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You can win your March Madness office pool by following these easy tips. No, really, you can
There’s a trope that gets trotted out this time of year that goes something like this: Why am I laboring over my March Madness office pool picks when it’s probably going to be won by a receptionist who makes her selections based on whose uniform is prettier or whose mascot...
Franklin Regional grad Spencer Lee chases historic 4th NCAA wrestling title for IowaVideo
IOWA CITY, Iowa — History is the light at the end of Iowa wrestler Spencer Lee’s tunnel vision. The 125-pounder from Franklin Regional has a chance to win his fourth national title this weekend at the NCAA championships in Tulsa, Okla., and join an exclusive club with names he can...
7-time NASCAR champ Johnson adds COTA, Coca-Cola 600 to sked
Jimmie Johnson is adding Coke and COTA to his NASCAR schedule. The seven-time NASCAR champion said Tuesday he will drive the No. 84 Chevrolet in the March 26 race at the Circuit of the Americas and the May 28 Coca-Cola 600 as part of his limited race lineup this season....
‘Fosbury Flop’ high jumper Dick Fosbury dies at 76
Dick Fosbury, the lanky leaper who revamped the technical discipline of high jump and won an Olympic gold medal with his “Fosbury Flop,” has died. He was 76. Fosbury died Sunday after a recurrence with lymphoma, according to his publicist, Ray Schulte. Before Fosbury, many high jumpers cleared their heights...
Analysis: Scottie Scheffler on another big run, this one getting attentionVideo
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Scottie Scheffler finally won, and then he kept winning, and the question a year ago was when this incredible hot streak would finally cool. Now comes another question: Did it ever? Even with a green jacket that ended last year’s remarkable run — four victories...
Damon Stoudamire hired as Georgia Tech’s basketball coach
ATLANTA — Georgia Tech moved quickly to put a new leader in charge of its struggling men’s basketball program, hiring longtime NBA guard Damon Stoudamire as the new Yellow Jackets coach Monday. The 49-year-old Stoudamire comes to the ACC school from the Boston Celtics, where he had been an assistant...
Knoch grad Jordan Geist claims NCAA indoor shot put title for Arizona
When Jordan Geist was in high school, track and field athletes competing at the same meet would stop what they were doing to watch the brawny kid from Knoch send shot puts into orbit. Jordan is about to throw. Get a good spot. “Back up,” meet officials would yell before...
Houston gets No. 1 seed in Midwest at expense of Kansas
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Houston received the No. 1 seed in the Midwest Region for the NCAA Tournament on Sunday night, the selection committee rewarding the Cougars at the expense of Kansas, which had been hoping its national title defense would include a stop just down the road from its...
Kansas gets No. 1 seed in NCAA’s stacked West Region
Kansas did not get a No. 1 seed in the Midwest, costing the Jayhawks a chance to potentially play the regional round just down the road in Kansas City. The Jayhawks are still a No. 1 seed, however, and will have their coach back for their bid to repeat as...
Top overall NCAA seed Alabama headlines South Region bracket
Alabama made a leap into the NCAA Tournament’s top seeds two years ago only to fall short of the Final Four. This time, the Crimson Tide has risen to the top of the field of 68 with a team that coach Nate Oats believes is better equipped to meet those...
Purdue, Marquette top 2 seeds in NCAA East with bluebloods
Purdue and Marquette were far from the favorites in their own conferences going into the season. They are now the top two seeds in the East Region of the NCAA Tournament. Big Ten regular-season and tournament champion Purdue (29-5) is a No. 1 seed for the first time since 1996,...
Picking the Bracket: Houston wins, 40 years after ’83 loss
If you’re like most of the country, you probably didn’t count on a No. 8 seed reaching the national title game last year — or a No. 15 seed making it to the Elite Eight. Thank you North Carolina and Saint Peter’s, who made sure there’s nowhere for our brackets...
March Madness 2023: Set your brackets!
March Madness is here! Here is what to know, including the favorites and underdogs as well as key games and how to watch the NCAA Tournament: Top seeds The top four seeds in the tournament are Alabama, Houston, Kansas, and Purdue. Each is in a region, some tougher than others...
