College Sports
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USC star JuJu Watkins carried off floor with knee injury against Mississippi State in March Madness
Mar 24, 2025 10:41 pm - LOS ANGELES — JuJu Watkins was carried off the floor with a right knee injury in the first quarter of top-seeded Southern California’s game against Mississippi State in t...
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Power conferences fill this year's Sweet 16 for the first time ever
Mar 24, 2025 8:05 pm - Years of bracket chaos have given way to the year of the power conference. Cinderella is staying home this time. The Sweet 16, a popular destination for bracket-busting m...
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Booker and No. 1 Texas dispatch No. 8 Illinois 65-48 to send the Longhorns back to the Sweet 16
Mar 24, 2025 3:31 pm - AUSTIN, Texas — Madison Booker scored 20 points and No. 1-seed Texas used a smothering defense to earn a 65-48 victory over No. 8 Illinois on Monday, sending the Longhorn...
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Texas fires coach Rodney Terry after Longhorns make another quick exit from NCAA Tournament
Mar 23, 2025 9:21 pm - AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas fired basketball coach Rodney Terry on Sunday after a disappointing first season in the Southeastern Conference and another quick ...
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Age gap proves costly for Illini in second-round loss to KentuckyMar 23, 2025 8:41 pm - Kentucky’s lineup of grad transfers was able to force a young Illinois squad into 14 turnovers and rolled to an 84-75 victory in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
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Hannah Hidalgo scores 21 as No. 3 seed Notre Dame routs Michigan 76-55 in 2nd round
Mar 23, 2025 8:16 pm - SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Hannah Hidalgo scored 21 points and No. 3 seed Notre Dame routed No. 6 seed Michigan 76-55 in the second round of the women's NCAA Tournament on Sunday...
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College Achievers: Libertyville grad Tarello a winner on faceoffsMar 22, 2025 9:29 pm - College Achievers: Lewis University senior lacrosse player Domenic Tarello, a graduate of Libertyville High School, is among the nation’s top lacrosse players in the faceoff circle.
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Sweet 16: Calipari guides Arkansas to upset Pitino, St. John's 75-66 for 16th trip to regional semifinalMar 22, 2025 5:09 pm - John Calipari is heading to the Sweet 16 for the 16th time, guiding the Arkansas Razorbacks past nemesis Rick Pitino and second-seeded St. John's 75-66 on Saturday to bring his fourth school to the NCAA Tournament's second week.
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Purdue ends McNeese's March Madness run 76-62 to get back to Sweet 16Mar 22, 2025 3:20 pm - Trey Kaufman-Renn had 22 points and 15 rebounds, and the Purdue Boilermakers used a fast start to roll to a 76-62 win over McNeese in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Fletcher Loyer added 15 points. C.J. Cox finished with 11 points for the Boilermakers, who advanced through the Midwest Region to the Sweet 16 for the second straight season.
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Lincicome: It’s a mad, mad March and we’re stuck in itMar 22, 2025 10:00 am - Nothing deflates like a busted bracket and mine broke early. My team to win it all, Kansas, could not win even one game, losing immediately to a team named, in Ozark speak, Ar-Kansas, not to be confused with Yer-Kansas, and that’s that.