Tag: College Sports

Louisville Advances to 4th Final Four With 62–50 Win Over Michigan

The top-ranked Louisville Cardinals (29–4) of the Wichita region advanced to the NCAA Final Four in women’s basketball, defeating the Michigan Wolverines (25–7) on Monday night 62–50 to reach their fourth Final Four in the team’s history. During his 15 years at Louisville, coach Jeff Walz has taken the Lady Cardinals from a mediocre program…


Saint Peter’s #15 Upsets Purdue to Advance to Elite Eight

The Saint Peter’s Peacocks (22–11) defeat the Purdue Boilermakers (29–8) in a close battle at the East Region round of 16, 67–64, to become the first #15 seed to reach the “Elite 8” in the NCAA Championships in Men’s basketball in Philadelphia on March 25. The Peacocks had already taken down #2 Kentucky and Murray…


Notae, Arkansas Muscle Top Overall Seed Gonzaga out of NCAAs

SAN FRANCISCO—For 40 frenzied minutes, JD Notae, Jaylin Williams, and Arkansas played a maddening, muscular style on both ends that took Gonzaga out of its game—and right out of the NCAA Tournament far earlier than these Zags expected. Notae scored 21 points despite missing 20 shots and the determined, fourth-seeded Razorbacks dashed the No. 1…


Women’s NCAA Tournament Roundup: Tennessee Edges Belmont

Fourth-seeded Tennessee survived a major scare from in-state foe Belmont, pulling out a 70–67 win on Monday to advance to the Sweet 16 of the women’s NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2016. Belmont, the 12th seed, had a lead inside the final minute, but Tennessee’s Sara Puckett knocked down a 3-pointer to give…


NCAA’s Gonzaga Narrowly Escapes Upset With Big 2nd Half Comeback

The overall No. 1 seeded Gonzaga Bulldogs (28–3) ran into a physical Memphis Tigers (22–11) team in the second round of the West Region of the NCAA basketball tournament. Down 10 points at halftime, it would take the leadership of Drew Timme for Gonzaga to come from behind to win 82–78 at Moda Center, in Portland, Oregon,…


Top 25 Roundup: Virginia Tech Upsets No. 7 Duke for First ACC Title

Hunter Cattoor scored a career high 31 points as he led Virginia Tech to perhaps its biggest win in program history, 82–67 over No. 7 Duke on Saturday night in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament final in New York. Keve Aluma added 19 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists as the seventh-seeded Hokies (23–12) captured…


Top 25 Roundup: Oklahoma Upsets No. 3 Baylor in Big 12 Quarters

Jacob Groves scored a season-high 15 points as Oklahoma knocked off No. 3 Baylor 72–67 in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament on Thursday in Kansas City, Mo. The Sooners bolstered their NCAA Tournament case with their fourth consecutive win, while the Bears’ five-game winning streak was snapped. Oklahoma, the tournament’s seventh seed, will…


Top 25 Roundup: No. 6 Kansas Bounces Back to Beat TCU

Ochai Agbaji scored 22 points Thursday as No. 6 Kansas regained a share of the Big 12 lead by outlasting TCU 72–68 at Lawrence, Kansas. The Jayhawks (24–6, 13–4 Big 12) trailed for much of the second half before Agbaji connected on two free throws and converted a steal into a dunk with 6:29 left…


Stanford Goalkeeper Katie Meyer Dead at 22

STANFORD, Calif.—Stanford goalkeeper Katie Meyer, who memorably led the Cardinal to victory in the 2019 NCAA College Cup championship game, has died. She was 22. The cause of death was not released. Stanford first announced the death of a student at one of its residence halls on Monday. On Tuesday, the university confirmed it was…


Top 25 Roundup: No. 10 Wisconsin Clinches Share of Big Ten Title

Freshman Chucky Hepburn hit a 3-pointer with 1.5 seconds left to give No. 10 Wisconsin a 70–67 victory over No. 8 Purdue on Tuesday in Madison, Wis., allowing the Badgers to clinch at least a share of the Big Ten regular-season title. Wisconsin (24–5, 15–4 Big Ten), which swept the two-game series against Purdue for…