The NCAA named its host cities for 2016-2018 regionals, and Lexington, Kent. won big. Stockton, Calif. and South Dakota will host regionals for the first time:2016 HOST ROUND SITE VENUEMarch 25-28 Fairfield and UConn Regional Bridgeport, Conn. Webster Bank ArenaMarch 25-28 Big 12 Regional … [Read more...]
Some close ones-NCAA Basketball
It took two overtimes, but Green Bay upset #24 Purdue, 81-78.#11 North Carolina survived #21 Oklahoma State, 79-77.#23 Syracuse surged past Duquesne, 90-84.Jewell Loyd lifted #3 Notre Dame past #15 Michigan State, 71-63.#24 Georgia overtook Ohio State, 67-59.Tulane held off LSU, 51-45.Full … [Read more...]
Niagara team rescued from snow storm
After 24 hours stranded in a snow storm in upstate New York, the Niagara team was rescued today. Ordeal timeline.Player news:One season after her freshman "fog," Kentucky's Makayla Epps is starting to shine.New Mexico has dismissed Ebony Walker following her arrest earlier this month for domestic … [Read more...]
Outside of the game, much going on
Today's results:#14 Cal took care of Nevada, 76-54.#22 Rutgers pushed past Northeastern, 74-60.Texas Tech pulled it out over Texas State, 81-77.Northwestern stifled Lousiana Tech, 69-57.Jacksonville State knocked off Alabama, 64-62.Full scoreboard.More college news:The red hot Stanford-UConn rivalry … [Read more...]
USA Today top 25 weekly poll: there’s a new number one in town
Stanford's got the top spot in this week's USA Today top 25 poll, knocking UConn from the perch it's had since April, 2013:1. Stanford2. Notre Dame3. South Carolina4. Connecticut5. Tennessee6. Texas A&M;7. Duke8. Maryland9. Kentucky10. Louisville11. North Carolina12. Baylor13. Texas14. Cal15. … [Read more...]
Final Four sites chosen through 2020
Final Four cities have been chosen from 2017-2020. What it's looking like for the next six years:2015 - Tampa, Fla.2016 - Indianapolis, Ind.2017 - Dallas, Tex.2018 - Columbus, Ohio2019 - Tampa, Fla.2020 - New Orleans, La. … [Read more...]
Tyler Summitt wins coaching debut
Louisiana Tech pulled out a hard-fought one over SF Austin, 76-69:He's now only 1,097 behind his mom, Hall of Famer Pat Summitt.Ah, jokes. … [Read more...]
No surprises on day two
Today's results:#2 South Carolina had to turn it on in the final five minutes to beat USC, 70-61.#5 Texas A&M;, #9 Texas, #16 Nebraska, #17 West Virginia and #18 DePaul all won handily. South Florida edged Villanova, 57-56.LSU wiped away the memory of their loss last night with a 71-45 romp over … [Read more...]
More on last night
One more upset:Washington State took down #22 Dayton, 76-60.Team news:Jasmine Jones and Isabelle Harrison were hurt last night in the Lady Vols' season opener.Richmond honored fallen coaches Ginny Doyle and Natalie Lewis at halftime of their opener last night.Nebraska's four seniors are aiming for a … [Read more...]
Tyler Summitt steps out of his mother’s shadow
Thorough and amazing story:Perhaps it was meant to be. A son trying to forge his identity in the shadow of his mother's legacy needed to face his first battle alone. He knows he will never escape being compared with her. And he's fine with that."I don't dislike the comparisons to my mom," he says. … [Read more...]