Branden Dawson

Behind a lectern that held 10 microphones Thursday inside the gym at Simeon Career Academy, Jabari Parker initially looked as uncomfortable as I felt. Nearly 300 people came for the made-for-TV news conference announcing where Chicago's best high school...

Michigan State has prided itself on the fact that every recruit Tom Izzo has signed played in a Final Four if he stayed for four years. That feat will be put to the test next year. The Spartans (27-9) were limited to two or fewer NCAA tournament...

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Michigan State's archrival didn't do them any favors Sunday night. The No. 12 Spartans were denied a chance to share the Big Ten title earlier in the day when archenemy Michigan lost to Indiana, giving the Hoosiers the...

EAST LANSING, MICH. -- For all the pain that Michigan State freshman Gary Harris seemed to be in throughout Wednesday's game, it had nothing on the anguish he inflicted on Minnesota. Despite moving gingerly throughout the game, Harris gutted it out and...

Russell Woods made Jabari Parker work for his baskets Wednesday at Simeon's tune-up for the Pontiac Holiday Tournament. Nearly a week after his much-hyped announcement that he will play college basketball at Duke next season, Parker was happy to deal...

His father has said it's between Duke and Michigan State. Jabari Parker countered by saying recently that there still were five schools in contention for his oral commitment. The world will find out at 3 p.m. Thursday where the Simeon senior has decided...

Jabari Parker leaned down from a podium crowded with microphones and pulled a bright blue Duke T-shirt from a backpack, providing a dramatic ending to the type of mystery that is becoming increasingly rare in high school recruiting. Simeon’s...