Trouble At The Top
Campus brawls and a DUI arrest weren't exactly what Kansas had in mind for its preseason prep. Where do the Jayhawks stand a month later? O'Neil »Blue Ribbon: Texas 
Rest of Big 12 
- Former A&M-Commerce; G Widemond dies at 23
- Roll (ankle) latest Bruin sidelined by injuries
- ACC tournament making return to Atlanta in '12
- Kentucky's Wall practices day following report
- Pitino talks future, not scandal, at media day
- Donors pay Knight $75,000 to help settle lawsuit
- UCF caught between Jordans, $3M adidas deal
- KU's Morningstar gets diversion sentence in DUI
- Ole Miss seeks to silence 'rising South' chant
- Rumors: A new plan for DeMarcus Cousins
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IU's fresh faces offer hope for fans
Last season, Indiana finished 16th in the country in attendance despite a record of 6-25. Now it's up to a heralded class of newcomers to give those people something to cheer for -- and they seem up to the task.
On the road to recovery with Dave Rose
Anxiety. Tension. Hope. Dread. Common feelings during a cancer checkup. Recently, Dave Rose and his family experienced them all as the BYU coach faced one final hurdle before his season could begin.
It's time to bury the past, Coach Knight
Will Bob Knight return to Indiana to accept his induction into IU's Hall of Fame? He should. It's time for the legendary coach to bury the past and put a happy postscript on an acrimonious departure.
Operation Hardwood: Hoops For Troops
For a week, Fran Fraschilla joined fellow coaches in Operation Hardwood VI: Hoops for Troops, a USO-sponsored event in Iraq. The following is a compilation of his ESPN.com blog entries from the trip.
Vitale's Top 40
Dick Vitale reveals his top 40 teams for the 2009-2010 season, with a few changes since this summer.
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Hard Work: A life on and off the court
An excerpt from UNC coach Roy Williams' new autobiography, due out November 3.
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WHO'S ON THE HORIZON: RECRUITING
Duke landed another top prospect Thursday, when Kyrie Irving committed to Coach K. Biancardi
- • Chat wrap: Hoops recruiting with Paul Biancardi
- • Top prospects: Class of 2010 | 2011 | 2012
MUST READ
- The Calipari Effect
- If you think Kentucky fans aren't sold on John Calipari, you weren't at Big Blue Madness.
- A Heavy Heart
- After a family tragedy, Jake Kelly's heart pulled him home. And the NCAA helped him out.
- ESPN CBB Encyclopedia
- The Encylopedia has arrived -- as have the all-time rankings. Let the debate begin!
- Tournament Talk
- Take an early look at the tourney fields lined up for the first couple of months of 2009-10.
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