UConn topped off one of the most impressive March Madness runs in history Monday night, clamping down early and breaking it open late to bring home their fifth national title with a 76-59 victory over San Diego State. Adama Sanogo had 17 points and 10 rebounds and Tristen Newton also […]
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HOUSTON — It’s now been five games of this. Five games of routs. Five games of blowouts. Five games in which Connecticut hasn’t broken a sweat, five games in which the opposition has looked like it didn’t belong on the same court. It was more of the same Saturday night. […]
In newspaper jargon, for some reason, the lead sentences to reports are referred to as “ledes.” The lede ostensibly is designed to inspire readers to read the next sentence or paragraph, wanting to know more. While I’ve already violated that writ of writin’, “never bury the lede” — never describe […]
Markquis Nowell broke the NCAA Tournament record for assists in a game with 19, his last two on spectacular passes in the final minute of overtime, and Kansas State beat Michigan State 98-93 on Thursday night in a Sweet 16 thriller at Madison Square Garden. Playing in his hometown of […]
Fairleigh Dickinson became the second No 16 seed in history to win an NCAA tournament game, stunning top-seeded Purdue 63-58 behind 19 points from Sean Moore and a relentless, hustling defense on Friday night. The shortest team in the tourney, the Knights (21-15) showed no fear in swarming 7ft 4in […]
Jeremy Roach matched his career high with 23 points, and No. 5 seed Duke beat Oral Roberts 74-51 on Thursday night in the school´s first NCAA Tournament game since Jon Scheyer took over as Blue Devils coach. Dariq Whitehead added 13 points for the Blue Devils (27-8), winners of the […]
Biden’s bracket busted! President’s pick to win NCAA Tournament, second-seeded Arizona, suffers first-round upset to 15-seed Princeton By Tyrell Feaster For Dailymail.Com Published: 03:14 GMT, 17 March 2023 | Updated: 03:18 GMT, 17 March 2023 President Joe Biden was one of the many college basketball fans who had their March […]
The top overall seed, Alabama, have been on a roll despite being entangled in a murder case. Another No 1 seed, the defending national champions Kansas, are coming off a blowout loss and have a coach coming out of the hospital. Yet another, Houston, just watched their best player go […]