College Sports
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Jim O’Donnell: In search of grace — and the perfect NCAA bracketMar 15, 2025 10:00 am - THE GREATEST CERTAINTY IN AMERICAN SPORTS makes its annual popout beginning right around dusk Sunday. And that's that no one on planet Earth or its neighbors will pick a ...
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Bid to launch women’s Division I hockey at Michigan moving forward, regent Denise Ilitch tells the APMar 14, 2025 9:17 pm - University of Michigan regent Denise Ilitch tells The Associated Press she believes there's enough support for the Big Ten school to launch a Division I women's hockey program that it's only a matter of when, not if, it will happen. Among the major issues still to to be resolved is determining whether to build a new facility to house both the men's and women's teams under one roof and paying for a projected cost of at least $300 million.
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Hawkeyes’ worst season in 7 years prompts firing of Fran McCaffery, program’s all-time wins leaderMar 14, 2025 9:06 pm - Iowa has fired coach Fran McCaffery after the Hawkeyes won their fewest games and had their lowest Big Ten regular-season finish in seven years. The 65-year-old McCaffery was under contract through 2028 and said last week that he intended to return for a 16th season rather than retire. Athletic director Beth Goetz decided a change was in order amid declining attendance at Carver-Hawkeye Arena and will sign off on McCaffery's $4.2 million buyout. McCaffery was 297-207 at Iowa. He was fired on Friday.
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Rice, Queen help No. 11 Maryland rout No. 24 Illinois 88-65 in Big Ten quarterfinalsMar 14, 2025 8:37 pm - Rodney Rice scored 26 points, Derik Queen had 19 points and 10 rebounds and No. 11 Maryland routed No. 24 Illinois 88-65 on Friday night in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals. Kasparas Jakucionis and Will Riley each had 15 points for the Illini (21-12). Kylan Boswell had 14.
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Watson’s 25 help Loyola beat Saint Louis 72-64 in Atlantic 10 Conference TournamentMar 14, 2025 4:59 pm - Led by Des Watson's 25 points, the Loyola Ramblers defeated the Saint Louis Billikens 72-64 in the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament on Friday.
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Heartbreak for DePaul as 1st trip to Big East semifinals slips away with late collapse at MSG
Mar 13, 2025 11:37 pm - NEW YORK — At long last, downtrodden DePaul was finally about to produce its own indelible moment at the Big East Tournament. A big upset was in the bag for the Blue Dem...
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Kylan Boswell scores 24 points to help No. 24 Illinois beats Iowa 106-94 in Big Ten tourney
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Nolan Winter and John Tonje lead No. 18 Wisconsin over Northwestern 70-63
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Benson scores 18 off the bench, DePaul knocks off Georgetown 71-67 in Big East TournamentMar 12, 2025 8:22 pm - NJ Benson scored 18 points off of the bench to lead the DePaul Blue Demons over the Georgetown Hoyas 71-67 in the Big East Conference Tournament on Wednesday.
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‘It was an incredible spectacle of an event’: Benedictine plays in first women’s college flag football gameMar 12, 2025 7:50 pm - Two firsts here -- Benedictine University in Illinois’ first college women’s flag football game, and the first world championship by a United States synchronized skating team.