Kansas State coach Jerome Tang did not mince words when talking about what it meant to him to beat Kentucky in the Round of 32 and advance to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. Markquis Nowell scored 23 of his 27 points in the second half to help Kansas State defeat Kentucky, … Read more
Isaiah Wong and Jordan Miller led a decisive second-half spurt for Miami, which beat Indiana 85-69 Sunday night in the second round of the NCAA Tournament to reach its second straight Sweet 16. Wong, the Atlantic Coast Conference player of the year who was limited to five points in a first-round win over Drake, had … Read more
Brendan Haywood, a former NBA center who won a championship in 2011 with the Dallas Mavericks, was heard urging his producer not to show a replay of a brutal ankle injury suffered by a UCLA player on Saturday night. Bruins guard David Singleton got the inbounds pass from his teammate with about 23.3 seconds left … Read more
Utah State cheerleader Ashlyn Whimpey took her team’s loss in stride on Friday as she became the face of one of the most viral moments on social media during the NCAA men’s college basketball tournament. The Aggies were bounced from the first round of the tournament after a 76-65 loss to Missouri. Whimpey was caught … Read more
Jack Nunge scored 18 points, Adam Kunkel added 15 on five first-half 3-pointers, and No. 3 seed Xavier beat 11th-seeded Pittsburgh 84-73 on Sunday to reach its first Sweet 16 since 2017. Colby Jones had 10 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists, and Souley Boum and Jerome Hunter each chipped in with 14 points as … Read more
Arkansas men’s basketball coach Eric Musselman said Saturday night he was getting coaching tips from legendary golfer John Daly as the team knocked off Kansas in the Round of 32. Musselman said Daly was pitching drills for the players to do to work on their free throws. The Razorbacks were 22-of-29 against Illinois from the … Read more
CNN — Following Friday night’s historic upset which saw No. 16 seed Fairleigh Dickinson upset No. 1 Purdue, the madness continued on the first day of the second round. Another No. 1 seed was sent packing on Saturday after No. 8 Arkansas stunned top seed and defending national champion Kansas 72-71 in Des Moines, Iowa. … Read more
Editor’s Note: Theresa Runstedtler is a historian of race and sports. She is the author of the recent book “Black Ball: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Spencer Haywood and the Generation that Saved the Soul of the NBA.” The views expressed here are her own. Read more opinion on CNN. CNN — It’s March Madness, an American institution. … Read more
Fairleigh Dickinson became the second 16-seed to take down a one-seed on Friday when they upset Purdue, 63-58. It was the largest upset in March Madness history, but if you were following on several sports apps, you saw quite the abbreviation for the New Jersey school: “Fair. Dick.” CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON … Read more
CNN — Only the first round has concluded, and already March Madness has delivered some major upsets. So far, No.1 seed Purdue University, No.2 seed Arizona Wildcats and No.4 seed Virginia Cavaliers have been unceremoniously dumped out of the tournament, succumbing to 16-seed Fairleigh Dickinson, No.15 seed Princeton Tigers and 13th-seeded Furman Paladins respectively. Fairleigh … Read more