Category: NCAA

NCAA Champ Ross Booted From Worlds for Missed Doping Test

EUGENE, Ore.—Back-to-back NCAA champion Randolph Ross was booted from the world track and field championships on the eve of his 400 meter preliminary race, about a month after officials could not locate him to take an antidoping test. The Athletics Integrity Unit announced Saturday it was provisionally suspending the North Carolina A&T sprinter for tampering…


Staley Leads South Carolina Over UConn for Second NCAA Title

MINNEAPOLIS—Dawn Staley hoisted the championship trophy high, strutted around the court, and stopped for a brief victory dance. She handed over the hardware to South Carolina’s student band, then headed back to midcourt for more merriment. The Gamecocks hit all the right notes this season, and they finished with a masterpiece. Staley’s team buttoned up…


March Madness: What to Watch for in a Stacked Final Four

March Madness has taken a power turn as it turns to the Final Four. No more plucky underdogs, much as we enjoyed the run by Saint Peter’s. No more double-digit seeds looking for upsets. This year’s Final Four is Duke and Carolina, Kansas, and Villanova, four powerhouses looking to add another national championship to their…


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…


Unfair for Women to Shoulder Struggles of Trans Sportspeople: Aussie Christian Activist

An Australian Christian activist has argued that it’s not fair that biological women with sporting ambitions are being forced to shoulder the gender struggles of trans athletes. Martyn Iles, the managing director of the Australian Christian Lobby, said a man who “takes advantage and causes injustice for women” should be held responsible regardless of whether…


DeSantis Proclaims Female Swimmer Winner of Race Over Biological Male

PUNTA GORDA, Florida–Governor Ron DeSantis on March 22, declared runner-up swimmer Sarasota native Emma Weyant the “rightful winner of the 2022 NCAA Division 1 Women’s 500-yard Freestyle” over biological male Lia Thomas. Thomas, a University of Pennsylvania student, finished the event at 4:33:24, and the University of Virginia’s Weyant came in second with a time…


CSU Fullerton Men’s Basketball Team Qualifies for 2022 NCAA Tournament

The California State University, Fullerton (CSUF) men’s basketball team will play in the first round of the NCAA tournament on March 18, and students are looking forward to the game. After defeating Long Beach State on Saturday with a one-point victory, the CSUF team earned its opportunity to compete in the 2022 NCAA tournament. This…


Transgender Woman’s Wins ‘Should Not Come at Our Expense’: UPenn Women Swimmers

A transgender woman should not be allowed to compete with biological women because the person would hold “an unfair advantage over the competition in the women’s category,” a group said Thursday. The group, which includes 16 members of the University of Pennsylvania women’s swimming team and their family members, issued a letter to the university…


Top 25 Roundup: No. 24 Vols Knock Off No. 13 LSU in SEC Battle

Santiago Vescovi scored 16 points and Uros Plavsic added 12 as No. 24 Tennessee defeated No. 13 LSU 64–50 on Saturday in Knoxville, Tenn. Vescovi made 5 of 11 3-pointers, which were his only field-goal attempts, and the Volunteers (13–5, 4–3 SEC) finished 10 of 28 on 3-pointers. Tari Eason scored 16 before fouling out…


Top 25 Roundup: Marquette Stuns No. 11 Villanova With Late Trey

Justin Lewis scored 21 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 13 seconds remaining, to lift visiting Marquette past No. 11 Villanova, 57–54, on Wednesday. Lewis hit five treys, Greg Elliott added 14 points and Darryl Morsell had 10 for the Golden Eagles (13–6, 5–3 Big East), who won their fifth in a row. Marquette ended…