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Tyson Degenhart, Boise St. cruise past George Washington at Crown
Tyson Degenhart registered 19 points and three steals and Pearson Carmichael added 15 points and a career-best six thefts to lead Boise State to a solid 89-59 victory over George Washington in the first round of the inaugural College Basketball Crown tournament on Monday in Las Vegas.,Degenhart made...
Interim boss Mike Nardi leads Villanova into Crown vs. Colorado
Villanova will have a new face on the sideline -- and a new face waiting in the wings -- when the team faces Colorado in the first round of the inaugural College Basketball Crown on Tuesday in Las Vegas.,The Wildcats (19-14) fired coach Kyle Neptune March 15 after missing the NCAA Tournament in all ...
Pierre Brooks' late layup lets Butler sink Utah at Crown
Pierre Brooks scored a layup with 3.2 seconds left to help Butler beat Utah 86-84 in the first round of the College Basketball Crown tournament on Monday afternoon in Las Vegas.,Gabe Madsen tied the game for Utah on a 3-pointer with 1:17 left and the Utes had a chance to take the lead, but Miro Litt...
Transfer portal bites Oregon State, UCF heading into Crown
Oregon State and UCF will square off for the first time Tuesday afternoon during the inaugural College Basketball Crown in Las Vegas.,Both teams hit Sin City missing several players due to the transfer portal, but the Oregon State lineup has been impacted more.,After the Beavers (20-12) posted their...
Cincinnati, DePaul renew old Big East rivalry in Crown tourney
Two former Big East rivals meet Tuesday for the first time since 2013 when Cincinnati takes on DePaul in a first-round game of the inaugural College Basketball Crown tournament in Las Vegas.,The Bearcats (18-15) qualified for the unique tournament as one of two automatic bids for Big 12 teams not se...
Browns co-owner: Deshaun Watson trade a 'swing and miss'
Three years after giving up a king's ransom to bring quarterback Deshaun Watson to Cleveland, Browns co-owner Jimmy Haslam admitted Monday that it was a mistake.,"We took a big swing and miss with Deshaun," he said at the league meeting in Palm Beach, Fla. "We thought we had the quarterback, we didn...
Georgetown, Washington State face off in College Basketball Crown
Georgetown and Washington State will meet in the first round of the inaugural College Basketball Crown postseason tournament on Monday at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. It will be the first ever meeting between the programs.,Georgetown (17-15), which has clinched its first winning record since...
Utah takes on Butler in College Basketball Crown
Utah faces Butler in the opening round of the inaugural College Basketball Crown amid major changes to the basketball program.,Earlier in March, Utah athletic director Mark Harlan hired Dallas Mavericks assistant Alex Jensen to be the Utes' new head coach. Jensen replaced Craig Smith, who was fired ...
Nebraska, Arizona State seek coronation in inaugural tournament
March has been college basketball's ultimate month for decades, but March Madness might gain another definition thanks to the inaugural College Basketball Crown tournament. ,Take Monday's first-round game between Nebraska (17-14) and Arizona State (13-19) at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. It's...
Kirk Cousins Hits Up Cleveland Chipotle, But Sure, It’s “Totally Not NFL-Related”
Kirk Cousins spotted at a Cleveland Chipotle, but according to NFL Network Ian Rapoport's reports—it’s “totally not NFL-related.”...
Reports: Texans reach deals with OTs Cam Robinson, Trent Brown
The Houston Texans reportedly agreed to deals with free-agent offensive tackles Cam Robinson and Trent Brown on Friday.,Robinson's one-year deal could be worth as much as $14.5 million with bonuses, according to multiple reports. Brown reportedly will receive $3 million.,Houston is looking for tackl...
Reports: Clemson finalizing extension for Brad Brownell
Clemson is finalizing a six-year contract extension for head coach Brad Brownell, multiple media outlets reported Wednesday.,Financial terms were not disclosed about the deal that will keep Brownell with the program through the 2030-31 season.,Per reports, the extension is pending approval from the ...
Trey Townsend, Arizona keeping guard up vs. Akron
Trey Townsend is the perfect player to alert his Arizona teammates about what can happen if they don't fully prepare for first-round opponent Akron.,Townsend was one of the stars of the 14th-seeded Oakland team that took down No. 3 Kentucky in last year's first round of the NCAA Tournament.,After tr...
Report: Browns owners commit $2 billion for new stadium
The Cleveland Browns took a major step toward playing in a new retractable-roof stadium by 2028 after owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam committed $2 billion to make the venue happen, ESPN reported Tuesday.,The team posted a video with an artist's rendering of the new stadium and surrounding property, whic...
College Basketball Crown reveals first-ever bracket
The 16-team bracket for the inaugural College Basketball Crown postseason tournament in Las Vegas was announced on Monday.,Put on by Fox Sports and the Anschutz Entertainment Group, the event features schools from seven conferences and takes place from March 31 to April 6.,<blockquote class="twitter...
Myles Garrett signs record pact, wants to win with Browns
Five weeks passed between Myles Garrett demanding a trade and his record-setting contract extension with the Browns, a shift that settles a brief, dramatic standoff between the defensive end and the Cleveland franchise. ,Garrett said Friday he demanded a trade on Feb. 3 mostly because he wanted assu...
DePaul gets past Georgetown again, advances in Big East
NEW YORK -- NJ Benson scored 13 of his 18 points in the second half as 10th-seeded DePaul continued its improvement with a 71-67 victory over seventh-seeded Georgetown on Wednesday night in the opening round of the Big East tournament.,The Blue Demons (14-18), who went 3-29 last season, will continu...
Reports: Russell Wilson to meet with Browns, Giants this week
Free-agent quarterback Russell Wilson will meet with both the Cleveland Browns and New York Giants this week, multiple outlets reported, as he looks to join his third team in four seasons.,Wilson, 36, played his first 10 seasons with the Seattle Seahawks, but has been on the move of late after playi...
DePaul, Georgetown look to extend much-improved seasons
NEW YORK -- Georgetown showed major improvement in coach Ed Cooley's second season as Micah Peavy earned a spot on the All-Big East first team and injured center Thomas Sorber made the third team and the conference's all-rookie team.,Still there were moments of inconsistency for the seventh-seeded H...
Reports: Browns trade for Eagles QB Kenny Pickett
The Cleveland Browns acquired quarterback Kenny Pickett from the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson and a 2025 fifth-round pick on Monday, per multiple media outlets.,With Deshaun Watson experiencing a setback in January in his recovery from an Achilles injury, the Brown...