BASKETBALL

The Cowboys face the Cyclones after Thursday's tragic plane crash

The Oklahoma State University women's basketball coach Kurt Budke and his assistant, Miranda Serna, died on Thursday when a single-engine plane they were traveling in spiraled out of control and took a nosedive in a forest in Arkansas.

Syracuse University placed assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine on administrative leave Thursday following accusations of molesting ball boys decades ago.

The week of early season basketball tournaments continued in exciting fashion on Wednesday night with close games between Long Beach State-Pittsburgh and Oklahoma State-UT-San Antonio leading the way.

Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski moved past his mentor Bob Knight to become U.S. Division I college basketball's all-time wins leader on Tuesday.

Duke coach Mike Krzyzeski became college basketball's winningest coach of all-time after his Blue Devils defeated Michigan State, 74-69, on Tuesday night.

Some compromise on the NBA lockout did come to the forefront on Tuesday after the player's union collectively conveyed that they would be willing to accept the owners' proposed 50-50 split of basketball-related income, however, only if the owners are willing to make concessions on certain system issues.

Former Houston Rockets player Yao Ming, 31, who retired from basketball in July, is now a freshman at a management school at an elite university in Shanghai.

After receiving a take it or leave it final offer from David Stern and the owners, the NBA players union now must decide whether to take an unacceptable deal or try to generate some last minute leverage by decertifying the union.

Former Los Angeles Lakers guard Jordan Farmar demonstrated just how much depth an influx of NBA players has added to the Euroleague when he steered Maccabi Tel Aviv to an 88-82 win over Real Madrid Thursday.

Only two days after Kim Kardashian filed for divorce from Kris Kumphries after a meager 72 days of marriage, gambling Web site Bodog.com is offering odds on the type of person the reality star will date next.

Big East commissioner John Marinatto said West Virginia's move to the Big 12 wasn't a major surprise in a statement released Friday in reaction to the move.

Allen Iverson most likely has to choose a bad NBA team to play for if they end up giving him a shot to play again.

A new lawsuit by NBA player Michael Beasley alleges that an agent offered him improper benefits while he played college basketball at Kansas State.

Chaz Bono, who was recently eliminated from Dancing with the Stars, did an interview with Good Morning America on Wednesday where he said judges picked on him for being overweight.

The NBA world tour roster hasn't been officially settled just yet with only three days until the tour begins. A handful of headline stars such as LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony and Derrick Rose all pulled out on Wednesday.

Well, now the Big 12 is just playing realignment games with the Big East.

The relatively instability of the Big East is having an impact on football recruiting for some of its coaches, but hasn't had much of an impact in basketball.

The Big East needs to finally open up its eyes and offer an invite to Memphis.

The Big East was dealt another major blow on Tuesday when word leaked out that West Virginia had agreed to join the Big 12.

The NBA is set to cancel an additional two weeks after a lack of progress in negotiations between owners and the NBA Players Association, according to a report.