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Other than Florida, only Duke in 1991-92 had gone back-to-back since John Wooden’s UCLA dynasty in the 1960s and 70s.

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Will Berg arrived in West Lafayette, Ind., last year from Sweden, desperately homesick and missing his father, Martin. The two are incredibly close, bonded after they lost Berg’s mother to a battle with alcoholism. Berg didn’t talk about it much to anyone, trying to find a way to fit in with his new team, but as the months continued, the gnaw in his stomach grew. One afternoon in practice, maybe about a month into the season, Zach Edey told Berg to hang in there, that tho...

The two towering centers powered their teams to the national title game. Which one comes out on top?

The big men at Purdue, UConn and NC State will shine on the big stage this weekend. Hopefully the stage is big enough to handle them.

INDIANAPOLIS - As the Purdue bus followed its three motorcycle police escorts down South Street en route to Gainbridge Fieldhouse, it happened upon the intersection with Maryland Street. One policeman dashed ahead and gave two buses waiting to make the turn the stiff arm, putting his hand up to signal that the buses wait to allow the Boilermakers to continue ahead.The first bus belonged to the Utah State band, the second to the basketball team. Never has there been a more apt metaphor. Purdue st...

INDIANAPOLIS - As the Purdue bus followed its three motorcycle police escorts down South Street en route to Gainbridge Fieldhouse, it happened upon the intersection with Maryland Street. One policeman dashed ahead and gave two buses waiting to make the turn the stiff arm, putting his hand up to signal that the buses wait to allow the Boilermakers to continue ahead.The first bus belonged to the Utah State band, the second to the basketball team. Never has there been a more apt metaphor. Purdue st...

After signing James Paxton to an $11 million deal, the Dodgers reduced it to $4 million due to an unspecified health concern.

Does a reunion with Big Maple make sense?

Which team has the highest ceiling? How much longer for Kenny Payne? The Shot Takers answer in Part 1 of their mailbag.

The official start of preseason college basketball practice is here, and opening tipoff is in six weeks. So let's dive into storylines.