CLEVELAND STATE VIKINGS

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Akron and Kent State's men's teams were denied NCAA tournament bids with their losses in the Mid-American Conference tournament. Both play at home in tournament games tonight, though. Full story »

  Evan Turner is arguably the best player in college basketball. There's no argument that he's the best player on Ohio State, but the Buckeyes' backcourt doesn't start and end with Turner. There are three other players. Without contributions from Jon Diebler, junior David Lighty and sophomore William Buford, the Buckeyes wouldn't own Big Ten regular-season and tournament championships, not to mention... Full story »

Akron coach Keith Dambrot knows it's especially tough for mid-majors like his Zips to get in. "For us, you can play great all year and then get beat in our tournament on a bank shot and you don't get to go to the NCAA tournament," he says.  Full story »

    All the same: Columbus Dispatch reporter Rob Oller wonders if coaches have favorites when it comes to teams they have coached. Ohio State basketball coach Thad Matta says he doesn't play favorites with his own children, so it's no surprise he won't choose among his long line of adopted sons, either. "Every team has a special place with a coach,... Full story »

This year's bracket challenge has everything you need to fill out and track your brackets including; bracket predictions, team scouting reports, live scoring, instant standings, smack boards and, most importantly, a grand prize of $10,000 Full story »

The Vikings, after stunning Green Bay in overtime on Friday night, held off a furious Butler comeback to claim the Horizon championship. Full story »

The Vikings will go up against a Bulldogs team that finished second in the regular-season standings. Full story »

The Vikings will play Butler at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Kress Center in Green Bay, Wis., for the league title. Full story »

Cleveland State parlayed a cluster of three-point goals and precision free-throw shooting for a second-half comeback. Full story »

There is one more piece of business CSU scoring champ Kailey Klein and her fellow seniors would like to complete.  Full story »

Pittsburgh's Jamie Dixon and Rick Majerus of St. Louis are two coaches who deserve consideration for coach of the year awards but they likely will be overshadowed by bigger names from bigger schools. Full story »

UPDATED: Cleveland State struggles on offense and defense as Wisconsin-Milwaukee ends the Vikings season in the second round of the Horizon League Tournament. Full story »

Sophomore center Aaron Pogue has a broken left thumb, but is expected to play tonight, but junior swingman D'Aundray Brown is out at least a week with a torn right retina. Full story »

The Vikings have three players in double figures, led by junior guard Shawnita Garland and senior guard Kailey Klein with 13 points apiece. Full story »