College Basketball

March Madness schedule for Sunday

[ad_1] Sunday’s Elite 8 slate features Michigan St. vs. Auburn, Tennessee vs. Houston Mackenzie Salmon breaks down Sunday’s Elite Eight matchups. Sports Seriously Two tickets to the men’s Final Four have been punched. Who will complete the field on Sunday? The last two Elite Eight games will take place Sunday as the men’s NCAA Tournament dwindles down to four teams. …

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‘This has been a great ride’

[ad_1] WATCH: Alabama basketball team reacts to 15-make streak for Clifford Omoruyi before Sweet 16 Until about four minutes to play against Saint Mary’s, Alabama basketball’s Clifford Omoruyi had made 15 shots straight from the field. Though it came after a stinging loss to No. 1 seed Duke in the Elite Eight, Nate Oats and the Alabama men’s basketball team …

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When NCAA Tournament games start

[ad_1] Sunday’s Elite 8 slate features Michigan St. vs. Auburn, Tennessee vs. Houston Mackenzie Salmon breaks down Sunday’s Elite Eight matchups. Sports Seriously March Madness continues with the final two Elite Eight games on Sunday. The men’s NCAA Tournament regional final schedule is set, but what are the start times? Which games are on what channels? Here’s what we know about when each …

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March Madness has become timeouts halted by basketball

[ad_1] Tom Izzo on Michigan State basketball making March Madness Elite Eight Michigan State men’s basketball coach Tom Izzo reacted to the team’s 73-70 win over Ole Miss in the Sweet 16 round of the 2025 NCAA men’s basketball March Madness tournament. College basketball games, especially during March Madness, are plagued by excessive timeouts and commercial breaks.The constant interruptions disrupt …

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Duke’s great D sends Blue Devils to their 18th Final Four with an 85-65 win over Alabama

[ad_1] NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Duke’s stream of long, tall NBA-ready standouts smothered Alabama and papered over Cooper Flagg’s rough shooting night to lift the Blue Devils to the program’s 18th Final Four with an 85-65 victory Saturday night in the NCAA Tournament’s East Region final. Flagg made only 6 of 16 shots, including a brick that got stuck in …

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Florida rallies to beat Texas Tech

[ad_1] SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Body Walter Clayton Jr. rescued top-seeded Florida with two late 3-pointers, and the Gators rallied from nine points down late to reach the Final Four with an 84-79 victory over Texas Tech in the NCAA Tournament’s West Region final on Saturday. Advertisement The Gators (34-4) trailed 75-66 with less than three minutes to play before …

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March Madness: Duke overwhelms Alabama, cruises into Final Four despite off shooting night from Cooper Flagg

[ad_1] Cooper Flagg and Duke are Final Four bound. (Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images) (IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect / Reuters) An Alabama team boasting the nation’s highest-scoring offense was supposed to present a challenge for Duke. It did not. Duke’s defense handcuffed Alabama’s high-octane attack while its own offense put on another clinic in a 85-65 win Saturday night in the …

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‘Happy I was able to put the jersey on.’ Khalif Battle’s time at Gonzaga was short but meaningful

[ad_1] WICHITA, Kan. – Sitting at a locker at Intrust Bank Arena, Gonzaga guard Khalif Battle held an iPhone in his right hand. Resting beneath the mobile device was an NCAA name placard taken from the news conference from which Battle had just returned. Before long, the guard was stripping the walls of Gonzaga’s temporary locker room in Wichita. Granted …

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Former New Mexico guard Donovan Dent headed to UCLA. St. John’s star RJ Luis Jr. declares for draft

[ad_1] UCLA has landed former New Mexico guard Donovan Dent, one of the most sought-after players in the transfer portal. Dent announced his decision to play at Westwood on Instagram on Friday, less than a week after opting to enter the transfer portal. St. John’s second-team All-American RJ Luis Jr. is declaring for the NBA draft while retaining his eligibility …

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What Sweet 16 showed about state of college basketball

