Articles filed under Basketball
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Ivy League does it again as Poulakidas, No. 13 seed Yale take down No. 4 seed AuburnMar 22, 2024 7:46 pm - SPOKANE, Wash. — A year ago, Yale's John Poulakidas and August Mahoney were stuck at home watching the Ivy League champion make a magical NCAA Tournament run. The two Bul...
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Old lions in a new world, Izzo and Barnes just keep coachingMar 22, 2024 7:12 pm - CHARLOTTE — They are among the last representatives of the old guard. At a time when longtime men’s college basketball peers are stepping away from the sport’s evolving l...
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Illinois sees Duquesne in the way of its first Sweet Sixteen in nearly two decades of March MadnessMar 22, 2024 5:49 pm - OMAHA, Neb. — Brad Underwood smirked and almost imperceptibly shook his head when the question was asked: What would it mean for Illinois to finally make it back to the s...
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‘Cats scratch back: NU’s strategy shift before OT leads to another NCAA winMar 22, 2024 5:27 pm - It wasn't just that no shots would fall for Northwestern in the closing minutes of Friday's NCAA Tournament game.
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Green scores 26 points as Rockets win 7th straight, defeat Bulls 127-117Mar 21, 2024 9:55 pm - HOUSTON — Jalen Green scored 26 points, Dillon Brooks had 23 before he was ejected from the game and the Rockets won their seventh straight, 127-117 over the Chicago Bull...
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FAU's May enters March Madness eyeing return to Final Four as speculation swirls about futureMar 21, 2024 9:47 pm - NEW YORK — The chatter starts even before the first coach is fired, and by the time college basketball coaching jobs actually open up, the speculation is rampant about wh...
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Louisville women could get chance to again knock out Mulkey's reigning champ in NCAA tourneyMar 21, 2024 9:37 pm - Coach Jeff Walz and Louisville have knocked a reigning national champion out of the women's NCAA Tournament in the past. The Cardinals could soon get a chance to do it ag...
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Domask gets triple-double as No. 3 seed Illinois beats Morehead State in NCAA tourneyMar 21, 2024 6:42 pm - Marcus Domask posted the NCAA Tournament's first triple-double since 2019 and Terrence Shannon scored 26 points, helping No. 3 seed Illinois pull away from No. 14 Morehead State for an 85-69 first-round win on Thursday.
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Top ’Cat: How did Collins succeed at NU when so many others failed?Mar 21, 2024 6:24 pm - Walking into Welsh-Ryan Arena, it's hard not to think about the coaching ghosts haunting the building since the McGaw Hall era.
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Does Illinois finally have formula to get past first weekend?Mar 21, 2024 6:00 am - There's maybe no team in the country more overdue for an NCAA Tournament run than Illinois. The Fighting Illini haven't reached the Sweet Sixteen since Deron Williams and...