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2013 Big East tournament (credit: Chris Chambers/Getty Images)

Old Big East To Become ‘American Athletic Conference’

The conference announced the decision Wednesday after university presidents approved the new moniker earlier in the day.

2013/04/04

FBI photo of James Earl Ray. Ray assassinated Rev. Martin Luther King on April 4, 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee. (photo by National Archive/Newsmakers)

Looking Back On 45 Years Since MLK Assassination

The civil rights leader was shot to death at the age of 39 as he stood on a balcony at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis on April 4, 1968. Shortly after the assassination, James Earl Ray was arrested and later pleaded guilty to killing King.

2013/04/04

2013 Big East tournament (Photo by Chris Chambers/Getty Images)

Old Big East To Become ‘American Athletic Conference’

The conference announced the decision Wednesday after university presidents approved the new moniker earlier in the day.

2013/04/04

Head coach Steve Alford of the New Mexico Lobos (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Rothstein: Monday Morning College Hoops Notebook; New Mexico, UCLA & More

If there’s a squad that should be rewarded outside the power six conferences with a No. 1 seed, it’s New Mexico.

2013/03/04

Rothstein: Monday Morning College Hoops Notebook; Saint Louis, Poythress & More

The Billikens have all the ingredients to beat any team in the country, and are playing their best basketball at the perfect time.

2013/02/25

Vincent Council (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images)

Rothstein: Providence, UNLV And 5 Questions Heading Into Busy Night In College Hoops

Just how good is Providence? We’ll know after they play Syracuse at the Carrier Dome.

2013/02/20

Rothstein Files: What To Watch This Weekend In College Hoops

Cuonzo Martin has built a culture of toughness and discipline in the short time he’s been in Knoxville and it’s yet to be determined if Josh Pastner’s team can respond well in what’s sure to be a hostile environment.

2013/01/04

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Rothstein Files: What To Watch This Weekend In College Basketball

Arizona will be good enough at some point this season to beat the best teams in the country — they’re just not ready yet to beat a team like Florida.

2012/12/14

Rothstein Files: Monday Morning College Hoops Notebook

I believed in Colorado. I had already seen the Buffaloes about a half-dozen times this season and thought they had what it took to push Kansas in Lawrence on Saturday. Boy was I wrong.

2012/12/10

Rothstein Files: Upbeat Pastner Has Memphis Positioned For Promising Present, Future

The baby-faced Memphis coach is sometimes more like the self-help section of a Barnes & Noble than he is a drill sergeant ready to wreak havoc with a whistle around his neck.

2012/11/06

Rothstein Files: 10 Least Appreciated Players In College Basketball

Like a predator in search of his prey, Briante Weber is nothing short of relentless each time he guards an opposing floor general.

2012/08/23

Rothstein Files: Marshall, Herrion Anxious For Another Shot

After this season, Memphis will leave the friendly confines of the conference they’ve dominated and join the Big East for the start of the 2013-14 season. Who will replace them as the team to beat in Conference-USA? It could very well be Marshall.

2012/07/17