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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In an NCAA Tournament sorely lacking in Cinderella stories, coach John Calipari has the unusual role of being the closest thing to it.
After routinely taking powerhouse …
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By JOSH DUBOW
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3/26/25
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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — He's back.
If there's a single player Duke or any of its fans would love to not run into when the stakes are this high, Caleb Love would be that player.
Love used to …
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By EDDIE PELLS
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3/26/25
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March Madness fashion: Suited up coaches stand out in college game dominated by casual coaching wear
Notre Dame's Niele Ivey is doing it the way she learned how to coach, pacing the sideline in stylish attire in a time when most coaches favor far more casual attire.
“When I first got into …
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By KRISTIE RIEKEN
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3/26/25
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Lamont Butler has performed on Final Four stage before. He wants to get back there with a new school
Lamont Butler doesn’t want to settle for just one shining moment on a Final Four stage.
The guy who made the buzzer beater to send San Diego State to the 2023 NCAA Tournament championship game …
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By STEVE MEGARGEE
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3/26/25
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AP All-America center Lauren Betts, Ayoka Lee and Sedona Prince are traditional post players, and all have been in the middle of their teams making it to the Sweet 16 in the women's NCAA Tournament.
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By STEPHEN HAWKINS
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3/26/25
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There will be more than one Pitino in the Big East next season.
Xavier hired Richard Pitino, the son of St. John's coach Rick Pitino, as its basketball coach on Tuesday night. The school had an …
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By JOE REEDY
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3/25/25
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Will Wade 'paid' for misdeeds at LSU. Now, he's thankful for a 2nd power-conference shot at NC State
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Will Wade stood on stage, hearing the applause from Wolfpack supporters enthralled with his vision of turning a tradition-rich men’s basketball program back into a consistent …
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By AARON BEARD
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3/25/25
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John Calipari embraced the one-and-done era like few college basketball coaches, becoming one of the best annually at bringing in talented freshmen and routinely getting them to Final Fours before …
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By KYLE HIGHTOWER
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3/25/25
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COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — It's a line that dates back about two decades, to Maryland's 2006 run to the national title.
“Overtime is our time,” coach Brenda Frese said.
The Terrapins …
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By NOAH TRISTER
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3/25/25
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Houston and Gonzaga met in a second-round NCAA Tournament matchup last weekend in Wichita, Kansas, that could as easily have been played in the Final Four, the way Kelvin Sampson's and Mark Few's …
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By DAVE SKRETTA
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3/25/25
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It wasn't that long ago that Tyrese Proctor was struggling to make much of anything outside the arc. Shot after shot clanged away in a befuddling stretch of misses spanning nearly a month of the …
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By AARON BEARD
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3/25/25
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Expanding the men's NCAA Tournament would not be a good move for women's March Madness.
The numbers don't add up, though that may not matter.
If the men's field expands to 72 or 76 teams as …
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By DOUG FEINBERG
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3/25/25
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USC looks to keep March Madness title hopes alive without generational talent JuJu Watkins in lineup
LOS ANGELES (AP) — If Southern California wants to win its first national championship in 41 years, the Trojans will have to find a way to get it done without star guard JuJu Watkins.
They …
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By BETH HARRIS
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3/25/25
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There is plenty of star power left in women's March Madness with Paige Bueckers, Hannah Hidalgo and Lauren Betts still playing even if JuJu Watkins won't be.
Watkins hurt her right knee in the …
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By DOUG FEINBERG
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3/25/25
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former Georgia Tech and Memphis coach Josh Pastner has agreed to take over UNLV's program, two people with knowledge of the hiring process told The Associated Press on Monday …
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By MARK ANDERSON
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3/25/25
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STORRS, Conn. (AP) — After the game was over, UConn star Paige Bueckers returned to the court with a microphone in her hand.
It was a similar scene a year ago, when she announced she was coming …
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By JIM FULLER
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3/24/25
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A judge has entered a not-guilty plea for a former Baltimore Ravens and University of Michigan assistant football coach. Matt Weiss is charged with hacking into the computer accounts of thousands of …
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By ED WHITE
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3/24/25
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Aziaha James scored 26 points and second-seeded N.C. State made an NCAA Tournament program-record 15 shots from 3-point range in an 83-49 victory over seventh-seeded Michigan …
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By BOB SUTTON
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3/24/25
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Niko Medved to leave Colorado State for native Minnesota after tourney run with Rams, AP source says
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota was making plans to hire Colorado State's Niko Medved as its next head coach on Monday, according a person with knowledge of the decision, after the Twin Cities-area …
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By DAVE CAMPBELL
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3/24/25
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Auburn basketball coach Bruce Pearl began his postgame NCAA Tournament news conference on Saturday night by advocating for the release of Edan Alexander, the last living …
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By GARY B. GRAVES
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3/22/25
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