Nation Apr 07 Michigan wins 2nd national title after defeating stubborn UConn By Eddie Pells, Associated Press
Nation Apr 05 UCLA defeats South Carolina to win first NCAA women's basketball title in program history Gabriela Jaquez, Lauren Betts and the rest of the UCLA seniors secured the first NCAA women's basketball national championship in school history — a goal that was set after losing in the first Final Four last season. By Doug Feinberg, Associated Press
Nation Mar 15 Duke, Arizona, Michigan and Florida get top seeding for March Madness Duke received the top overall seed for March Madness on Sunday, followed by Arizona, Michigan and Florida. By Eddie Pells, Associated Press
Nation Sep 10 NCAA bans basketball players for betting on their own games The NCAA has permanently banned three Division I college 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
Feb 17 Lefty Driesell, fiery college basketball coach who put Maryland on the map, dies at 92 By David Ginsburg, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Jan 22 Watch 6:52 Tara VanDerveer's journey to become college basketball's winningest coach By Amna Nawaz, Karina Cuevas 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… Continue watching
Jan 21 Stanford's Tara VanDerveer becomes winningest college basketball coach By Janie McCauley, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
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