After last year's struggles and a brutal start to this season, Tom Izzo has seen Michigan State basketball turn things around ...

Usually, when Bay and Rocky River get together for an athletic competition, just the rivalry itself is enough to get the ...

The Coon Rapids-Bayard girls basketball team leaned on its defense and a fast start to the second half to take down Woodbine ...

With Crystal Lake South struggling from 3-point range, Gracey LePage became the defensive catalyst for a team needing a spark ...

Nothing No. 25 UCLA did to combat its lack of rim protection, including a zone defense, worked during a loss to No. 8 Gonzaga ...

Elizabethtown College’s men’s basketball team is backcourt-oriented to put it mildly. The Blue Jays usually play with four ...

On paper, though, Hofstra is still a bad loss for an ACC team. It will likely go down as a Quad 3 home loss for Syracuse.

Cam Boozer posted 18 points, 15 rebounds and five assists for undefeated Duke, which switched to a zone defense to shut down ...

See Big Thumb conference opening-night basketball action from Friday night, Dec. 19, including Tribune-area scores from Laker ...

The Texans are allowing the fewest yards per game since the 2009 Jets. Can that elite defense carry Houston to its first ...

The Nevada girls basketball team has used strong defense to stay competitive early in the season. The Cubs are off to a 2-1 ...

Sean Blake has the strong first half for UVM, scoring 10 of his 14 points in his first 20 minutes of play. Blake dialed back ...