NCAA Basketball Championships (Men)
N.B.A. Draft Preview: A Deep Field Could Yield Surprise Stars
When the Orlando Magic hand their draft card to N.B.A. Commissioner Adam Silver, on Thursday night at Barclays Center, they’ll settle a debate that has raged in draft circles for the better part of a year: Who should be the No. 1 pick? The front-runner is Gonzaga’s Chet Holmgren, a rail-thin but nail-tough seven-footer who […]
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Final Fours in the Same City? Not Anytime Soon.
It also argued that there was “no realistic way to obtain the same level of corporate sponsorship and promotional synergies at a separate women’s championship in a separate city,” given the N.C.A.A.’s assorted contractual arrangements, and said that the “overwhelming majority” of women’s players it surveyed about the possibility of a blended site supported the […]
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North Carolina Ends St. Peter’s Dream Season
No MAAC team had won an N.C.A.A. tournament game since 2009, when Siena beat Ohio State. But on a Thursday in Indianapolis, St. Peter’s turned a night of skillful shooting, including 18 points from the free-throw line, into a victory over Kentucky. Then came a second-round win over Murray State. On Friday night in Philadelphia, […]
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March Madness: St. Peter’s Beats Purdue to Reach the Elite 8
PHILADELPHIA — Time isn’t up for the biggest underdog of the N.C.A.A. men’s tournament just yet. Tiny St. Peter’s University is alive and well and moving on to the final eight of the N.C.A.A. tournament after slaying yet another basketball powerhouse. Playing inspired defense and without any fear, the No. 15 seed Peacocks stunned No. […]
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Men’s N.C.A.A. Tournament: Houston Advances to Round of 16
One year after reaching the Final Four of the N.C.A.A. men’s basketball tournament, Houston is making another run. This time, it is doing it with five new starters and an overhauled roster. The Cougars, a No. 5 seed, advanced to the round of 16 for the third straight tournament with a 68-53 victory over fifth-seeded […]
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Men’s N.C.A.A. Tournament: North Carolina Ousts Top-Seeded Baylor in Overtime
The University of North Carolina’s men’s basketball team spent part of December being crushed by Kentucky. January brought humiliations at Miami and Wake Forest. February included being embarrassed on its home court by Duke and Pittsburgh and requiring overtime to beat a woeful Syracuse. Then came March. The Tar Heels went over to Duke and […]
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March Madness: Auburn Stifles Upset and More Results
Malaki Branham, a freshman guard, added 14 more for Ohio State, which will play on Sunday and try to advance to the round of 16 for the first time in nine years. The outing was among Ohio State’s worst offensive performances during a season when it has scored at least 80 points in 11 games, […]
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NCAA March Madness: Michigan Knocks Off Colorado State
As one member of Michigan’s famed Fab Five exhorted the Wolverines from the stands at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, another member coached the team into the round of 32 in the N.C.A.A. tournament. Jalen Rose flexed, shouted and raised his arms throughout as Michigan coach Juwan Howard, Rose’s former teammate on a squad that reached […]
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For Texas Southern and other HBCUs, It’s Proving Time Again
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Finally, a taut game began to turn in Texas Southern’s favor. An automatic bid to the N.C.A.A. basketball tournament was within reach. An assistant coach knelt at the Texas Southern bench as if to start a decisive sprint to the finish line. Players jumped to their feet, waving towels the way trainers […]
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