South Carolina No. 1 overall seed in women’s NCAA TournamentVideo
Dawn Staley has South Carolina six wins away from finishing off a historic season. The Gamecocks are looking to become the 10th women’s basketball team to go undefeated for an entire season as the they enter the NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 overall seed. Staley’s squad has been challenged...
Scheffler turns in masterpiece at Sawgrass to win PlayersVideo
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Scottie Scheffler took on the scary TPC Sawgrass as if he was playing alone. And by the time he got done with a masterful performance Sunday in The Players Championship, that’s about how it looked. Scheffler ran off five straight birdies in the middle of...
Byron wins 2nd straight Cup race, beats Larson at PhoenixVideo
AVONDALE, Ariz. — William Byron won his second straight NASCAR Cup Series race, taking advantage of a pair of late cautions to give the rolling Hendrick Motorsports team a victory in overtime Sunday at Phoenix Raceway. Byron’s No. 24 Chevrolet got a great start in overtime with two laps left,...
Alabama receives No. 1 overall seed in NCAA TournamentVideo
The top overall seed, Alabama, has been on a roll despite being entangled in a murder case. Another No. 1 seed, defending national champion Kansas, is coming off a blowout loss and has a coach coming out of the hospital. Yet another, Houston, just watched its best player go down...
Memphis topples No. 1 Houston; Hardaway back to NCAA tourneyVideo
FORT WORTH, Texas — Kendric Davis scored 31 points, including 14 in a big run before halftime, and Memphis held on to beat short-handed No. 1 Houston, 75-65, in the American Athletic Conference Tournament championship game Sunday. DeAndre Williams had 16 points and 13 rebounds for coach Penny Hardaway and...
No. 4 Alabama dominates Texas A&M in SEC title gameVideo
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Brandon Miller scored 23 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as fourth-ranked Alabama smothered No. 18 Texas A&M, 82-63, on Sunday for the Crimson Tide’s second SEC Tournament championship in three seasons. The Crimson Tide also capped their second SEC double dip in three seasons after picking up...
Princeton tops Yale to win Ivy League championshipVideo
PRINCETON, N.J. — Tosan Evbuomwan scored 21 points, Caden Pierce added a double-double and Princeton beat Yale, 74-65, on Sunday to win the Ivy League Tournament and earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. No. 2 seed Princeton’s victory ends top-seeded Yale’s three-year run as league champion. The Tigers...
VCU earns NCAA bid by beating Dayton in A-10 championshipVideo
NEW YORK — Jalen DeLoach had 13 points and 10 rebounds, and top-seeded VCU beat second-seeded Dayton, 68-56, on Sunday to win the Atlantic 10 Tournament for the first time in eight years. Ace Baldwin added 16 points and seven assists, sending the Rams (27-7) to the NCAA Tournament with...
In post-Roe world, college coaches search for middle ground
The conversation Cecile Landi never imagined she’d feel compelled to have with the gymnasts she coaches came abruptly last summer, shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Landi, who competed for her native France at the 1996 Olympics before going into coaching with her husband, Laurent, gave...
Pickett, Penn State beat Indiana 77-73 in Big Ten semis
CHICAGO — Jalen Pickett scored 28 points, Seth Lundy had 16 and Penn State beat No. 19 Indiana, 77-73, on Saturday to advance to the Big Ten Tournament championship. Andrew Funk added nine points as 10th-seeded Penn State (22-12) won for the eighth time in nine games. The Nittany Lions...
Harvick goes for win No. 10 at Phoenix in final Cup seasonVideo
AVONDALE, Ariz. — Kevin Harvick has had a big share of his best Cup moments at Phoenix Raceway. While his dominance in the desert has faded slightly over the past five years, Sunday is one of two more chances to get win No. 10 here and join some elite company...
No. 10 seed Penn St. reaches semis, beats Northwestern 67-65
CHICAGO — Seth Lundy scored 16 points, Jalen Pickett had 15 points and nine rebounds and No. 10 seed Penn State beat second-seeded Northwestern 67-65 in overtime on Friday to advance to the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament. It was Penn State’s second overtime win over Northwestern in nine...
