Basketball's Fairytale Season

Here's how Stuart Cramer girls basketball's fairytale season ended in the NCHSAA 3A final

Brimming with optimism to start the day, Cramer dreams of an NCHSAA 3A state title buckled Friday under the weight a Western Alamance scoring barrage.

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'No Hamilton fairytale as Norris and McLaren deliver on potential'

Lewis Hamilton's first qualifying session for Ferrari was perfectly decent but it was a sobering start to the season for his new team, says Andrew Benson.

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'No Hamilton fairytale as Norris and McLaren deliver on potential'

Lewis Hamilton's first qualifying session for Ferrari was perfectly decent but it was a sobering start to the season for his new team, says Andrew Benson.

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Championship Saturday: A preview of the last day of the high school basketball season

Mar. 14—There was not universal agreement on this. It was more a general consensus people had about this 2024-25 Class 5A boys basketball season — if there was one team capable of stopping the ...

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Minnesota fires men's basketball coach Ben Johnson after 4 seasons with 56-71 record

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Iowa reportedly fires men's basketball coach Fran McCaffery after 15 seasons

Iowa men's basketball coach Fran McCaffery has reportedly been fired after 15 seasons with the Hawkeyes

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Colorado 4A Final 4 basketball: Delta stuns No. 2 Timnath to ends Cubs season in semifinals

No. 2 Timnath's special season ran into a singular star performance, as No. 6 Delta upset the Cubs in the Colorado 4A basketball Final 4.

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IBCA releases 10 Illinois Ms. Basketball nominees for 2025 season

Here are the 10 nominees for 2025 Illinois Ms. Basketball, named by the IBCA and the Chicago Tribune. The award is scheduled to be announced in April.

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Iowa dismisses coach McCaffery after 15 seasons

Iowa's men's basketball program dismissed McCaffery after 15 seasons as coach of the Hawkeyes, the school announced Friday.

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Bradley women's basketball ends improved season in MVC quarterfinals

The BU women won 14 games in 2024-25, equal to the combined total of the three previous seasons.

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BYU's Whiting out as women's basketball coach

BYU women's basketball coach Amber Whiting is out after three sub-.500 seasons with the Cougars.

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Illinois high school boys basketball all-state teams: Coaches pick top IHSA players

The Illinois Basketball Coaches Association announced its all-state teams for the 2024-25 IHSA boys basketball season.

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Acclaimed sportswriter John Feinstein, author of 'A Season on the Brink,' dies at 69

Feinstein is perhaps best known for 1986's "A Season on the Brink," which followed Bob Knight and the 1985-86 Indiana men's basketball team.

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NC State fires men's basketball coach Kevin Keatts after 8 seasons

Keatts coached the Wolfpack to three NCAA tournament bids during his six seasons in Raleigh and advanced to the Final Four in 2024.

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Mark Pope's first season with Kentucky basketball will be defined by 1 thing: NCAA success

Mark Pope's first season guiding Kentucky, his alma mater, always will be viewed through the prism of how the Wildcats fare in the NCAA Tournament.

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Is this Cooper Flagg's last regular-season home game? It should be

College basketball players can make more than ever, especially stars like Flagg. But even he would be ill-advised to not turn pro after this season.

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 6

Iowa Basketball Conference MVPs: River Valley South

Iowa Preps names our conference MVPs in each age group for the basketball season now! SUBSCRIBERS: CLICK HERE TO READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE!----------------------- What other coverage am I ...

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Pewaukee's Amy Terrian named 2025 Wisconsin Ms. Basketball award winner

For the second time in three seasons, the Milwaukee area has a Ms. Basketball award winner. Pewaukee's Amy Terrian joins the prestigious club.

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Alabama basketball is everything Kentucky wants to be — and will very soon | C.L. Brown

Mark Pope's Kentucky basketball team has been inconsistent this season, but the Wildcats aren't that far from returning to the top of nation's elite.

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College of the Sequoias women's basketball seeks to complete unbeaten season

The Giants open their final push for the state championship when they face Palomar (24-6) in a state quarterfinal at 5 p.m. March 14

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Ranking best freshmen in college basketball: Michigan State's Jase Richardson earns Freshman of the Week

A look at the top performing freshmen in college basketball last week and for the 2024-25 season

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Rematch set. No. 4 Florida basketball gets chance for revenge vs Mizzou in SEC Tournament

Florida basketball will begin SEC Tournament play against a Missouri team that handed UF its lone home loss this season

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Stars set to shine in Cape and Islands girls and boys basketball High School All-Star game

Get ready for the end of the high school basketball season on a high note with Sunday's All-Star game in Hyannis.

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Kobe Bryant's former players remember his words during their first year of college basketball

Five years after the death of Kobe Bryant in a helicopter crash, six members of his Mamba Basketball Academy team are finishing up their first season of college basketball

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Caledonia ends season with impressive win in fifth-place game

Mar. 14—ST. PAUL — No. 6 seed Caledonia finished its season with an impressive 69-63 win Friday over No. 4 seed Sauk Centre in the Class 2A girls basketball tournament fifth-place game at ...

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USC men's basketball fights to the end but falls to Purdue in Big Ten Tournament

With the loss, the Trojans' season is now over.

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The key for Bowdoin women's basketball? It's all about the defense

Mar. 13—BRUNSWICK — Megan Phelps was feeling uneasy. The Bowdoin College women's basketball team was coming off of a 28-3 season, one that resulted in a trip to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Division ...

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RCTC women's basketball team powers through to win national quarterfinal

Mar. 13—ROCHESTER — It wasn't the prettiest victory the RCTC women's basketball team has had this season, but sometimes tournament time is about nothing more than surviving and advancing. That's ...

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Inside Mohamed Wague's increased role with OU basketball in SEC tournament during Ramadan

OU men's basketball Mohamed Wague tied a career-high with 12 points and played a season-high 28 minutes, all while fasting for Ramadan.

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Why Cookeville is at home in TSSAA girls basketball state tournament after another quarterfinal win

Cookeville beat Lincoln County for its third TSSAA girls basketball state tournament win in four seasons. The Cavaliers face Bartlett in the semis.

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'Whatever it takes': Texas Tech basketball doesn't have to be pretty in March to win games

The Texas Tech basketball team has made a habit of being in close games this season and found itself in another one on Thursday against Baylor.

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Oliver, senior class helped set a new standard for Norwell High girls basketball

The seniors on the Norwell High girls basketball team compiled an 87-11 record over their four seasons with two state championship appearances.

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Massive late charge falls short for DWU men in California, ending season in NAIA tourney

Mar. 15—SANTA CLARITA, Calif. — Down 22 points with less than 10 minutes left, the Dakota Wesleyan University men's basketball team was in the toughest hole of the season. And the 14th-seeded ...

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John Feinstein, Sportswriter and Author of ‘A Season on the Brink,’ Dies at 69

A longtime columnist for The Washington Post, he also wrote dozens of books about basketball, baseball, tennis, football and the Olympics.

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USC's upset bid falls frustratingly short in season-ending loss to Purdue

After leading for a good portion of the game, USC men's basketball can't hold on in the final minute, losing 76-71 to Purdue in the Big Ten tournament.

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South Florida plans coaching search after Ben Fletcher served in interim role this season

South Florida will conduct a national search for a new men's basketball coach after Ben Fletcher filled the role on an interim basis this season following the death of Amir Abdur-Rahim. ...

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