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Ego-Driven Timing of Tony Bennett’s Retirement Puts Virginia—and His Players—in a Bind

By waiting until now to step down, Bennett is holding his players hostage and forcing the school to hand the reins to his hand-picked successor.

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Former Chicago Bulls guard Ben Gordon could see charges dropped for Stamford altercation

The incident, one of a series of altercations marring the post-playing career for the former Chicago wing, was part of the reasoning behind Gordon getting himself into counseling.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Former NBA Guard Ben Gordon's Charges Could Be Erased

Former NBA guard Ben Gordon faces expungement of charges from 2023 juice shop incident after addressing mental health challenges. Support from community an...

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UConn is so much better at winning titles than everyone’s favorite college basketball teams it’s not even funny

And the stats back it up, too

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The Best All-Time Programs in College Basketball Must Now Include UConn

With its fifth national title in the books, Connecticut has earned its prominent place on the very short list of the blueblood programs in the sport.

Sports Illustrated

Dan Hurley seeks advice on playing in cavernous NRG Stadium, which hosted 2011 lowest-scoring title performance

STORRS, Conn. — The UConn men’s basketball program’s third national title, in 2011, came after what many remember as one of the worst national championship games in the history of the tournament. Three-seeded UConn beat No. 8 seed Butler, 53-41, after the Bulldogs put together a record-low scoring performance.

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On this day: Big man Travis Knight traded; Cousy wins All-Star MVP

On this day in Celtics history, Boston traded Travis Knight to the Los Angeles Lakers, and Bob Cousy won MVP of the 1954 All-Star Game.

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Arizona Assistant Coaches Took the Fall for Sean Miller

The NCAA’s Independent Review Panel said the former Wildcats coach promoted an atmosphere of compliance within his program.

Sports Illustrated

How Rutgers Reemerged As an Iconic College Hoops Venue

The RAC has been long known for its unusual architecture. Nowadays, it’s back to also being a fearsome advantage.

Sports Illustrated

Former UConn greats Jim Calhoun and Richard Hamilton selected to the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2022

HARTFORD, Conn. — Former UConn men’s basketball coach Jim Calhoun and Huskies All-American Richard Hamilton were selected to the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame on Wednesday.

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Bryce Miller: How and why Steve Lavin wound up coaching basketball in San Diego

SAN DIEGO — In a horseshoe-shaped booth at bustling Manhattan of La Jolla, Steve Lavin used the better part of 3 1/2 hours to explore the people who have influenced his life, being a 32-year-old college basketball coach under the withering spotlight at UCLA, the prostate cancer that reconfigured perspective…

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John Clay: With Final Four approaching, just who qualifies as an actual basketball blue blood?

LEXINGTON, Ky. — You’ve probably read the story line. Saturday’s Final Four is full of basketball blue bloods. Duke and North Carolina meet in one national semifinal. Kansas plays Villanova in the other. Blue bloods all.

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