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Sweet 16: Calipari guides Arkansas past Pitino, St. John's 75-66 for 16th trip to regional semifinal
John Calipari is heading to the Sweet 16 for the 16th time, and this one could be the sweetest of all. Calipari’s Arkansas Razorbacks beat longtime nemesis Rick Pitino and No. 2 seed St. John’s ...Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Rick Pitino travels to Cleveland to watch his son Richard coach New Mexico in March Madness
Rick Pitino is hoping his son can accomplish something he couldn't this year — get his team to the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament. Pitino traveled from New York to Cleveland to watch his ...Yahoo Sports - 22h -
West Region will feature 3 Hall of Fame coaches, another with consecutive national titles
Rick Pitino's latest rebuilding project will take him to Providence, where he pulled off one of the biggest surprises in March Madness history by leading the Friars to the 1987 Final Four. Pitino ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 17 -
Inside the ties that bind OKC Thunder and March Madness legend Rick Pitino
Oklahoma City Thunder coach Mark Daigneault and St. John's caoch Rick Pitino are connected. Well, sort of. Here's how.Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Arkansas, Calipari end St. John's dream season to advance to Sweet 16 in upset win
Arkansas HC John Calipari got the better of his old rival Rick Pitino once again to return to the Sweet 16.Yahoo Sports - 2d -
John Calipari and Rick Pitino Have Stood the Test of Time as Basketball Foes
The age-old rivals, now with St. John’s and Arkansas, know how to battle on the court.The New York Times - 2d -
Kentucky basketball, John Calipari back in NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 — just not together
John Calipari and Kentucky basketball are back in the Sweet 16 (just not together this go-round). Here's the latest on Cal and coach Mark Pope's teamsYahoo Sports - 2h -
St. John's coach Rick Pitino defends sitting RJ Luis late in Arkansas loss
Rick Pitino explained RJ Luis' absence late in St. John's loss to Arkansas after he didn't play the final five minutes of the second-round game:Yahoo Sports - 2d -
March Madness tips off today in Providence. What to know about the four basketball games
Coaches Rick Pitino, Bill Self, John Calipari and others will lead their teams into the first round of the March Madness bracketYahoo Sports - 4d -
St. John’s is No. 2 seed in NCAA Tournament, to face Omaha in Round of 64
NEW YORK — Let the Madness begin for St. John’s. Rick Pitino’s resurgent Red Storm are the No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament’s West Region and will face No. 15 Omaha on Thursday in Providence, ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 17 -
Coaches Bill Self and John Calipari preview the Kansas and Arkansas NCAA Tournament game
Self is 7-6 all-time against Calipari and the duo have two national championship matches against each other.Yahoo Sports - 5d -
Rick Pitino explains why he doesn’t view his St. John’s comeback as a ‘redemption’ story
NEW YORK — Rick Pitino doesn’t look at his return to college basketball’s biggest stage as a redemption story. He said as much Saturday after leading St. John’s to its first Big East Tournament ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 17 -
Rick Pitino's improbable path back to college basketball's spotlight
Rick Pitino, 72, has now taken his record sixth different program to the NCAA Tournament. And the Johnnies are a legitimate threat to win it all.NBC News - 6d -
Pitino leads St. John’s past Omaha and into 2nd-round March Madness matchup with nemesis Calipari
Rick Pitino returned to Providence and picked up a March Madness victory with yet another school.Yahoo Sports - 3d -
John Calipari's not done yet: Sweet 16 run after besting Rick Pitino adds new chapter to complicated career
Arkansas is in the Sweet 16 and, after his shocking leave at Kentucky a year ago, Calipari is once again finding ways to prove a lot of people wrongCBS Sports - 1d -
Calipari mulls Arkansas path: 'Back to my roots'
John Calipari referenced his early coaching days Wednesday, saying he is "back to my roots of being the underdog" ahead of Arkansas' NCAA tournament game vs. Kansas.ESPN - 5d -
Seven to be inducted into Berks football coaches Hall of Fame
Record-setting running backs Kevin Dice, Marques Glaze, and Gary Williams highlight the latest Hall of Fame class of the Berks County Football Coaches Association, which will induct seven new ...Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Social media reacts to Arkansas' win over St. John's
Arkansas HC John Calipari. Coach John Calipari and the Arkansas Razorbacks (22-13, 8-10 SEC) are still alive in the NCAA Tournament following their 75-66 win Saturday afternoon over 2-seed St. ...Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Pitino defends benching Luis in loss to Arkansas
St. John's coach Rick Pitino defended benching star RJ Luis Jr. for the final 4:56 of Saturday's 75-66 loss to Arkansas.ESPN - 1d -
St. John's wins first Big East tourney since 2000
The No. 1 seed coming into the tournament played like it all week at Madison Square Garden, as coach Rick Pitino and his St. John's Red Storm secured their first Big East title since 2000, and will ...ESPN - Mar. 16 -
