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No. 1 Houston tunes out 'home' advantage of underdog Purdue
INDIANAPOLIS -- Kelvin Sampson and Houston are tuning out nostalgia and naysayers with a goal of tunnel vision when the top-seeded Cougars take the court against Purdue at Lucas Oil Stadium on Friday night in a semifinal matchup in the Midwest Region.,A late-night game Friday (10:07 p.m. ET schedule...
Top seed Auburn sees high stakes against Michigan
ATLANTA -- No. 1 Auburn was the team to beat throughout the regular season, even earning the NCAA Tournament's top overall seed after entering Selection Sunday losers in three of its last four.,Now in the South Region semifinal, the Tigers (30-5) tangle with No. 5 seed Michigan (27-9) on Friday nigh...
Kentucky-Tennessee III: Rivals square up for first-ever NCAA Tournament meeting
INDIANAPOLIS -- No. 3 Kentucky and No. 2 Tennessee will tangle for the third time this season, and the stakes are higher than ever in the first NCAA Tournament meeting between the rivals. ,The Southeastern Conference foes collide in the first of two Midwest Region semifinal games at Lucas Oil Stadiu...
Tennessee's Rick Barnes on retirement talk: 'In God's hands'
INDIANAPOLIS -- Tennessee coach Rick Barnes left open the possibility his next loss could be his final game on the sideline as the Vols prepare to face Kentucky in the Sweet 16 on Friday night. ,Barnes said at Lucas Oil Stadium on Thursday afternoon he is following faith to decide whether to continu...
Michigan State looks to find range in clash vs. Ole Miss
ATLANTA -- It is fair to say Michigan State has evolved, and then some, since its first trip to Atlanta in November. ,Then unranked, the Spartans fell to No. 1 Kansas in the Champions Classic in its first marquee game of the season. ,More than four months later, second-seeded Michigan State (29-6) i...
Arkansas looks to keep run going against Texas Tech
SAN FRANCISCO -- With a couple more victories, Hall of Fame coach John Calipari and his Cinderella squad at Arkansas may become the best magic act this side of David Copperfield. The No. 10-seeded Razorbacks (22-13) already have become one of the enduring memories of the 2025 NCAA Tournament.,Howeve...
Women's NCAA tourney attendance down 30% from record '24
The women's NCAA Tournament is chock full of new stars, but attendance through the first two rounds has dropped significantly minus last year's household names including Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese.,It was always going to be difficult to match last year's record numbers, which saw a total of 292,4...
Stellar offenses in focus when BYU, Alabama clash in Sweet 16
NEWARK, N.J. -- The Utahns on BYU's roster have faint memories of the last time the Cougars made the Sweet 16, the 2010-11 team led by Jimmer Fredette.,"I probably was in school watching them, trying to sneak it on my phone and trying to tune in," North Salt Lake native Trevin Knell said Wednesday.,...
Boston NWSL expansion team unveils name -- again
Goodbye, BOS Nation FC.,Hello, Boston Legacy FC.,Five months after introducing a widely panned name and marketing slogan, the officials of Boston's National Women's Soccer League expansion club revealed its new name. ,The first name -- BOS Nation -- was an anagram of the term "Bostonian." Its slogan...
NCAA Tournament ratings hit records despite lack of upsets
The lack of upsets during the first week of the NCAA Tournament led to discourse about whether NIL and the transfer portal are hurting the sport in the long run.,None of that stopped the tournament from hitting some record numbers for viewership.,The first two rounds of the tournament averaged 9.4 m...
Rick Barnes’ March Madness Struggles: Will Tennessee Finally Break Through?
Can Rick Barnes and Tennessee break their March Madness curse? History says otherwise, but the Vols have a chance to rewrite the script in the Sweet 16....
After NCAA Tournament appearance, Saint Francis (Pa.) moving to DIII
Saint Francis (Pa.) announced it is moving from NCAA Division I to Division III, just a week after the school's heartbreaking loss in the First Four of the NCAA Tournament.,The move, directed by the university board of trustees, is planned to take effect with the 2026-27 academic year.,The Red Flash...
Women's NCAA Spokane roundup: JuJu Watkins hurt but No. 1 USC advances
No. 1 seed Southern California potentially suffered a big loss while earning a lopsided, 96-59 win in its second-round matchup vs. No. 9 seed Mississippi State on Monday in Spokane Region 4.,All-American forward and national Player of the Year candidate JuJu Watkins crumpled to the floor midway thro...
Report: Mike Bibby hired to coach Sacramento State
Mike Bibby, who spent the bulk of his prolific NBA career with the Sacramento Kings, is returning to the city to take over as the head coach of Sacramento State, ESPN reported Monday.,Sacramento State was in need of a new coach after David Patrick left the post in 2024 to accept a job as the associa...
Women's NCAA Spokane roundup: No. 3 LSU dominates No. 6 Florida St.
Mikaylah Williams shot 10-of-12 from the floor and scored 12 of her game-high 28 points in the pivotal third quarter of third-seeded LSU's 101-71 romp over sixth-seeded Florida State in the second round of the Women's NCAA Tournament on Monday in Baton Rouge, La.,Three LSU scorers went for at least ...
Lack of NCAA Tournament upsets leaves sportsbooks sweating
With the power conferences dominating the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament, sportsbooks stand to take a hit if the trend of most favorites winning continues.,The SEC set a record with seven teams reaching the Sweet 16, while the Big Ten and Big 12 each have four and Duke representing the lone...
Women's NCAA Spokane roundup: No. 2 NC State sets program record
Azizha James pumped in six 3-pointers Monday and scored a game-high 26 points as second-seeded North Carolina State stomped seventh-seeded Michigan State 83-49 in a second-round matchup of the NCAA Women's Tournament in Raleigh, N.C.,The Wolfpack set the NCAA Tournament program record for shots from...
Women's NCAA Spokane 1 roundup: No. 2 NC State sets record in win over Michigan State
Azizha James pumped in six 3-pointers Monday and scored a game-high 26 points as second-seeded North Carolina State stomped seventh-seeded Michigan State 83-49 in a second-round matchup of the NCAA Women's Tournament in Raleigh, N.C.,The Wolfpack set the NCAA tournament program-record for shots from...
Ole Miss topples Iowa State behind lights-out shooting
MILWAUKEE -- Sean Pedulla had 20 points, eight assists and four steals and Jaemyn Brakefield added 19 points as sixth-seeded Ole Miss dominated No. 3 seed Iowa State 91-78 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament's South Region on Sunday.,Ole Miss (24-11) will face second-seeded Michigan State (29...
Maryland sinks Colorado State on buzzer-beater
Derik Queen drove for a short basket as time expired to give fourth-seeded Maryland a dramatic 72-71 victory over 12th-seeded Colorado State on Sunday in West Region second-round play at Seattle.,Colorado State's Jalen Lake swished a 3-pointer with 6.1 seconds left to give the Rams a one-point edge ...