Articles filed under Basketball
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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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Lonzo Ball isn't on the road trip, but not shut down for the season; Bulls lose at HoustonMar 15, 2025 9:59 pm - Bulls coach Billy Donovan says even though Lonzo Ball missed his seventh game with a right wrist injury there's no plan to shut him down for the rest of the season. Ball did not travel with the Bulls on the latest road trip, which opened on Saturday night against the Houston Rockets.
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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.
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Windy City Bulls hang on for narrow defeat of Raptors 905Mar 15, 2025 4:37 pm - The Windy City Bulls defeated Raptors 905 by the score of 128-126 in a Saturday matinee. Chicago Bulls two-way guard Jahmir Young shined with 32 points, leading all scor...
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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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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.