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NCAA Tournament roundup: Alabama makes record 25 3s in rout of BYU to reach Elite Eight; Florida ousts Maryland
1h · Associated PressAlabama broke the 35-year-old NCAA Tournament record for 3-pointers with 25, a relentless spree that ushered the second-seeded Crimson Tide past BYU 113-88 on Thursday night.
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LeShon Johnson, former NIU star and NFL running back, indicted in massive federal dogfighting case
2h · Associated PressFormer Northern Illinois star and NFL running back Leshon Johnson has been indicted for allegedly operating a large dogfighting venture, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
Former Notre Dame basketball player is one of the biggest — in size, at least — stand-ups in comedy
8h · Dan GelstonAlex Dragicevich stood tall at 6-foot-6 over a four-year collegiate career split between Notre Dame and Boston College.
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Penn hires former Iowa coach Fran McCaffery to lift fallen program back into Ivy contention
12h · Dan GelstonPenn has hired Fran McCaffery as its men’s basketball coach, two weeks after he was fired at Iowa in a season where the Hawkeyes won their fewest games and had their lowest Big Ten regular-se….
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NCAA Tournament: How to watch the men’s Sweet 16 — and who’s now favored to win it all now
17h · Associated PressEvery team in the Sweet 16 is from a power conference for the first time since the bracket expanded to 64 teams in 1985.
These NCAA Tournament styles stand out in a sea of coaches in team polo shirts and quarter-zip pullovers
17h · Kristie RiekenThe styles of Notre Dame’s Niele Ivey, LSU’s Kim Mulkey, Alabama’s Nate Oaks and South Carolina’s Dawn Staley stand out in a sea of coaches in team polo shirts and quarter-zip pullovers.
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Loyola coach Drew Valentine believes Ramblers’ win to get to NIT semifinal makes ‘a statement about our program’
Mar 27 · Colleen KaneMiles Rubin had 18 points, 9 rebounds and two blocks to help Loyola win its NIT quarterfinal against Kent State at home on Wednesday.
Photos: Loyola 72, Kent State 62 in NIT quarterfinals
Mar 27 · Audrey RichardsonPhotos from Loyola’s 72-62 victory over Kent State in an NIT quarterfinal on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, at Gentile Arena.
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Indiana bill banning transgender collegiate athletes from women’s sports passed out of committee
11h · Alexandra KukulkaA bill that would ban transgender women from collegiate sports passed out of the Indiana Senate Education and Career Development committee.
Can USC keep its NCAA Tournament hopes alive without ‘generational talent’ JuJu Watkins?
Mar 26 · Beth HarrisIf Southern California wants to win its first national championship in 41 years, the Trojans will have to find a way to get it done without star guard JuJu Watkins.
Bradley falls by 2 points to Chattanooga, 67-65, in the NIT quarterfinals
Mar 26 · Associated PressHonor Huff led Chattanooga with 21 points and Trey Bonham made a go-ahead 3-pointer as the Mocs defeated Bradley 67-65 on Tuesday in the NIT quarterfinals.
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Stanford fires football coach Troy Taylor following report he was investigated for alleged mistreatment
Mar 25 · Josh DubowStanford fired football coach Troy Taylor following a report last week that he had been investigated twice for allegedly mistreating staffers.
UConn women’s basketball star Azzi Fudd announces she will return next season
Mar 25 · Emily AdamsUConn women’s basketball star Azzi Fudd will return to use her redshirt season of eligibility for a fifth year with the Huskies in 2025-26.
Star power — Bueckers, Hidalgo and Betts — and a trio of No. 5 seeds headline the women’s Sweet 16
Mar 25 · Doug FeinbergThere is plenty of star power left in women’s March Madness with Paige Bueckers, Hannah Hidalgo and Lauren Betts still playing even if JuJu Watkins won’t be.