Logansport referee Scott to be honored by Hall of Fame
Rick Scott is continuing an impressive run of referees with Logansport ties being recognized by the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame. Scott is being honored as one of the 2025 Men’s Center Circle ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 16 -
How a Hawaii newspaper cartoonist predicted Rick Pitino's legendary coaching career
Rick Pitino coached his first game at Hawaii in 1976, under odd circumstances. A newspaper cartoonist predicted his great career.Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Iona fires Tobin Anderson just two years after he replaced Rick Pitino as the school’s coach
The Gaels made the announcement after losing in the MAAC championship game and missing out on an NCAA Tournament bid.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 17 -
Rick Pitino and St. John’s Are the New Kings of New York
The coach has reclaimed attention in a city that doesn’t offer it easily.The New York Times - Mar. 17 -
John Calipari, in fresh start with Arkansas, headed to men's NCAA Tournament second round
John Calipari has been here before; just not recently. But every win could move focus away from the past and toward his future with the Razorbacks.Yahoo Sports - 3d -
Rick Pitino vs. John Calipari: Rivalry once stoked in hate gets proper resurrection Saturday in March Madness
These two classic foes facing off one more time, with a Sweet 16 trip on the line, is the matchup of the weekendCBS Sports - 3d -
St. John’s wins first Big East Tournament since 2000 with second-half surge vs. Creighton
NEW YORK — The last time St. John’s won the Big East Tournament, RJ Luis Jr. wasn’t born yet. Neither were Zuby Ejiofor or Kadary Richmond. Rick Pitino was coaching the Boston Celtics — a job he ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 16 -
Rick Pitino did his part in St. John's renaissance; can New York City deliver the NIL funds a champion needs?
The Red Storm's NIL commitment will determine whether St. John's can take the next step under Rick PitinoCBS Sports - 1d -
Rick Barnes, former Texas, now Tennessee coach, makes his case for Texas in NCAA Bracket
Former Texas Longhorns Coach Rick Barnes, now Tennessee Volunteers head coach, offered his opinion on why Texas deserved a NCAA tournament spot.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 16 -
Villanova fires coach Kyle Neptune after 3 years and no NCAA Tournament appearances
Villanova fired Kyle Neptune on Saturday after a three-year run where he succeeded Hall of Fame coach Jay Wright and failed to ever make the NCAA Tournament. Neptune went 54-47 overall and 31-29 ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 15 -
Calipari, Self gearing up for another high-stakes matchup
Thursday's NCAA Tournament game isn't the first high-stakes matchup between John Calipari and Bill Self.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 17 -
St. John’s rolls past Omaha in NCAA Tournament opener, setting up matchup with John Calipari-led Arkansas
St. John’s found itself on early upset alert. Playing in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2019, the second-seeded Johnnies missed their first five shots in Thursday night’s first-round ...Yahoo Sports - 3d -
Inside how John Calipari led Arkansas to a late season turnaround as Razorbacks roll into March Madness
The Razorbacks struggled early in Calipari's first season but, even shorthanded, are on the cusp of an NCAA Tournament appearanceCBS Sports - Mar. 11 -
Big East tournament bracket, schedule: Rick Pitino, St. John's look to fend off Dan Hurley, UConn at Madison Square Garden
St. John's picked up its first conference title in decades this season while UConn stumbled to the finish line.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 9 -
Rick Pitino scandal: Why former Louisville coach forfeited title, left Cardinals program
Rick Pitino was fired at Louisville amid a scandal involving recruits. Here's a look back at what transpired to end his tenure with the Cardinals:Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Just asking: Is Rick Pitino the best coach in the history of college basketball?
Pitino is rarely, if ever, mentioned in the debate, but this much is true: He wins wherever he goes.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 11 -
Breaking down where the St. John’s roster stands for 2025-26
The St. John’s roster is set to look different next season. But there shouldn’t be as much turnover as there was going into Rick Pitino’s first and second years as head coach. “Next year, we’ll ...Yahoo Sports - 7h -
Rick Pitino and St. John’s Were Magical All Season. Then It Came Crashing Down.
As satisfying as the team’s resurrection has been, a key weakness exposed the Red Storm again in their men’s tournament upset loss.The New York Times - 1d -
Rick Barnes stumps for Texas as NCAA Tournament team after painfully poetic win over close friend Rodney Terry
Rick Barnes knows all too well the discomfort embattled Texas coach Rodney Terry is feelingCBS Sports - Mar. 15 -
Rick Barnes recaps Tennessee's win over UCLA basketball in NCAA Tournament second round
Tennessee basketball head coach Rick Barnes recaps the Vols' win versus UCLA.Yahoo Sports - 1d
