Bill Jauss

As a 5-foot-9-inch guard, DePaul senior Candis Blankson finds that "sometimes teams don't box me out under the offensive boards." This was the case Tuesday night when DePaul beat crosstown...

If shooting free throws is a lost art, as some folks claim, the art has been rediscovered on the campus of the University of Chicago, the same place where scientists...

Kristy Curry, coach of No. 6 Purdue, was asked this week if she felt No. 1 Connecticut and No. 2 Tennessee were so much better than other teams that they...

A large sign in the Illinois State locker room reads, "PLAY FOR THE NAME ON THE FRONT OF YOUR JERSEY, NOT FOR THE NAME ON THE BACK OF IT." Tarise...

As the season's midpoint approaches, the Loyola Ramblers, coached by Mary Helen Walker, have one of the most improved records in women's college basketball. Last season, Walker's first at Loyola...

When Michigan State assistant Tom Crean took over as head coach at Marquette last year, he left behind brilliant guards Mateen Cleaves and Charlie Bell and inherited a backcourt of...

Tamika Catchings is a senior at Tennessee, a bona fide All-American and a candidate for player of the year in women's college basketball. Anne O'Neil, an 18-year-old from Cedar Rapids,...

Why in the world are coach Bo Ellis and his Chicago State Cougars from 95th and King Drive playing Wednesday night in Cole Field House at the University of Maryland?...

The sharp squeak of rubber on hardwood has been heard this winter in the gym at Barat College in Lake Forest. The sound came from sneakers worn by young men...

Last season Lenae Williams established herself as an uncommonly gifted shooter with a remarkably quick release. This season she is rapidly becoming a complete basketball player. And Williams' improvement is...