NCAA
Unstoppable Gonzaga moves on the Elite Eight
Gonzaga is three wins away from an undefeated season. The No. 1 overall seed Bulldogs had absolutely no problems with No. 5 Creighton in the teams’ West region Sweet 16 matchup on Sunday. Gonzaga won 83-65 after putting the Blue Jays away early in the second half with a 19-9 run over the first nine…
Read MoreBaylor survives Villanova, advances to Elite Eight in men’s NCAA Tournament
It wasn’t easy, but Baylor’s quest to reach its first Final Four in 71 years is still alive after the No. 1-seeded Bears got past No. 5 Villanova 62-51 in the Sweet 16 of the men’s NCAA Tournament. Now, half of the men’s NCAA tournament Elite Eight is set after Saturday’s March Madness offerings. Only…
Read MoreNorthwest Missouri State wins 2021 NCAA DII championship again
It was a familiar end to the most unfamiliar season in recent memory. No. 2 Northwest Missouri State dominated No. 1 West Texas A&M, 80-54, to win the 2021 DII men’s basketball championship on Saturday afternoon. It’s the second-consecutive title for the Bearcats and their third in the last five years. Ryan Hawkins led all scorers with…
Read MoreGrand Canyon forward Oscar Frayer killed in auto crash
Grand Canyon University forward Oscar Frayer was killed in an automobile accident along with two others, including his older sister Andrea Moore, 28, on Tuesday, near Lodi, California. Frayer was 23. “We love O,” Grand Canyon coach Bryce Drew said in a news release. “He was the heartbeat of our team with his vibrant, energetic…
Read MoreWhat are the odds of predicting NCAA March Madness brackets?
As the single-elimination tournament that decides the NCAA Division I national basketball championship, March Madness always has the potential to spring plenty of surprise results. Despite winning the last NCAA Tournament Championship in 2019, not to mention being one of the top college basketball programs in the country, Virginia was sent packing in the First…
Read MoreDanny Green donates one million to endow UNC men’s basketball scholarship
Three-time NBA champion and 2009 NCAA champion Danny Green, who played in more wins than any Tar Heel, is making a $1 million gift to the University of North Carolina to endow a scholarship in his alma mater’s men’s basketball program. Green, a 12-year veteran of the NBA and currently starting small forward for the Philadelphia…
Read MoreNCAA: The Five Best Teams Coming into March Madness
There is no doubt that basketball remains one of the single most watched sports stateside, while it’s also becoming increasingly popular in nations and regions across the globe. While it is the NBA that commands the most support and attention in the US, however, America’s college teams are also about to claim their share of…
Read MoreOral Roberts reaches Sweet 16
Oral Roberts, a private evangelical university in Oklahoma, became the second 15th-seeded men’s Division I team in NCAA Tournament history to reach the Sweet 16. The Golden Eagles achieved the feat with an 81-78 upset victory over the seventh-seed University of Florida Gators on Sunday in Indianapolis. Florida Gulf Coast, in 2013, was the first…
Read MoreLoyola Chicago shocks No. 1 seed Illinois
Loyola Chicago led from start to finish and shocked the No. 1 seed University of Illinois, winning 71-58 in an NCAA Tournament second-round game on Sunday in Indianapolis. Cameron Krutwig sparked the eighth-seeded Ramblers (26-4) with 19 points and 12 rebounds. It was a classic case of a team’s plan working at or near perfection.…
Read MoreOhio sends reigning NCAA Champion Virginia home
Virginia’s reign as national champion got a one-year extension thanks to COVID-19. But its title defense didn’t last long once NCAA tournament play resumed. No. 13 seed Ohio stunned the fourth-seeded Cavaliers on Saturday, sending Virginia home without a win in this year’s NCAA tournament. This is the second time in Virginia’s past three tournament…
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