What are the components that make a great college basketball rivalry?
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Duke rallies, shocks No. 5 N. Carolina at buzzer
Austin Rivers buried a 3-pointer at the horn to give Duke (No. 9 ESPN/USA Today, No. 10 AP) an 85-84 win over No. 5 North Carolina on Wednesday night.
LeBron: No Perkins apology, tired of blame
LeBron James will not be apologizing to Oklahoma City Thunder center Kendrick Perkins for tweeting about Blake Griffin's dunk over Perkins last week. And while he's at it, he's tired of getting blamed for things that he doesn't feel are his fault.
Syracuse edges G'town; Boeheim passes Smith
Kris Joseph scored a career-high 29 points, hitting a go-ahead 3-pointer in the final minute of overtime, and No. 2 Syracuse beat Georgetown (No. 11 ESPN/USA Today, No. 12 AP) 64-61 on Wednesday night to give coach Jim Boeheim his 880th career win.
Howard's 25 and 24 carry Magic past Heat
Dwight Howard had 25 points and 24 rebounds, Ryan Anderson scored 27 points and the Orlando Magic hit 17 3-pointers in a 102-89 victory over the Miami Heat on Wednesday night.
Giants' Jacobs apologizes for Gisele comments
New York Giants running back Brandon Jacobs apologized Wednesday night for telling reporters Tuesday that Gisele Bundchen should "stay cute and shut up."
England coach Capello quits over Terry move
Fabio Capello quit as England's national team coach on Wednesday just four months before the European Championship, angry the Football Association removed John Terry as captain.
Ex-Pat Harrison: Gronk partying 'not right'
ormer New England Patriots safety Rodney Harrison had some harsh words for tight end Rob Gronkowski on Tuesday.
Slive: Changes to BCS still couple years away
Mike Slive helped propose the plus-one plan to find a national champion in football and says actual change remains a couple years away even if everyone can agree on changes to the Bowl Championship Series.
Lin, Chandler shine as Knicks handle Wizards
Jeremy Lin had 23 points and a career-high 10 assists, and Tyson Chandler scored 25 points and had 11 rebounds to lead the New York Knicks to their third straight win, 107-93 over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night.
Driven Kobe thinks Lakers will 'tweak' team
Kobe Bryant thinks the Lakers will make a move to improve the team.
Memphis accepts invitation to join Big East
At long last, Memphis is part of the Big East.
UConn proposes own penalties for academics
The University of Connecticut has proposed reducing the number of games it will play next season if the NCAA grants a waiver to allow the Huskies to play in the 2013 men's basketball tournament.
Jets keep Holmes, to pay $15.25M guaranteed
From the moment the season ended, the New York Jets said divisive wide receiver Santonio Holmes wasn't going anywhere. Now it's official.
Suh ranked fourth on Forbes' most-disliked list
Lions defensive lineman Ndamukong Suh has seen his reputation with the public turn faster than he can cast aside opposing blockers, according to a poll published in Forbes magazine.
Knicks expect Stoudemire to return Monday
Amare Stoudemire is expected to return to the New York Knicks on Monday, the team confirmed.