Ben Hansbrough

JIM O'CONNELL AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK Preston Knowles, despite playing the final 10 minutes of regulation and overtime with four fouls, scored 20 points to rally No. 14 Louisville to an 83-77 victory over No. 4 Notre Dame on Friday night and a spot in the championship game of the Big East tournament. The third-seeded Cardinals (25-8) will face ninth-seeded and 21st-ranked Connecticut, which advanced with a 76-71 overtime win over Syracuse. It...Read Full Story

AP – Villanova center Mouphtaou Yarou, right, drives the lane as Notre Dame forward Tyrone Nash defends in … By RICK GANO, AP Sports Writer Rick Gano, Ap Sports Writer – 30 mins ago SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Ben Hansbrough took the microphone after the game, stood at midcourt and started complimenting all those around him. Almost like the Academy Awards. He acknowledged coach Mike Brey, the wild fans at the Purcell Pavilion and his family sitting in the stands. He was most appreciative of...Read Full Story

AP – Louisville’s Terrence Jennings (23) dunks the ball as Notre Dame’s Jack Cooley (45) and teammate Ben … By JIM O’CONNELL, AP Basketball Writer Jim O’connell, Ap Basketball Writer – Sat Mar 12, 12:33 am ET NEW YORK – Preston Knowles, despite playing the final 10 minutes of regulation and overtime with four fouls, scored 20 points to rally No. 14 Louisville to an 83-77 victory over No. 4 Notre Dame on Friday night and a spot in the championship game of the Big East tournament. The...Read Full Story

AP – Connecticut’s Roscoe Smith guards Notre Dame’s Ben Hansrough during the first half of an NCAA college … By PAT EATON-ROBB, Associated Press Pat Eaton-robb, Associated Press – 11 mins ago STORRS, Conn. – Ben Hansbrough scored 21 points despite fouling out with over 8 minutes left and No. 8 Notre Dame held off Kemba Walker and No. 16 Connecticut 70-67 on Saturday. Walker scored 34 points but missed a 3-point attempt with 8 seconds left and UConn trailing 69-67. Donnell Beverly...Read Full Story

This has been the prevailing question among sports talk shows as teams play hot potato with the number 1 ranking. Duke, Texas, and Ohio State have all been top ranked at some point but there doesn’t seem to be a clear-cut favorite this season as in years past. Remember when we wondered whether Ohio State could go undefeated? Seems like eons ago although they should still get a top seed in the upcoming NCAAs assuming they perform well in the Big 10 tournament. Personally, I think parity does...Read Full Story