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2025: All-Herald Girls Basketball Team
Mar. 14—FIRST TEAM Gracie Foster, guard, Grand Meadow The junior impacted the game in every way as she averaged 14.5 points, seven rebounds, two steals and four assists per game. Breeley Galle, ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 15 -
Eaton Rapids' Reyna Luplow earns Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan weekly award
First-year Greyhounds coach guided program to an eight-win improvement this season.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 14 -
Women's college basketball rankings: UCLA enters NCAA Tournament at No. 1 as top 10 goes unchanged
South Carolina and UConn are also getting first-place votesCBS Sports - Mar. 17 -
See the Three NCAA Basketball Players Most Likely to Help Their Teams Go All the Way in March Madness 2025
The first round of the action-packed tournament began on March 20Yahoo Sports - Mar. 20 -
Hornell vs Chenango Forks score, updates from the NYS girls basketball tournament
Hornell (21-3) is playing in its first NYS tournament.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 21 -
Hornell vs Cold Spring Harbor score, updates from the NYS girls basketball championship
Hornell (22-3) is playing in its first NYS championship game.Yahoo Sports - 6d -
FGCU women's basketball coach Chelsea Lyles resigns after just one season leading Eagles
Lyles went 30-2 with an ASUN title in her first season leading the program, making the NCAA Tournament before losing to Oklahoma in the first round.Yahoo Sports - 4d -
Inside life on the Muss Buss: Eric Musselman's drive to transform USC basketball
USC coach Eric Musselman has a long history of rebuilding programs. Near the end of a hard first season, Muss is determined to rebuild the Trojans.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 9 -
Alabama State basketball punches NCAA Tournament ticket with SWAC conference title
With its 60-56 win over Jackson State in Saturday's SWAC Tournament, Alabama is heading to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 14 years.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 16 -
Texas basketball: For Longhorns, the road to Tampa goes through Austin (and Birmingham)
Texas won its first national championship in 1986. Thirty-nine years later, the road to a second title extends past the Austin city limits.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 17 -
Alabama Basketball 2024-25 Opponent Preview: Robert Morris Colonials
The Alabama Crimson Tide will be matched up against the Robert Morris Colonials in the East Region No. 2 vs. No. 15 first round game in March Madness.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 19 -
Connecticut Sun trade Natasha Cloud to New York Liberty for two first-round picks in latest veteran departure
While most of the women’s basketball world was watching the NCAA Tournament Selection Show on Sunday night, the Connecticut Sun quietly announced that they were trading Natasha Cloud to the New ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 17 -
John Marshall embracing underdog role in first state tournament in more than 2 decades
Mar. 17—ROCHESTER — It's undeniable the 2024-25 John Marshall boys basketball team will be remembered for years to come. As time expired in the Section 1, Class 4A championship game Friday night, a ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 17 -
Crooks, Brown combine to lead Iowa State women to 68-63 First Four win over Princeton
The win was No. 800 for coach Bill Fennelly, third-most in women's basketball among active coaches. Crooks, named to The Associated Press All-America third team released Wednesday, dominated the ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 20 -
Ben Gregg, Graham Ike applaud former Gonzaga teammate Anton Watson's first NBA points
Mar. 19—WICHITA, Kan. — Gonzaga is busy preparing to play Georgia on Thursday in the NCAA Tournament, college basketball's biggest stage. But a few Zags made time Wednesday to applaud former ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 20 -
How to watch the women’s March Madness first-round games on Friday: Schedule, odds and storylines
South Carolina looks to cut the championship nets for the third time in four seasons. Its title defense begins Friday, with Dawn Staley’s top-seeded Gamecocks one of 32 women’s basketball teams ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 21 -
Washington State women face Utah Valley in first round of WNIT, hoping to build for next year
Mar. 23—With just one senior, it's obvious that the Washington State women's basketball team is using the postseason as a springboard for next season. But, the Cougars aren't in any hurry to get to ...Yahoo Sports - 5d -
What Kim Mulkey said following LSU's blowout win over San Diego State in NCAA First Round
LSU women's basketball beat San Diego State to advance to the second round. Here are three things LSU head coach Kim Mulkey said after the win.Yahoo Sports - 5d -
March Madness 2025: Notre Dame's dominant first-round NCAA tournament win sets up date with Michigan: 'We'll be ready'
A legendary football rivalry will make its way to the basketball court as Michigan and Notre Dame will play in the second round of the women’s NCAA tournament on Sunday.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 21 -
