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A Sweet Return for Duke

This time it ended in a smile. And a grin. And a basketball held aloft like it was the Stanley Cup. And an ending that seemed awfully familiar. Duke is back in the Sweet 16. Again. Finally. No. 2 Duke 74, No. 7 Texas 69: Recap | Box Score | Bracket | Scores "For us, it's not about what other people feel or how...

Texas Stops Griffin-less Oklahoma

All the hype prior to Saturday night's primetime showdown between Texas and Oklahoma was focused on superstar Sooners forward Blake Griffin, but in the end it was two guards who stole the show, with Texas' sharpshooter getting the last laugh. Griffin suffered an apparent concussion after taking an elbow to the nose midway...

Bubble Trouble Like Never Before

There was a time when February belonged to college basketball and the intricate puzzle of creating a 65-team bracket from a list of 340-some-odd candidates.Then we got Rick-rolled by the steroid investigation.So to get things where they should be here's a steroids tip that doesn't involve digging through someone's...

Texas Beats UCLA in Premiere Game of Big XII/Pac-10 Hardwood Series

No. 9 Texas jumped all over No. 8 UCLA early and held on for a 68-64 victory. A.J. Abrams scored 31 points and came down huge down the stretch for the Longhorns.I'm a sucker for these conference battles. We just came off of the highly successful ACC/Big Ten Challenge which came after the ACC's much hyped series with the...

Maui Invitational Day 2 Recap: Notre Dame Squeaks By Texas While UNC Rolls

Well, I guess all the college basketball honks get what they wanted: Luke Harangody's Notre Dame Fighting Irish facing off against Tyler Hansbrough and the North Carolina Tar Heels for the Maui Invitational championship.Notre Dame 81, Texas 80: Harangody poured in 29 points and grabbed 11 boards in the win for the Irish....