College Sports
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Shannon scores 34 points as No. 13 Illinois takes Big Ten title with 93-87 win over WisconsinMar 17, 2024 7:57 pm - Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 34 points on 15-for-17 shooting from the free-throw line, helping 13th-ranked Illinois outlast Wisconsin 93-87 in the Big Ten Tournament championship game Sunday.
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Reigning NCAA champ UConn tops the East Region bracket as the No. 1 overall seed in March Madness
Mar 17, 2024 7:32 pm - Connecticut opened the season with uncertainty about how well the Huskies would replace major pieces from last year's run to the national championship. Any questions had ...
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Purdue begins another NCAA tourney atop the Midwest Region after losing to a 16-seed a year ago
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March Madness is here. UConn, Purdue, Houston and North Carolina get top seeding in NCAA TournamentMar 17, 2024 7:25 pm - Defending champion Connecticut, along with Houston, Purdue and North Carolina, are the top seeds in a March Madness bracket that started going haywire even before the pairings came out Sunday.
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Suburban Sprawl sets table for Big DanceMar 17, 2024 2:31 pm - The latest edition of Suburban Sprawl preps for the upcoming NCAA basketball tournaments.
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It’s Selection Sunday, so who’s ready to go dancing?Mar 17, 2024 6:00 am - Men’s NCAA Tournament announcement, 5 p.m., CBS Women’s NCAA Tournament announcement, 7 p.m., ESPN Illinois The Fighting Illini threw a scare into their fa...
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Jim O'Donnell: Caitlin Clark and a Selection Sunday primer on the uncertainty of March fameMar 17, 2024 6:00 am - FOR A LESSON in the fleetingness of NCAA Tournament fame, look no farther than the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway. Less than a year ago, young Adama Sanogo was being na...
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Shannon scores Big Ten tourney-record 40 points as No. 13 Illinois tops Nebraska 98-87 in semifinalsMar 16, 2024 7:44 pm - Terrence Shannon Jr. scored a career-high 40 points for a Big Ten Tournament record to lead a second-half surge by 13th-ranked Illinois in a 98-87 victory over Nebraska in the semifinals on Saturday.
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‘Nerve-wracking’: Lake Park grad trying to be patient during long wait on NCAA Tournament bubbleMar 16, 2024 6:00 am - College basketball bracketologists have put Lake Park graduate Darrione Rogers and her Mississippi State teammates on the bubble as Selection Sunday nears.
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No. 13 Illinois rallies to beat Ohio State 77-74 in Big Ten Tournament quarterfinalsMar 15, 2024 10:22 pm - Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 28 points to help No. 13 Illinois overcome a 10-point second-half deficit and beat Ohio State 77-74 in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament on Friday night.