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Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis is planning for his future. And that future is with the Irish, as far as he knew Tuesday.

In just their second game of the season, the Colonels will face one of the toughest opponents they will face this year.

Chris Nelson's lay-up with five seconds to play lifted Theodore to a 58-56 win over Daphne in the Bobcats' season opener Tuesday night.

Tipoff is at 5:30 p.m. as part of ESPN's 24-7 college basketball coverage; contest will be televised on ESPN2.

Pitt's Nasir Robinson works the ball around Wofford's Corey Godzinski in the second half last night at the Petersen Events Center.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Not shockingly, like in one of those time-lapse videos of sprouting weeds, the breathtakingly fictitious rumors and unsubstantiated character assaults burst forth this week.

Two goals each from Joe Opara, Olly Willy and Harry Willicombe, together with other contributions from Caelan Striker-Jones and Hugh Meatyard saw Thornhill make it an impressive nine wins from nine starts this season.

No one is going to confuse Fifth and Forbes with Tobacco Road, but a recent resurgence is enhancing its roundball reputation.

Scottie Reynolds drove to the basket for the winning layup with 0.5 seconds remaining, and Villanova gained a berth in the Final Four with a dramatic 78-76 win over Pittsburgh in the East Regional final of the NCAA Tournament.

Less than two weeks away from the start of the college basketball season, expectations in Pittsburgh are high for freshman Dante Taylor.

There is something profound about the flipping of that calendar from October to November, an inescapable melancholia linked suspiciously, I think, to a passage from Thoreau: As fruits and leaves and the day itself acquire a bright tint just before they fall, so the year nears its setting.

The University of Pittsburgh men's basketball team held its annual Blue-Gold Scrimmage on Tuesday night , giving fans their first taste of this year's new-look Panthers squad.

After missing the playoffs despite winning 21 games, SRU men's basketball coach Kevin Reynolds learned the importance of one game.

Pitt men's basketball was chosen to finish ninth in the Big East Conference in the annual preseason poll of the league's coaches on Wednesday.

Pitt is so young and inexperienced this season, even its winning tradition couldn't sway Big East coaches.

NEW YORK - The Big East Conference men's basketball heavyweights of a year ago are gone, but Wednesday in Madison Square Garden, league members touted the wealth of contenders lurking in the middleweight ranks.

Durand Johnson 's summer on the AAU circuit couldna t have gone much better. The 6-foot-7 shooting guard, who has transferred to Lake Clifton after spending the past two years at Parkville, suited up for Cecil Kirk and promptly earned offers from a host of high- and mid-major schools.

High on Jamie Dixon's to-do list this preseason is a re-emphasis on defense. The men's basketball program at Pitt was built on it and became defined by it.

Pitt head coach Jamie Dixon sits between Ashton Gibbs, left, and Travon Woodall as they get photos taken during media day yesterday.

Levittown - On DeJuan Blair's first day of practice two years ago, Pitt coach Jamie Dixon wouldn't acknowledge his prize recruit might start as a freshman, even if it was obvious.