college basketball

On Tuesday night, 104.5 The Team is carrying the Champions Classic, which features No. 18 Michigan State vs. No. 4 Duke at 7 p.m. followed by No. 5 Kansas vs. No. 1 Kentucky. Who has the edge this year? Get the full preview from ESPN's Eamonn Brennan...

The Syracuse Orange have announced that freshman point guard Tyler Ennis will leave early to enter the NBA Draft. Ennis started every game for the Orange this season, leading the ACC in both assists (5.5/game) and steals (2.1). Ennis was a key factor in Syracuse's 25-0 start, hitting a buzzer-beater against Pittsburgh, and coming up big in several other clutch situations...

After an impressive final regular season win at Florida State, Syracuse begins their post-season journey tonight at 7pm in the ACC Tournament against 6th seed North Carolina State. Preview: Mike Waters of Syracuse.com previews 'Cuse vs. NC State In their previous meeting this year, the Orange beat NC State by one point, 56-55...

On Saturday night at Duke, Jim Boeheim got tossed from the game with 10 seconds left, protesting a call in which he felt his player was fouled - the opposite was called. The ejection sent the Blue Devils to the line and iced the game, giving 'Cuse only their second loss of the season...

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Up by 12 points with just under 6 minutes left, No. 4 Syracuse appeared poised to secure an unusually easy victory. Not a chance. After letting the seemingly comfortable lead dwindle to a single point in the closing seconds, Syracuse squeezed past Maryland 57-55 on Monday to end a two-game losing streak...

Twitter, Facebook and Instagram have changed the game for athletes and fans. In today's society  you don't have to say anything  directly to an athlete, you can hide behind social media and bash players and teams without anyone knowing who you are...

No.1 Syracuse remained undefeated on the road against conference rival No.25 Pittsburgh with a buzzer beater three-pointer from freshman Tyler Ennis. The Orange remain 24-0 as one of two undefeated teams in the country (Wichita State).

Former Texas Tech head coach Mike Leach has always been known as a no-nonsense coach that has a proven track record of winning. Part I: Mike Leach on Marcus Smart Situation While at Texas Tech in 2007, the university put together a "Raider Power" campaign to promote "healthy sportsmanship across the university campus"...

It came out late Sunday night that Texas Tech fan Jeff Orr called Marcus Smart a, "piece of crap", which is what him set him off to go into the crowd and push Orr. Part I: Armen on how far fans can go So, is that the line that our society has drawn...

Duke came into Sunday's game against Vermont, a rival of UAlbany in the America East Conference, a 26.5 point favorite. They nearly lost outright to the Catamounts, in what will be remembered as one of the games of the year in college basketball.

The annual 24-hour college hoops tip-off marathon lasted for closer to 30 hours this year, with games ranging from 7 p.m. on Monday to nearly 1 a.m. on Wednesday. How much of the event did you watch?

I love basketball because of its free flowing nature and fast paced action. I do not love basketball because I get to watch guys shoot free throws. Unfortunately for me, thanks to college basketball's new rules, I get to see way less of the former and way more of the latter.