NCAA basketball

Peyton Siva #3, Montrezl Harrell #24 and Russ Smith #2 of the Louisville Cardinals celebrate after they won 82-76 against the Michigan Wolverines during the 2013 NCAA Men's Final Four Championship at the Georgia Dome on April 8, 2013 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

Daily Madden: Louisville’s Emotional Final Four Victory

Louisville rallied from a 12-point deficit to beat Michigan in the NCAA championship game Monday night for the Cardinals’ third national title and their coach’s second at two schools. “They do play hard,” John Madden told the KCBS Radio morning crew. “Those were two physical teams that play both ends of the court and go after each other.”

KCBS–2013/04/09

Montrezl Harrell (credit: Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

Louisville Cardinals Shut Down Colorado State, Into Semifinals

The Louisville Cardinals put on a defensive clinic, shutting down Colorado State and dominated the Rams 82-56.

2013/03/23

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South Dakota State Wins Summit League, NCAA Berth

Nate Wolters struggled to get his chances for most of the game . Once he did, the Summit League’s player of the year proved worthy of the title and added another – tournament MVP.

2013/03/13

No. 14 UCLA beats No. 5 Cal 70-58 In Pac-12

Markel Walker matched her season high with 23 points, Jasmine Dixon added 15 points and 12 rebounds, and No. 14 UCLA advanced to its fourth Pac-12 tournament title game with a dominant 70-58 win over No. 5 California on Saturday night.

2013/03/09

Gonzaga No. 1 In AP Poll For First Time

Wash. (AP) The to-do list for the Gonzaga basketball team got shorter Monday: For the first time, the Zags were ranked No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 poll. Sweet, but it may get bumpier from there.

2013/03/03

World number one and defending champion, Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland looks at his club on the 18th hole, his nineth during the second round of the Honda Classic on March 1, 2013 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. (Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)

Daily Madden: Rory McIlroy’s Bad Example

Rory McIlroy walked off the course at the PGA National after hitting his second shot in the water on the ninth hole, already seven over par for the day. “I’m not in a good place mentally,” he told reporters.

KCBS–2013/03/01

Cal Player Crabbe’s Dad: ‘You Can’t Put Your Hands On A Kid’

“I told (Mike) Montgomery, ‘I respect you as a coach. Do I respect what you did? No. You can’t put your hands on a kid. It’s 2013,’” Allen Crabbe Jr., his father, said.

2013/02/20

Pac-12 Reprimands Cal Coach Montgomery For Shoving Crabbe

California coach Mike Montgomery was reprimanded by the Pac-12 on Monday for shoving one of his own players in the chest during a game.

2013/02/18

Cal Women Claim 3rd NCAA Title In 4 Years

The Golden Bears, who have won three of the last four championships, secured a 46.5-point victory Saturday night over Georgia, the runner-up two years running.

2012/03/17