ATLANTA (Reuters) - Louisville won the 75th edition of the NCAA men’s basketball championship on Monday, beating Michigan 82-76 in a pulsating final in front of more than 74,000 fans at the Georgia Dome. The Cardinals overcame a slow start in which they twice trailed by 12 points in the first half to outscore Michigan 45-38 in the second half and capture [...]

The Big Ten’s top four players will rank among the nation’s top 10 at the end of the season. Michigan guard Trey Burke, Ohio State forward Deshaun Thomas, Indiana center Cody Zeller and Indiana guard/forward Victor Oladipo all are competitive for first-team All-American honors. All four are almost assured of landing on the top two [...]

IOWA CITY — Three consecutive solid performances and three straight wins weren’t enough to lift Iowa guard Devyn Marble to at least a share of the Big Ten’s player of the week award. Marble, a junior, has scored 58 points in Iowa’s last three games to help Iowa earn its first three-game Big Ten winning [...]

IOWA CITY — Michigan’s Fab Five didn’t do this. Neither did the Wolverines’ 1989 NCAA championship squad. No. 2-ranked Michigan is 14-0, just two wins off the school’s best start in 1985-86. That squad didn’t reach the national finals. This year’s version could make a Final Four run like its previously mentioned brethren. Michigan boasts [...]

IOWA CITY — Iowa Coach Fran McCaffery touted Trey Burke long before the Michigan point guard became Trey Burke, All-American. McCaffery tried to recruit the Columbus, Ohio native when he took over at Iowa, then when Burke decommitted from Penn State. When Burke signed with Michigan, McCaffery knew the Big Ten would have its hands [...]

Ohio State sophomore forward Jared Sullinger was the most durable, versatile and talented post player in the Big Ten the last two seasons. He’s 6-foot-9, he can pass from the past, shoot jumpers and, of course, was a force on the boards. Sullinger, who Wednesday declared he will head to the NBA, was a two-time, first-team [...]

IOWA CITY — Michigan Coach John Beilein heaped praise — and motivation — upon Iowa guard Devyn Marble in a conference call with reporters this week. “We were in a choice between Devyn Marble and Tim Hardaway and we made a choice with Tim, and obviously we wouldn’t have gone wrong with Devyn,” Beilein said Monday. “Iowa and [...]