PORTLAND, Ore. — Jordan Pope and Matas Vokieaitis each scored 17 points, Camden Heide hit a game-sealing 3-pointer and Texas became the first team in five years to go from the NCAA Tournament’s First Four to the Sweet 16, beating Gonzaga 74-68 on Saturday. First-year coach Sean Miller’s 11th-seeded Longhorns (21-14), who lost five of six entering the tournament and …

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 27 points and James Harden, held scoreless in the first half, added 20 second-half points to power the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 111-106 comeback victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday night. Cleveland trailed 88-76 entering the final period, but outscored the Pelicans 35-18 in the fourth — with Harden scoring 13 …

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MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) — Hyo Joo Kim played the first six holes in 6 under before stalling Saturday at tree-lined Sharon Heights, leaving her with a five-stroke lead over Nelly Korda with a round left in the Fortinet Founders Cup. Kim, the 30-year-old South Korean player ranked eighth in the world, shot a 6-under 66 to get to 17-under …

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — All-American Mikayla Blakes scored 23 of her 30 points by halftime as the second-seeded Vanderbilt Commodores routed No. 15 seed High Point 102-61 on Saturday night to open the women’s NCAA Tournament. Vanderbilt (28-4) came in with the most victories in program history and remains undefeated at home this season. Now they play either seventh-seeded Illinois …

As you saw, TCU wanted to get physical with Duke, and that worked – until it didn’t. This game was tied 44-44 with 13:56 to play, and the Blue Devils outscored the Horned Frogs 37-14 to win, 81-58. However, it wasn’t as easy as the score would suggest. Advertisement Jamie Dixon has a good team with some good basketball players, …

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — It was a wild celebration and a moment of March bliss for Clemson, which had not enjoyed many of those the past two decades. Mia Moore’s running 3-pointer seemingly went through in time to lift the Tigers to a buzzer-beating win over Southern California in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament on Saturday. Advertisement …

VCU vs Illinois box score: Full stats from 2026 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament game originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The 11-seed VCU Rams face the 3-seed Illinois Fighting Illini in the second round of the 2026 NCAA Tournament South Region on Saturday. VCU advanced by mounting an epic …

ST. LOUIS — Matt Painter did what Matt Painter does so well and so eloquently, Friday night, when he offered maybe the most measured response yet to the debate about high-major responsibility for mid-major needs. It was not just the message, but the man, that made his comments so important. Travis Steele’s remarkable undefeated regular season this winter with Miami …

Purdue takes the court Sunday in St. Louis against Miami (FL) as nearly a double-digit favorite after a dominant 104-71 opening-round victory over Queens. The Boilermakers are currently on a five-game winning streak and feature one of the most efficient offenses in college basketball history, led by the NCAA’s all-time assist leader, Braden Smith. A victory on Sunday would not …