College Sports
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March Madness: How to win your NCAA women's tournament pool and a look at what history tells us
Mar 16, 2025 9:31 pm - Congratulations to the 12 teams left in the chase for the women’s Division I national championship. Wait. We mean 68, right? Not really. Technically, yes, there are 68 te...
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March Madness: UCLA, South Carolina, USC, Texas are No. 1 seeds in women's NCAA Tournament
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Donaldson helps No. 22 Michigan rally late again to beat No. 18 Wisconsin 59-53 for Big Ten title
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March Madness brackets have Auburn as the overall No. 1 followed by Duke, Houston, Florida
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Dietz: Talk to your children about sports bettingMar 16, 2025 4:09 pm - Columnist John Dietz writes about sports betting and the importance of talking to your children about the pitfalls of gambling.
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College Achievers: Day of domination lifts Waubonsie graduate to MAC awardMar 16, 2025 3:47 pm - College Achievers: Northern Illinois University catcher Logan Gregorio, a Waubonsie Valley graduate, earned Mid-American Conference player of the week honors.
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The veterans for third-ranked UConn have fought through the pain to return in time for March MadnessMar 15, 2025 11:03 pm - UConn women's basketball teammates Paige Bueckers, Caroline Ducharme, Azzi Fudd and Aubrey Griffin have all battled through injuries during their college careers. With Ducharme recently returning, all four players are healthy for the third-ranked Huskies heading into the postseason. Their ability to overcome injuries has drawn them closer and could pay dividends when the stakes get higher for one of the top national championship contenders.
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Fantastic finishes in Big Ten semifinals deliver March Madness feel heading into championship gameMar 15, 2025 9:23 pm - Tre Donaldson made the drive of his life , going the length of the floor for a buzzer-beating layup to send No. 22 Michigan into the Big Ten Tournament title game. Michigan State guard Jeremy Fears Jr. never got his chance. His last-second heave from mid-court logo was jarred loose in the waning seconds, and No. 18 Wisconsin scooped up the ball and ran out the clock on Saturday.
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Bubble watch: Surging Colorado State snags Mountain West automatic bid. Who might that knock out?Mar 15, 2025 9:15 pm - Colorado State's winning streak is at 10, and the Rams are headed to the NCAA Tournament after winning the Mountain West's automatic bid with a victory over Boise State. Colorado State was considered a fairly unlikely at-large candidate. So that means the Rams now take a spot away from another bubble team. That team might actually be Boise State, which was in the field according to some projections.
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VCU beats Loyola in Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament semifinals, advances to championship gameMar 15, 2025 4:40 pm - Led by Max Shulga's 14 points, the VCU Rams defeated the Loyola Ramblers 62-55 in the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament semifinals. Top-seeded VCU advances to the championship game against the winner between George Mason and Saint Joseph's. VCU and George Mason tied for the regular-season championship.