college basketball

Earlier this month, we mentioned that Louisville basketball head coach Rick Pitino promised his team prior to the NCAA tournament that he'd get a tattoo if they won the national championship. Well, Pitino kept his promise. Rick Pitino said he’d get a tattoo if Louisville won the National Championship...

Big East champ Louisville was named the top-overall seed in the 2013 NCAA tournament's 68-team field announced on Sunday evening. Kansas, Indiana and Gonzaga joined the Cardinals as No. 1 regional seeds. The Big East led all conferences with eight teams invited, while seven Big 10 teams received bids to the tournament...

Notre Dame's victory over St. John's got a little out of hand last night -- in both the score and the "action" before the final whistle. Punches were thrown and security joined the fun. Silly college kids.

As teams complete their regular seasons with hopes of being selected to the 68-team NCAA tournament field, national player of the year candidates are polishing their resumes for consideration. Unlike players from the teams on the bubble for the NCAA tournament, fans can be sure they'll see all of the following candidates in the 2013 tourney:

The Northern Illinois Huskies' men's basketball team isn't very good. They are spectacularly bad, actually. On Saturday, Northern Illinois broke its own NCAA Division I record for least points in a first half in the shot clock era by scoring just four points before halftime in a 42-25 loss to Eastern Michigan.

Get ready for the return of college basketball and an inter-conference clash of NFL powers. Here's what to watch this weekend:

Pat Summitt, one of the pioneers of women’s basketball, is retiring as head coach of the University of Tennessee women’s program.

Syracuse, NY (WIBX) - Kris Joseph and James Southerland paced the fifth-ranked Orange with 19 points apiece as Syracuse beat UAlbany 98-74 in the second round of the NIT Tip-Off Tournament. Southerland was an impressive 8-of-12 from the floor including 3-of-4 from three-point range...

Syracuse, NY (WIBX) - The fifth-ranked Syracuse Orange were dominant in victory over Manhattan on Monday night, beating the Jaspers 92-56 in the opening round of the NIT Season Tip-Off Tournament. Forward Dion Waiters led the Orange with 17 points to go along with six rebounds...

Kris Joseph lead the No.5 Syracuse Orange with 16 points in a season opening 78-53 win over Fordham.