Notre Dame joins Big Ten — for hockey
The debate has raged for decades: Will Notre Dame join the Big Ten? The answer is yes, but there's a catch. Notre Dame announced its men's hockey team will join...
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Chicago basketball fans: Get to know … Iowa State
Before thriving in March, Iowa State suffered in February. The month began with a home loss to West Virginia, continued with the two-game suspension of top rebounder Jameel McKay and...
Winners and losers from the first weekend of the NCAA tournament
Indiana's Tom Crean keeps a sign in his office that reads: JUST COACH THE TEAM. It's a reminder, said former top assistant Steve McClain, to block out all the noise...
Once perceived as lazy, Purdue’s A.J. Hammons now viewed as elite
There was the time he showed up late for the bus to Northwestern. And the time he appeared ready to depart for Wisconsin ... without his shoes. "His freshman year...
Northwestern not invited to NIT, won’t play in postseason
It was NIT or bust for Northwestern. The CBI, CIT or new Vegas 16 surely would have offered a spot to a 20-12 team from the Big Ten, but the...
Can a Big Ten team other than Michigan State win the NCAA championship?
A reporter recently informed Tom Izzo that only one Big Ten team has won a national title in men's basketball since 1990 — his 2000 Michigan State Spartans. Izzo's reaction...
Is Big Ten champion Indiana ‘built’ for a deep NCAA tournament run?
Minutes after Michigan knocked them out of the Big Ten tournament, Indiana players sat in their locker-room chairs, composed. They did not lash out. They were not defensive. Was it...
‘Unstoppable’ A.J. Hammons, Purdue put Michigan on NCAA tournament bubble
The paint was barely dry on Purdue's 76-59 victory over Michigan when guard Rapheal Davis began looking ahead. "Forty more minutes!" he screamed as he entered the Boilermakers' locker room....
Michigan State shakes off ‘sluggish’ start with dominant finish
In Tom Izzo's opening statement, the Michigan State coach bemoaned his team's "sluggish" start, its mediocre assist total (17) and the fact Matt Costello didn't grab more than four rebounds....
Michigan’s Kameron Chatman ‘had no idea’ after hitting winner vs. Indiana
There's unlikely. There's impossible. And somewhere in between, there was this 72-69 stunner that might send Michigan to the NCAA tournament and definitely sends Indiana back down Route 37 to...