Villanova Wildcats (Basketball)

Duke's Singler leads AP preseason All-America team; UNC's Barnes first freshman selected. Fierce rivals, Duke and North Carolina are all tied up to start the preseason.

Duke No. 1 in preseason AP Top 25 men's basketball poll; San Diego State ranked for first time. Defending national champion Duke was a runaway No. 1 in The Associated Press preseason Top 25 men's basketball poll.

Most coaches against idea of conference commissioners trying to eliminate summer recruiting. College basketball coaches aren't ready to pack in their summer recruiting road trips.

Collins believes he can bring stability, wins to downtrodden Philadelphia in 1st year as coach. Elton Brand signed with Philadelphia in 2008 just in time to see the city's Arena Football League team win a championship.

NCAA eyeing ban on scholarship offers to students until after their junior year in high school. If Alabama basketball coach Anthony Grant needs any perspective while recruiting, he need only look to his own family.

Villanova's Reynolds 1st AP All-American not taken in NBA draft. Villanova's Scottie Reynolds has become the first AP All-American since the NBA-ABA merger in 1976 not to be taken in the NBA draft.

Rebuilding 76ers eye Ohio State's Turner with No. 2 pick in NBA draft. Evan Turner posted messages on his Twitter feed about getting "props" from Philadelphia fans and eating at a famous cheesesteak shop while in town for his draft workout.

Some of NCAA tournament's biggest stars struggling to get attention leading into NBA draft. Omar Samhan's throwback drop-steps in the post and new-age candor with the media made him one of the breakout stars of the NCAA tournament in March.

West steps down as Villanova assistant to pursue business opportunity; 2 join Wright's staff. Villanova has announced that assistant basketball coach Doug West has left the team to pursue a business opportunity, and Keith Urgo and Baker Dunleavy have been added to coach Jay Wright's staff.

3 men's Final Four teams, 1 women's team rank in top 10 percent of NCAA academic rankings. West Virginia and Butler couldn't beat Duke at the Final Four.

Rutgers introduces Mike Rice as its new men's basketball coach. Mike Rice never dunked a basketball or dreamed of playing in the NBA.

St. Mary's assistant Kyle Smith hired as Columbia's basketball coach, replacing Joe Jones. Columbia hired Saint Mary's assistant Kyle Smith as its men's basketball coach on Sunday.

Duke hangs on _ barely _ to beat Butler 61-59 for 4th national championship. The Duke Blue Devils are national champions.

New St. John's coach Steve Lavin: NCAA tournament bid realistic in 1st season with Red Storm. Steve Lavin sees nine seniors and nearly as many close losses and figures the St. John's team he inherits isn't too far from returning to the NCAA tournament.

Kentucky freshmen Wall, Cousins lead AP All-America team. Having a couple of freshmen on The Associated Press' All-America team is nothing new. This year, however, they are from the same school.

Some names and numbers from the second day of the NCAA regional finals. Mike Krzyzewski and Tom Izzo moved into some pretty elite company.

Fifth-seeded Michigan State holds off No. 6 Tennessee 70-69 to return to Final Four again. The players come and go, the years pass. About the only thing that doesn't change is Tom Izzo and Michigan State's mastery in March.

Some names and numbers from the second day of the NCAA regional finals. Mike Krzyzewski and Tom Izzo moved into some pretty elite company.

Fifth-seeded Michigan State holds off No. 6 Tennessee 70-69 to return to Final Four again. The players come and go, the years pass. About the only thing that doesn't change is Tom Izzo and Michigan State's mastery in March.

Barack-etology: Obama comes up empty in Final Four as Kentucky, Kansas State go down. The president's bracket is a bust.