Articles filed under Basketball
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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.
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O’Donnell: Vegas suggests Illini Final Four hopes boosted by Duke’s foldMar 31, 2026 10:00 am - Columnist Jim O’Donnell writes about Illinois’ matchup against Connecticut on Saturday in the Final Four.
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Edwards, Makeer power South Carolina past TCU 78-52 to reach the Final FourMar 30, 2026 10:30 pm - SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Joyce Edwards scored 24 points and Agot Makeer added 18 to help South Carolina beat TCU 78-52 on Monday night to advance to the Final Four in the wom...
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Eyes of Texas on women's Final Four again after Longhorns beat Michigan in regional finalMar 30, 2026 8:31 pm - FORT WORTH, Texas — Madison Booker had 19 points and seven rebounds, fifth-year senior guard Rori Harmon has 13 assists and Texas is going to the women’s Final Four for t...
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Bulls release Ivey following Instagram posts critical of LGBTQ+ communitiesMar 30, 2026 6:40 pm - The Bulls released guard Jaden Ivey on Thursday due to conduct detrimental to the team. Earlier in the day, Ivey posted a video on social media critical of the NBA’s support for LGBTQ+ communities.