Articles filed under Basketball
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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...
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No. 11 seed Texas’ upset of Gonzaga leaves only a handful of perfect March Madness bracketsMar 21, 2026 11:13 pm - The pursuit of the perfect NCAA Tournament bracket continues, but only for a few people. No. 11 seed Texas all but wiped out the remaining unblemished entries in the annu...
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Mikayla Blakes storms past Vanderbilt women’s single-season scoring mark in NCAA openerMar 21, 2026 11:13 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — All-American Mikayla Blakes needed only part of the first half Saturday night of the NCAA Tournament to become the best single-season scorer in Va...
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No. 3 seed Illinois beats 11th-seeded VCU 76-55 to reach Sweet 16Mar 21, 2026 9:44 pm - GREENVILLE, S.C. — Andrej Stojakovic scored 21 points and No. 3 Illinois beat 11th-seeded VCU 76-55 on Saturday to advance to the Sweet 16 for the second time in three se...
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O'Donnell: Pearl is drawing attention to the seamier side of NCAA basketballMar 21, 2026 3:30 pm - Jim O’Donnell: Bruce Pearl’s deeper history with the NCAA makes him a most curious choice to be a prime face of an annual event that still tries to sell its core wholesomeness.
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No. 11 seed VCU erases 19-point deficit, stuns sixth-seeded North Carolina 82-78 in OTMar 19, 2026 11:35 pm - GREENVILLE, N.C. — Terrence Hill Jr. felt he just wasn't himself in the first half of Thursday night's first round NCAA Tournament game. When he returned after the break,...
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Illini’s other freshman star dominates in lopsided win over PennMar 19, 2026 10:21 pm - Freshman forward David Mirkovic erupted for 29 points and 17 rebounds as No. 3 seed Illinois rolled past Penn in the first-round NCAA Tournament game Thursday.