Gary Harris

The Big Ten Conference might be losing a handful of high-profile players to early entry in the NBA draft and dozens more to graduation, but it shouldn't stop business as usual for the perennially strong league in 2013-14. A few months ago, the 12-team...

The ACC-Big Ten Challenge matchups for 2013-14 were released Wednesday, highlighted by Michigan visiting Duke, North Carolina playing at Michigan State and former Duke assistant Chris Collins bringing his Northwestern team to the Triangle to face N.C....

Chris Collins won't have to wait long for his return to the Triangle. Collins, who left the Duke bench after 13 years to take over at Northwestern, will bring his Wildcats to PNC Arena Dec. 4 to play N.C. State in the 15th annual ACC-Big 10 Challenge....

OK, so maybe the state of Indiana has hit a bit of a basketball talent lull in the classes of 2015 and 2016. Maybe. Given the caliber of players the state has produced in recent years -- Indiana's Yogi Ferrell and Cody Zeller, Michigan State's Gary...

Former De La Salle teammates Alvin Ellis and Gavin Schilling used to consider reuniting at Minnesota. Instead, they’ll do so at Michigan State. Ellis, who was let out of his letter of intent by Minnesota following the firing of Tubby Smith,...

WILD-ALMOST THERE Another win, and Wild will finally be back in ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — One more win, and the Minnesota Wild will finally be back in the playoffs for the first time since 2008. The Wild tightened their grip on seventh place in...

Michigan State has prided itself on the fact that every recruit Tom Izzo has signed played in a Final Four if he stayed for four years. That feat will be put to the test next year. The Spartans (27-9) were limited to two or fewer NCAA tournament...

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Derrick Nix got a pass down low, backed up his beefy body to put an opponent on his back and scored. For much of Michigan State's NCAA tournament-opening win, it was as easy as giving Nix the ball and getting out of his way....

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Michigan State's archrival didn't do them any favors Sunday night. The No. 12 Spartans were denied a chance to share the Big Ten title earlier in the day when archenemy Michigan lost to Indiana, giving the Hoosiers the...

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Keith Appling broke out of a shooting slump to score 19 points, and Michigan State snapped a three-game losing streak with a 58-43 victory over Wisconsin at Breslin Center on Thursday. Freshman Gary Harris overcame a scoreless...

Victor Oladipo "wasn't even close" to 100% healthy, Indiana Coach Tom Crean said of his star player Tuesday night. He was referring to the junior guard's sprained left ankle, which had kept him out of the second half of the Hoosiers' previous game three...

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Victor Oladipo shook off a sprained left ankle with a spectacular performance to lift top-ranked Indiana to a 72-68 win over No. 4 Michigan State on Tuesday night. Oladipo's go-ahead putback, dunk and free throws in...