The Midwest has long been known as a hotbed of street rodding. The folks there build good-looking cars, and then get in and drive the wheels off of them. Rod runs in the Midwest are super-sized and ...

How they bore fruit: The Vikings (25-10) won the Horizon League Tournament. The Demon Deacons (24-6) are an at-large out of the ACC. Raisin' their game: Sophomore guard Jeff Teague runs the show at 19 ...

Mileage: 31-3. Route: Big 12 champs. Driver: Brandon Rush, 12.3 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 2.1 apg. Passengers: Darrell Arthur, 13.4 ppg, 6.4 rpg; Mario Chalmers, 12.1 ppg, 4.5 ...

Starters: F Cameron Adams (17.5 ppg, 6.1 rpg); G Kameron Bundy (17.5 ppg, 3.8 apg); F Ian Carter (9.8 ppg, 5.3 rpg); G Lonnie Boga (6.8 ppg); F Drake Patterson (6.6 ppg, 3.6 rpg) X-factors: Drury hasn ...

Players to watch: Sherron Collins, 5-11, G, Sr., 15.6 ppg, 4.4 apg; Cole Aldrich, 6-11, C, Jr., 11.2 ppg, 9.9 rpg. Lowdown: Deep team that is dangerous inside and ...

Players to watch: Terrence Williams, 6-6 F, 12.3 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 5.1 apg; Earl Clark, 6-9 G/F, 14.0 ppg, 8.8 rpg. Trouble spot: That 32-point loss to Notre Dame is hard to fathom. Poor FT shooting (64.3 ...