Articles filed under Basketball
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March Madness is here. UConn, Purdue, Houston and North Carolina get top seeding in NCAA TournamentMar 17, 2024 7:25 pm - Defending champion Connecticut, along with Houston, Purdue and North Carolina, are the top seeds in a March Madness bracket that started going haywire even before the pairings came out Sunday.
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It’s Selection Sunday, so who’s ready to go dancing?Mar 17, 2024 6:00 am - Men’s NCAA Tournament announcement, 5 p.m., CBS Women’s NCAA Tournament announcement, 7 p.m., ESPN Illinois The Fighting Illini threw a scare into their fa...
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Jim O'Donnell: Caitlin Clark and a Selection Sunday primer on the uncertainty of March fameMar 17, 2024 6:00 am - FOR A LESSON in the fleetingness of NCAA Tournament fame, look no farther than the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway. Less than a year ago, young Adama Sanogo was being na...
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Dosunmu, Vucevic make sure Bulls have their say against WashingtonMar 16, 2024 10:31 pm - The Bulls weren't about to get overshadowed by St. Patrick or the Steelers without a fight Saturday.
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Shannon scores Big Ten tourney-record 40 points as No. 13 Illinois tops Nebraska 98-87 in semifinalsMar 16, 2024 7:44 pm - Terrence Shannon Jr. scored a career-high 40 points for a Big Ten Tournament record to lead a second-half surge by 13th-ranked Illinois in a 98-87 victory over Nebraska in the semifinals on Saturday.
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‘Nerve-wracking’: Lake Park grad trying to be patient during long wait on NCAA Tournament bubbleMar 16, 2024 6:00 am - College basketball bracketologists have put Lake Park graduate Darrione Rogers and her Mississippi State teammates on the bubble as Selection Sunday nears.
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No. 13 Illinois rallies to beat Ohio State 77-74 in Big Ten Tournament quarterfinalsMar 15, 2024 10:22 pm - Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 28 points to help No. 13 Illinois overcome a 10-point second-half deficit and beat Ohio State 77-74 in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament on Friday night.
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Windy City Bulls win third straight home gameMar 15, 2024 9:56 pm - The Windy City Bulls, the NBA G League affiliate of the Chicago Bulls, beat the College Park Skyhawks 98-94 Friday night. Windy City was led by Chicago Bulls two-way forward Henri Drell with 23 points and 9 rebounds.
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SIU letting go of ‘legendary’ Mullins is an odd decisionMar 15, 2024 6:00 am - Despite noting his “legendary” status in a news release, Southern Illinois University officials announced last week that Bryan Mullins no longer would be the school’s men’s basketball coach.
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Without injured White, Bulls fall to Clippers 126-111Mar 14, 2024 9:46 pm - Paul George made six 3-pointers and scored 28 points, Kawhi Leonard added 27 and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Bulls 126-111 on Thursday night. Los Angeles regrouped ...