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college basketball stories: 54 news summaries

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BUZZ BISSINGER

 NBA Age Limits Are a Scam 

Cynical 2005 move by pro basketball was all about the bottom line

Oct 27, 09 9:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - The NBA’s minimum draft age of 19, with one year of college—and a new proposal to make it 20—is nothing but a cynical ploy by pro basketball and the NCAA that “hasn’t helped players in any way,” Buzz Bissinger writes. Players can easily sail... More »

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NBA • NCAA • high school basketball • draft pick • Pro basketball • college basketball • H.G. "Buzz" Bissinger • professional athletes

Michael Jordan's Son Could Cost College $3M

Adidas deal predates player with inherited preference for Nike

Oct 22, 09 1:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Jordan’s son wants to wear the shoes his dad made famous when he plays college basketball this season—but if he does, he could wind up costing the University of Central Florida $3 million. Marcus Jordan insists on wearing Nike Air Jordans, but UCF has a deal with... More »

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sports • Michael Jordan • shoes • Nike • Adidas • corporate sponsorship • college basketball • apparel • Marcus Jordan • Air Jordan • University of Central Florida

(Newser) - Power forward Blake Griffin is almost certainly the No. 1 pick in tonight’s NBA draft, and that scares the bejesus out of Griffin fan Gregg Doyel. “Superstars as the No. 1 pick are the exception to the rule,” Doyel writes on CBS Sports.com, conceding the point... More »

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basketball • LeBron James • Los Angeles Clippers • NBA draft • Oklahoma Sooners • University of Oklahoma • draft pick • college basketball • Blake Griffin

 Jordan's Son Quits 
 Illinois Hoops Squad 

He wants to focus on academics

Jun 24, 09 3:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Jordan’s elder son is abandoning the University of Illinois’ basketball team to focus on school and his “life after basketball.” Jeff Jordan, a rising junior, earned a scholarship last season after making the team as a walk-on, and has played in 59 games; the son of... More »

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University of Illinois • Michael Jordan • Illinois Fighting Illini • college basketball • Jeff Jordan • Marcus Jordan

(Newser) - The Congressional Budget Office, eager for new sources of income, is considering taxation options for the nation’s collegiate athletic franchises, the Economist reports. Among the proposals are curtailing deductions for charitable donations to college sports programs; limiting tax-exempt bonds; and, most drastically, stripping the programs of their traditional... More »

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NCAA • recession • athletics • college sports • college basketball • Obama administration • taxation • college football

Under Fire, USC Drops Ball
in Sports Perks Probe

NCAA expands Bush, Mayo investigation; school takes little action

May 31, 09 6:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Years after footballer Reggie Bush was accused of accepting gifts from marketers while at USC, the university is still doing almost nothing to investigate the matter, despite the spread of allegations to a top basketball player and coach, the Los Angeles Times reports. Though the NCAA has expanded its own... More »

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investigation • NCAA • University of Southern California • USC • Reggie Bush • OJ Mayo • college basketball • college football

OBITUARY

 Hoops Star Wayman 
 Tisdale Dead at 44 


May 15, 09 11:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - College basketball Hall of Famer Wayman Tisdale died today at 44, ESPN reports. Tisdale was diagnosed with bone cancer last year, and his right leg was amputated. The 6-foot-9 forward was an All-American all 3 years at Oklahoma, and went on to spend 12 years in the NBA. He was... More »

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NBA • Phoenix Suns • Indiana Pacers • Sacramento Kings • Oklahoma Sooners • Hall of Fame • Oklahoma • jazz • University of Oklahoma • college basketball • Jay-ZTV • Wayman Tisdale • bass guitar

(Newser) - A quest to play pro football might keep a Duke basketball player in school for another year, ESPN reports. Greg Paulus, who has used up his basketball eligibility at Duke, has been offered a tryout for the school’s football team—but at receiver, not quarterback, where he starred in... More »

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Duke Blue Devils • basketball • NCAA basketball • NCAA football • football • Michigan Wolverines • college basketball • Greg Paulus • college football

 Thomas Lands 
 College Coaching Gig 

Former Knicks coach signs 5-year contract

Apr 14, 09 1:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - Isiah Thomas will coach men’s basketball at Florida International University, the Miami Herald reports, with the Hall of Fame player signing a 5-year contract. “Coming back to the college game has always been a dream of mine,” said Thomas, 47, fired last year after a disastrous stint... More »

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Florida • basketball • coach • New York Knicks • Isiah Thomas • college basketball • Florida International

Analysis

 Don't Dismiss Spartans 
 in UNC Rematch 


Apr 6, 09 11:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rationally, Michigan State shouldn’t have prayer in tonight’s NCAA basketball title game, writes Chris Dufresne in the Los Angeles Times. Earlier this season, North Carolina didn’t just beat the Spartans, it demolished them 98-63—and the Tar Heels have only gotten better since. “Cold hard facts... More »

