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Miami (Ohio) brings the NCAA Tournament's biggest story from Ohio to Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA — The NCAA Men’s Tournament is back in Philadelphia on Friday, and it has brought plenty of blue bloods to town: Connecticut, UCLA, Tennessee and Virginia.
But none of them has either the record or the sizzle of Miami (Ohio), the Mid-American champion from Ohio that is the toast of the nation.
The RedHawks went 31-0 in the ...Read more
Morez Johnson Jr., Michigan pull away from Howard in NCAA Tournament
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Everybody loves to root for the underdog.
Everybody but the Michigan Wolverines, who found themselves in tighter-than-expected battle over the first 25 minutes in their No. 1 seed versus No. 16 seed matchup.
Michigan, the top seed in the Midwest Region, eventually put its foot on the gas and pulled away in the second half for...Read more
UNC crumbles against VCU, makes early March Madness exit
GREENVILLE, S.C. — By the time VCU took its first lead of the overtime period, UNC’s Henri Veesaar could hardly run up the court. He jogged to a stop at the midcourt March Madness logo and dropped his hands to his knees before Seth Trimble tied the contest with two free throws.
Both teams were reasonably gassed with 50 seconds left in the ...Read more
Scott Fowler: Steph, Seth and Sydel Curry tell all about Dell -- including his family nickname
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Dell Curry goes by a lot of names in his family.
His boys — Steph and Seth, who followed in his NBA footsteps — have long called him “Pops.” His daughter, social media influencer Sydel Curry-Lee, calls him “Dad.” His 10 grandchildren have labeled him “G Daddy.”
But in our recent conversation, in advance of ...Read more
Scott Fowler: Siena nearly upset Duke in NCAA Tournament. What that says about the Blue Devils.
Duke, the No. 1 overall seed in the entire NCAA Tournament, came very close to losing to No. 16 Siena on Thursday in the NCAA Tournament.
Trailing by 11 points at halftime and losing for most of the game, Duke needed a late surge to win, 71-65, and avoid the third “16 vs. 1” upset in tournament history. Duke coach Jon Scheyer said he and ...Read more
North Dakota State is no problem for Michigan State in NCAA Tournament opener
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Ten years and a day to Michigan State’s infamous loss to Middle Tennessee State, the Spartans made sure there would be no upset in Buffalo.
No. 3 seed Michigan State fired on all cylinders for a smooth 92-67 win over No. 14 seed North Dakota State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday before 17,182 at KeyBank...Read more
Tournament favorite Duke survives Siena's March Madness upset bid to advance
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Siena coach Gerry McNamara said he never mentioned UMBC or Fairleigh Dickinson to his team, never told them of how as a No. 16 seed in the NCAA Tournament they stunned everyone by upsetting No. 1.
“I just said it had happened before,” McNamara said.
No one expected it to happen again Friday. Not against Duke, the No. 1...Read more
Pistons star Cade Cunningham will miss at least two weeks with collapsed lung
Detroit Pistons star Cade Cunningham has suffered a collapsed lung and will miss at least two weeks with less than a month remaining in the NBA's regular season, the team announced Thursday.
Cunningham was injured Tuesday night when he collided with Washington's Tre Johnson while diving for a loose ball during the first quarter of the Pistons' ...Read more
Why is Terry Rozier still on the Heat's roster? The expectation is he won't be soon.
MIAMI — While guard Terry Rozier remains on the Miami Heat’s roster, his release is expected in the coming weeks.
Rozier likely won’t be on the Heat’s postseason roster, according to a league source.
With Rozier away from the team and not expected back this season in the wake of his Oct. 23 arrest stemming from a federal investigation ...Read more
TCU men open NCAA Tournament with win over Ohio State
GREENVILLE, S.C. — TCU men’s basketball avoided a massive collapse in the NCAA Tournament as the No. 9 seed Horned Frogs defeated No. 8 seed Ohio State 66-64 in a first-round game Thursday.
