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Villanova expects to be ‘in for it’ against Houston in NCAA South Region finalVideo
SAN ANTONIO — Taze Moore was a player Houston coach Kelvin Sampson didn’t even know. Jamal Shead was too young and inexperienced to be expected to make such an impact. Now they are part of a completely revamped starting lineup that is trying to get the Cougars (32-5) into consecutive...
Arkansas muscles top overall seed Gonzaga out of NCAA TournamentVideo
SAN FRANCISCO — JD Notae scored 21 points despite missing 20 shots, and fourth-seeded Arkansas made Gonzaga miserable on both ends of the floor, bouncing the top overall seed from the NCAA Tournament with a 74-68 win on Thursday night. Notae finished with six rebounds, six assists, three steals and...
Coach K’s Duke beats Tom Izzo’s Michigan State as final ride continuesVideo
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Duke survived some tense moments in the closing minutes against Michigan State and extended Mike Krzyzewski’s final NCAA Tournament run, beating Tom Izzo’s Spartans, 85-76, on Sunday in the Hall of Fame coaches’ bittersweet final tussle. Star freshman Paolo Banchero scored 19 points and muscled in the...
Former Arizona coach, Pitt guard Sean Miller returning to XavierVideo
CINCINNATI — Former Arizona basketball coach Sean Miller returned to Xavier on Saturday, less than a year after the Wildcats fired him amid an ongoing NCAA investigation that’s stretched nearly five years. Miller replaces Travis Steele, his former assistant who was fired Wednesday after four seasons. “Xavier is thrilled to...
Duke’s Coach K, Michigan State’s Tom Izzo set for final meeting in NCAA TournamentVideo
GREENVILLE, S.C. — In a sport where the only lasting stars are the coaches, few are more recognizable than Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski and Michigan State’s Tom Izzo. Both have spent decades at the top of their profession, with national titles, Final Fours and enshrinement in the Hall of Fame. They’ve...
North Carolina survives, knocks off defending champion BaylorVideo
FORT WORTH, Texas — So much for the idea North Carolina is soft against top-tier competition. These Tar Heels are going to the Sweet 16 after knocking off the defending champions. No, it wasn’t easy. The Tar Heels blew a 25-point second-half lead after Brady Manek was ejected for a...
NCAA Tournament roundup: Coach K guides Duke to no-fuss win over Cal State FullertonVideo
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Duke began retiring Hall of Famer Mike Krzyzewski’s final NCAA Tournament with minimal stress, beating Cal State Fullerton, 78-61, on Friday night. Freshman Paolo Banchero scored 17 points to lead the Blue Devils (29-6), who jumped to a double-digit lead in the first 4 1/2 minutes and...
Penn’s Thomas becomes 1st transgender woman to win NCAAs
ATLANTA — Lia Thomas took control in the final 100 yards of the 500-yard freestyle to make history Thursday as the first transgender woman to win an NCAA swimming championship. Thomas, the University of Pennsylvania senior who entered the NCAA women’s swimming and diving championships as the top seed, had...
Brackets busted: Tiny Saint Peter’s shocks No. 2 seed Kentucky in OTVideo
INDIANAPOLIS — Saint Peter’s acted like it had been there before. After the 15th-seeded Peacocks bounced storied Kentucky from the NCAA Tournament on Thursday night, they calmly exchanged handshakes with the Wildcats before heading over to the opposite sideline to celebrate with a small contingent of true believers. The tiny...
NCAA Tournament roundup: Top-seeded Gonzaga pulls away from Georgia StateVideo
Drew Timme scored 22 of his 32 points in the second half, and top overall seed Gonzaga struggled to shake No. 16 seed Georgia State for 30 minutes before pulling away late for a 93-72 victory Thursday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The Zags (27-3) were sluggish...
Big Ten tourney champ Iowa knocked out early by RichmondVideo
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Jacob Gilyard scored 24 points, Tyler Burton added 18 points and 11 rebounds, and No. 12 seed Richmond leaned on its experience to hold off Big Ten tournament champ Iowa, 67-63, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday. Nathan Cayo also had 15 points,...
Seldom-used freshman Frankie Collins sparks Michigan to NCAA Tournament winVideo
INDIANAPOLIS — Freshman Frankie Collins made a starting debut that Michigan fans won’t soon forget. With starting point guard DeVante’ Jones stuck on campus in concussion protocol and the Wolverines struggling with turnovers, Collins scored 14 points, grabbed six rebounds and helped 11th-seeded Michigan overcome a shaky start to beat...
