Posts Tagged ‘NCAA tournament’
Loyola presents Final Four ring to Sister Jean
CHICAGO (AP) — Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt now has a little bling to go along with the international attention she gained as the near-centenarian team chaplain during Loyola-Chicago’s run to…
Read MoreNigel Hayes says Badgers discussed boycotting game to protest NCAA compensation
Nigel Hayes said recently that his 2016 Wisconsin men’s basketball team had considered boycotting an NCAA game, USA Today reported. The boycott was to be in protest of the NCAA…
Read MoreLed by the redhead nicknamed Big Ragu, DiVincenzo and Villanova take down Michigan
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — They chanted his name from the cheap seats: “Di-Vin-cen-zo, Di-Vin-cen-zo.” By the time Donte DiVincenzo was done doing his damage, Villanova had another title and college…
Read MoreVillanova handles Michigan in winning third national championship
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Villanova has its second national championship in three years after a 79-62 victory over Michigan. The Wildcats went 31 years between their first title in 1985…
Read MoreOgunbowale encore! Final Four hero lifts Notre Dame to title
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Arike Ogunbowale hit the shot of her life — again. Ogunbowale floated in a 3-pointer from the corner with 0.1 seconds left, lifting Notre Dame to…
Read MoreAP Interview: Virginia’s Bennett moving on from UMBC stunner
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Virginia coach Tony Bennett had hoped to be here this weekend with a No. 1 seed preparing to play his team’s first Final Four in 34…
Read MoreTip for Final Four 1st-timer: ‘It’s going to blow you away’
A big believer in asking for advice, Loyola-Chicago coach Porter Moser is in the process of tapping into his friends and associates in search of a few Final Four hacks.…
Read MoreTIPPING OFF: Wild March stabilizes a bit with Final Four set
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Welcome to a Final Four filled with past national champions — just the way the NCAA selection committee drew it up, right? OK, maybe not. Sure,…
Read MoreWill the Sweet 16 produce more upsets?
Back to the madness of March and the Sweet 16, starring Loyola-Chicago, Kansas State, Syracuse and whatever other underdog you might want to throw in there — maybe Florida State…
Read MoreStar flops: Several NBA prospects already bounced from NCAAs
Many of the freshman stars who garnered so much of the college basketball world’s attention during the regular season have already been bounced from March Madness. Arizona’s Deandre Ayton, Oklahoma’s…
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