Phil Taylor

Staff writer Phil Taylor is trying not to take it personally, but he finds it an odd coincidence that just when he took over the NBA beat, Michael Jordan retired and Charles Barkley hinted that he was on his way out...

It's time athletic directors considered top women coaches for men's college basketball jobs

MenWake Forest's Randolph Childress, a sophomore guard, scored 19 points in the Deacons' 75-73 upset of No. 15 Virginia and 27 in their 88-62 upset of No. 3 North Carolina.

MenDarnell Mee, a 6'5" senior guard at Western Kentucky, averaged 25.7 points, 7.3 rebounds and 3.3 steals to lift the Hilltoppers to victories over Lamar, Arkansas-Little Rock and Arkansas State.

MEN Jesse Ratliff, a 6'6" sophomore forward for North Texas, scored 23 points and grabbed nine rebounds in a 72-59 win over McNeese State, then had 40 points and 22 boards in a 90-72 defeat of Nicholls State.