NEWSWIRE
Former Indiana basketball coach essentially is barred from coaching in college until 2013 taking part in more than 100 impermissible calls to recruits.
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NBA DRAFT
The Trojans' DeMar DeRozan and Taj Gibson and the Bruins' Jrue Holiday and Darren Collison go in the first round. >>
CLIPPERS / NBA DRAFT
The consensus college player of the year from Oklahoma, who had 30 double-doubles last season and was considered by some to be the only sure thing in this draft, is taken No. 1 overall. >>
NBA DRAFT
Lakers trade first two picks, take Chinemelu Elonu of Texas A&M at No. 59. >>
NBA DRAFT
Blake Griffin has the potential to be another Karl Malone, but Hasheem Thabeet could be another Dikembe Mutombo, or something much worse. >>
PRO BASKETBALL
Instead of going to college, the 19-year-old guard dealt with the NBA's age limit by playing professionally in Rome. On Thursday, he could be a top-10 pick in the NBA draft. >>
BILL PLASCHKE
He had run out of options and luck, as had USC amid NCAA inquiry, making it a perfect fit. In a dozen college seasons spent retooling junkers, O'Neill is still without stain. >>
USC BASKETBALL
O'Neill, who has a hard-edged reputation and focuses on defense, says he expects nothing short of making it to the NCAA tournament. >>
HIGH SCHOOLS
An ex-player says the coach offered him cash last year to participate in a sexual 'experiment.' Former Dons coach faces felony charges of commercial burglary and meeting a minor for lewd purposes. >>
USC BASKETBALL
The former Arizona interim coach replaces Tim Floyd; he spent last season with the Memphis Grizzlies. >>
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Former Sacramento Kings coach Reggie Theus withdraws from consideration after interviewing Thursday. >>
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
His knee injury will not require surgery; he is expected to begin rehabilitation in a week. >>
UCLA BASKETBALL
The extent of the injury is unknown. The sophomore was hurt at the USA Basketball U19 World Championship Team Trials in Colorado Springs, Colo. >>
USC BASKETBALL
The former Sacramento Kings coach will meet with Athletic Director Mike Garrett at the school. >>
USC BASKETBALL
The former NBA coaches are said to be near top of list of possible replacements for Tim Floyd. Lakers assistant Jim Cleamons has already met with Athletic Director Mike Garrett. >>
PACIFIC 10 CONFERENCE
He talks about the USC investigation, the controversial Bowl Championship Series he was instrumental in forming, and the future of the Pac-10. >>
NEWSWIRE
He breaks five ribs in fall, then collapses after finishing ride. He is to be released Sunday. >>
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
The freshman guard is one and done with the Bruins. He is expected to be a top-15 draft choice. >>
NEWSWIRE
Bruins basketball team will play Mississippi State in the 2009 John R. Wooden Classic at the Honda Center next December. >>
USC
The university posts video statements in which Todd Dickey and Mike Garrett say the silence on the Mayo and Bush inquiry is because they don't want to compromise the ongoing NCAA probe. >>
USC BASKETBALL
Derrick Williams and Lamont Jones are released from their scholarships in the wake of Tim Floyd's resignation as coach; Trojans have only nine players and one recruit left. >>
BILL PLASCHKE
University President Steven B. Sample and Athletic Director Mike Garrett are doing little to quell the chaos surrounding the athletic program, which intensified with Floyd's resignation. >>
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Sources say Jim Cleamons and Brian Shaw have an eye on the opening created by the resignation of Tim Floyd. Both say their focus is on the NBA Finals. >>
CHRIS DUFRESNE / ON COLLEGE BASKETBALL
The Trojans were a dead program walking well before coach Tim Floyd quit Tuesday. The big question is whether football, which pays the bills, will have to pay a price too. >>
CROWE'S NEST
He's the only head coach to have won titles in the NBA and WNBA and now takes on a struggling college program. >>
KURT STREETER
The school's failure to talk about allegations of NCAA rule-breaking sends the wrong message and could be indicative of a win-at-any-cost mind-set. >>
SPECIAL REPORT
A reference of names included in this report: >>
BILL DWYRE
The madness doesn't end in March, as college basketball players line up to leave school early through a system that benefits the NBA but otherwise proves disruptive and counterproductive. >>
CHRIS DUFRESNE / ON COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Instead of turning pro, key members of the team chose to go back, setting the stage for the Tar Heels to make a run at the national title. >>
CHRIS DUFRESNE / ON COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Logic says the Tar Heels, who routed the Spartans in December in Detroit, will win again, easily, when the teams meet there in Monday's NCAA title game. But logic doesn't always prevail. >>
CHRIS DUFRESNE / ON COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Four story lines converge in the NCAA tournament semifinals Saturday. >>
CHRIS DUFRESNE / ON COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Arizona's recruitment of basketball Coach Tim Floyd, while disconcerting, shows just how much he has elevated the stature of USC basketball. >>
KURT STREETER
It's the same unfair story every year: The men's tournament gets the fans' attention while the women's tournament plays in empty arenas. >>
CHRIS DUFRESNE / ON COLLEGE BASKETBALL
They seek big-name coaches to restore them to national glory. Kentucky goes with John Calipari, while Arizona's best hope appears to be Rick Pitino. >>
CHRIS DUFRESNE / ON COLLEGE BASKETBALL
The teams that sent the Bruins and Trojans home -- Villanova and Michigan State -- are headed to the Final Four next weekend in Detroit. Connecticut and North Carolina round out the list. >>
CHRIS DUFRESNE / ON COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Conference has had a great tournament, but one of those teams needs to seal the deal. >>
CHRIS DUFRESNE ON COLLEGE BASKETBALL
With the top three seeded teams advancing in every regional, it appears the NCAA selection committee did its job a little too well. How about introducing an element of chance to the process? >>
CHRIS DUFRESNE / ON COLLEGE BASKETBALL
The four top-seeded teams are still going, as is Arizona, which is thinking of 1997 again. >>
MARK HEISLER / ON THE NBA
Here is the annual NBA draft during the NCAA tournament, but don't hold him to it. >>
BILL PLASCHKE
A lot is riding on young players next season and beyond. >>
KURT STREETER
The NCAA and the coaches are the ones who walk away with the cash. >>
BILL PLASCHKE
There's nothing neutral about the site for their second-round game against Villanova. >>
CHRIS DUFRESNE / ON COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Trojans poke fun at the president after a 72-55 win over Boston College that helps conference go 5-1 in the first round of the NCAA tournament. The chief executive pegged the Pac-10 at 1-5. >>
BILL PLASCHKE
The Bruins prove the naysayers wrong by beating Virginia Commonwealth and avoid being one and done in the NCAA tournament after so many Final Four appearances. >>
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