Ben Howland out as Mississippi State coach after 7 seasons
STARKVILLE, Miss. — Mississippi State men’s basketball coach Ben Howland is out after seven seasons with the program. A release on Thursday did not provide details about Howland’s departure, and a message left with a basketball spokesman was not immediately returned. Athletic director John Cohen thanked Howland for his devotion...
Loyola Chicago’s Sister Jean still working on Ohio State scouting report
Before he sends his Loyola Chicago team onto the PPG Paints Arena hardwood Friday to face Ohio State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, coach Drew Valentine will step aside for a moment. Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, college basketball’s most celebrated team chaplain, will have a few choice...
Texas Southern outlasts Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in First FourVideo
DAYTON, Ohio — Bryson Etienne scored 21 points, and Texas Southern beat Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 76-67, on Tuesday night in the First Four of the NCAA Tournament. The Cowboys earned their third NCAA Tournament win in five seasons and will play top-seeded Kansas in the Midwest first round. The First...
Michigan hires Power 5’s 1st female football grad assistantVideo
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan has hired Milan Bolden-Morris to be the first female graduate assistant football coach in the Big Ten. The school said she’s also the first female GA in a Power Five football program. Michigan announced her hire Tuesday. The former college basketball player, who started for...
Expansion: Women’s NCAA field features inaugural First Four
Florida State coach Sue Semrau has always been a fan of adding teams to the women’s NCAA Tournament. She is thrilled it happened this season, giving her late-developing Seminoles the opportunity to be a part of history. Florida State (17-13) is one of the schools participating in the inaugural women’s...
Florida Gulf Coast hires former Penn State coach Pat Chambers as men’s basketball coach
Pat Chambers quickly convinced Florida Gulf Coast that he was the right person to take over its men’s basketball program. It’s a second chance he vowed to not squander. FGCU introduced Chambers on Tuesday as its new coach, a move that came about 18 months after he resigned as coach...
NCAA sets practice times Thursday at PPG Paints Arena for 8 tournament teams
The eight teams competing in the first round of the NCAA Tournament will begin arriving in Pittsburgh on Wednesday, and fans will be able to get a close look Thursday. Practices are open to the public for 40 minutes each at no cost at PPG Paints Arena. The schedule is...
Sister Jean, 102, will be courtside at PPG Paints Arena with Loyola Chicago
Sticking to one of her favorite sayings (“It’s better to wear out than to rust out.”), 102-year-old Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt will accompany the Loyola Chicago Ramblers to Pittsburgh for their first-round game in the NCAA Tournament. Contacted Monday morning, Loyola Chicago associate athletic director Bill Behrns said, “We are...
A closer look at the NCAA Tournament teams coming to Pittsburgh
All games Friday No. 7 Ohio State Tip time: 12:15 p.m. vs. Loyola Chicago Record: 19-11 Coach: Chris Holtmann Leading scorer: E.J. Liddell (19.6) How they got here: A 71-66 victory against Duke on Nov. 30 helped lead Ohio State to a 9-2 start, but the Buckeyes have lost four...
Villanova returns to Pittsburgh for NCAA Tournament
Villanova coach Jay Wright was a frequent visitor to Pittsburgh when Pitt was a member of the Big East. Since then, someone in the NCAA office apparently decided that if the first- and second-round games of the NCAA Tournament come to Pittsburgh, Wright’s Wildcats must be included. Villanova will be...
Kansas beats Texas Tech in Big 12 final, makes case for No. 1 seedVideo
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Ochai Agbaji was a lightly regarded three-star prospect when he left his home in Kansas City, Mo., four long years ago to play big-time college basketball just down the road at Kansas. Agbaji returned home this weekend as the Big 12’s player of the year, then...
Villanova tops Creighton to win Big East titleVideo
NEW YORK — Collin Gillespie nailed consecutive 3-pointers late in the game that put No. 8 Villanova ahead for good, and the Wildcats beat Creighton, 54-48, to win the Big East Tournament championship Saturday night at Madison Square Garden. Gillespie missed this tournament and the NCAAs last season with a...
LSU fires men’s basketball coach Will Wade, citing NCAA probeVideo
LSU fired men’s basketball coach Will Wade for cause amid “serious” allegations of NCAA violations, the university announced Saturday in a joint statement from its president and athletic director. The firing comes the day after LSU was bounced from the SEC Tournament by Arkansas, 79-67, in a quarterfinal game Friday...