[ad_1] College sports has become little more than a game of mercenaries, a constant coming and going of hired guns who wear a school’s jersey long enough to collect an NIL check and then move on to the next highest bidder. Just look at what’s happening in the ongoing NCAA Tournament. There’s a post on X this week that shows …

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Florida rallies past Texas Tech to reach Final Four of March Madness

[ad_1] Sunday’s Elite 8 slate features Michigan St. vs. Auburn, Tennessee vs. Houston Mackenzie Salmon breaks down Sunday’s Elite Eight matchups. Sports Seriously The first ticket to the 2025 men’s Final Four has been booked. Florida is headed to San Antonio, Texas. No. 1 seed Gators overcame a 10-point second half deficit with clutch shooting down the stretch to beat …

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Tom Izzo, Bruce Pearl meet in familiar spot in NCAA tournament

[ad_1] Tom Izzo on Michigan State basketball making March Madness Elite Eight Michigan State men’s basketball coach Tom Izzo reacted to the team’s 73-70 win over Ole Miss in the Sweet 16 round of the 2025 NCAA men’s basketball March Madness tournament. ATLANTA − If Sunday is to be anything like the last time Tom Izzo and Michigan State basketball …

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Former New Mexico guard Donovan Dent headed to UCLA. St. John’s star RJ Luis Jr. declares for draft

[ad_1] UCLA has landed former New Mexico guard Donovan Dent, one of the most sought-after players in the transfer portal. Dent announced his decision to play at Westwood on Instagram on Friday, less than a week after opting to enter the transfer portal. Advertisement St. John’s second-team All-American RJ Luis Jr. is declaring for the NBA draft while retaining his …

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MJ Iraldi rallies Nova Southeastern past Cal State Dominguez Hills 74-73 in Division II title game

[ad_1] MJ Iraldi made two free throws with 17.8 seconds left and finished with 27 points to rally Nova Southeastern to a 74-73 victory over Cal State Dominguez Hills in the championship game of the Division II Tournament at the Ford Center on Saturday. It was the second national championship for the top-seeded Sharks (36-1) in the past three seasons …

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Bruce Pearl says Auburn is underdog to Michigan State. Tom Izzo laughs

[ad_1] Sunday’s Elite 8 slate features Michigan St. vs. Auburn, Tennessee vs. Houston Mackenzie Salmon breaks down Sunday’s Elite Eight matchups. Sports Seriously ATLANTA – Bruce Pearl had an interesting framing for overall No. 1 seed Auburn’s matchup with Michigan State on Sunday for a spot in the Final Four. And by interesting, we mean utterly nonsensical. “We’re a team …

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Auburn’s Pettiford, Michigan State’s Richardson renew AAU rivalry in Elite Eight of March Madness

[ad_1] ATLANTA (AP) — Auburn’s Tahaad Pettiford and Michigan State’s Jase Richardson are high-scoring, left-handed freshman guards who have more in common than big games that helped to propel their teams to the NCAA Tournament’s Elite Eight. The guards also share a rivalry that includes on-court matchups long before either began his college career. Even though Pettiford is from Jersey …

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Auburn’s Pettiford, Michigan State’s Richardson renew AAU rivalry in Elite Eight of March Madness

[ad_1] ATLANTA (AP) — Auburn’s Tahaad Pettiford and Michigan State’s Jase Richardson are high-scoring, left-handed freshman guards who have more in common than big games that helped to propel their teams to the NCAA Tournament’s Elite Eight. The guards also share a rivalry that includes on-court matchups long before either began his college career. Even though Pettiford is from Jersey …

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FSU basketball lands first signee from NCAA transfer portal

[ad_1] FSU men’s basketball head coach Luke Loucks talks first 10 days of new role FSU men’s basketball head coach Luke Loucks talks first 10 days of new role Florida State men’s basketball coach Luke Loucks landed his first signee from the transfer portal on Saturday. Former Drexel guard, Kobe MaGee, announced on his social page that FSU will be …

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