DETROIT — Dalton Knecht had 24 points, six rebounds, five assists and two steals, and Tennessee moved within a victory of its first trip to the Final Four, beating Creighton 82-75 in a Midwest Region semifinal on Friday night. Zakai Zeigler added 18 points and six assists for the second-seeded Volunteers. When Tennessee lost last … Read more
BOSTON — Terrence Shannon Jr. spent most of the second half saddled with foul trouble. When it was finally time to check back in, the high-scoring wing didn’t hesitate. He put third-seeded Illinois on his back, leading the Illini to its first Elite Eight appearance since it reached the national championship game 19 years ago. … Read more
IOWA CITY, Iowa — The end was near. The score was tied. A little more than two minutes remained. West Virginia held the ball — and momentum. Carver-Hawkeye Arena held its breath. Following a block by Iowa’s Gabbie Marshall, the Hawkeyes recovered possession. Caitlin Clark stood nearby, ready to decide if her senior season would … Read more
The NCAA Tournament’s second round continues Monday morning for women’s basketball teams. UCLA and USC represent the local area as they compete in the second round for an opportunity to advance to the Sweet 16. Here’s the schedule (with TV channels) and we’ll update with final scores throughout the day: (7) Mississippi vs. (2) Notre … Read more
Commercial Content. 21+. Action Network is the official betting partner of the New York Post, which edits this content. Here’s our pick for Sunday’s Round of 32 contest between Grand Canyon and Alabama. Grand Canyon (+5.5) vs. Alabama Grand Canyon is eerily reminiscent of the 2013 Florida Gulf Coast “Dunk City” squad. This is a … Read more
It’s been a rough week for the Big East as a whole. The NCAA Tournament committee invited just three of the 11 teams to the Dance, an absurd display of disrespect that was as stunning as it was galling. If that was supposed to be some kind of subliminal message that the Big East isn’t … Read more
Jack Gohlke admitted that he didn’t have much time to check social media or respond to messages after No. 14-seed Oakland upset No. 3-seed Kentucky in the NCAA Tournament — and Gohlke became, at this snapshot, a popular March Madness name. But someone sent him one post on X that “made [his] morning.” J.J. Watt, … Read more
You have probably heard it before: Vasectomies spike during March Madness, because what better time for a basketball fan to chill on the couch with an ice pack. Is this actually true, though? The Herald reached out to Boston-area urologists, with one doctor reporting that he has performed “a lot” of vasectomy procedures this week … Read more
Let’s call this the star-power region. No. 1 Houston has to deal with No. 2 Marquette, No. 3 Kentucky and No. 4 Duke, all opponents that can be the last team standing and travel incredibly well. Seventh-seeded Florida is capable of making a big run, and so is No. 9 Texas A&M, coming off a … Read more
Near the end of the Southeastern Conference championship game, between Louisiana State University and the University of South Carolina—a tight, physical contest, which South Carolina, the top-ranked team in the nation, was winning as time wound down—L.S.U.’s Flau’jae Johnson intentionally fouled a South Carolina player, and then pushed another, Ashlyn Watkins, after Watkins, delighted at … Read more
