By early evening Sunday in Washington, Georgetown’s men’s basketball team will conclude its three-game trip to China — against a less physically aggressive team than the Bayi Rockets, one hopes. Replaying the video Saturday — hands, feet, chairs and bottles flying amid the chaos — it’s still so surreal. The Great Brawl, of course, was not on Georgetown’s itinerary Thursday in Beijing, just two days after the Hoyas visited the only man-made structure visible from space. Read full article > >

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Georgetown’s basketball brawl in China erupted from complex mix of history, hubris and culture

Ra-Heem Jackson, a starting guard on H.D. Woodson’s basketball team and all-conference player, was shot and killed near his Southeast home Thursday night, according to friends, police and school officials.

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H.D. Woodson basketball star Ra-Heem Jackson killed near his home

The Butler University men’s basketball team returns to the Final Four a year after losing in the national championship game to Duke. Butler faces another underdog, VCU, in the semifinals on Saturday in Houston. (March 31)

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In a packed and raucous Lavietes Pavilion on Saturday, it was a time for celebration for the Harvard men’s basketball team and its long-suffering followers.

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Harvard 79, Princeton 67: Harvard Has Piece of Title but Wants the Rest of It

In a packed and raucous Lavietes Pavilion on Saturday, it was a time for celebration for the Harvard men’s basketball team and its long-suffering followers.

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Harvard 79, Princeton 67: Harvard Has Piece of Title but Wants the Rest of It

In the early 1960s, the varsity basketball team and the fraternities at George Washington University were all-white clubs, but change was in the air.

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Decades after breaking barriers, Gray’s at center court

Time to bust out some Husky Pride: The University of Connecticut’s women’s basketball team has just broken the record the most consecutive wins by a major college. UConn won its 89th consecutive game Tuesday night, defeating Florida State 93-62 at…

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The Connecticut women’s basketball team that will go for an 89th straight victory Tuesday is not the best Geno Auriemma has coached, but these Huskies are part of a culture that fosters confidence and demands effort.

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UConn on Verge of 89th Straight Win

The women’s basketball team at Wayland Baptist University in Texas thrived in the 1950s and ’60s.

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Before UConn, There Was Wayland

A victory on Sunday would give the Connecticut women’s basketball team its 88th consecutive victory, matching a record set by the U.C.L.A. teams in the 1970s.

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