Protests and demonstrations

The Texas basketball team looks at the NCAA bracket for the NCAA college basketball tournament on the side of the JW Marriott building, Wednesday, March 17, 2021, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

NCAA basketball players use biggest stage to deliver message

By Ralph D. Russo Mar. 18, 2021 02:58 PM EDT

Missouri's Mitchell Smith, center, celebrates with teammates after they defeated Alabama 68-65 in an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)

No. 18 Missouri holds off frantic rally, tops No. 10 Alabama

By Joe Walljasper Feb. 06, 2021 04:11 PM EST

Arkansas guard Moses Moody (5) tries to get past Auburn defender Devan Cambridge (35) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in Fayetteville, Ark. (AP Photo/Michael Woods)

Arkansas rallies, then holds on to beat Auburn 75-73

Jan. 20, 2021 11:50 PM EST

Colorado St. stages furious rally to down San Diego St.

Jan. 02, 2021 07:25 PM EST
SAN DIEGO (AP) — John Tonje scored 11 points, and his four-point play with 12.3 seconds left helped carry Colorado State to a 70-67 win over San Diego State on...

Johnson scores 27, Pitt holds off Drexel rally, 83-74

Nov. 28, 2020 03:36 PM EST
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Xavier Johnson scored seven of his 27 points in the waning minutes as Pittsburgh held off Drexel for an 83-74 victory on Saturday, avoiding a...

FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2018, file photo, Texas players sing "The Eyes of Texas" after an NCAA college football game against Texas Tech in Lubbock, Texas. A group of University of Texas football players and athletes across several sports on Friday, June 12, 2020, urged the school to rename several campus buildings, change the traditional school song and donate a percentage of athletic department revenue to organizations supporting the Black Lives Matter movement. (AP Photo/Brad Tollefson, File)

Texas at Texas Tech 11/10/2018

Jun. 12, 2020 07:22 PM EDT

Arizona State guard Jaelen House (10) reacts to a teammate making a three pointer during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Washington State Saturday, March 7, 2020, in Tempe, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Arizona State holds off Washington State rally for 83-74 win

By John Marshall Mar. 07, 2020 08:53 PM EST

Seattle holds off a Grand Canyon rally, earns a 95-89 win

Feb. 21, 2020 12:19 AM EST
SEATTLE (AP) — Riley Grigsby knocked down a 3-pointer with more than a minute left and Morgan Means added a jumper and two free throws in the closing seconds...

Norfolk State holds off late rally, beats Morgan State 62-57

Feb. 15, 2020 09:30 PM EST
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Jermaine Bishop had 18 points as Norfolk State held off a late rally by Morgan State to earn a 62-57 win on Saturday night. ...

Jeffers, Jones stop High Point rally, Radford holds on 81-70

Feb. 08, 2020 10:11 PM EST
HIGH POINT, N.C. (AP) — Josiah Jeffers hit a 3-pointer with 49 seconds remaining, blunting a High Point rally as Radford won a fourth straight, 81-70, Saturday...

Southern Utah holds off late Idaho State rally to win, 80-75

Feb. 01, 2020 11:29 PM EST
CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) — Cameron Oluyitan hit five straight free throws and dunked in the final 34 seconds as Southern Utah held off a late rally from Idaho...

North Alabama holds off late Florida Gulf Coast rally, 70-65

Jan. 18, 2020 07:29 PM EST
FLORENCE, Ala. (AP) — Christian Agnew had 17 points as North Alabama narrowly beat Florida Gulf Coast 70-65 on Saturday. Mervin James had...

Kentucky's Ashton Hagans (0) reacts after a play during the second half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Utah on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Utah ducks No. 6 Kentucky’s rally, holds off Wildcats 69-66

By W.g. Ramirez Dec. 19, 2019 01:41 AM EST

Fairleigh Dickinson holds off late Quinnipiac rally, 78-77

Dec. 03, 2019 09:50 PM EST
HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) — Xzavier Malone-Key hit a free throw with 12 seconds left to allow Fairleigh Dickenson to hold off Quinnipiac, 78-77 on Tuesday night. ...

Hardnett, UMKC hold off a Western Illinois rally, 68-67

Nov. 30, 2019 10:31 PM EST
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jahshire Hardnett hit two free throws with five seconds left to lift UMKC to a 68-67 win over Western Illinois in a Summit League/WAC...

Cincinnati forward Trevon Scott (13) pulls down a rebound next to UNLV forward Cheikh Mbacke Diong (34) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019, in Cincinnati. (Kareem Elgazzar/The Cincinnati Enquirer via AP)

Cincinnati overcomes UNLV in 72-65 free-for-all OT win

Nov. 30, 2019 09:44 PM EST

Lipscomb survives late rally to hold off Navy, 65-61

Nov. 22, 2019 09:16 PM EST
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Ahsan Asadullah scored 12 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as Lipscomb held off a late rally to win its third straight game against Navy,...