College basketball

June 3, 2008 -- THE PRESIDENT: Please sit down. Welcome. It's an honor to welcome the 2008 NCAA Men's Basketball champs, the Kansas Jayhawks. So when Kansas fans come to the Rose Garden, they don't come to admire the flowers. They come to "wave the wheat." I just wish Big Jay and Baby Jay could have come with you. Barney was looking forward to meeting them.

George W. Bush smirks: White House photo

I want to congratulate this team. You brought new glory to one of our nation's most storied basketball programs, and you gave your fans all across America one more reason to chant: Rock Chalk, Jayhawk!    » read more »

INDIANAPOLIS, Monday, May 19, 2008 -- Ticket applications for the 2009 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Final Fours will be available online through May 31, 2008.

The 2009 Men’s Final Four will be held at Ford Field in Detroit. The all-session ticket prices are $170 for upper-level sideline, and $140 for upper-level behind the basket, and will admit the bearer to the national semifinals Saturday, April 4 and the national championship game Monday, April 6. The 2009 Women’s Final Four will be held at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis. The all-session ticket price of $162 will admit the bearer to the national semifinals Sunday, April 5 and the national championship game Tuesday, April 7.    » read more »

INDIANAPOLIS, Tuesday, May 13, 2008 -- A year ago, a new three-point line dominated discussions at the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Basketball Rules Committee meetings. This year, the committee’s meetings produced relatively few changes, which committee leaders view as a positive step for the game overall.

“Our game and our rules are in really great shape,” said Ronda Seagraves, chair of the women’s rules committee and associate athletic director at Southwestern University (Texas). “We entertained approximately 50 rules proposals, and in the end only approved minor changes to the rules book.”    » read more »

April 4 Telecast to Commemorate 25th Anniversary of NC State’s Improbable NCAA Victory

March 31, 2008 -- ESPN Classic Remembers: NC State Upsets Houston will honor the legacy of Jim Valvano and his 1983 North Carolina State Wolfpack team that won an improbable NCAA Men’s Basketball National Championship 25 years ago. The program airs Friday, April 4 at 8 p.m., ET on ESPN Classic.    » read more »

Wagers 40 Pounds Of Premium Iowa Pork; Governor: “I have confidence in our Drake Bulldogs!”

March 19, 2008 -- DES MOINES –(Des Moines) Today, Iowa Governor Chet Culver praised the results of an independent study that found the Iowa Public Employees’ Retirement System (IPERS) had the lowest administration costs among government pension plan organizations of similar size. IPERS also ranked lowest in costs the previous year.    » read more »

Program Features Sports Fans Wearing Favorite Teams’ Attire for $5 Donation to Cancer Research March 20 & 21

- Tournament Challenge Games, Mobile Bracket Management, Alerts
- Integration with Selection Sunday, Selection Monday Telecasts
- Complete Editorial Coverage

Monday, February 18, 2008, INDIANAPOLIS -- Mike Bobinski, director of athletics at Xavier University, has been appointed to the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee. The appointment is effective September 1, 2008 and is a five-year term.    » read more »

14 Total Games February 22-24: ESPN2 to Televise Six, ESPNU Five, ESPN360.com Two and ESPN Classic One Game; #15 Drake at #10 Butler on ESPN2

Monday, February 11, 2008, FT. LAUDERDALE --- CBSSports.com, in partnership with CBS Sports, CSTV and the NCAA, today announced that in 2008, for the first time, its NCAA® March Madness® on Demand (MMOD) service would give users the ability to view all 63 games* of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship, from the first round of the tournament through the Men's Final Four® and Championship in San Antonio.    » read more »

Includes Five Top-25 Teams

January 31, 2008 -- ESPN Regional Television, in conjunction with the BIG EAST Conference and the Southeastern Conference, announced today the eight men’s college basketball teams that will represent the two conferences in the second annual SEC/BIG EAST Invitational.    » read more »

Saturday, January 26, 2008, INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA student-athlete reinstatement staff has reinstated the eligibility of University of Southern California basketball student-athlete OJ Mayo. It was found that Mayo violated the NCAA preferential treatment rule by accepting two tickets to a professional basketball game.    » read more »

Network purchases 1,000 student tickets to Ohio State-Penn State men's basketball game

January 24, 2008, UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Big Ten Network is buying 1,000 student tickets to the Ohio State-Penn State men's basketball game to help support THON, the Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon.    » read more »

December 18, 2007 -- ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale had successful surgery today to treat ulcers on his left vocal chord. Dick Vitale plans to return to the air in early February. He will continue to provide his college basketball observations on ESPN.com and dickvitaleonline.com while he recuperates.

"College basketball fans will miss Dick's enthusiasm in the coming weeks. But we are delighted to learn his surgery was a success and we all wish him a speedy recovery," said ESPN President George Bodenheimer.    » read more »

Friday, December 7, 2007, INDIANAPOLIS -- The NCAA announced today that PrimeSport, a RazorGator company, will serve as the Official Ticket and Hospitality Package Provider for the 2008 NCAA Women’s Final Four.    » read more »