“Really happy for our guys, they earned it. They earned it all year long,” TCU coach Jamie Dixon said. “It’s been quite a journey for this team,...Read more
The shots won't fall and the dream won't last as USF loses to Louisville in NCAA tourney
For the better part of four months, outside shooting defined the USF basketball team.
Outside shooting drove the Bulls, it carried them, it legitimized them.
And on Thursday, it killed them.
No. 11 seed USF lost, 83-79, to sixth-seeded Louisville in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Buffalo, N.Y., thanks mostly to missing 17 ...Read more
Ed Graney: Las Vegas would support NBA, even if it's the last league to arrive
LAS VEGAS — It’s not as if this hasn’t been discussed within NBA circles for some time. I wouldn’t be surprised if countless straw votes haven’t already been taken over the last several years.
It just now seems real.
Like when steel began showing up at the ballpark along the Strip for the Athletics.
So, 2028 for the NBA, huh?
...Read more
Luka Doncic (40 points) and LeBron James (30) lead Lakers to win over Rockets
HOUSTON — The combination of Luka Doncic and LeBron James was overpowering and enthralling for all to see during the Lakers’ dynamic 124-116 win over the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center on Wednesday.
Doncic was a rebound shy of a triple-double with 40 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds.
James was a force with 30 points, missing just ...Read more
Nets hit new low in 121-92 loss to Thunder as season continues to unravel
NEW YORK — Every time you think this Nets season can’t get any worse, somehow it does.
Wednesday night at Barclays Center delivered the latest low. Brooklyn fell to the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder, 121-92, dropped to 17-52 and watched its losing streak stretch to five games in a performance that unraveled almost immediately.
For the ...Read more
Timberwolves rout Jazz, 147-111, to win second straight game
MINNEAPOLIS — Injuries have begun to hit the Timberwolves at a bad time in their schedule and in their playoff chase.
Not only did Anthony Edwards miss his second consecutive game with right knee inflammation on Wednesday, Naz Reid joined him as “out” on the injury report because of a sprained ankle he suffered in the team’s win over ...Read more
John Romano: USF has its first NCAA game in 14 years, and a coach has a homecoming
TAMPA, Fla. — Bryan Hodgson has come home this week. Or at least, that’s the straightforward version of the story.
Western New York is the place where he was born, the place he was abused, the place he was rescued, loved and given a future.
Which makes a trip to Buffalo for an NCAA Tournament game against Louisville on Thursday afternoon a...Read more
Jaylen Brown jumps to 10th on Celtics' scoring list in win over Warriors
BOSTON — The Celtics’ roster now features two of the franchise’s top 10 all-time scorers.
Jaylen Brown joined that list of legends during Wednesday’s 120-99 victory over the Golden State Warriors at TD Garden, scoring 32 points on 11-of-21 shooting to reach 13,202 for his career. He moved past Jo Jo White (13,188) and Dave Cowens (13,...Read more
John Niyo: Michigan State freshman knows March Madness is no time for stage fright
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Jordan Scott wasn’t sure what to expect, really.
But as Michigan State’s freshman guard sat in the corner of a cramped locker room at Buffalo’s KeyBank Center, with some of his teammates busy rifling through a box of NCAA Tournament swag nearby, the nervous energy was obvious.
“I haven't even been out there on the ...Read more
Mike Sielski: March Madness is the best thing going in sports, still. Enjoy it.
PHILADELPHIA — Kevin Willard, Villanova’s men’s basketball coach, described the NCAA Tournament on Tuesday as “the best tournament arguably in all of sports,” which is the sort of assertion that, especially at this time of year, passes through your mind without a second thought. Yes. Of course. This is March. This is the month during ...Read more
Mike Bianchi: After a lost fall in football, Sunshine State fans find joy in March
ORLANDO, Fla. — There have been years when March arrives in Florida and barely makes a ripple.
Thankfully, not this year.
This year, the Sunshine State has four teams dancing — Florida, Miami, UCF and USF — with a fifth, Florida State, surging so hard down the stretch it felt like the Seminoles belonged in the bracket, too. Not that ...Read more
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