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With his high school team down two points in the fourth quarter, Tyler Hastings went from zero to hero in a matter of seconds.

The new two-week tournament format is for scheduling purposes after controversy over seeding last year.

Only five starters have ever transferred under Self in 23 years. This offseason, two starters left, but it was part of his strategy.

The neutral-site contest, which is scheduled for Madison Square Garden, falls in ambiguous territory for the Big Ten's media rights.

The NAACP urged Black athletes and fans to withhold athletic and financial support from public universities in eight Southern states.

Self said the tail end of last season "was probably the worst I had felt in a while" but that doctors said he is in better shape.

Plus, can anyone break Braden Smith's assist record and why a pay scale wouldn't work in college basketball.

Which prospects helped their causes the most this week in Chicago? And who might be a household name in a few months?

How Smart landed at that decision is not as cut and dry as it may seem. He says it wasn't just about the results of a 12-20 season.

A handful of education researchers and thinkers are reframing the way we think about teaching. It turns out, some coaches are listening.