Dennis Dodd

1 month ago | cbssports.com | David Cobb |Cameron Salerno |Isaac Trotter |Dennis Dodd

SAN ANTONIO -- Florida roared back from a 12-point deficit to stun Houston and claim the program's first national championship since 2007 on Monday night, 65-63. The Gators trailed 42-30 early in the second half before finding the same late surge that carried them past Auburn in the Final Four on Saturday. Star guard Walter Clayton Jr. didn't make his first basket from the field until the 7:54 mark, but he came alive late to help spur the Gators to the college basketball mountaintop once more.

1 month ago | cbssports.com | Dennis Dodd

SAN ANTONIO -- The sting is still evident in Scott Drew's voice. It has been two years since L.J. Cryer walked into the Baylor coach's office and told Drew their basketball marriage had ended. OK, enough with the flowery language: It was a transfer, the cold, hard kind we're used to these days. After three seasons of developing Cryer into an emerging shooting guard, Drew got the call he didn't want to answer in 2022. "Most people can relate," Drew explained Sunday to CBS Sports.

1 month ago | cbssports.com | Dennis Dodd

The House vs. NCAA case qualifies as one of the most significant legal milestones in sports history (not just college sports). There were similar fights in the NFL and Major League Baseball when their unions were formed, but they had representation. Their goal was to unite. The House settlement, however, may tear college sports apart. "This settlement is unworkable," players' rights activist Ramogi Huma told CBS Sports. "The schools are beginning to find that out."That's one view.

1 month ago | cbssports.com | Dennis Dodd

SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- At this point, might as well call them the Houston Cockroaches. You can stomp on them, lay traps, smother the team otherwise known as the Houston Cougars. Bothersome? Yes. Annoying? Yes. Just like the bugs, they don't go away. They're also moving on. Duke tried a little bit of all of that Saturday night in a national semifinal for the ages.

1 month ago | thepress.net | Dennis Dodd

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