Oregon and Liberty have never met on the basketball court and Ducks guard Keeshawn Barthelemy isn’t buying into talk his team holds the advantage in the first-round matchup.No. 5 seed Oregon raced to… MORE
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Seniors carry Marquette into matchup with New Mexico
Marquette spent the entire season in the Top 25, used the same starting five for all 33 games, and will journey to Cleveland for the first round of the NCAA Tournament with the same goal the team had… MORE
North Carolina battles Ole Miss after rout in First Four
MILWAUKEE — The question of which team sixth-seeded Ole Miss would face in the first round of the NCAA Tournament South Region on Friday was emphatically answered by North Carolina.The 11th-seeded T… MORE
Kentucky vies to clear upset-prone tag; underdog asks ‘Why not Troy?’
MILWAUKEE — First-year Kentucky coach Mark Pope is extremely familiar with the Wildcats’ NCAA Tournament legacy, but he’s also well aware of the recent history of opening-weekend upsets.The No. 3-se… MORE
Tom Izzo preps Michigan St. for late-night date with Bryant
Michigan State opens as the NCAA Tournament late show with no designs on going home early.The Spartans (27-6) won the Big Ten regular-season title and extended the program’s streak to 27 consecutive… MORE
Vanderbilt takes aim at stingy Saint Mary’s defense
East Region opponents Saint Mary’s and Vanderbilt meet in the first round Friday in Cleveland, bringing squads of considerably different makeup but with a similar goal: reaching the second weekend of… MORE
Trey Townsend, Arizona keeping guard up vs. Akron
Trey Townsend is the perfect player to alert his Arizona teammates about what can happen if they don’t fully prepare for first-round opponent Akron.Townsend was one of the stars of the 14th-seeded Oa… MORE
No. 12 Colorado State looks to make statement vs. Memphis
Nique Clifford kept receipts.The Colorado State star made sure everyone knew he knew how badly underrated his team was on Saturday when it won the Mountain West Conference tournament after it was rat… MORE
Arkansas F Adou Thiero remains out for NCAA tourney opener
Arkansas starting forward and leading scorer Adou Thiero will not play in the team’s NCAA Tournament first-round game against Kansas on Thursday, coach John Calipari announced.Thiero has been out sin… MORE
Reports: Clemson finalizing extension for Brad Brownell
Clemson is finalizing a six-year contract extension for head coach Brad Brownell, multiple media outlets reported Wednesday.Financial terms were not disclosed about the deal that will keep Brownell w… MORE
