Monthly Archives: March 2025

Auburn vs Alabama State prediction for March Madness first round

[ad_1] Will Auburn prevail against the red-hot Hornets on Thursday? After two days of waiting, Auburn basketball finally learned who it would face in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Auburn, the top overall seed of the NCAA Tournament, draws Alabama State from nearby Montgomery after the Hornets stunned St. Francis on Tuesday during the NCAA First Four. Despite …

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Our staff predicts who will cut down the nets

[ad_1] NBA draft prospects to watch in the March Madness tournament USAT’s Mackenzie Salmon gives you four players to keep your eye on in March Madness that will most likely be heading to the NBA next year. Sports Pulse All four of us on The Desert Sun sports staff are big fans of March Madness and a simple review of …

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Pat Kelsey ahead of NCAA Tournament 2025 game

[ad_1] LEXINGTON — Pat Kelsey did not clap. All those hours poured into leading Louisville basketball back to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2019 — just to feel slighted on Selection Sunday. Kelsey tilted his head back in surprise, then tapped J’Vonne Hadley on the leg. They locked eyes with perplexed expressions, then Kelsey looked around a …

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March Madness predictions: Cinderellas, upsets, Final Four picks and more for the NCAA men’s and women’s tournaments

[ad_1] After months of waiting, March Madness is finally here. The First Four is already providing plenty of drama for college basketball fans, but that’s merely an appetizer to the main course that starts on Thursday and picks up on Friday when both the men’s and women’s tournaments will be in full swing. So what can we expect over the …

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Spurs will reportedly let Gregg Popovich decide if he wants to coach next season: ‘He’s earned that’

[ad_1] Longtime San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich continues to make progress while recovering from a stroke. While Popovich’s return to the sideline has already been ruled out this season, the team will reportedly allow him to decide whether he’s ready to return next year, according to ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne and Michael C. Wright. In Popovich’s absence, assistant Mitch Johnson …

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Hello again! Players return to March Madness, this time playing for new teams

[ad_1] One year after Terrence Edwards and Chucky Hepburn played against each other in the NCAA Tournament, they are experiencing March Madness again as teammates at an entirely different school. This is college basketball in the era of the transfer portal. Edwards scored a team-high 14 points last year to help a 12th-seeded James Madison team upset Hepburn’s Wisconsin squad …

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March Madness History: Best moments in NCAA Division I Men’s, Women’s Basketball Tournament

[ad_1] Anything can happen in March Madness. Game-winning shots that live forever. Players that become household names. Teams from out of nowhere that grab our attention (and set our brackets on fire). They send us on perhaps the biggest emotional roller-coaster in sports. Name any human state of mind. Joy, sorrow, exhilaration, heartbreak – it’s all to be found here, …

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March Madness sees Michigan State player move up

[ad_1] NBA draft prospects to watch in the March Madness tournament USAT’s Mackenzie Salmon gives you four players to keep your eye on in March Madness that will most likely be heading to the NBA next year. Sports Pulse Michigan State’s Jase Richardson started the men’s college basketball season as an important reserve freshman on a promising team. He ended …

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NBA results: Steve Kerr criticises Warriors after Nuggets defeat

[ad_1] Coach Steve Kerr said the Golden State Warriors were “awful” as their seven-game winning run came to an end against the Denver Nuggets in San Francisco. Aaron Gordon scored a season-high 38 points in a 105-114 win for the Nuggets, who were without star centre Nikola Jokic. It is Gordon’s highest points haul since joining the Nuggets from the …

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Who wins the East Region?

[ad_1] The 2025 NCAA Tournament officially got underway on Tuesday night with a pair of play-in games between Alabama State vs. St. Francis and North Carolina vs. San Diego State. These first four games will continue on Wednesday, and then Thursday morning will bring the start of what’s been widely regarded as the two best days in sports. Dana Altman …

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