Take your pick: Duke, California, Cornell or Wisconsin? Any of the four teams remaining in Jacksonville could serve as a model for NCAA tournament success, with each boasting talented guards, several seniors and plenty of tournament experience. They also have extra motivation that comes from ending recent NCAA tournaments sooner ...

California's distractions now seem about as distant as the Pacific Ocean. That disappointing loss in the Pac-10 tournament? Getting sent across the country to open the NCAA tournament? The suspension of a starter? The Golden Bears overcame them all — and showed even more resiliency in the ...

California and Louisville are shuffling their starting lineups for their first-round matchup in the NCAA tournament. The Golden Bears had to. The Cardinals wanted to. Cal coach Mike Montgomery suspended starting forward Omondi Amoke indefinitely for an unspecified violation of team rules. Louisville coach Rick Pitino benched forward Terrence ...

California starting forward Omondi Amoke has been suspended indefinitely by coach Mike Montgomery for a violation of team rules, a blow for the eighth-seeded Golden Bears heading into their NCAA opener against No. 7 Louisville on Friday in Jacksonville, Fla. The school provided no further details ...