Basketball's Close Win

Culture at 'all-time high': Reflecting on the 2024-25 Vermont women's basketball season

Vermont women’s basketball coach Alisa Kresge has developed a culture that will be ready to win big games in the near future.

Yahoo Sports - 1d

Big Ten tournament run helps Wisconsin basketball achieve highest ranking of season

The Badgers closed the regular season ranked in the top 25 of the USA Today coaches and Associated Press polls for nine straight weeks.

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 17

Hornell holds off Chenango Forks in NYSPHSAA Class B girls basketball semifinal

Chenango Forks closed most successful season in program history with a 20-6 record.

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FSU women's golf team looks to end regular season on high note in popular Match Up

The Seminoles are coming off a historic winning streak as they close out the regular season in the Florida State Match Up.

Yahoo Sports - 4d

Couch: 3 quick takes on Michigan State basketball's 74-64 win over Oregon in the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals

Columnist Graham Couch shares his thoughts on MSU's Big Ten tournament performance and win against Oregon on Friday afternoon with three quick takes.

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 14

Iowa State basketball: 3 takeaways from the Cyclones' NCAA Tournament win over Lipscomb

Iowa State opened up its NCAA Tournament journey with a first-round win over Lipscomb. Here are three takeaways from March Madness.

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Couch: 3 quick takes on Michigan State basketball's 71-63 win over New Mexico to reach the Sweet 16

Columnist Graham Couch gives his thoughts on MSU's performance and win over New Mexico in the second round of the NCAA tournament with 3 quick takes.

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Fowler boys basketball reaches state title game with win over Allen Park Inter-City Baptist

Fowler advances to face Wyoming Tri-unity Christian in the Michigan high school boys basketball Division 3 championship game Saturday.

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 14

How MTSU men's basketball reached Conference USA semifinals with double overtime win

Middle Tennessee State men's basketball won an overtime thriller over Louisiana Tech Thursday to reach the Conference USA Tournament semifinals.

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 14

Bergen Catholic rallies in fourth to win state boys basketball title over Camden Catholic

Bergen Catholic rallied from a nine-point deficit to beat Camden Catholic, 52-49, and capture the Non-Public A state boys basketball title.

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 15

Why Alabama basketball was without its analytics team in SEC Tournament win over Kentucky

Alabama basketball had all it needed on the floor Friday to dispatch Kentucky from the SEC Tournament, but why didn't it have its analytics team?

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 15

Akron men's basketball | MAC Player of the Year Nate Johnson comes up big in semifinal win

Mid-American Conference Player of the Year Nate Johnson of Akron scores a career-high to lead Zips basketball into the MAC Tournament title game.

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 15

Top of the Mountain: Scott leads way as Wachusett wins D1 girls' basketball state title

Jaelynn Scott (31 points, 14 rebounds) sank a go-ahead layup with 4 seconds left to propel Wachusett to the D1 girls' basketball state title.

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 15

IHSAA basketball: Monroe Central holds off Daleville to win its first regional in 15 years

Monroe Central won its first boys basketball regional title since 2010 with a hard-fought victory over Daleville at the New Castle Fieldhouse.

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 16

Windsor boys basketball quiets Green Mountain to win long-awaited Colorado state title

The Windsor boys basketball team won its first state championship in 101 years, smothering Green Mountain for the Colorado 5A title.

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 16

Cooper boys basketball team wins Ninth Region title for embattled head coach

Cooper and Lloyd Memorial played for the KHSAA Ninth Region boys basketball championship. Here's who advanced to the Sweet 16 next Thursday.

Yahoo Sports - 5d

Georgia Amoore has March Madness showing to remember in Kentucky women's basketball win

Georgia Amoore had a March Madness showing to remember in Kentucky women's basketball's NCAA Tournament first-round game vs. Liberty in Lexington, Ky.

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Ohio State women's basketball moving on to second round of NCAA Tournament after win

The Ohio State women's basketball team used a big run between the second and third periods to beat Montana State and move on to NCAA second round.

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Louisville basketball veterans have March Madness showing to remember in first-round win

Louisville's veteran players had a March Madness showing to remember in U of L's women's basketball's NCAA Tournament first-round game vs. Nebraska.

Yahoo Sports - 2d

The best LSU women's basketball plays, highlights from March Madness win vs. SDSU

LSU women's basketball stars Flau'jae Johnson and Aneesah Morrow showed no signs of injuries bothering them in a rout of SDSU in March Madness.

Yahoo Sports - 1d

'I was hot': Ellis Appiah delivers in Olentangy Orange basketball's OHSAA state final win

Senior Ellis Appiah delivered a career performance to help spark Olentangy Orange to its first OHSAA boys basketball state championship.

