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NCAA title is North Carolina's to lose

With Lawson, Ellington, Green returning, Tar Heels far ahead of competition With Ty Lawson and two teammates withdrawing their names from the NBA draft, North Carolina becomes the overwhelming favorite to win the NCAA...

Blog: Breaking down the NBA early-entry list

of Ty Lawson, Wayne Ellington and Danny Green). Below is the list of underclassmen who decided to keep their names in the draft. I have broken them into five groups -- lottery picks, mid-first-rounders, late first-rounders,...

College basketball notes: Three Tar Heels not going pro

North Carolina underclassmen Ty Lawson, Wayne Ellington and Danny Green will return to Chapel Hill next season after removing their names from the NBA draft yesterday. The school's announcement came less than an hour before the...

Guard will return to Gonzaga

Guard Jeremy Pargo will return for his senior season at Gonzaga. Pargo told coaches Monday that he will take his name out of consideration for the NBA draft, which is June 26. Monday was the last day for Pargo to withdraw from...

Pac-10's hoops house cleaned

An inside look at Arizona State University sports, with Tribune writers Dan Zeiger (football and baseball) and Mark Heller (men's basketball). Monday was the deadline for college basketball underclassmen who hadn’t signed with...

A&M's Jordan turns pro; Texas' Abrams stays

DeAndre Jordan is leaving Texas A&M; A.J. Abrams is going back to Texas for his final season. Jordan, a 6-11 center, said Monday he will remain in the NBA draft and forgo his final three years of eligibility. Abrams, a 5-11...

Budinger says 'no' to NBA, for now

The announcement came down to the final hour, but La Costa Canyon alum Chase Budinger will forgo the NBA Draft, choosing to return to Arizona for his junior season, the family said yesterday in a press release issued by the...

UCLA's Mbah a Moute to remain in draft

UCLA junior forward Luc Richard Mbah a Moute is staying in the NBA draft and hiring an agent, a source close to the situation told SI.com on Monday. Mbah a Moute joins fellow Bruins underclassmen Kevin Love and Russell...

Luke Winn: Offseason winners and losers

In the months leading up to college basketball's first preseason poll, it's nice to have some suspense over No. 1. Last season there was the Memphis camp and the Kansas camp, the UCLA camp and the North Carolina camp, and the...

Sports Briefs

BoxingU.K.'s Hatton rejects matchup with De La Hoya for Sept. British welterweight Ricky Hatton has rejected an approach for a September bout against Oscar De La Hoya. “It would be too soon, Richard only fought two weeks ago,”...