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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 - Mar. 22 -
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.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 22 -
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 - 6d -
'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 - 6d -
'Defense wins games.' Cooper basketball shut down Henderson County in Sweet 16 opener
Cooper played Henderson County in the first round of the KHSAA Sweet 16 boys basketball tournament March 27 at Rupp Arena. Here's how it went down.Yahoo Sports - 1d -
LSU women's basketball moving to Elite Eight after thrilling win vs NC State
LSU women's basketball's March Madness run remains alive after the Tigers beat NC State in the Sweet 16. Here's an instant recap.Yahoo Sports - 4h -
LSU women's basketball moving to Elite Eight after thrilling win vs NC State
LSU women's basketball's March Madness run remains alive after the Tigers beat NC State in the Sweet 16. Here's an instant recap.Yahoo Sports - 4h -
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.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 21 -
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 - Mar. 20 -
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 -
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 -
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 TournamentYahoo 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 ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 21 -
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 ...Yahoo Sports - 6d -
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.Yahoo Sports - 5d -
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 -
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 - Mar. 21 -
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 - Mar. 18 -
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 - Mar. 21 -
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 - Mar. 21 -
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 - 6d -
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 finalYahoo 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 -
Ball State women's basketball defeats Toledo in MAC Championship; final score, takeaways
Ball State women's basketball won the MAC Tournament for with a win over Toledo. How the Cardinals punched their ticket to Women's March Madness:Yahoo Sports - Mar. 15 -
'Wow, what a game': Nate Johnson leads Akron men's basketball to MAC Tournament title
Nate Johnson uses a 'Luka Dončić move' to lead Akron to a men's basketball win over Miami in the Mid-American Conference Tournament championship.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 16 -
Five area boys basketball teams set to play in state Class A and B tournaments this week
Weekly poll question asking readers to pick which one of five area state tournament basketball teams could win it allYahoo Sports - Mar. 17 -
Abundant Life Christian boys basketball team embraces being a light in a dark time for the community
Abundant Life Christian boys basketball team's second straight trip to the D5 state tournament was about much more than trying to win a gold ball.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 21 -
Michigan high school girls basketball: Tecumseh holds on for Division 2 title, 54-44
Tecumseh built an early 14-point lead and held off Grand Rapids West Catholic to win the Division 2 girls basketball state championship.Yahoo Sports - 6d -
Aaliyah Chavez praises OU basketball on top recruit's visit during March Madness
Aaliyah Chavez, ranked by 247Sports as the top women's college basketball recruit in the 2025 class, was in attendance for OU's 81-58 win over FGCU.Yahoo Sports - 6d -
How Hillsboro wrote its name in Metro Nashville history with program's first TSSAA basketball state title
Hillsboro etched its name into Metro Nashville public school history Saturday with a TSSAA boys basketball state championship win over Oak Ridge.Yahoo Sports - 6d -
LSU women's basketball throttles San Diego State, advances to NCAA Second Round
LSU women's basketball took care of business vs. San Diego State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Here are five takeaways from the win.Yahoo Sports - 5d -
Inside Madison Scott’s game-winner that sent Ole Miss women’s basketball to March Madness Sweet 16
Madison Scott's shot wasn't falling in the fourth quarter, but she hit the important one in Ole Miss women's basketball NCAA tournament win at Baylor.Yahoo Sports - 5d -
Game time set for Tennessee basketball vs. Kentucky in 2025 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16
Tennessee basketball advanced to face Kentucky in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament with a 67-58 win against UCLA on Saturday at Rupp Arena.Yahoo Sports - 5d -
USA TODAY Sports has this team beating Florida basketball in the 2025 NCAA Tournament
Florida basketball is heading to the Sweet 16, but some analysts still favor another team to win it all. See who experts are picking over the Gators.Yahoo Sports - 4d -
Five takeaways: LSU women's basketball advances to Sweet 16 after beating FSU
LSU women's basketball is heading to its third straight Sweet 16. Here are five takeaways from the Tigers win over Florida State.Yahoo Sports - 4d
