Articles filed under Basketball
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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.
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Heartbreak for DePaul as 1st trip to Big East semifinals slips away with late collapse at MSGMar 13, 2025 11:37 pm - NEW YORK — At long last, downtrodden DePaul was finally about to produce its own indelible moment at the Big East Tournament. A big upset was in the bag for the Blue Dem...
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No-tank Bulls roll past Brooklyn late for fourth straight winMar 13, 2025 10:22 pm - The Bulls seem to be surrounded by tankers and probably couldn’t give away their play-in spot if they tried. A big fourth quarter and 31 points from Coby White led the Bulls to their fourth straight win, beating Brooklyn at the United Center.