Andrew Bagnato

The turning point in the Eastern Conference finals? Let's see . . . the first time Scottie Pippen harassed Indiana point guard Mark Jackson into a turnover? Pippen's suffocating defense...

Eight seconds to go in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals. Indiana is inbounding the ball in the Bulls' end. Miller time? Not this time. Even Reggie Miller can't...

Pacers coach Larry Bird said he isn't worried about being perceived as a whiner after his postgame comments about the officiating in Game 2 Tuesday night in Chicago. Bird has...

Most college basketball teams have their awards dinner after the season. But Purdue recently began holding its gala between the end of the regular season and the beginning of the...

On the same day the Big Ten fined Indiana coach Bob Knight $10,000 for calling referee Ted Valentine a "travesty," the conference said Valentine had wrongly assessed a technical foul...

The first Big Ten men's basketball tournament accomplished its primary goal: It made money, perhaps as much as $500,000 per school. But the tournament also was supposed to whip Big...

Who's the team to beat in the tournament? Three Tribune experts offer their insights. Last June, the Detroit Red Wings won their first Stanley Cup since 1955. In December, a...

Michigan State spent two grinding months crisscrossing the Midwest to earn a share of the Big Ten title. Now the Spartans have to prove themselves all over again by winning...

When the Big Ten gathers for its inaugural men's basketball tournament here this week, there will be plenty of time between buzzers to talk about the questions that will shape...