Articles filed under Basketball
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O’Donnell: Illini-Houston — two ambitious, resourced arcs set to collideMar 24, 2026 10:00 am - Columnist Jim O’Donnell writes about the NCAA men’s basketball tournament Sweet Sixteen game Thursday between Illinois and Houston.
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Blakes leads Vanderbilt past Illinois for first Sweet 16 since 2009Mar 23, 2026 8:43 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Mikayla Blakes scored 25 points as No. 2 seed Vanderbilt beat seventh-seeded Illinois 75-57 Monday night to advance to the Sweet 16 in the women's NCAA...
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Bracket Reset: NCAA Tournament down to a Sweet 16 of high-majorsMar 23, 2026 1:40 pm - Cinderella has been kicked out of the dance early for the second straight season. Following a madness-promising first day of upsets, the NCAA Tournament has turned into a...
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Dylan Darling hits driving layup at buzzer, St. John's beats Kansas 67-65 in March Madness thrillerMar 22, 2026 9:29 pm - SAN DIEGO — Dylan Darling hadn't made a shot all day when he got the ball at midcourt for St. John's with 3.9 seconds left in a tied March Madness thriller. Darling could...
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Iowa beats No. 1 seed and defending champ Florida in March Madness on Folgueiras' 3 in final secondsMar 22, 2026 9:17 pm - TAMPA, Fla. — Alvaro Folgueiras nailed a 3-pointer with 4.5 seconds remaining and Iowa eliminated defending national champion Florida, sending the top-seeded Gators home ...
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Windy City loses, eliminated from playoff contentionMar 22, 2026 7:27 pm - The Windy City Bulls lost 134-119 to Birmingham on Sunday.
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Pence, Kinziger lead Illinois State past Wake Forest, 78-75 in NITMar 22, 2026 6:16 pm - WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Ty Pence led Illinois State with 23 points and Johnny Kinziger hit the winning 3-pointer with 1.7 seconds left as the Redbirds knocked off Wake Fore...
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Fletcher Loyer stars as Purdue advances to 3rd straight Sweet 16, beating Miami 79-69Mar 22, 2026 2:27 pm - ST. LOUIS — Fletcher Loyer scored 24 points, Trey Kaufman-Renn had 19 points and nine rebounds, and No. 2 seed Purdue beat Miami 79-69 on Sunday in the second round of th...
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College Achievers: Downers North graduate a national champion with DenisonMar 22, 2026 9:00 am - College Achievers: Violet Mitchell, a Downers Grove North High School graduate, was a starting guard on the Denison University women’s basketball team that on Saturday won the NCAA Division III Championship.
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Illinois beats Colorado for 1st round win as youngest team in women's NCAA TournamentMar 21, 2026 11:56 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Cearah Parchment scored 21 points as seventh-seeded Illinois beat No. 10 seed Colorado 66-57 on Saturday night in the first round of the women's NCAA T...