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Bradley scores 17 as No. 2 Arizona clinches outright Big 12 title with 73-57 win over No. 6 Iowa St
John Marshall, Associated Press | Posted March 2 - 9:33 p.m. | Save Story
Jaden Bradley scored 17 points, Motiejus Krivas added 13 and No. 2 Arizona clinched the outright Big 12 regular-season title with a 73-57 win over No. 6 Iowa State on Monday night.

Cameron Boozer helped No. 1 Duke secure the outright ACC title. He had the marks to prove it, too
Aaron Beard, Associated Press | Posted March 2 - 9:02 p.m. | Save Story
Cameron Boozer sat at the microphone for top-ranked Duke's postgame news conference, listening to his coach break down a win that secured the outright Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season title.

No. 1 Duke clinches outright ACC title with 93-64 win at NC State
Aaron Beard, Associated Press | Posted March 2 - 7:23 p.m. | Save Story
Star freshman Cameron Boozer scored 26 points and top-ranked Duke shot 55.2% to beat N.C. State 93-64 on Monday night, securing the outright Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season title.

Duke extends No. 1 record in AP Top 25 as Michigan State, Nebraska and Texas Tech crash top 10
John Marshall, Associated Press | Updated March 2 - 3:39 p.m. | Save Story
Duke is No. 1 in The Associated Press men's college basketball poll for the second straight week, extending its all-time record with the program's 149th appearance in the top spot. The Blue Devils received 55 of 59 first-place votes. No. 2 Arizona received the other four. Michigan, UConn and Florida round out the top five. No. 19 Miami of Ohio, Division I's only remaining undefeated team, climbed two spots for its highest ranking since reaching No. 12 in 1952-53.

Colorado players are grieving after the death of backup quarterback Dominiq Ponder
Pat Graham, Associated Press | Posted March 2 - 1:49 p.m. | Save Story
The Colorado Buffaloes told stories Monday, like how Dominiq Ponder once jumped a 10-foot fence to let a rehabbing teammate into the hot tub. They chatted about his work ethic, too, and how he was in the quarterback room before sunrise.

Drake Allen making some noise as Aggies hunt Mountain West championship
Mark Greenwood for KSL | Posted March 2 - 1:04 p.m. | Save Story
Graduate guard Drake Allen is becoming a pivotal piece of the Aggies championship hopes.

Indiana's Curt Cignetti cashes in on title run with 8-year extension worth $13.2 million per year
Michael Marot, Associated Press | Posted March 2 - 12:48 p.m. | Save Story
even more than initially expected.

UConn remains unanimous No. 1 in AP Top 25 heading into postseason; followed by UCLA, South Carolina
Doug Feinberg, Associated Press | Posted March 2 - 10:01 a.m. | Save Story
UConn heads into the postseason undefeated and still the unanimous choice at No. 1 in The Associated Press women's basketball Top 25. The Huskies, who have won 47 consecutive games, are 31-0 this season. They received all 31 first-place votes from a national media panel. The top seven teams remained unchanged this week with UCLA, South Carolina and Texas following the Huskies. Conference tournaments begin this week with less than two weeks before the NCAA brackets are set.

Colorado quarterback Dominiq Ponder dies in a single-car crash at age 23, police say
The Associated Press | Updated March 2 - 7:09 a.m. | Save Story
Colorado quarterback Dominiq Ponder died early Sunday morning in a single-car crash, police said. He was 23.

USC 2nd-leading scorer Chad Baker-Mazara abruptly out of the program with no explanation
Beth Harris, Associated Press | Updated March 1 - 5:03 p.m. | Save Story
Nearly a year after helping Auburn reach the Final Four, Chad Baker-Mazara is no longer a member of Southern California's basketball program, the team said Sunday.

Red Rocks claim regular-season Big 12 title in road win over Denver
Josh Furlong, KSL | Posted March 1 - 5:01 p.m. | Save Story
In a road meet against conference opponent Denver, the Red Rocks came away with a regular-season Big 12 title following a win over the Pioneers with a 197.200 team score.

Texas moves to No. 1 seed in latest NCAA women's bracket preview, joins UConn, UCLA, South Carolina
Doug Feinberg, Associated Press | Posted March 1 - 9:44 a.m. | Save Story
Texas joined UConn, UCLA and South Carolina as No. 1 seeds in the women's NCAA Tournament if it began now.

No. 7 Florida celebrates SEC title and sets sights on a top seed in the NCAA Tournament
Mark Long, Associated Press | Posted March 1 - 8:20 a.m. | Save Story
Florida coach Todd Golden was last to climb the ladder. He made the final few cuts, pulled down the net, waved it around and then tossed it into the air.

Utah State alone on top of Mountain West after thrilling win over Grand Canyon
Shawn Harrison, Herald Journal | Posted March 1 - 12:08 a.m. | Save Story
It came down to the final minute, but the Aggies made enough plays to halt a two-game skid and in the process emerge alone atop the Mountain West Conference standings with a week to go.

Lewis makes seven 3s as Saint Mary's beats No. 9 Gonzaga 70-59 to share WCC regular-season title
Michael Wagaman, Associated Press | Posted Feb. 28 - 11:10 p.m. | Save Story
Mikey Lewis made seven 3-pointers and scored 31 points to help Saint Mary's beat No. 9 Gonzaga 70-59 on Saturday night, giving the Gaels a share of the West Coast Conference regular-season title.

Zuby Ejiofor has triple-double for No. 15 St. John's against Villanova
Mike Fitzpatrick, Associated Press | Posted Feb. 28 - 11:08 p.m. | Save Story
Zuby Ejiofor's penultimate regular-season home game at St. John's was certainly a memorable one.

John Calipari matches the worst loss of his career and wishes it 'would have gone faster'
Mark Long, Associated Press | Posted Feb. 28 - 10:42 p.m. | Save Story
Arkansas coach John Calipari needed D.J. Wagner's 3-pointer in the final minute to avoid the most-lopsided loss of his career.

Zuby Ejiofor has triple-double as No. 15 St. John's bounces back with 89-57 rout of Villanova
Mike Fitzpatrick, Associated Press | Updated Feb. 28 - 10:30 p.m. | Save Story
Zuby Ejiofor had 16 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists for his first career triple-double, and No. 15 St. John's bounced back from an embarrassing loss by blitzing Villanova 89-57 on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden.

Lani White goes for 19 points as Utah women overwhelm Arizona on senior night
Josh Furlong, KSL | Updated Feb. 28 - 8:42 p.m. | Save Story
Utah women left nothing to chance Saturday night, especially with a potential first-round bye in next week's Big 12 Tournament on the line.

