March Madness: Xavier rallies to beat Texas 86-80 in First Four

Marcus Foster scored 22 points and Zach Freemantle added 15 while overcoming foul trouble as Xavier rallied past Texas 86-80 in a First Four game at Dayton

ABC News - Mar. 20

Xavier applauds fans for big lift in rally vs. UT

Xavier erased a 13-point deficit in its biggest comeback win this season to beat Texas and advance to play Illinois on Friday night in a Midwest Region game at Milwaukee.

ESPN - Mar. 20

Chiefs WR Xavier Worthy sues woman who accused him of assault

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy sued his former girlfriend who accused him of attacking her, alleging the woman assaulted him and stole or destroyed more than $150,000 in cash and ...

Yahoo Sports - 3d

Richard Pitino leaving UNM to take head coaching position at Xavier

Mar. 25—Men's basketball coach Richard Pitino will be leaving the University of New Mexico and has accepted the head coaching position at Xavier University in the Big East, the Journal confirmed ...

Yahoo Sports - 2d

Xavier Worthy of Chiefs released from jail, won't face domestic assault charges

Xavier Worthy was taken into custody Friday on a count of third-degree felony assault. However, prosecutors Saturday declined to pursue the case.

CBS News - Mar. 8

Texas basketball vs Xavier prediction: Who has edge in 2025 NCAA Tournament first round?

It’s Texas Longhorns vs Xavier in the March Madness bracket. Here’s our prediction, pick for the 2025 NCAA Tournament basketball game.

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 17

Texas Longhorns, Rodney Terry fall short to Xavier in NCAA First Four, 80-86

The Texas Longhorns fell short of their NCAA tournament ambitions in the First Four. Xavier took the win, 80-86.

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 20

Here's what happened the last time Brad Underwood's Illinois team played Xavier

Ayo Dosunmu became a Chicago Bulls guard, but his Illinois team couldn't beat Xavier in Hawaii in 2018.

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 20

Xavier's Sean Miller to replace fired Rodney Terry as Texas basketball coach, per source

Sean Miller will leave Xavier for Texas, a high-ranking Texas official told the Austin American-Statesman.

Yahoo Sports - 4d

Xavier Worthy accuses his ex-fiancé of stealing, among other things, $30,000 in cash

We've gotten a look at the full lawsuit filed by Chiefs receiver Xavier Worthy against his ex-fiancé, Tia Jones.

Yahoo Sports - 3d

Chiefs’ Xavier Worthy released after Texas DA declines to pursue charges

Kansas City wideout faced third-degree felony charge Worthy was taken in first round of last year’s draft Xavier Worthy was released Saturday after a district attorney in Texas declined to ...

The Guardian - Mar. 9

Jones scores 28 as No. 25 Marquette rallies past Xavier 89-87 in Big East quarterfinal

Kam Jones scored 28 points and No. 25 Marquette rallied past Xavier 89-87 on Thursday in the Big East Tournament quarterfinals.

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 13

Xavier McKinney's buzzer-beater sends Reynoldsburg boys basketball to OHSAA state final

Junior guard Xavier McKinney's last-second layup Sunday sent Reynoldsburg's boys basketball team to its first OHSAA state final.

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 16

Xavier makes plays down the stretch to eliminate Texas men's basketball from NCAA tournament

Longhorns lead most of the way against Xavier but don't make plays down stretch, bounced from First Four of NCAA tournament.

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 20

How Hillsboro's Xavier Washington has MNPS close to TSSAA boys basketball state tournament breakthrough

Xavier Washington scored 20 points and Hillsboro defeated Bradley Central in the TSSAA boys basketball state tournament Class 4A semifinal Saturday.

Yahoo Sports - 6d

Miller time: Texas set to hire Xavier coach, who eliminated Longhorns in NCAA tournament

Texas Longhorns reportedly set to hire Xavier basketball coach Sean Miller, the coach who eliminated Longhorns from 2025 NCAA tournament.

Yahoo Sports - 4d

Xavier Worthy sues his ex-fiancé, Tia Jones, for extortion and other claims

More than two weeks after Chiefs receiver Xavier Worthy was arrested (but ultimately not charged) on allegations of domestic abuse, Worthy has sued his accuser.

Yahoo Sports - 3d

Chiefs WR Xavier Worthy files lawsuit against ex-fiancée after arrest, alleging abuse and extortion

Xavier Worthy said that his ex-fiancée stole or destroyed more than $150,000 worth of property from his home when he was arrested.

Yahoo Sports - 3d

Texas hires Xavier’s Sean Miller, the coach who beat the Longhorns in the NCAA Tournament

The news comes a day after Texas fired Rodney Terry, and less than a week after Miller and Xavier knocked the Longhorns out of March Madness.

Yahoo Sports - 3d

Sean Miller was cleverly pranked by Xavier fans when he tried to announce new Texas gig

Despite actually leading his team to beat them in March Madness, head coach Sean Miller will leave Xavier to take over for Rodney Terry at Texas.

Yahoo Sports - 1d

Jeffersontown boys basketball shocks top-ranked St. Xavier in Sweet 16 first round

Cam McDaniels scored Jeffersontown's final eight points, leading the Chargers to victory over top-ranked St. Xavier in a Sweet 16 first-round matchup.

Yahoo Sports - 1d

Riley scores 22 as No. 6 seed Illinois defeats Xavier 86-73 in NCAA Tournament

Will Riley had 22 points, Kasparas Jakucionis finished one rebound shy of a triple-double and Illinois was perfect from the foul line in an 86-73 NCAA Tournament victory over Xavier on Friday ...

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No. 6 seed Illinois feeds off fans for an 86-73 first-round win over Xavier in the NCAA Tournament

MILWAUKEE — Illinois guard Kylan Boswell took a couple of dribbles and launched the 3-pointer with a Xavier defender in his face just a second before the halftime buzzer. He held up three fingers ...

Yahoo Sports - 6d

Riley scores 22 as No. 6 seed Illinois defeats Xavier 86-73 in NCAA Tournament

Will Riley had 22 points, Kasparas Jakucionis finished one rebound shy of a triple-double and Illinois was perfect from the foul line in an 86-73 NCAA Tournament victory over Xavier on Friday night

ABC News - 6d

No. 6 seed Illinois rides Will Riley’s big second half — and a pro-Illini crowd — to a first-round win over Xavier

MILWAUKEE — Illinois freshman forward Will Riley considers himself a pretty reserved person, but the emotion of the moment took over in the second half of an 86-73 NCAA Tournament victory over ...

Yahoo Sports - 6d

Texas hires Xavier's Sean Miller, the coach who beat the Longhorns in the NCAA Tournament

Texas hired Xavier's Sean Miller to take over the Longhorns basketball program on Monday, turning to the coach who had just knocked them out of the NCAA Tournament a few days earlier in an attempt ...

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