You look at the video of the play, and you compare it to the two videos of similar plays from last season, and you can't help but think: That's dirty. And that's suspension-worthy. And…that's why we hate Duke. Late in the first half in Duke's 72-61 win over Elon on Wednesday night, Duke junior Grayson Allen was defending Elon's Steven Santa Ana near the baseline when Allen stuck out his leg, tripping Santa Ana. When Allen was assessed ...

First and foremost on every college basketball fan's holiday wish list is that Grayson Allen would stop tripping people, but each team in the AP Top 25 has a big request for the rest of the regular season. For instance, all No. 1 Villanova wants for Christmas is its Phil Booth back from a knee injury. No. 4 Baylor wants to heat up from the three-point arc, while No. 9 Creighton is hoping it never cools ...

Duke Blue Devils head coach Mike Krzyzewski announced Thursday that junior guard Grayson Allen has been suspended indefinitely after he tripped Elon Phoenix guard Steven Santa Ana in Duke's 72-61 win Wednesday night: We have had the opportunity to thoroughly review the incident involving Grayson Allen from last night's game against Elon. As I stated last night, the incident was unacceptable and inexcusable. He took an important step last night by apologizing in person to Steven Santa Ana ...

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Arizona freshman Lauri Markkanen answers questions in a matter-of-fact way. The Finnish forward is concise and serious. But when the subject of watching film and studying other players comes up, the hardened look disappears. He finally smiles. "Obviously, Dirk [Nowitzki]," he says. Nowitzki is also the name that regularly comes up when a skilled European big man lands in the United States. We're always searching for the next Dirk, kind of like we've been searching for ...

This college basketball season is already one of the best ever. Consider that hyperbole if you’d like, but the blue bloods are all talented, they all score the ball and play fast and it’s so ridiculously fun to watch.   Then there’s Louisville. The Cardinals belong in an elite tier that includes all the blue bloods—Kentucky, Kansas, UNC, Duke, Indiana and UCLA—only they do things a different way. Take Wednesday night’s 73-70 win over sixth-ranked Kentucky. The Wildcats came ...

The No. 10 Louisville Cardinals (11-1) registered their biggest win of the 2016-17 season, a 73-70 victory over the No. 6 Kentucky Wildcats (10-2) at home inside the KFC Yum! Center on Wednesday. For Kentucky, it's a deflating result coming so shortly after the team's instant classic against the North Carolina Tar Heels on Saturday. After scoring 47 points and essentially winning the game with a pair of late three-pointers in his last game, Malik Monk was ...

The Kansas Jayhawks announced on Wednesday that center Udoka Azubuike was lost for the season with a wrist injury, according to Scott Chasen of the Topeka Capital-Journal. "Udoka tore ligaments to his left wrist in practice Tuesday that will require surgery, and he will miss the remainder of the season," head coach Bill Self said, per Chris Lilly of WIBW. "Surgery should take place in the next few weeks, and doctors are confident he will make a full recovery and be full speed sometime this ...

Duke Blue Devils guard Grayson Allen turned heads in the first half of Wednesday's game against the Elon Phoenix, and it wasn't because of an impressive play.  According to Jeff Goodman of ESPN.com, Allen tripped Elon guard Steven Santa Ana and was assessed a technical foul. Goodman noted Allen then "seemed to completely lose his composure on the bench." Kyle Boone of CBSSports.com shared video of the play: Allen was remorseful following the game, per Jessika Morgan of ...

No. 10 Louisville 73, No. 6 Kentucky 70 The No. 10 Louisville Cardinals earned their first victory over the No. 6 Kentucky Wildcats since 2012 in a thriller inside the KFC Yum! Center on Wednesday night.  Both sides took turns in the lead for the opening 30 minutes of the contest, as the stars on both sides delivered plenty of clutch baskets.  Kentucky appeared to have an advantage in the paint thanks to the skill set of freshman ...

This is a pretty fun slideshow. It's just a bunch of videos of awesome dunks. To be precise, the best dunks at the holiday pole of the 2016-17 men's college basketball campaign.  This kind of stuff right here sells itself. So what were the biggest-ticket items? Whether it was during a big game or a big moment or solely because of its sheer spectacularness, which is now a word because I just used it, these dunks are ...