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The greatest of all Elite Eight weekends had one defining trait
WASHINGTON — All weekend long, in your living room or your sports cave or your favorite saloon, the soundtrack of college basketball season had been reduced to a guttural series...
The Duke magic vanishes
WASHINGTON — Nobody could catch Cassius Winston. Not RJ Barrett. Not Tre Jones. Not Zion Williamson. Until the clock hit triple zeroes, he kept running away, running all the way...
Duke isn't getting by Michigan State
Michigan State should be thankful the selection committee is just so darn considerate. Instead of forcing the top-ranked No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament to travel 702 miles from...
Zion Williamson and Duke will be facing battle-hardened veterans
WASHINGTON — As soon as the brackets were announced, this matchup was anticipated. Analysts excitedly predicted the showdown. Fans complained about the potential of the best No. 1 seed against...
Aaron Henry responds to Izzo's tough love as Michigan State advances
WASHINGTON — Aaron Henry was wrong. His viral moment, getting berated publicly by coach Tom Izzo during an NCAA Tournament game, was a big deal. Just look at his past...
Tom Izzo furiously berates, lunges at his own player
Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo is known for being intense, including in the face of his own players. But his aggressiveness with freshman forward Aaron Henry during the second...
Tom Izzo thinks Miles Bridges is a 'weirdo' Knicks could use
Miles Bridges’ decision to return to Michigan State for his sophomore year upset his mother, stunned his coach and made national headlines. The dynamic Big Ten Freshman of the Year...
Big Ten coaches to get creative dealing with long NCAA wait
No team in the nation has more momentum than Michigan — but can it survive the team’s longest layoff of the season? After capturing the Big Ten Tournament title for...
Michigan-Michigan State put on show at Madison Square Garden
When there was a whistle, or a commercial, you could get your bearings. It was then, and really, only then — when your eyes brushed against Mark Messier’s 11, Walt...
Heat is on Tom Izzo in more ways than one
The Michigan State basketball program arrived at Madison Square Garden on Friday afternoon with its focus solely on basketball and nothing else. That’s the mantra head coach Tom Izzo laid...
Uncertainty swirls around scandal-marred Michigan State
Nothing has changed since the season started. Michigan State remains a favorite to win the national championship. But everything has changed since the season started. The Spartans can’t be sure...
Another sexual misconduct scandal as Michigan State maintains status quo
A Michigan State basketball player is facing an accusation of sexual assault — a new complaint on top of all the past incidents that were recently reported that rocked the...
Coaches' pleas of ignorance hold no water in NCAA cesspool
Edwin Newman, the phlegmatic NBC News anchor who died in 2010 at 90, collected long-form, silly-word uses. He recalled that, during a World War II air-raid drill, a Civil Defense...
Tom Izzo digs in deeper over sexual assault questions
Tom Izzo still isn’t ready to talk about allegations of a mishandled sexual assault claim made against his legendary Michigan State basketball program, telling reporters, “There’s too many things going...
Tom Izzo wasn't ready for the heat in awkward interview
Tom Izzo wants you to know he will cooperate with any investigation. Beyond that, he has few answers. The Michigan State head basketball coach was dealt a barrage of questions...
Michigan State's sexual assault problem spreads to football, basketball
Administrators at Michigan State University fostered a culture of “widespread denial, inaction and information suppression” regarding complaints of violence, sexual assault and gender discrimination, according to a lengthy report published...
Tom Izzo tucks tail after Aly Raisman's mom rips into him
Michigan State basketball coach Tom Izzo is clarifying comments he made while defending the university’s president in the wake of disgraced doctor Larry Nassar's sentencing hearing, saying he “used the...
Aly Raisman's mom blasts Tom Izzo: Are you a moron or a liar?
Aly Raisman has been focused on burning US Gymnastics to the ground, and her mother now is homing in on Michigan State. Lynn Raisman went after legendary Spartans basketball coach...
Everyone in college basketball is chasing the blue bloods
Off the court, college basketball is a mess, in the wake of the ongoing FBI investigation that already has led to the arrest of four assistant coaches from prominent programs...
St. John's, Chris Mullin relish chance to take on Top 25 team
Chris Mullin said he is confident St. John’s will be seen differently in the future, certain there will be a time when opponents again circle the Red Storm on their...