College Sports
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Clark and Reese are a major part of the rise of women's college basketballMar 31, 2024 9:54 pm - ALBANY, N.Y. — Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese have been catalysts for the rapid rise of women's college basketball because of their play on the court that has drawn millio...
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Women's NCAA Tournament games in Portland played on court with mismatched 3-point lines
Mar 31, 2024 9:30 pm - PORTLAND, Ore. — The 3-point line for the women's NCAA Tournament at Moda Center had a discrepancy in distance at each end of the court that went unnoticed through four g...
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Scheyer still seeking Duke's first Final Four after Krzyzewski, likes program's direction
Mar 31, 2024 9:01 pm - DALLAS — Duke coach Jon Scheyer and point guard Jeremy Roach hung on to each other a few seconds longer while embracing on the sideline when it was clear the Blue Devils ...
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Edey goes big and sends Purdue to first Final Four since 1980 with win over Tennessee
Mar 31, 2024 6:06 pm - DETROIT — By the time all the scrapping and scratching and diving on the floor was over, it felt like a shame that both those teams, and both those players, weren’t movin...
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Undefeated South Carolina women advance to Final Four with win over Oregon State
Mar 31, 2024 5:46 pm - ALBANY, N.Y. — Dawn Staley has South Carolina back in a familiar place — the Final Four — and she got there this time with an entirely new starting lineup. Tessa Johnson ...
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Aziaha James scores 27, leads NC State to win over Texas, first women's Final Four since 1998
Mar 31, 2024 5:41 pm - PORTLAND, Ore. — Aziaha James made a career-high seven 3-poiners and scored 27 points, and third-seeded North Carolina State earned its first trip to the Final Four of th...
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Jim O'Donnell: Spirits past and fresh money playing into the last furlongs of the 2024 Final FourMar 31, 2024 6:00 am - GHOSTS TO THE LEFT, ghosts to the right and it's the only NCAA men's basketball tournament in town.
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Alabama rides tidal wave of 3-pointers to beat Clemson 89-82 and reach 1st Final Four everMar 30, 2024 10:40 pm - Mark Sears made seven 3-pointers and Alabama recovered from its early long-distance shooting woes with 16 3s to beat Clemson 89-82 on Saturday night, sending the Crimson Tide to the Final Four for the first time.
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Clingan, UConn power back into Final Four behind 30-0 run in 77-52 rout of IllinoisMar 30, 2024 8:27 pm - Defending NCAA champion UConn scored 30 straight points to power its way back to the Final Four, steamrolling Illinois 77-52 on Saturday night — a March Madness record 10th straight double-digit victory for the top-seeded Huskies.
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Johnson, Reese lead defending champion LSU past UCLA 78-69 to reach Elite EightMar 30, 2024 6:02 pm - ALBANY, N.Y. — Angel Reese says LSU's players are embracing the role of "good villains" as they make a run toward repeating as national champions. Flau'jae Johnson had 24...