RALPH D. RUSSO

Inspired by grieving friend, Florida State rolls to Sweet 16
By Ralph D. Russo Mar. 23, 2019 08:29 PM EDT
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Scribbled in black marker on Terance Mann's left shoe was all

South Region: In 'rebuilding' years, Purdue, 'Nova excel
By Ralph D. Russo Mar. 22, 2019 08:49 PM EDT
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Villanova lost four players off last season's NCAA

Making Morant: Shooting Js, pumping iron, studying film
By Ralph D. Russo Mar. 22, 2019 06:51 PM EDT
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Murray State coaches knew they had something special with Ja

Edwards leads Purdue past ODU 61-48 in 1st round of NCAA
By Ralph D. Russo Mar. 22, 2019 12:25 AM EDT
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — If this is what a slump looks like for Carsen Edwards, Purdue

Morant's triple-double leads Murray St upset over Marquette
By Ralph D. Russo Mar. 21, 2019 07:22 PM EDT
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The game was in hand for Murray State and sensational point

Defending champ Villanova enters NCAAs from different angle
By Ralph D. Russo Mar. 20, 2019 07:34 PM EDT
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Villanova is coming into the NCAA Tournament this year from an

Star guards Howard and Morant headline Marquette-Murray St
By Ralph D. Russo Mar. 20, 2019 04:42 PM EDT
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Murray State's Ja Morant and Marquette's Markus Howard have

Saint Louis rallies past Bonnies 55-53 for A-10 title
By Ralph D. Russo Mar. 17, 2019 03:43 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Saint Louis coach Travis Ford could feel a shift about eight minutes

'Nova edges Seton Hall 74-72 for 3rd straight Big East title
By Ralph D. Russo Mar. 16, 2019 09:12 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Phil Booth entered the New York Knicks' locker room — only the best

Seton Hall beats Marquette 81-79 to reach Big East final
By Ralph D. Russo Mar. 16, 2019 01:41 AM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Instead of a showdown between the Big East's top two scorers, Seton

Powell goes off in 1st half, Seton Hall beats G'Town 73-57
By Ralph D. Russo Mar. 15, 2019 12:16 AM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Myles Powell was working the crowd and working over Georgetown in a

Xavier advances to Big East semis, beats Creighton 63-61
By Ralph D. Russo Mar. 14, 2019 05:06 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — This time last year, Zach Hankins was leading Ferris State to a

Ponds, St. John's snap skid, 82-74 vs DePaul in Big East
By Ralph D. Russo Mar. 13, 2019 11:56 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Facing the possibility of taking a four-game losing streak into
Marquette's Howard and Nova's Wright honored by Big East
By Ralph D. Russo Mar. 13, 2019 06:09 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Marquette guard Markus Howard is the Big East player of the year

AP Top 25 Podcast: Talkin' basketball_ March Madness edition
By Ralph D. Russo Mar. 13, 2019 01:25 PM EDT
The madness of March has already begun with conference tournaments in full swing and
NCAA Tournament selection on CBS to show bracket 1st again
By Ralph D. Russo Mar. 12, 2019 10:18 AM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — The NCAA Tournament selection show is returning to CBS and its

Judge rules against NCAA in federal antitrust lawsuit
By Ralph D. Russo Mar. 08, 2019 10:55 PM EST
A judge ruled against the NCAA on Friday night in a federal antitrust lawsuit, saying

Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany will step down in June 2020
By Ralph D. Russo Mar. 04, 2019 04:38 PM EST
Jim Delany helped the Big Ten grow to 14 schools, launched the first athletic
A-10 men's tournament to DC in '22, Brooklyn in 2023, '24
By Ralph D. Russo Feb. 05, 2019 09:00 AM EST
NEW YORK (AP) — The Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball tournament will return to

Alabama-Clemson IV: Can Saban's dynasty reach new heights?
By Ralph D. Russo Jan. 06, 2019 04:23 PM EST
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Alabama coach Nick Saban and Clemson coach Dabo Swinney went