COLLEGE BASKETBALL-NCAA TOURNAMENT Loyola Chicago ousts first No. 1 seed UNDATED (AP) — Loyola Chicago made a surprising run through the NCAA Tournament as an 11th seed three years ago, and the Ramblers are at it again. Loyola Chicago became the first team to knock out a No. 1 in this tourney as Cameron Krutwig had 19 points and 12…
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ECAC champion St. Lawrence University has withdrawn from the NCAA men’s hockey tournament after head coach Brent Brekke tested positive for COVID-19. The conference’s automatic berth will instead be awarded to runner-up Quinnipiac. The ECAC announced the development a day after St. Lawrence clinched its first…
COLLEGE BASKETBALL-NCAA TOURNAMENT Loyola Chicago ousts first No. 1 seed UNDATED (AP) — Loyola Chicago made a surprising run through the NCAA Tournament as an 11th seed three years ago, and the Ramblers are at it again. Loyola Chicago became the first team to knock out a No. 1 in this tourney as Cameron Krutwig had 19 points and 12…
COLLEGE BASKETBALL-NCAA TOURNAMENT Loyola Chicago ousts first No. 1 seed UNDATED (AP) — Illinois has become the first No. 1 seed to be ousted from the NCAA Tournament. Eighth-seeded Loyola Chicago stunned the top seed in the Midwest 71-58. Center Cameron Krutwig had 19 points and 12 rebounds and Lucas Williamson chipped in 14 points as the Ramblers led wire…
COLLEGE BASKETBALL-NCAA TOURNAMENT Round of 32 underway UNDATED (AP) — The NCAA Tournament’s round of 32 is underway with nine double-digit seeds still alive. According to NCAA spokesman David Worlock, that matches the second-highest total of double-digit seeds ever to reach the round of 32. Ten double-digit seeds advanced that far in 2016. There also were nine double-digit seeds in…
COLLEGE BASKETBALL-NCAA TOURNAMENT-VIRUS OUTBREAK VCU pulls out of tourney due to COVID UNDATED (AP) — The NCAA men’s basketball tournament has had its first COVID-related postponement. VCU was pulled from the tournament because of COVID-19 protocols. The NCAA says the 10th-seeded Rams’ first-round game Saturday against Oregon has been declared a no-contest. The seventh-seeded Ducks will advance to the second…
No. 8 seed LSU (19-9) vs. No. 1 seed Michigan (21-4) NCAA Tournament Second Round, Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis; Monday, 6:10 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: LSU and Michigan will take the floor in a NCAA second round matchup. Michigan earned an 82-66 win over Texas Southern in its most recent game, while LSU got a 76-61 win against Saint Bonaventure…
No. 13 seed Ohio (17-7) vs. No. 5 seed Creighton (21-8) NCAA Tournament Second Round, Hinkle Fieldhouse, Indianapolis; Monday, 5:10 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Ohio and Creighton are set to collide in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Creighton earned a 63-62 win over UC Santa Barbara in its most recent game, while Ohio won 62-58 against Virginia in…
No. 10 seed Maryland (17-13) vs. No. 2 seed Alabama (25-6) NCAA Tournament Second Round, Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis; Monday, 7:45 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: A trip to the Sweet 16 is on the line as Maryland and Alabama are set to clash. Alabama earned a 68-55 win over Iona in its most recent game, while Maryland won 63-54 against…
No. 8 seed Oklahoma (16-10) vs. No. 1 seed Gonzaga (27-0) NCAA Tournament Second Round, Hinkle Fieldhouse, Indianapolis; Monday, 1:40 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Oklahoma and Gonzaga are set to square off in a NCAA second round matchup. Gonzaga earned a 98-55 win over Norfolk State in its most recent game, while Oklahoma emerged with a 72-68 win against Missouri…
