Rick Pitino, fresh off a national title, confirmed that he will lose both Gorgiu Dieng and Russ Smith -- but the Louisville head coach told CBSSports.com that power forward Chane Behanan will be back in the fold next season. ...more

I love sorting this one out every year. We get 67 games, and I take it upon myself to narrow down the top 14.9 percent of the contests, or: the top 10. ...more

Bittersweet stuff today, as we give you the season finale of the Wednesday podcast with myself, Jeff Goodman and Gary Parrish. Let's put a bow on it the way you expect us to: with insults, disagreements, tangential stories and occasional college basketball talk. I'm lampooned yet again. ...more

There are still plenty of personnel changes left to be figured out in the next few weeks -- and here are five of the biggest ones. ...more

The six inches of twine were twisted between Luke Hancock's middle and forefinger. He was finally walking off the court, never fully stopping, but slowing to give hugs and hand-pounds to friends, family and fans waiting for him. ...more

Kentucky in 2012, Louisville in 2013. Another title coming to Lexington or Louisville in 2014? ...more

Rick Pitino was at rock bottom not all that long ago. There were personal tragedies, marital issues and a clear drop-off in talent in the Louisville program. However, there was the Cardinals coach -- back on the top of the college basketball world. ...more

National title games aren't guaranteed to be great or even good. But this one -- Louisville's win over Michigan -- was one that actually exceeded the hype. ...more

Though Michigan was the loser and Trey Burke ultimately overshadowed him, freshman Spike Albrecht was dazzling in the first half. ...more

The storylines weren't as expected, but the 2013 NCAA tournament ended the same way many people projected at the start of March. ...more