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News Articles: college basketball

Iowa star Caitlin Clark has helped drive a surge in interest in women's college basketball this season. Look for her Hawkeyes squad to land a 1-seed in the women's tournament.

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Caitlin Clark, Connecticut, cowboy hats: Here's what to watch for on Selection Sunday

Can the Iowa sensation finally win a ring? Will UConn repeat? Who could be this year's Cinderella? With March Madness around the corner, here's a preview of what to watch for on Selection Sunday.

March 16, 2024
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  • Becky Sullivan
Davidson head coach Lefty Driesell drops to a knee in front of his bench as he watches North Carolina win an NCAA Eastern Regional basketball tournament at College Park, Md., on March 15, 1969. Driesell, the coach whose folksy drawl belied a fiery on-court demeanor that put Maryland on the college basketball map, died Saturday.

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Lefty Driesell, coach who put Maryland on college basketball's map, dies at 92

The Hall of Famer whose folksy drawl belied a fiery on-court demeanor was the first coach to win more than 100 games at four NCAA Division I schools.

February 17, 2024
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LSU guard Flau'jae Johnson plays in a home game against the University of Georgia on Feb. 2, 2023.

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College basketball star and rapper Flau'jae Johnson to have Savannah intersection named after her

A Georgia House resolution authorized Flau'jae Johnson Intersection on the city's south side.

April 11, 2023
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  • Benjamin Payne
Iowa's Caitlin Clark reacts after a 3-pointer during the second half of an NCAA Women's Final Four semifinals basketball game against South Carolina on Friday in Dallas.

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Led by Caitlin Clark, Iowa ends South Carolina's perfect season in women's Final Four

In the biggest matchup of her life, Iowa's dazzling point guard poured in 41 points to set a NCAA Tournament semifinal scoring record and put her Hawkeyes into the championship game against LSU.

April 01, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
LSU's Alexis Morris drives past Virginia Tech's Georgia Amoore during the first half of an NCAA Women's Final Four semifinals basketball game Friday in Dallas.

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LSU women rally against Virginia Tech in the Final Four to reach their 1st title game

LSU is going to the women's national championship game for the first time, beating top-seeded Virginia Tech 79-72 in a national semifinal game. The Tigers will face Iowa for the crown on Sunday.

April 01, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
San Diego State players celebrate after a Elite 8 college basketball game between Creighton and San Diego State in the South Regional of the NCAA Tournament, Sunday, March 26, 2023, in Louisville, Ky.

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The teams have been set for the NCAA men's Final Four tournament

For three of the teams, it is the first time in school history their men's basketball teams have been to the Final Four.

March 27, 2023
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  • Ayana Archie
The Sweet 16 includes Desi Sills (#13) and the Kansas State Wildcats, in an NCAA men's tournament that lacks any of the four top "blue blood" programs, such as Kentucky.

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The men's Sweet 16 tips off Thursday, as basketball fans enjoy a wild March

Any team that can put together a four-game winning streak will become the next champions. Only two No. 1 seeds are alive in the tournament, and the highest-profile schools have already gone home.

March 23, 2023
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  • Bill Chappell and
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Basketball fans.

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'I'm very proud of us': despite NCAA loss, Kennesaw State students optimistic about team's future

In honor of Kennesaw State’s men’s basketball team's first NCAA Tournament for the first time, the university hosted a watch party Friday for their Division I tournament against Xavier University.

March 17, 2023
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  • Ambria Burton
Leaky Black #1 of the North Carolina Tar Heels places the team name on the East Regional Champion bracket slot after the Elite Eight round of the 2022 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament game against the Saint Peter's Peacocks on March 27 in Philadelphia.

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Odds are your NCAA bracket has already been busted, but that's half the fun

Don't feel bad if your NCAA men's basketball tournament bracket has already been vaporized. The odds of predicting a perfect March Madness bracket are one in 9.2 quintillion.

April 01, 2022
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  • Jeff Dean
Loyola of Chicago's Aher Uguak (30) heads to the basket during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Drake in the championship of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament on March 6.

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Get your brackets ready. March Madness is about to begin

March Madness officially begins this week with the First Four rounds in the men's and women's tournaments. The final selections for both the men's and women's tournament will be made Sunday evening.

March 13, 2022
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  • Wynne Davis
All men's NCAA Basketball Tournament games are being held in Indiana in a makeshift coronavirus bubble. Purdue's Mackey Arena in West Lafayette is hosting some of the early games.

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From A-To-Z, We Have You Covered For The NCAA March Madness Basketball Tournaments

After the coronavirus led to the cancellation of the NCAA Division 1 basketball tournaments last year, this year's games are on — but with changes including fewer fans, no bands or cheerleaders.

March 19, 2021
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  • Tom Goldman
The Kentucky Wildcats have dominated the competition playing at Rupp Arena, named after U.K.'s most famous coach: Adolph Rupp. Now the campus is debating whether that name should be changed.

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Kentucky's Rupp Arena: A College Basketball Mecca With A Complicated Racial Past

Rupp Arena is named after the University of Kentucky's famed basketball coach Adoph Rupp. There are calls to remove his name because during his famed 42-year career, he only had one black player.

August 31, 2020
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  • Becky Sullivan
Texas Tech women's basketball coach Marlene Stollings has been fired after players accused her of fostering a culture of abuse that led to an exodus from the program.

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Texas Tech Fires Top Women's Basketball Coaches Amid Abuse Allegations

Head coach Marlene Stollings came to Texas Tech in 2018, along with assistant Nikita Lowry Dawkins. They're both out now, after USA Today published allegations of physical, mental and verbal abuse.

August 07, 2020
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  • Maureen Pao

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