Yahoo Sports - 1d

Would Schools Close in a Future Pandemic?

Five years after the global Covid pandemic was declared, there is widespread agreement that closing classrooms was devastating for children. Here is what leaders say they may do next time.

The New York Times - Mar. 13

Lady Trojans win state!

DAYTON —Finally, at long last, storied and basketball tradition-rich Portsmouth High School is a city of champions once again. Only this time, it's the Lady Trojans taking home hardware —the ...

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 15

London's Heathrow Airport closes after power failure

London's Heathrow Airport will be closed on Friday after a power failure due to a large fire at a nearby electrical substation.

NBC News - 3d

Penn State wrestling closing in on another NCAA championship

Penn State wrestling matches NCAA record for most All-Americans and closes in on NCAA championship.

Yahoo Sports - 2d

Three questions UConn women’s basketball has to answer to reach championship goal in NCAA Tournament

The UConn women’s basketball team is riding the momentum of a 10-game win streak into March Madness, crowned by a dominant run to win a fifth consecutive Big East Tournament title last week. The ...

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 15

How Thomas Haugh sparked Florida basketball late in SEC Tournament win over Missouri

UF forward Thomas Haugh played with high energy and sank some big FTs down the stretch to help Florida basketball hold off a pesky Missouri team in the SEC Tournament

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 15

Class 6A boys basketball: Deer Creek defeats Tulsa Union to win first state title since 1974

Deer Creek won its first state championship since 1974 after defeating Tulsa Union 78-69 in the Class 6A boys basketball title game Saturday night at State Fair Arena.

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 16

William & Mary women notch school's first NCAA basketball tournament victory with 69-63 win

Bella Nascimento scored 24 points and William & Mary edged High Point 69-63 Thursday night for a victory in the Tribe's first NCAA Tournament appearance in either women's or men's basketball. The ...

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High school girls basketball: LaFargeville conquers challenge of season to win state crown

Mar. 22—TROY — At last, Emeline Barton and her LaFargeville girls basketball team teammates could truly savor and revel in the moment. After the final buzzer sounded Friday night, the Red Knights ...

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Kansas State women's basketball's Serena Sundell breaks assist record in March Madness win

Kansas State women's basketball guard Serena Sundell would gladly trade her new school assist record for the Sweet 16. Turns out she didn't have to.

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Indiana's Shay Ciezki makes a dream come true in Women's March Madness win vs. Utah

Indiana women's basketball guard Shay Ciezki put up 16 points to help lead the Hoosiers to a first-round NCAA Tournament win over Utah.

Yahoo Sports - 3d

Kentucky’s Georgia Amoore won’t let missed March Madness game-winning shot faze her

Kentucky was so close to making the Sweet 16. But a Georgia Amoore bucket was inches short during a Kansas State upset loss in the NCAA tournament.

Yahoo Sports - 1d

Boys basketball: Dawson-Boyd Blackjacks battle with returning Heritage Christian Academy

Mar. 18—MINNEAPOLIS — After ending a 34-year state absence, the Dawson-Boyd boys basketball team is zoned in. Fresh off a 59-52 win over Hills-Beaver Creek in the Section 3A championship, the ...

Yahoo Sports - 5d

Will Wade's impending departure a price McNeese is happy to pay for revived basketball program

McNeese President Wade Rousse sat down with Will Wade when he hired him as basketball coach and laid out a two-year plan: Make the NCAA Tournament in the first year, and win a game in the second. ...

Yahoo Sports - 3d

Missouri basketball will go where Tamar Bates takes it. Against Mississippi State, he delivered

Missouri basketball got a vintage performance out of Tamar Bates in its SEC Tournament win. The Tigers, in their words, will go as far as he takes them.

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 14

De Pere, Notre Dame, Bonduel advance to boys basketball sectional championship games

De Pere holds off Sheboygan North, Notre Dame wins on buzzer-beater and Bonduel rolls past Southern Door in boys basketball sectional semifinals.

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 14

Tennessee basketball's Jahmai Mashack felt disrespected. Texas' Tre Johnson paid the price

Jahmai Mashack was the primary defender guarding Texas star Tre Johnson, who was held to 11 points in Tennessee basketball's win in the SEC Tournament.

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 15

State champion Albertus Magnus rolls past Middletown to reach girls basketball Final Four

Defending state Class AA champ Albertus Magnus reaches AAA Final Four with dominant win over Middletown in girls basketball regional final

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 15

Alabama basketball made history in its series against Kentucky: What it means | Goodbread

Alabama basketball notched a first-ever achievement in its series against Kentucky with a blowout SEC Tournament win. And it signals something bigger.

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 15

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