on the map, dies at 92 Lefty Driesell, the Hall of Fame coach whose folksy drawl belied a fiery on-court demeanor that put Maryland on the college basketball map and enabled him to rebuild several struggling programs, died Saturday. He was 92. By David Ginsburg, Associated Press
Nation Jan 22 Watch 6:52 Tara VanDerveer’s journey to become college basketball’s winningest coach Stanford women’s head coach Tara VanDerveer made history as the winningest coach in college basketball history, surpassing former Duke men's head coach Mike Krzyzewski. VanDerveer has won 1,203 games, won three national championships, led the U.S. team to Olympic gold… By Amna Nawaz, Karina Cuevas
Nation Jan 21 Stanford’s Tara VanDerveer becomes winningest college basketball coach Tara VanDerveer became the all-time winningest coach in college basketball history, passing former Duke and Army coach Mike Krzyzewski with her 1,203rd career victory when No. 8 Stanford beat Oregon State 65-56. By Janie McCauley, Associated Press
Nov 02 Watch 7:37 The controversial legacy of Hall of Fame college basketball coach Bob Knight By John Yang, Shoshana Dubnow Legendary basketball coach Bob Knight died Wednesday at the age of 83. He was known as much for his courtside tantrums as for his teams’ more than 900 wins and three NCAA national championships. John Yang discussed the complicated and… Continue watching
Aug 26 Bronny James’ cardiac arrest caused by congenital heart defect, spokesperson says By Beth Harris, Associated Press The 18-year-old son of Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James went into cardiac arrest during a basketball workout at the University of Southern California last month because of a congenital heart defect, according to a family spokeswoman. Continue reading
May 31 Watch 14:52 Retired Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski reflects on his long, illustrious career Recently retired Mike Kzyrzewski, known to many fans as Coach K, is one of basketball's most successful coaches during his nearly 50-year career. Judy Woodruff spoke with Kzyrzewski about the state of the NCAA and his illustrious career. Continue watching
Apr 05 Watch 6:39 Kansas erases historic deficit to take the men’s national basketball title The Kansas Jayhawks defeated the North Carolina Tar Heels Monday after trailing by 16 points in the first half. It was the biggest comeback in a national championship in men's college basketball history in a tournament with many historic moments,… Continue watching
Apr 05 In comeback win, Kansas men defeat UNC for men’s basketball title By Eddie Pells, Associated Press The championship Kansas captured Monday night traced its roots back to 2020, when the Jayhawks were a team that looked very much on track for the program's fourth national title. Continue reading