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Dale Brown, who has the most wins of any LSU basketball coach, dies at age 90

Dale Brown, who coached some of the most successful basketball teams in LSU history, as well as one of the Tigers' most famous players in Shaquille O'Neal, has died.

Villanova set to exit Philadelphia's famed Big 5 college basketball series after this season

Roddy Gayle cleared to play 5th season of college hoops for No. 16 Michigan, coach Mike Boynton says

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No. 2 UConn is ready to make another title run after emotions boiled over after the Final Four loss

UConn's Sarah Strong and USC's JuJu Watkins headline preseason AP All-America women's team

America's relationship to women's sports continues to evolve

Duke, UConn and Arizona highlight MSG college basketball schedule featuring 14 NCAA champs

Family says Hall of Fame basketball coach Bob Huggins has a 'progressive cognitive condition'

Oklahoma State women loaded with star transfers, picked to win the Big 12 championship

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Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd fumes as forward RJ Godfrey's eligibility remains stuck in Georgia courts

Michigan State's Fears, Florida's Haugh headline Associated Press preseason All-America team

Pope Leo's alma mater Villanova traveling to Rome for hoops doubleheader vs. Notre Dame

South Carolina is No. 1 in women's preseason AP Top 25, followed by UConn and USC

Kansas sets Big 12 media day buzzing with Trey Kaufman-Renn signing weeks before the season

Where did St. John's land in preseason AP Top 25 poll?

Minnesota loses star guard Tori McKinney to a season-ending knee injury suffered in practice

Florida is No. 1 in preseason AP Top 25 men's poll as Duke, Illini also receive first-place votes

Kansas lands Purdue transfer Trey Kaufman-Renn in a late boost before the start of the season

Rubin: St. John's struggles in exhibition win over Rutgers, but future looks bright

St. John's basketball unveils Ring of Honor at MSG

After brief thought of retirement, Kansas' Bill Self is back for his 34th season as a college coach

'If you can do it and do it well, you are a niche athlete'

Columbia suspends coach Megan Griffith for 3 games after review of coaching behavior

The Heat could be good, the Hurricanes could be as well, and Jai Lucas says that's great for Miami

Athletes, pursuing sports in college and mental health: 'You have to have a high tolerance for rejection'

Thousands of kids play sports on LI. Most won't play in college. Here's why.

Rubin: Quinn Ellis puts fine point on Rick Pitino's roster for St. John's

No more 'surprise' at Vanderbilt: Coach Shea Ralph sets her sights on winning championships

Southeastern Conference asserts in court filing that its dispute with LSU has not been resolved

Rick Pitino, St. John's get good news on player eligibility

Fixer in lucrative NCAA basketball betting scheme sentenced to 6 years in prison

Memphis coach Penny Hardaway willing to spend up to $2.6 million of his own money to pay for roster

Duke tabbed to win third straight ACC title, Virginia's De Ridder named preseason player of year

Duke women picked to win ACC again, Notre Dame's Hannah Hidalgo named preseason player of the year

Only in NewsdayWhy St. John's was one of the toughest teams for voters to rank in AP's preseason poll

Bill Fennelly, Iowa State's longtime women's basketball coach, says he'll retire after this season

Jason Kidd partners with Cal to bring defending champ UCLA in for a charity exhibition

Alabama guard Aden Holloway begins 5-game suspension following drug arrest

Big 12 coaches tab Oklahoma State women as league favorite with top transfers Crooks and McGill

Ex-college basketball player Kerr Kriisa admits demanding $9,000 from victim in fraud scheme

Kentucky State's Aminata Seck freed while another college basketball player lands in ICE custody

End of Big Ten men's title drought could augur new basketball era amid league's financial advantage

Dana Altman retires after 16 seasons as Oregon coach including Final Four berth, 9 NCAA tourneys

A Syracuse legend takes the reins: Gerry McNamara vows to restore the Orange to 'national relevance'

Virginia's Thijs De Ridder and Johann Grünloh adapted quickly. That has them ready for Year 2

USC, UCLA looking to extend West Coast dominance of Big Ten women's basketball

Louisville goes all in on transfer portal as it looks to chase down Duke in ACC, get more physical

ACC's Phillips touts league's health amid questions of possible departures, realignment in future

Michigan State guard Jeremy Fears named the Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year

Babacar Sane will be allowed to start season for St. John's after judge's ruling

Kansas State ends Jerome Tang dispute with a $12M settlement after firing

Notre Dame's Hannah Hidalgo has grown from freshman star to a heralded face of the sport as a senior

Michael Jordan makes $10 million commitment to UNC School of Social Work in honor of his mother

Jayhawks' Melvin Council Jr. granted preliminary injunction allowing him 7th college season

UCLA's Lena Bilic to miss upcoming season with an ACL tear

Rubin: Storm cloud of eligibility hangs over St. John's, college sports

USC star guard JuJu Watkins named Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year

Florida guard Denzel Aberdeen 'felt like it was fair' to grant him another year of eligibility

UCLA vs Oklahoma, UConn vs Seton Hall set for the Coretta Scott King Classic

Area colleges

This former Stony Brook star was elevated to the Browns' roster and will face the Jets

Only in NewsdayMeet the three high school football duos from LI playing together at Stony Brook

Red Storm behind No. 1 UConn in Big East coaches preseason poll

LIU set to host Army in men's hockey tournament at UBS Arena

St. John's Big East schedule highlighted by matchups vs. rival UConn

St. John's recruit Sane eligible to play, for now, after state judge's decision

Only in NewsdayHofstra men's soccer is ranked No. 16 in the nation. What can the Pride accomplish this season?

Pitino, Storm pick up 6-7 forward Keyshawn Hall but his eligibility is in question

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