Articles filed under Basketball
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Purdue begins another NCAA tourney atop the Midwest Region after losing to a 16-seed a year agoMar 17, 2024 7:25 pm - Purdue coach Matt Painter, reigning AP player of the year Zach Edey and the rest of the Boilermakers have had to carry with them all season the stink of becoming the seco...
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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.