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Top-seeded Florida scores historic blowout of Prairie View A&M
Reuben Chinyelu produced his 19th double-double to lead seven double-figure scorers and help defending national champion and No. 1 seed Florida overpower Prairie View A&M 114-55 In the first round of the NCAA South Region in Tampa on Friday.,It was a season high for points for Florida and the 59-poi...
No. 11 seed VCU embraces underdog role, eyes upset of third-seeded Illinois
GREENVILLE, S.C. -- VCU has been comfortable in this uncomfortable position for weeks. The Rams had to win the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament just to clinch a spot in the NCAA Tournament.,VCU (28-7) then had to dig out of a 19-point hole against North Carolina on Thursday, rallying for an 82-78 o...
Women's NCAA Sacramento 4 roundup: Michigan State evades Colorado State upset bid
Grace VanSlooten and Kennedy Blair combined for 36 points and 16 rebounds to help No. 5 Michigan State stave off No. 12 Colorado State's upset bid in a 65-62 victory Friday night in the first round of the NCAA Women's Tournament at Norman, Okla.,VanSlooten had 18 points and 10 rebounds and Blair 18 ...
NCAA tournament roundup: Otega Oweh saves Kentucky with buzzer-beating bank shot
Otega Oweh rescued Kentucky with a buzzer-beating 35-footer off the glass to force overtime, then the seventh-seeded Wildcats owned the extra session to escape with an 89-84 win over No. 10 Santa Clara in Midwest Region first-round action on Friday afternoon in St. Louis.,Santa Clara forward Allen G...
Women's NCAA Sacramento 4 roundup: Olivia Miles' triple-double helps TCU overwhelm UCSD
Olivia Miles assembled her sixth triple-double of the season and Taylor Bigby added a career-high 27 points to help No. 3 seed TCU coast to an 86-40 win over No. 14 seed UC San Diego during Sacramento 4 region first-round play in Fort Worth, Texas.,The Horned Frogs (30-5) will host No. 6 seed Washin...
Purdue PG Braden Smith sets NCAA all-time assists record
ST. LOUIS -- Purdue All-American point guard Braden Smith broke the all-time NCAA assists record Friday with a bounce pass to Trey Kaufman-Renn with 12:11 left in the first half of his 146th career game.,Smith tied former Duke point guard Bobby Hurley with his 1,076th assist, delivering a two-handed...
WNBA, players agree to wealthy 7-year CBA through 2032
The WNBA labor dispute has reached a positive conclusion after the league, in partnership with the Players Association, officially announced on Friday that a seven-year Collective Bargaining Agreement has been agreed upon.,The agreement will run through the 2032 season. It still needs to be ratified...
Tennessee dominates Miami (Ohio) to end RedHawks' remarkable season
PHILADELPHIA -- Ja'Kobi Gillespie scored 22 of his 29 points in the first half and J.P. Estrella added 14 points and 10 rebounds as No. 6 Tennessee ended the magical season for No. 11 Miami (Ohio), 78-56, in a Midwest Region first-round game on Friday afternoon.,Felix Okpara added 12 points and five...
G2 Esports, JD Gaming advance at First Stand Tournament
G2 Esports and JD Gaming claimed the last two spots in the First Stand Tournament knockout stage on Friday in Sao Paulo.,G2 Esports earned a 3-0 sweep of FEARX in the Group A lower-bracket final, while JD Gaming posted a 3-1 win over LYON in the Group B lower-bracket final.,The $1 million League of ...
Labaron Philon Jr. drives No. 4 Alabama over No. 13 Hofstra
Labaron Philon Jr. took over in the second half by scoring 21 of his game-best 29 points, and fourth-seeded Alabama rallied to win 90-70 over No. 13-seed Hofstra on Friday afternoon in the first round of the NCAA Tournament's Midwest Region in Tampa, Fla.,Sporting a bandage on his cut chin in the se...
Iowa State stomps Tennessee State, 108-74
ST. LOUIS -- Tennessee State likes a track meet, but there was no keeping pace with the Cyclones on Friday in a first-round matchup with No. 2 seed Iowa State. ,The Cyclones dominated the final 39 minutes of action in a 108-74 victory, advancing to play No. 7 Kentucky in a second-round Midwest Regio...
Jacari White scores 26 as Virginia fights off Wright State
PHILADELPHIA -- Jacari White scored a season-high 26 points and hit the go-ahead floater off the glass as No. 3 seed Virginia survived a tough test from No. 14 Wright State 82-73 in a Midwest Region first-round game of the NCAA Tournament on Friday.,White made 6 of 8 3-point attempts, Sam Lewis scor...
Top-seeded Arizona opens with thumping of Long Island
SAN DIEGO -- NCAA Tournament West Region No. 1 seed Arizona did not rely on the 3-pointer much in the regular season, but the Wildcats unleashed a first-half barrage from long range to set the tone in a 92-58 rout of No. 16 seed Long Island on Friday.,Arizona (33-2) came into the game averaging 5.9 ...
Jaylen Petty leads No. 5 Texas Tech past No. 12 Akron
Jaylen Petty scored 24 points to lead five Texas Tech players in double figures as the fifth-seeded Red Raiders pulled away late for a convincing 91-71 win over No. 12 seed Akron in the first round of Midwest Region play Friday in Tampa, Fla.,Petty made 9 of 14 shots, helming a sensational shooting ...
Otega Oweh, Kentucky escape Santa Clara in OT thriller
ST. LOUIS -- Otega Oweh saved Kentucky with a game-tying halfcourt shot off the glass to force overtime and the Wildcats owned the extra session, escaping Santa Clara in the first round, 89-84, on Friday afternoon.,Santa Clara center Allen Graves hit what looked to be a game-winning 3 with two secon...
SLU grabs slingshot, takes aim at No. 1 seed Michigan
Saint Louis walked off the floor in Buffalo with a breeze of a first-round win over Georgia knowing it had less than 36 hours to prep for the Goliath of the Midwest bracket, No. 1 seed Michigan.,The Billikens steamrolled Georgia 102-77, sending the No. 9 seed into Saturday's lunchtime date with the ...
Duke Survives Upset Scare, Now Set to Roll Past TCU
Duke narrowly escaped a shocking first-round upset against Siena, but that wake-up call could spell trouble for TCU. Here’s why the Blue Devils are primed to bounce back in a big way....
No. 3 Illinois overwhelms Penn with 65-point second half
GREENVILLE, S.C. -- David Mirkovic had 29 points and 17 rebounds to help No. 3 Illinois breeze past No. 14 Penn in a 105-70 victory in a first-round South Region matchup on Thursday.,Keaton Wagler added 18 points, seven rebounds and seven assists for Illinois (25-8), which advances to face No. 11 VC...
Illinois overwhelms Penn with 65-point second half
GREENVILLE, S.C. -- David Mirkovic had 29 points and 17 rebounds to help No. 3 seed Illinois breeze past No. 14 seed Penn in a 105-70 victory in a first-round East Region matchup on Thursday.,Keaton Wagler added 17 points, seven rebounds and seven assists for Illinois (25-8), which advances to face ...
No. 11 VCU rallies from 19 down to force OT, beat No. 6 North Carolina
GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Terrence Hill Jr. scored a game-high 34 points and hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 15 seconds left in overtime to help No. 11 VCU rally for an 82-78 win over sixth-seeded North Carolina in a first-round East Region matchup on Thursday.,Nyk Lewis added 16 points and Lazar Djokovic...