COLLEGE BASKETBALL-NCAA TOURNAMENT 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 round…
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Latest on the first round of the NCAA Tournament (all times Eastern): 12:50 a.m. Abilene Christian’s win over Texas means each seed line from 1 through 15 in this NCAA Tournament will have at least one team in the round of 32. The Wildcats were the first 14 seed to advance this year. This has only…
COLLEGE BASKETBALL-NCAA TOURNAMENT VCU pulls out of tourney due top 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 round…
COLLEGE BASKETBALL-NCAA TOURNAMENT VCU pulls out of tourney due top 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 round…
COLLEGE BASKETBALL-NCAA TOURNAMENT McCormack rescues Jayhawks UNDATED (AP) — David McCormack returned to the Kansas lineup in the nick of time following a bout with COVID-19. McCormack delivered 22 points and the third-seeded Jayhawks advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament by escaping with a 93-84 victory against Eastern Washington. He also had nine rebounds for Kansas, which…
Longwood (12-16) vs. Pepperdine (12-12) CBI First Round, Ocean Center, Daytona Beach, Florida; Monday, 4:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Longwood and Pepperdine are set to collide in the first round of the CBI. Pepperdine lost 82-77 in overtime to Brigham Young on March 8, while Longwood fell 82-61 against Winthrop on March 3. TEAM LEADERSHIP: The dynamic Colbey Ross has…
COLLEGE BASKETBALL-NCAA TOURNAMENT McCormack rescues Jayhawks UNDATED (AP) — David McCormack returned to the Kansas lineup in the nick of time following a bout with COVID-19. McCormack delivered 22 points and the third-seeded Jayhawks advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament by escaping with a 93-84 victory against Eastern Washington. He also had nine rebounds for Kansas, which…
Coastal Carolina (16-7) vs. Bryant (15-6) CBI First Round, Ocean Center, Daytona Beach, Florida; Monday, 1:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Coastal Carolina is preparing to take on Bryant in the first round of the CBI. Bryant lost 73-68 to Mount St. Mary’s on March 9, while Coastal Carolina came up short in a 64-61 overtime game against App State on…
COLLEGE BASKETBALL-NCAA TOURNAMENT Georgetown one and done, loses big to Colorado UNDATED (AP) — Georgetown’s late-season surge is over. Fifth-seeded Colorado took command with 11 3-pointers in the first half and cruised to a 96-73 win over the Hoyas in the East Region. Freshman Jabari Walker had a career-high 24 points to lead Colorado, which went 16 for 25 from…
