Articles filed under Basketball
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Big men, bigger lineups: how length, size got Illinois, UConn, Arizona, Michigan to the Final FourApr 03, 2026 6:00 am - There's no minimizing the impact of size this week in Indianapolis. Not with the Final Four boasting its biggest quartet of teams going back roughly two decades, starting with guys such as Reed, Michigan's Aday Mara, Arizona's Koa Peat and Illinois' 7-foot Ivisic twins as anchors to lineups with size radiating all the way out to the perimeter.
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Worth the wait: Final Four trip should silence all Underwood doubtersApr 02, 2026 8:53 pm - This trip to the Final Four should end any complaints about Illinois coach Brad Underwood, a basketball lifer who finally hit the big time.
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Rusty in crunch time, women’s Final Four teams brace for tight games after so many blowoutsApr 02, 2026 8:17 pm - PHOENIX — This year's Final Four at the women's NCAA Tournament features a quartet of powerhouse programs, teams that have overwhelmed almost all of their opponents with ...
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Believe it! After a wild March Madness, Final Four teams look to conjure up more magicApr 02, 2026 11:23 am - Those who believe college sports is losing its heart — being overtaken by money and negotiations and boardrooms — are not all wrong; this is not the same game your father, or even your older sister, grew up watching.
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Pacers score 145 points, hand Bulls their fifth straight defeatApr 01, 2026 9:43 pm - Pascal Siakam scored 25 points and the Indiana Pacers beat the Bulls 145-126 on Wednesday night to move out of the NBA basement. Coming off a home victory over Miami on S...
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Illinois State learned its lesson well enough to reach NIT semifinalsApr 01, 2026 4:29 pm - Illinois State’s men’s basketball team will play in the NIT semifinals Thursday night against Auburn with two suburban natives leading the way on the court.
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Geno Auriemma taking an undefeated UConn team to Final Four for 9th timeApr 01, 2026 3:28 pm - Geno Auriemma is taking an undefeated UConn team into the women’s Final Four for the ninth time. This group, while extremely talented like the rest, is a bit different th...
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UConn carries an 18-game winning streak in Sweet Sixteen or later into a stacked Final FourApr 01, 2026 3:21 pm - When UConn makes it past the opening weekend of the NCAA men's basketball tournament, the Huskies are almost impossible to stop. UConn won its 18th straight game play...
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Brad Underwood waited 26 years for a Division I job. Now in Year 39, he has Illinois in Final FourApr 01, 2026 10:53 am - Illinois’ Brad Underwood coached for 26 years before landing his first Division I head coaching job.
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Berube brings experience as new Northwestern women’s basketball coachMar 31, 2026 5:30 pm - Everything Northwestern was looking for in its new women’s basketball head coach, they found in Carla Berube, who was introduced as the leader of the Wildcats’ program at a news conference Tuesday morning.