College basketball winners and losers: Duke, Alabama, St. John’s ruin Senior Day for UNC, Auburn, Marquette

Duke clinches outright ACC title, makes claim for No. 1 ranking after spoiling North Carolina's upset bid

On what was the last day of the regular season for a large swath of teams across the country, many at their home venues in holding with tradition observed Senior Day to pay tribute and commemorate the contributions of seniors to their respective programs. To ghastly results.  At Auburn, the No. 1 Tigers lost a … Read more

College basketball scores, winners and losers: St. John’s, Auburn win conference titles as March gets underway

WATCH: Tennessee's Jahmai Mashack hits buzzer-beater to complete wild comeback in victory vs. Alabama

Madness synonymous with March began in earnest on the first day of the month Saturday as the sport delivered dramatic finishes, dazzling performances and good old-fashioned hardware to a handful of teams that captured conference championships. In the SEC, Auburn clinched the outright league title after earning its first win at Rupp Arena since 1988 … Read more

Breaking down the SEC’s dominance, St. John’s turnaround and the Big East title race

John Fanta

John Fanta College Basketball Broadcaster and Reporter Michael Cohen College Football and College Basketball Writer College football is over, the Super Bowl is in the books, and all eyes are now focused on college hoops as the best tournament in sports is just over a month away. There have been plenty of lessons learned as … Read more

St. John’s shows it has the makings of a Big East championship team in win at UConn

Michael Cohen

Michael Cohen College Football and College Basketball Writer STORRS, Conn. — The first trickles of sloshed and saddened UConn fans descended from the upper level of Gampel Pavilion with 3:11 remaining in a game that was supposed to reanimate the two-time defending national champions but instead devolved into the passing of a conference torch from one … Read more

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

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

Empire State of Mind: Rick Pitino has St. John’s dreaming big amid historical stretch

Michael Cohen College Football and College Basketball Writer NEW YORK — Though the students had been standing for the better part of three hours, the whole of Madison Square Garden joined them with 2:04 remaining in a game that was nearly finished amid a season brimming with possibility. Two free throws from hulking center Zuby Ejiofor … Read more