They've floated the trial balloons and watched as they were punctured one by one. The games of the last few days alone should convince any rational sports fan that expanding the NCAA basketball tournament is the kind of madness no one needs in March. But they ...

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 ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Top-seeded Duke and Syracuse registered convincing victories to advance to the second round of the NCAA basketball tournament on Friday. Duke's Blue Devils, the top seed in the South Regional, crushed Arkansas-Pine Bluff 73-44, while Syracuse, the number one team in the West Regional, defeated Vermont 79-56. "We wanted to set the tone for the tournament ...

Confident, relaxed and definitely on their game. Cornell lived up to its billing as the best team to come out of the Ivy League in more than a decade, and now the senior-heavy Big Red have a chance for a nice run in the East Regional of the ...