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This time a year ago, Richard Pitino was at the center of a storm in Minnesota. The Golden Gophers were a disaster on the court and a distraction off of it, on their way to a two-win Big Ten season in his third year on the job. Now the 34-year-old coach walks around campus at the head of a 20-win team that is steamrolling toward an NCAA Tournament berth, and he admits with a tongue-in-cheek sheepishness that the sudden change in the way he is received has taken some getting used to. Continue to Article

February 21, 2017 4:44:pm EST

Maryland center Michal Cekovsky will miss the remainder of the season with a fractured left ankle. Cekovsky missed 10 games this season with injuries, none as serious as the one he sustained with four minutes left in Sunday's game. Coach Mark Turgeon says, ''I feel badly for Ceko. Continue to Article

February 20, 2017 4:56:pm EST

A regular-season title in the Big Ten Conference may be out of the question now, but No. 24 Maryland is still playing for postseason seeding in the NCAA Tournament. Minnesota, meanwhile, may be playing for its postseason lives. Maryland (22-5, 10-4 Big Ten) will host the Golden Gophers (20-7, 8-6) on Wednesday in a key late-season conference battle. Continue to Article

February 20, 2017 4:37:pm EST

Nigel Hayes scored 14 of his 21 points in the second half, Ethan Happ had 20 points and No. 11 Wisconsin beat No. 23 Maryland 71-60 in a choppy, foul-filled game on Sunday. The Badgers (22-5, 11-3) overcame 27 points from Terrapins guard Melo Trimble to snap a two-game losing streak and stay in a tie atop the Big Ten with Purdue. Bronson Koenig scored all nine of his points in the second half, giving the Badgers a lift with his jump shot after the senior missed a game with a left calf injury. Continue to Article

February 19, 2017 3:50:pm EST

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) -- Caleb Swanigan had 24 points and 15 rebounds, and Isaac Haas scored 18 points, leading No. 16 Purdue to an 80-63 victory over Michigan State on Saturday. Continue to Article

February 18, 2017 6:39:pm EST