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Oregon State beats Notre Dame 70-65 in Sweet 16
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Oregon State’s bigs played huge and the Beavers held Notre Dame star Hannah Hidalgo in check on Friday to advance to the program’s first regional final in six years.
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Sweet 16 nets another big win for Purdue and big man Zach Edey, 80-68 over Gonzaga
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N.C. State keeps magical March Madness run alive with 67-58 win over Marquette
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Grant Nelson has confidence back as Alabama takes on Clemson in West Region final
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Mackenzie Holmes ends stellar career at Indiana with loss in the Sweet 16 to South Carolina
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Alabama and Clemson are known for their football prowess. They face off for a spot in the Final Four
Alabama and Clemson facing off on a Saturday sounds like it ought to be happening on a football field.
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UConn’s repeat try may be the last for a while. ‘It’s going to get tougher,’ coach Dan Hurley says
UConn is trying to become the first team to repeat as NCAA men’s basketball champion in 17 years. If the Huskies succeed, it could be a long time before it happens again.
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UConn’s Paige Bueckers humbled by praise from Geno Auriemma that she’s best in the country
Paige Bueckers says she was humbled when UConn coach Geno Auriemma proclaimed her the best player in the country earlier this week.
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Cardoso, Johnson help South Carolina remain perfect with 79-75 win over spirited Indiana in Sweet 16
Kamilla Cardoso scored 22 points and top-seeded, unbeaten South Carolina held off a spirited Indiana rally to win 79-75 and advance to the Albany 1 Regional Final of the women’s NCAA Tournament.
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Illinois’ Elite Eight run led by Terrence Shannon Jr., who faces rape charge, isn’t talking to media
Illinois’ season could have ended up a lot different. The Illini opened the season thriving behind Terrence Shannon Jr., who established himself as one of the premier scorers in the nation.
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Caitlin Clark says she heard about the Big3 offer on social media but focus is on Iowa and Sweet 16
Caitlin Clark said she found out about the Big3’s offer to play for the 3-on-3 men’s basketball league over social media.
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Oregon State frustrates Hidalgo and beats Notre Dame 70-65 in Sweet 16
Timea Gardiner scored 21, Raegan Beers added 18 points and Oregon State stymied Notre Dame star Hannah Hidalgo to beat the Irish 70-65 and advance to their first regional final in six years.
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Notre Dame star Hidalgo forced to remove nose piercing, misses time in Sweet 16 loss to Oregon State
Notre Dame star freshman Hannah Hidalgo was forced to remove her nose piercing and miss time in her team’s 70-65 loss to Oregon State in the Sweet 16.
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USC’s JuJu Watkins is in the March Madness spotlight ahead of Sweet 16 against Baylor
JuJu Watkins and the top-seeded Trojans face fifth-seeded Baylor on Saturday in the NCAA Tournament.
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FAU introduces John Jakus, who is hoping plenty of Owls come back next season
John Jakus is already recruiting at Florida Atlantic. Among his top targets: players with plenty of collegiate experience who have been part of 60 wins over the last two years and made it to the Final Four last season.
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Clark and Reese bring star power to Albany 2 Regional that features Iowa, LSU, Colorado and UCLA
Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese bring a lot of star power to the Albany 2 Regional as two of the biggest names in college basketball.
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Siena hires former Syracuse standout Gerry McNamara as its new coach
Gerry McNamara is the new coach at Siena. He has decided to leave Syracuse after two decades as a standout player, assistant and eventually ascending to associate head coach for the Orange.
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Hijab-wearing players in women’s NCAA Tournament hope to inspire others
N.C. State’s Jannah Eissa and UC Irvine’s Diaba Konate are bringing visibility and inspiration to Muslim women by wearing hjiabs while they play basketball.
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Marquette and NC State square off in the Sweet 16
The No. 8 Marquette Golden Eagles and NC State Wolfpack meet in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16. The teams match up Friday for the first time this season.
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Houston and Duke meet in the Sweet 16
The No. 2 Houston Cougars and No. 13 Duke Blue Devils square off in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16. The teams square off Friday for the first time this season.
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UConn Huskies and Illinois Fighting Illini meet in Elite 8
The No. 1 UConn Huskies and No. 10 Illinois Fighting Illini meet in the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight.
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Tennessee Volunteers take on the Creighton Bluejays in Sweet 16
The No. 6 Tennessee Volunteers and No. 11 Creighton Bluejays meet in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16. The teams match up Friday for the first time this season.
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Alabama Crimson Tide face the Clemson Tigers in Elite 8
The No. 19 Alabama Crimson Tide and Clemson Tigers play in the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight. The teams meet Saturday for the second time this season.
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Purdue and Gonzaga play in the Sweet 16
The No. 3 Purdue Boilermakers and No. 18 Gonzaga Bulldogs play in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16. Friday’s meeting will be the second of the season between the two teams.
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Terrence Shannon Jr. leads Illinois past Iowa State 72-69 for first Elite Eight trip since 2005
Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 29 points and Illinois reached the Elite Eight for the first time since 2005, beating Iowa State 72-69 in an East Region semifinal on Thursday night.
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Alabama holds off top-seeded North Carolina 89-87 to reach Elite Eight for 2nd time ever
Grant Nelson converted a go-ahead three-point play with 38 seconds remaining, and Alabama beat top-seeded North Carolina 89-87 to reach the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament for the second time in school history.
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Clemson advances to the Elite Eight
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chase Hunter scored 18 points and converted a three-point play with 25.7 seconds remaining, and Clemson advanced to the Elite Eight for the second time in school history, beating Arizona 77-72 in a West Region semifinal on Thursday night.
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Top-seeded UConn blows through another opponent, beating San Diego State 82-52 to reach Elite Eight
Top-seeded and defending NCAA champion UConn advanced to the Elite Eight with another double-digit victory, beating San Diego State 82-52 in a rematch of last year’s title game.
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Clemson reaches the Elite Eight for the first time since 1980, beating Arizona 77-72
Chase Hunter scored 18 points and converted a three-point play with 25.7 seconds remaining, and Clemson advanced to the Elite Eight for the second time in school history, beating Arizona 77-72 in a West Region semifinal.
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Gonzaga’s sister act of Kayleigh and Kaylynne Truong propels Zags into Sweet 16
The Gonzaga duo of twin sisters Kaylynne and Kayleigh Truong is a big reason why the Zags find themselves in the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2015.
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Stanford’s Cameron Brink comes home for March Madness
For Cameron Brink, one benefit to playing near home in the NCAA Tournament is the home cooking. The Stanford All-American is back in the Portland area where she won a pair of state championships in high school.
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Pat Kelsey is introduced as Louisville’s basketball coach, calling it ‘the ultimate job’
Louisville athletic director Josh Heird set a goal of hiring a coach who wanted the job so badly he would crawl to the campus to accept it.
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Houston’s 5 Sweet 16s in a row its best run since Phi Slama Jama. Duke has done a lot since then
Houston is playing in its fifth Sweet 16 in a row, its best March Madness run since making three consecutive Final Four appearances in the Phi Slama Jama era four decades ago.
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From junior college to starring for Tennessee, Dalton Knecht took a long road to March Madness
Dalton Knecht didn’t have a lot of choices to continue his basketball career coming out of Prairie View High School in Henderson, Colorado.
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Stanford, NC State women to get acquainted in March Madness before becoming ACC rivals next season
North Carlina State’s Sweet 16 game against Stanford in the women’s NCAA Tournament is bit of a harbinger of what’s to come.
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