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Michigan State skirts uproar from very convenient clock error
EAST LANSING, Mich. — The horn went off too soon, and Michigan State hung on. Eron Harris had a season-high 31 points and the 13th-ranked Spartans held off Florida Gulf...
Duke lost and showed why that might not happen again
Tuesday night gave us a boring rout and a thrilling finish, Kentucky blasting Michigan State and Kansas edging shorthanded Duke on Frank Mason III’s pull-up jump shot with 1.8 seconds...
This basketball Hall of Fame class is epic
HOUSTON — Despite being elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame on Monday, Allen Iverson knows he still won't be able to shake his infamous rant about practice. "I'm in...
March Madness winners and losers (NCAA committee is both)
The reasons the NCAA Tournament is romanticized have never been more obvious. This weekend rewarded us with one of the most thrilling and unpredictable first two rounds ever, filled with...
Your bracket is screwed: Middle Tennessee shocks Michigan State
ST. LOUIS — Tom Izzo stood on the sideline, hands in his pockets and wearing a grumpy look. He has enjoyed some of his best moments in the NCAA Tournament....
Michigan State's talk should scare rest of the tourney field
ST. LOUIS — Tom Izzo said he likes his chances of winning another national championship at Michigan State, but he isn’t ready to guarantee anything. “We’re here with a good...
The one team Dick Vitale has penciled into Final Four
ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale tells The Post’s Justin Terranova the one team he is ready to pencil into the Final Four and the team that he desperately wants...
Mich. St.'s miracle run hauntingly similar to recent 'Cinderella'
INDIANAPOLIS — The big-name program didn’t click until February, pulling off one major upset after another as a seven seed en route to a stunning national championship, led by an...
Duke-Mich. St. matchups: One huge mismatch could swing game
Point guard Tyus Jones has quietly enjoyed a very strong first NCAA Tournament for Duke, playing his best in the regional semifinals and finals, averaging 15 points and 4.5 assists...
Emmert, NCAA lobbied for change to Indiana anti-gay law
INDIANAPOLIS — Lawmakers in Indiana approved changes to a new law that would have allowed discrimination against homosexuals, the same changes NCAA president Mark Emmert had lobbied for. The Religious...
Kentucky will be tested but not broken on way to perfect finish
Former Xavier, Providence and Virginia coach Pete Gillen, a CBS Sports Network college analyst and NYC basketball Hall of Famer, shares some of his March Madness thoughts and predictions with...
Tom Izzo's masterpiece meets the coach he can't beat
Two years ago, as Tom Izzo and Michigan State were preparing for a Sweet 16 game against Mike Krzyzewski and Duke, Izzo knew he had a problem when his son,...
The real stars of the NCAAs are worth all their stinking millions
HOUSTON — Coaches always tell you the same thing: This isn’t about them. It’s about the players. It’s about the kids. It’s about the — please bow your head solemnly...
These 2 usual suspects battling for another Final Four berth
SYRACUSE — It is a great story line, Tom Izzo and Rick Pitino having to get past each other in order to once again strut into the familiar terrain of...
These coaching legends could spoil Calipari's party
In the college basketball world of one-and-dones and rotating stars it’s the coaches who remain, and three of the best will be in their offices on Friday night trying to...
One year later, Virginia can turn heartbreak into sweet revenge
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Virginia is the favorite with the high seed and the expected partisan crowd. Michigan State has one advantage on its side: Magic Johnson, arguably its most famous...
Spartans’ meltdown leaves Izzo scratching his head
Not long after it was over, Tom Izzo still could not believe what he had just seen. The team he tried to coax into playing Michigan State basketball would not...
Izzo’s Michigan State bunch ousts Virginia
Michigan State’s underwhelming regular season would have been different had Branden Dawson not broken a bone in his right hand. The NCAA Tournament has illustrated how sorely he was missed....
Iowa St., UConn stars play down their solo efforts
To some, third-seeded Iowa State vs. seventh-seeded UConn is really DeAndre Kane vs. Shabazz Napier. And though trying to deny that was the case, Napier couldn’t help but give the...
Michigan State coach Tom Izzo thriving without one-and-dones
If there is one player who made Tom Izzo what he is today, it is Mateen Cleaves. And, if there is one player who personifies what Michigan State has become...