college basketball By Brigitte Reilly March 20, 2023 | 00:20 Florida Atlantic’s Alijah Martin got carried away seconds from a spot at the Sweet 16, forcing his coach to apologize. The second-year keeper tried and failed to execute a fanciful windmill dunk as the No. 8 FAU was already assured of a 78-70 win over … Read more
Marquette got off to a good start Sunday with a steal after the first tip that led to a 2-0 lead. But No. 7 seed Michigan State responded with an 11-0 run and fended off several Golden Eagles rallies in a 69-60 win to topple No. 2 Marquette and advance to the Sweet 16. Golden … Read more
The Los Angeles Clippers beat the Portland Trail Blazers 117-102 at Moda Center on Sunday night. The Trail Blazers have now lost six straight, falling to 31-40 and coming no closer to last place in the Western Conference play-off tournament. Meanwhile, the Clippers advanced to 38-34, extending their lead over the No. 6-seeded Dallas Mavericks … Read more
Blue bloods, look away. It’s been an NCAA men’s tournament to forget for many of college basketball’s traditional powerhouses. Count Kentucky among them after Sunday’s 75-69 loss to Kansas State. With the loss, Kentucky joined Kansas and Duke in failing to qualify for the Sweet 16. North Carolina, meanwhile, didn’t even make it into the … Read more
In an incredibly exciting and hard-fought match, Gonzaga defeated a tough and talented TCU team 84–81. Gonzaga was led by Drew Timme with 28 points and another great post-game interview. Rasir Bolton, who was MIA in the first half, dropped a Warrior 17 in the second. Anton Watson was incredible, nine points, 12 rebounds, four … Read more
Blue bloods, look away. It’s been an NCAA men’s tournament to forget for many of college basketball’s traditional powerhouses. Count Kentucky among them after Sunday’s 75-69 loss to Kansas State. With the loss, Kentucky joined Kansas and Duke in failing to qualify for the Sweet 16. North Carolina, meanwhile, didn’t even make it into the … Read more
Creighton men’s basketball is heading to the Sweet 16 for the second time in the past three seasons. The sixth-seeded Jays (23-12, 14-6 Big East) defeated Baylor 85-76 Sunday at the Ball Arena in Denver in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Ryan Nembhard led Creighton with a career-high 30 points and Trey Alexander … Read more
Florida Atlantic held off Fairleigh Dickinson in the second half in a 78-70 victory to prevent the Knights from becoming the first No. 16 seed to reach the Sweet 16. FDU became just the second No. 16 team to beat a No. 1 seed in 152 attempts on Friday when they upset Purdue. And after … Read more
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Joey Hauser was focused on getting his shoe back on his foot and tying it off as he sat on the baseline Sunday night when a sound caught him off guard: Thousands of fans chanting his name inside Nationwide Arena with 10 seconds left. He didn’t have time to think about those … Read more
DULUTH, Minn. – Who has better than Cami Kronish? Not many of us. The University of Wisconsin eldest lived a goalie’s dream on Sunday afternoon, posting a shutout in the national championship game against the team that, according to the all-season standings, should have lift the trophy. Ohio State was the consensus No. 1 team … Read more
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