College Sports
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March Madness is coming, and women's players are urging fans to keep cool in social media postsMar 08, 2025 5:52 pm - Iowa State women's basketball star Audi Crooks has a love-hate relationship with social media. Sometimes she'll scroll through her direct messages and find a note from a little girl who sees her as a role model and asks for advice, words of encouragement or to take a picture with her after the next game.
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Northwestern likely to make Big Ten Tournament despite loss at No. 13 MarylandMar 08, 2025 5:27 pm - Julian Reese had 19 points and 11 rebounds in his home finale, and No. 13 Maryland pulled away late for a 74-61 victory over Northwestern. Nick Martinell scored 28 points for Northwestern, which is still likely to reach the Big Ten Tournament despite the loss.
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O’Donnell: Lamb’s end — too much sports on TV in MarchMar 08, 2025 10:22 am - THE WHOLE NEW TRUTH IS that March comes in like a lion's 72-inch HD screen with far too many sports and games on TV. No human being constrained by a conventional 168-hour...
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Jakucionis’ 3-pointer completes Illinois’ rally for 88-80 win over No. 18 PurdueMar 07, 2025 10:39 pm - Kasparas Jakucionis hit a 3-pointer with 40 seconds left to put Illinois ahead for good, and the Illini rallied past No. 18 Purdue 88-80. Illinois trailed 63-53 with 11:34 to go, but outscored the Boilermakers 13-1 in the final two minutes to win its third in a row after losing three straight.
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Britt scores 17, Nebraska women rally to top Illini 74-70, face UCLA in Big Ten quarterfinalsMar 06, 2025 8:19 pm - Freshman Britt Prince scored 17 points with five assists and 10th-seeded Nebraska rallied for a 74-70 win over seventh-seeded Illinois in the Big Ten Tournament, closing with a 13-5 run.
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Realignment has the ACC, Big Ten spanning 4 U.S. time zones. League play meant long trips — and LsMar 06, 2025 1:12 pm - The travel miles and losses have piled up for teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference and Big Ten when it comes to cross-country travel created by realignment. Those two leagues span the four contiguous U.S. time zones and have footprints touching the Atlantic and Pacific coastlines with the arrival of former Pac-12 programs. USC, UCLA, Oregon and Washington are in the Big Ten.
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Loyola defeats Davidson 82-72 despite 13 points from Glenbard West graduate DurkinMar 05, 2025 10:44 pm - Led by Sheldon Edwards' 22 points, the Loyola Chicago Ramblers defeated the Davidson Wildcats 82-72. The Ramblers moved to 20-10 with the victory and the Wildcats fell to 16-14.
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Gunn scores 23 points and DePaul beats Providence 80-77 to snap six-game losing streakMar 05, 2025 9:20 pm - CJ Gunn scored 23 points to help lead the DePaul Blue Demons past the Providence Friars 80-77 on Wednesday and snap a six-game losing streak. The Blue Demons are now 12-18 on the season, while the Friars moved to 12-18.
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ACC, Clemson, Florida State approve settlement to end legal fight, change revenue-distribution modelMar 04, 2025 9:27 pm - The Atlantic Coast Conference, Clemson and Florida State are ready to move forward together after legal fights that threatened the stability of the league. Each approved ...
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Big Ten Tournament stage appears for another round between No. 2 USC and No. 4 UCLA
Mar 04, 2025 9:11 pm - INDIANAPOLIS — The final regular season weekend gave women's basketball fans a potential preview of this week's Big Ten Tournament. Southern California dominated crosstow...