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March 28, 2024

AP: NCAA Basketball

  • Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer reacts on the sideline during the second half of the team's first-round college basketball game against Sacred Heart in the women's NCAA Tournament in Stanford, Calif., Friday, March 17, 2023.
    Stanford's VanDerveer within 1 win of tying Coach K's record
    Kiki Iriafen had 25 points and 16 rebounds to help No. 8 Stanford edge No. 19 Utah 66-64 on Friday night for the team's seventh straight win. Hall of Fame coach Tara VanDerveer moved within one win of tying former Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski’s college basketball wins record of 1,202. ...
  • Purdue guard Fletcher Loyer (2) drives to the basket in front of Arizona center Oumar Ballo (11) in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Indianapolis, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023
    Loyer, Smith lead No. 3 Purdue past No. 1 Arizona 92-84 in NCAA showdown
    Fletcher Loyer tied a career high with 27 points, Braden Smith added 26 and No. 3 Purdue beat No. 1 Arizona 92-84 on Saturday. Loyer was 5 of 9 on 3-pointers and Smith was 4 of 7 while falling ...
  • Spring Valley's Aaliyah Gayles is interviewed by managing editor Ray Brewer during the Sun's annual high school basketball media day at Red Rock Resort Monday, Nov. 1, 2021.
    Las Vegas prep basketball star injured in North Las Vegas shooting
    Two adults and two juveniles were injured when shots were fired following an argument at a house party, North Las Vegas police Sgt. Vince Booker said Monday. Aaliyah Gayles, an 18-year-old basketball star at Spring Valley High, was shot multiple ...
  • Duke's Zion Williamson (1) falls to the floor with an injury while chasing the ball with North Carolina's Luke Maye (32) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Durham, N.C., Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019.
    Stop Zion! Duke gets top billing; UNC, Virginia, Zags also No. 1 seeds
    Looming at the top of this year's March Madness bracket: Duke and its freshman force of nature, Zion Williamson. The Blue Devils earned ...
  • Kansas' Malik Newman (14) is fouled on his way to the basket by Duke's Wendell Carter Jr (34) during overtime of a regional final game in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament Sunday, March 25, 2018, in Omaha, Neb.
    Newman leads Kansas past Duke 85-81 in OT for Final Four bid
    Malik Newman and top-seeded Kansas got past their Elite Eight road block on Sunday, knocking off second-seeded Duke 85-81 in overtime in a thrilling Midwest Region finale that clinched the Jayhawks' first trip to the Final Four since 2012...
  • Arizona Wildcats guard Allonzo Trier (35) sails in for a dunk against the UNLV Rebels during their NCAA basketball game Saturday, December 2, 2017, at the Thomas & Mack Center In Las Vegas. Arizona won the game 91-88 in overtime.CREDIT: Sam Morris/Las Vegas News Bureau
    Findlay Prep has 8 former players in NCAA Tournament
    Findlay Prep and other high schools around the valley have provided plenty of local players for Las Vegans to cheer on this weekend ...
  • A group of friends from Chicago watch college basketball games at the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook Friday, March 9, 2018.
    Where to watch the NCAA Tournament in Las Vegas
    Here’s the good news for the many visitors coming to Las Vegas this week to watch the NCAA Tournament: Some places around town have free viewing parties. That is ...
  • Michele and Joseph Felix of Tucson pose with their betting ticket at the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook Friday, March 9, 2018. The couple bet on the Wildcats to win and then left to catch the game at T-Mobile Arena.
    For Vegas sports books, March Madness is ‘the most fun time of the year’
    It’s an event that’s constantly increasing locally, with a crowd as enveloping as ever expected again this year when the tournament gets underway in earnest with a full day of games Thursday. Last year, bettors wagered a record $439.5 million on basketball statewide in the month of March, with sports books posting …
  • Nick Campbell, 16, recovers from a gunshot wound at UMC received Sunday night at the Route 91 Harvest Festival, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017.