Girls Basketball: Columbus Grove claims Division VI state title
Mar. 15—DAYTON — Defend until the end. It's a motto Columbus Grove has lived by since the summer, and now, it's a philosophy has resulted in the program's first-ever state championship. On Saturday ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 15 -
Girls basketball state championships: Alter proud in defeat, optimistic about future
Mar. 15—Two magical runs ended Friday in the Division IV girls state championship game. For Bellevue, it was pursuit of the first state title in school history. For Alter, it was as close to a ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 16 -
H.S. Boys Basketball: Hazleton Area overwhelmed by Father Judge in 6A quarterfinals
Mar. 16—EASTON — Luis Guzman nailed a 3-pointer to end the first quarter Saturday afternoon, giving Hazleton Area a one-point lead. Father Judge responded with seven consecutive points to start the ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 16 -
2 reasons Michigan basketball will win, lose opening round of March Madness
The Wolverines are slight favorites over UC San Diego in the NCAA tournament's first round. Here are 2 reasons each U-M could win or lose the game.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 19 -
Campbell hires Florida assistant John Andrzejek as men’s basketball head coach
Andrzejek has spent the last two seasons as an assistant coach at Florida, helping the Gators earn their first SEC championship since 2014 and a No. 1 seed in this year’s NCAA tournament.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 20 -
H.S. Girls Basketball: Crestwood routed by Archbishop Wood in semifinals
Mar. 22—SOUTH WHITEHALL TWP. — The game's first basket demonstrated what Crestwood was facing Saturday afternoon. Archbishop Wood's Ryan Carter, one of the nation's top sophomores, did a skip step ...Yahoo Sports - 6d -
Zags Basketball Insiders Podcast: Dispatches from the Dance -- the good, the bad and the boring
Mar. 24—Everything that went right for Gonzaga against Georgia in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday went wrong to start Saturday's Round-of-32 game against Houston. Still, the Zags ...Yahoo Sports - 4d -
Trey Kaufman-Renn, Cam Heide lift Purdue basketball to Big Ten Tourney win over USC
Purdue fell behind by double digits in the first half, but came back and eventually held on to beat USC to advance to the quarterfinals.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 14 -
Missouri State basketball's Dez White, arguably team's best player, enters transfer portal
Dez White, arguably Missouri State's best player this past season, became the first Bear to enter the transfer portal this offseason.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 14 -
Injured Arkansas star Boogie Fland cleared to resume basketball activities, could return for NCAA Tournament
Fland, a potential first-round pick, has been out since mid-January with a hand injuryCBS Sports - Mar. 15 -
Clemson basketball faces familiar faces in March Madness vs McNeese State, including Will Wade
Clemson will face McNeese State in March Madness first round. The game will reunite Cowboys coach Will Wade with alma mater.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 17 -
‘They play beautiful basketball’: VCU impressed by BYU, but don’t fear their sixth-seeded foe
Here's why the VCU Rams believe they can spring a mild upset Thursday and defeat BYU in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 20 -
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 - Mar. 20 -
Bryant's men's basketball team is embracing its underdog role against Michigan State in NCAA
The Spartans will be just the third KenPom.com top-100 opponent for the Bulldogs in 2024-25 and the first since Dec. 30.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 20 -
Here's how you can watch Friday's MSU-Bryant NCAA Tournament basketball game
Here's how you can watch the NCAA Tournament first round matchup between Michigan State and Bryant on FridayYahoo Sports - Mar. 20 -
The 6-Foot-9 College Basketball Player Who Shoots Free Throws Underhand
Kyler Filewich’s unusual free throw form will be on display in the first round of the men’s N.C.A.A. tournament.The New York Times - Mar. 20 -
Purdue basketball prediction vs McNeese: Who has edge in March Madness second round
Purdue was a popular upset pick in the first round, will No. 12 McNeese State be this March Madness' Cinderella?Yahoo Sports - Mar. 20 -
What Wofford basketball coach Dwight Perry said after loss to Tennessee, playing at Rupp
Wofford coach Dwight Perry returned to Rupp Arena for first round of March Madness. The Terriers lost to Tennessee.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 21 -
Oklahoma State women's basketball stunned by South Dakota State in March Madness upset
The No. 7 seed Cowgirls were eliminated by No. 10 seed South Dakota State in the first round of the 2025 women's NCAA tournament.Yahoo Sports - 6d -
How chasing perfection wasn't just a fantasy for Loretto in TSSAA basketball state title win
The Loretto Mustangs became the first public school since 2008 to win a state championship while undefeated.Yahoo Sports - 6d -
Aquinas vs Baldwin score and updates from the NYS girls basketball championship game
Aquinas (24-1) is one win away from its first NYS title.Yahoo Sports - 6d
