With the power conferences dominating the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament, sportsbooks stand to take a hit if the trend of most favorites winning continues.The SEC set a record with seven tea… MORE
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Josh Pastner takes over as basketball coach at UNLV
UNLV hired Josh Pastner as its basketball coach on Tuesday.Pastner, 47, has a 276-187 record over 14 seasons at Memphis (2009-16) and Georgia Tech (2016-23).Contract terms were not announced.He has… MORE
Drake standout Bennett Stirtz following coach to Iowa
Drake’s leading scorer, Bennett Stirtz, is transferring to Iowa.With the move, Stirtz follows head coach Ben McCollum, who accepted the top job with the Hawkeyes on Monday.Stirtz was named Player of… MORE
South Florida names Bryan Hodgson as head coach
South Florida hired Arkansas State coach Bryan Hodgson to lead the Bulls’ program.Hodgson, 37, was 45-28 in two seasons at Arkansas State. The Red Wolves finished 25-11 this season, winning the Sun B… MORE
After NCAA Tournament appearance, Saint Francis (Pa.) moving to DIII
Saint Francis (Pa.) announced it is moving from NCAA Division I to Division III, just a week after the school’s heartbreaking loss in the First Four of the NCAA Tournament.The move, directed by the u… MORE
Maryland sinks Colorado State on buzzer-beater
Derik Queen drove for a short basket as time expired to give fourth-seeded Maryland a dramatic 72-71 victory over 12th-seeded Colorado State on Sunday in West Region second-round play at Seattle.Colo… MORE
Kentucky tops Illinois, makes first Sweet 16 since 2019
MILWAUKEE — Kobe Brea had 23 points and Otega Oweh added 15 to pace third-seeded Kentucky to an 84-75 victory over No. 6 Illinois in the second round of the NCAA Tournament Midwest Region on Sunday.… MORE
Oklahoma St. knocks out top seed SMU, reaches third round of NIT
Abou Ousmane hit the tiebreaking jumper with 33 seconds left as fourth-seeded Oklahoma State outlasted top seed SMU for an 85-83 victory in the second round of the NIT Sunday afternoon in Dallas.The… MORE
Kent State hits the road, knocks off Stanford in NIT
Senior Jalen Sullinger scored a career-high 34 points, Delrecco Gillespie posted a double-double and Kent State made it two consecutive road wins in the NIT, holding off Stanford 77-75 on Sunday night… MORE
Alabama tops St. Mary’s, advances to Sweet 16 again
Six Alabama players scored in double figures and the No. 2 seed Crimson Tide held seventh-seeded Saint Mary’s to 24-of-70 shooting from the floor in an 80-66 win in the second round of the East Region… MORE