    Teen survivor of L.V. shooting looking for good Samaritan who carried him to safety
    Nick Campbell’s first phone call was to his dad. “He called me around 10 and said, ‘Dad, I got shot,’” Jeff Campbell said. “I said, ‘Nick, stop.’ I thought he was joking. Then I heard all of the commotion and ...
  • North Carolina players celebrate after the finals of the Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament against Gonzaga, Monday, April 3, 2017, in Glendale, Ariz. North Carolina won 71-65.
    The Latest: North Carolina beats Gonzaga to win title
    North Carolina has its sixth NCAA basketball championship. The Tar Heels survived an ugly, foul-filled second half to beat Gonzaga 71-65. They scored the final eight points of ...
  • Gonzaga's Zach Collins reacts during the first half in the semifinals of the Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament against South Carolina, Saturday, April 1, 2017, in Glendale, Ariz.
    Las Vegas' Collins stars for Gonzaga in what could be only NCAA run
    Zach Collins scores, rebounds, blocks shots and makes predictions. He's pretty good at all of those things. The former Bishop Gorman Gael had quite a night in Gonzaga's 77-73 victory over South Carolina on Saturday in the Final Four. He had 14 points, 13 rebounds and a career-high six blocks. The prediction? He made that to ...
  • North Carolina's Joel Berry II (2) reacts after making a three-point basket against Arkansas during the first half in a second-round game of the NCAA men's college basketball tournament in Greenville, S.C., Sunday, March 19, 2017.
    Maye hits late jumper to lift North Carolina to Final Four
    Luke Maye hit a jumper with 0.3 seconds left, and top-seeded North Carolina held off Kentucky 75-73 to earn the Tar Heels' second straight trip to the Final Four and 20th all-time in Sunday's showdown of college basketball's elite in the South Regional. The Tar Heels will play Midwest champ Oregon on Saturday ...
  • South Carolina forward Maik Kotsar (21) is congratulated by forward Chris Silva (30) after scoring against Florida during the second half of the East Regional championship game of the NCAA men's college basketball tournament, Sunday, March 26, 2017, in New York.
    South Carolina headed to Final Four, beats Florida 77-70
    Sindarius Thornwell scored 26 points and South Carolina earned its first trip to the Final Four with a 77-70 victory over Florida on Sunday. The seventh-seeded Gamecocks used their trademark swarming defense and some solid free throw shooting to beat their fellow ...
  • Thornwell leads South Carolina to 88-81 NCAA upset of Duke
    A Gamecocks program known largely — and mocked often by some — for its back-to-back NIT championships in 2005 and 2006 is now heading to the world's most famous arena as part of the NCAA's Sweet 16. They are making their …
  • Michigan guard Derrick Walton Jr. (10) and guard Andrew Dakich (11) celebrate following a 73-69 win over Louisville in a second-round game in the men’s NCAA Tournament in Indianapolis, Sunday, March 19, 2017.
    Tipping Off: On to the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament
    It's on to the weekend that many consider the defining mark of a season. Reach the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament and a season is a success. Two wins from the Final Four and all the weekday games …
  • North Carolina's Joel Berry II (2) reacts after making a three-point basket against Arkansas during the first half in a second-round game of the NCAA men's college basketball tournament in Greenville, S.C., Sunday, March 19, 2017.
    No. 1 seed North Carolina survives to beat Arkansas
    Kennedy Meeks had 16 points and a huge tip-in with 44.2 seconds left to help North Carolina barely avoid a huge upset by rallying to beat Arkansas 72-65 in Sunday's second round of the NCAA Tournament...
  • Jackson's strong second half lifts Kansas past Spartans
    Josh Jackson scored 14 of his 23 points in the second half to help Kansas pull away late and reach the Sweet 16 for a second straight year with a 90-70 victory over Michigan State on Sunday...
  • Kentucky's Bam Adebayo (3) and Wichita State's Zach Brown reach for a rebound during the first half of a second-round game in the men's NCAA college basketball tournament Sunday, March 19, 2017, in Indianapolis.
    Kentucky's kids rally for 65-62 win over Wichita State
    Bam Adebayo had a double-double and swatted away the final shot on Sunday as Kentucky sent Wichita State to yet another second-round heartbreak, 65-62 in the NCAA Tournament. The youngest team in March Madness grew up...