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University of North Carolina • Michigan State Spartans • North Carolina Tar Heels • Final Four • college basketball • 2009 NCAA Tournament

ncaa tournament

 UNC Cruises to Title Game 


Apr 4, 09 10:51 PM CDT
(AP) - In a classic case of men vs. boys, North Carolina never gave Villanova much chance to breathe, let alone whip up a fresh dose of Final Four magic. Ty Lawson scored 22 points, Wayne Ellington had 20 more, and the Tar Heels eased to an 83-69 win tonight over the... More »

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North Carolina Tar Heels • Villanova Wildcats • college basketball • 2009 NCAA Tournament

OPINION

 NCAA Tourney 
 as Boring 
 as Ever 

Popularity has sucked all the charm out of the tournament

Apr 4, 09 8:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - In the '60s and '70s, the NCAA tournament was boring because UCLA seemingly always won. These days, "instead of UCLA winning it every year, there are now between five and nine UCLAs that can win it every year," Charles Pierce writes for Slate. "It's just as... More »

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NCAA • NCAA basketball • UConn Huskies • Michigan State Spartans • North Carolina Tar Heels • Villanova Wildcats • college basketball • 2009 NCAA Tournament • NCAA men's basketball tournament

(Newser) - Downtown Detroit will be hopping this weekend, as hoops fans overrun the city for the Final Four. But outside the carousing along the city’s spruced-up main drag, things look as dire as ever, the Washington Post reports. One in five residents are unemployed, and abandoned homes and factories... More »

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Detroit • Michigan • economy • Final Four • college basketball • 2009 NCAA Tournament

(Newser) - John Calipari, who turned the University of Memphis into a college basketball title contender, will leave to coach at the University of Kentucky, WREG-TV reports. Kentucky received permission to negotiate with Calipari yesterday in a bid to replace Billy Gillispie, unceremoniously dismissed Friday, the AP adds. The deal between Calipari... More »

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coach • University of Memphis • John Calipari • Billy Gillispie • University of Kentucky • college basketball

(Newser) - Barack Obama may be a gifted politician, but a gifted bracketologist he is not. NCAA brackets across the nation’s capital were shredded this weekend, the Hill reports, as a slew of upsets took down all but one of the tournament’s top seeds. Just one member of the president’... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Mitch McConnell • John Boehner • college basketball • 2009 NCAA Tournament

ncaa tournament

 Tar Heels 
 Top Sooners 
 to Make 
 Final Four 


Mar 29, 09 7:06 PM CDT
(AP) - Blake Griffin might be the nation's best player. North Carolina brushed him aside with a total team effort. Ty Lawson scored 19 points and Danny Green added 18 to lead the top-seeded Tar Heels to a 72-60 win over Griffin and Oklahoma today in the South Regional final. North Carolina... More »

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NCAA basketball • Oklahoma Sooners • North Carolina Tar Heels • March Madness • college basketball • 2009 NCAA Tournament

ncaa tournament

 Spartans Upend No. 1 Cards 


Mar 29, 09 4:14 PM CDT
(AP) - Michigan State is marching on to Motown. The Spartans gave the Final Four a hometown feel, stopping overall No. 1 seed Louisville 64-52 today to win the Midwest Regional. Goran Suton had 19 points and 10 rebounds as the second-seeded Spartans (30-6) reached their fifth Final Four in 11 years—... More »

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NCAA basketball • Louisville Cardinals • Michigan State Spartans • Final Four • college basketball

NCAA Tournament

 Louisville, UNC Roll Into Elite 8 


Mar 28, 09 6:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Louisville, UNC, Oklahoma, and Michigan are all headed to the Elite Eight after an occasionally ugly night of basketball. Here’s how it went down:  
  • In a night of lopsided victories, no one dominated more than Louisville. The Cardinals demolished Arizona 103-64, one of the most crushing blowouts
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Oklahoma Sooners • Louisville Cardinals • Michigan State Spartans • Syracuse Orange • North Carolina Tar Heels • March Madness • Kansas Jayhawks • college basketball • 2009 NCAA Tournament

(Newser) - After the “four-day basketball binge that each year makes up one of the best stretches in American sports,” the results are a little, well, boring, Pete Thamel writes in the New York Times. “The tournament has been as predictable as a 401(k)’s decline or Jim Nantz’... More »

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March Madness • college basketball • 2009 NCAA Tournament • Round of 16 • predictable • top seed

ncaa tournament

 Top Seed 
 Louisville 
 Holds Off 
 Siena 


Mar 22, 09 7:24 PM CDT
(AP) - Terrence Williams had 24 points and 15 rebounds, rallying top-seeded Louisville in the final minutes for a 79-72 win over Siena in the second round of the NCAA tournament today. Siena (27-8) overcame a 12-point deficit in the second half and led by four before Williams took over, hitting 3s,... More »

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NCAA basketball • Louisville • March Madness • college basketball

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