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Why Indiana basketball is still a coveted job despite decades of mediocrity

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BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA - JANUARY 26: A general view as Myles Rice #1 of the Indiana Hoosiers attempts a shot while being guarded by Rodney Rice #1 of the Maryland Terrapins in the second half at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on January 26, 2025 in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)

When he left Marquette in 2008 to become the next head coach of an Indiana basketball program saddled with a depleted roster and crippling NCAA sanctions, Tom Crean required only two words to justify his decision. “It’s Indiana.” To Crean, Indiana was “the absolute pinnacle of all of college basketball,” a program with “incredible tradition.” … Read more

St. John’s comeback win at UConn means, after decades of waiting, the Johnnies are finally all the way back

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STORRS, Conn. — The last thing St. John’s did as a team early Friday night, just before taking the ride over to Gampel Pavilion, was pull up one more video.  But not of UConn. Nor any other basketball team.  It wasn’t a video of any team, in fact. It was the 400-meter men’s final from … Read more