  • Wagner's big game sends Michigan past Louisville in NCAAs
    Moe Wagner scored a career-high 26 points and spurred a furious second-half rally to send Michigan past second-seeded Louisville 73-69 on Sunday and into the Sweet 16...
  • Big win, huge comeback mark 2nd day of women's NCAA tourney
    Saturday was a record day in the women's NCAA Tournament …
  • Kentucky guard Malik Monk (5) is chased by Northern Kentucky forward Carson Williams (23) and Northern Kentucky guard Dantez Walton (32) during a game in the men's NCAA college basketball tournament in Indianapolis, Friday, March 17, 2017. Kentucky will face Wichita State on Sunday, March 19, 2017, for the right to advance to the Sweet 16.
    TIPPING OFF: Learning from how players see big-time games
    A look at some items of interest as we head into Sunday, when the NCAA Tournament will finalize its …
  • Actor and comedian Bill Murray cheers as he watches the first half of the first round of the NCAA college basketball tournament between Maryland and Xavier, Thursday, March 16, 2017 in Orlando, Fla. Murray's son is an assistant coach at Xavier.
    TIPPING OFF: Look for comedic parents in crowd Saturday
    A look at some items of interest as we head into Saturday, the first day of the second round of …
  • UCLA guard Lonzo Ball dunks during the first half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Washington State, Saturday, March 4, 2017, in Los Angeles.
    NCAA Tournament by the odds: Vegas picks and perspective of the South Region
    Members of the NCAA Tournament selection committee should expect to receive the mother of all gift baskets from the Memphis Convention & Visitors Bureau. There was no bigger winner than the South’s river city on selection Sunday. ...
  • Gonzaga fans cheer during the closing minute of their West Coast Conference tournament game against Pacific Saturday, March 4, 2016, at the Orleans Arena. Gonzaga won the game 82-50.
    Villanova gets top seed in NCAA Tournament; Syracuse out
    Defending national champion Villanova is the No. 1 overall seed, a top seed for the third time in school history. The Wildcats will begin defense of their title in ...
  • No. 5 UCLA dominates offensive boards to edge No. 4 Arizona
    Thomas Welsh scored 12 of his 14 points in the second half and No. 5 UCLA dominated the offensive boards to beat No. 4 Arizona 77-72 in a …
  • Gonzaga forward Zach Collins, right, shoots against BYU forward Eric Mika (12) and center Corbin Kaufusi (44) during their game in Spokane, Wash., Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017.
    Mika leads BYU to upset of No. 1 Gonzaga 79-71
    Top-ranked Gonzaga's quest to go undefeated this season ended under a barrage of baskets by BYU's Eric Mika on Saturday night. Mika had 29 points and 11 rebounds, and BYU upset Gonzaga 79-71. It was the Cougars' first …
  • Marvin Menzies is announced as the UNLV men's basketball new head coach during a media conference inside the Mendenhall Center on April 22, 2016.
    Two publications predict last-place finish for UNLV basketball
    The UNLV basketball team hasn’t finished in the bottom three of the Mountain West in the league’s more than 15-year history. That may change this season ...
  • United States' Michael Phelps, right, and United States' Ryan Lochte pose with their medals for the men's 200-meter individual medley swimming final at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012.
    Phelps vs Lochte: Another showdown for swimming greats
    The rivalry between Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte goes back more than a decade ...
  • Iceland players celebrate with their supporters at the end of the Euro 2016 round of 16 soccer match between England and Iceland, at the Allianz Riviera stadium in Nice, France, Monday, June 27, 2016.
    Iceland celebrates improbable win over England at Euro 2016
    The anthem from British band Queen blared from bars around the Iceland capital as thousands of locals poured into the streets to dance and sing following ...
  • Washington Nationals' Bryce Harper, right, is greeted by third base coach Bob Henley, left, after hitting a solo-home run in the first inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Monday, April 4, 2016, in Atlanta.
    Nationals star Bryce Harper homers on opening day — again
    Bryce Harper is making a habit of hitting home runs on opening day ...
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