Anything can happen, but favorites sure are playing like it Remember when any ol' team could come from nowhere and make the Final Four? That was so 2016. Though Florida and Wisconsin closed out the Sweet 16 with some long-awaited thrills Friday night, the favorites and a few others among […]
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Jayhawks coach Bill Self has mellowed over the years Jayhawks coach Bill Self has mellowed over the years:- Kansas coach Bill Self has kicked out the signage on scorer's tables, tossed sweat-stained suit jackets and screamed so loudly at players and officials that his face turned beet red. Good thing […]
Antetokounmpo 32 points lead Bucks over Kings 116-98 Antetokounmpo 32 points lead Bucks over Kings 116-98:- Wary of a letdown on the finale of a six-game trip, Giannis Antetokounmpo took it upon himself early to make sure that the Milwaukee Bucks would be departing for home with a smile on their faces. Antetokounmpo […]
Miller and Mack still close after time together at Xavier Miller and Mack still close after time together at Xavier:- Sean Miller had just been named Xavier's head basketball coach when he began meeting with athletic director Dawn Rogers about filling out his staff. Rogers had previously worked with Chris […]
Belgium-born Lecomte helps Baylor get to another Sweet 16 Belgium-born Lecomte helps Baylor get to another Sweet 16:- Manu Lecomte is like so many other players who made the NCAA Tournament. They grew up with dreams of making big plays on the biggest stage. Like his four-point play to start […]
Kings beat Magic 120-115 to snap eight-game losing streak Kings beat Magic 120-115 to snap eight-game losing streak:- After squandering several big leads in the past week, the Sacramento Kings were pleased to finally play well down the stretch. Darren Collison had 19 points and 13 assists, reserve Anthony Tolliver […]
Notre Dame confident after recent NCAA Tournament success Notre Dame confident after recent NCAA Tournament success:- Notre Dame basketball is doing something its football team hasn't been able to do in recent years: thrive in big games. The Fighting Irish (25-9), who this past weekend advanced to the Atlantic Coast […]
Wizards shoot 53 free throws, beat Suns in strange game Wizards shoot 53 free throws, beat Suns in strange game:- In what Bojan Bogdanovic called "a completely strange game," the Washington Wizards went to the free throw line — again and again and again. That made the difference in the Wizards' 131-127 […]
Curry, Nowitzki lead Mavericks past Thunder, 104-89 Curry, Nowitzki lead Mavericks past Thunder, 104-89:- It seems so long ago when Dirk Nowitzki was sidelined with a sore Achilles and the Dallas Mavericks were at the bottom of the Western Conference. Things sure have changed in just a few months. Nowitzki […]
Chriss has 17 points, hot-shooting Suns beat Hornets 120-103 Chriss has 17 points, hot-shooting Suns beat Hornets 120-103:- The Phoenix Suns were 20th in the NBA in field goal percentage, making 45 percent of their shots on the season. On Thursday night, they got hot. Marquese Chriss scored 17 points […]
