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UConn romps back into Final Four with blowout of Illinois at NCAA tournament
Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterMar 30, 2024, 08:32 PM ETClose Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware.BOSTON — Late in the first half of Saturday’s East Regional final between UConn and Illinois, the Huskies’ dominant march toward back-to-back national championships seemed in danger. Not just their streak of double-digit wins, …
UCLA’s Martell Irby Retires From Football, Details Mental Health Struggles
After four seasons in Westwood, one Bruin is taking a step back and leaving the game behind. Martell Irby joined UCLA football as a young running back from San Diego in 2018, and he eventually moved to defensive back in 2021. One year later, though, Irby has decided to retire from football, he announced on …
NCAA tournament: Drew Timme sparks Gonzaga comeback against Memphis
PORTLAND, Ore.—As the extended Timme family sat down at a local coffee shop Saturday afternoon, they had yet to shift their focus to Gonzaga’s tricky match-up against surging Memphis. Hours still remained before the top-ranked and top-seeded Bulldogs would tip off in the second round of the NCAA tournament, their championship hopes bolstered by the …
Indiana basketball March Madness predictions for NCAA tournament
IU basketball plays well in Big Ten tournament semifinal loss to Iowa IU Insiders Zach Osterman and Dustin Dopirak talk the Hoosiers’ loss to Iowa and the potential of an NCAA tournament. Zach Osterman and Dustin Dopirak, Indianapolis Star Indiana basketball appeared lost at times this season but suddenly found itself in the Big Ten tournament, securing …
What you need to know about Jacksonville State in NCAA Tournament
In its second-ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament, Jacksonville State has the tall task of taking on second-seeded and Alabama in-state foe Auburn (27-5). The Gamecocks were the Atlantic Sun regular-season champions and advanced to the NCAA Tournament when new conference member, Bellarmine, won this year’s ASUN Tournament. Bellarmine made the move from Division II to Division …
Hawaii women’s basketball to face Baylor in first round of NCAA Tournament
The University of Hawaii women’s basketball team will face Baylor in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. After clinching an NCAA Tournament bid by winning the Big West Conference outright on Saturday, the Rainbow Wahine were given a 15 seed in the Wichita region and will travel to Waco, TX., for the Baylor subregion …
NCAA Tournament could have 4 Mountain West teams in field of 68
There’s a reason Friday night’s Mountain West semifinal doubleheader at the Thomas & Mack Center felt a bit like an NCAA Tournament session. All four teams have a very realistic chance to be included in the field of 68 when it’s announced on Sunday. Should Boise State, San Diego State, Colorado State and Wyoming all …
Iowa State awaits NCAA Tournament fate after losing to Texas Tech
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Iowa State has done so much this season to put itself back at the level it enjoyed for the better part of the previous decade. The Cyclones have gone from 2-22 a year ago to NCAA tournament-bound now. At the site of some of its greatest triumphs, though, it was clear there …
How different will 2022 NCAA tournament be with NIL changes?
INDIANAPOLIS – Gonzaga point guard Jalen Suggs’ 40-foot buzzer-beater to top UCLA on Saturday night in the Final Four provided a generational moment for the NCAA tournament. It electrified Twitter, prompted countless TikTok re-enactments and will live forever in highlight reels. As college athletics and the NCAA tournament sit on the precipice of unprecedented change …
2021 NCAA Final Four live updates: Gonzaga vs. UCLA score, March Madness coverage, live stream, watch online
After Gonzaga closed the first half on an 8-3 run and held a one-point lead at halftime, it appeared the Bulldogs might have flipped the momentum enough to go on a run to begin the second half of Saturday night’s Final Four showdown with UCLA. But midway through the second half, the Bruins were still …
