Category Archives: NFL

Illinois pulls away from Xavier, earns date with Kentucky

MILWAUKEE — Will Riley scored 22 points and Tomislav Ivisic added 20 points and 10 rebounds to pace sixth-seeded Illinois to an 86-73 victory over 11th-seeded Xavier in the first round of the NCAA To… more

Balanced offense leads New Mexico past Marquette

Donovan Dent scored 21 points on Friday night to lead four Lobos in double figures, as 10th-seeded New Mexico pulled a mild upset in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, eliminating seventh-seeded… more

Coen Carr, Michigan State brush aside Bryant in NCAA opener

Coen Carr came off the bench to produce 18 points and nine rebounds as No. 2 seed Michigan State defeated No. 15 seed Bryant 87-62 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament’s South Region on Friday in… more

Kentucky puts away Troy with second-half surge

MILWAUKEE — Otega Oweh had 20 points and three others scored in double figures as No. 3 seed Kentucky pulled away in the second half for a 76-57 victory over No. 14 seed Troy in the first round of th… more

Oregon jumps out to huge lead, blows out Liberty

Jackson Shelstad scored 17 points on 7-of-11 shooting to help fifth-seeded Oregon trounce 12th-seeded Liberty 81-52 on Friday night in East Region first-round play of the NCAA Tournament at Seattle.N… more

No. 4 Arizona clobbers 13th-seeded Akron in East mismatch

Jaden Bradley recorded 19 points and six rebounds to help fourth-seeded Arizona roll to a 93-65 victory over 13th-seeded Akron on Friday in East Region first-round play at Seattle.Trey Townsend added… more

Battle-tested BYU seeks rare Sweet 16 spot, faces Wisconsin

DENVER — Egor Demin heard the chant from the BYU fans minutes after the Cougars beat VCU in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday.”One more year! One more year!”Demin smiled at the cro… more

Houston, Gonzaga bring marquee names to 2nd-round matchup

Gonzaga has its sights on qualifying for its 10th consecutive Sweet 16 berth.Standing in the way is Houston, one of the favorites of the entire tournament.Two of the better programs in the land will… more

After NCAA snub, SMU looks to keep NIT success going vs. Oklahoma State

Coach Andy Enfield has no doubt that SMU could be winning games in the NCAA Tournament right now. But the Mustangs didn’t get a spot in the event and were relegated to being a No. 1 seed in the NIT.T… more

No. 8 UConn staves off No. 9 Oklahoma’s rally

RALEIGH, N.C. — Solo Ball scored 14 points and Alex Karaban provided 10 of his 13 points in the last 11 minutes to help two-time defending champion UConn survive a West Region first-round game agains… more