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Purdue's Zach Edey named AP men's player of the year
In the days after Purdue's historic NCAA Tournament loss, Zach Edey kept to himself. He turned his phone turned off, along with the rest of the outside world. It was a disappointing finish to an award-winning season for the big man with the Boilermakers Dominating at...
UConn players navigate Ramadan fast during Final Four
HOUSTON (AP) — For UConn players Adama Sanogo, Samson Johnson and Hassan Diarra, a traditional pregame meal before Saturday night’s Final Four matchup against Miami won’t be possible. The three are Muslims who observe Ramadan and began a strict fast from dawn until sunset daily...
San Diego State's Final Four run a boon for its conference
HOUSTON (AP) — The joy around the Mountain West Conference is palpable, stretching from the league office to each of its member schools. After numerous near-misses, San Diego State gave the conference its first Final Four team by beating Creighton in the NCAA Tournament last...
Lack of big-name teams could take toll on Final Four ratings
Cinderella teams make for great stories and busted brackets. They don't necessarily make for great television ratings, though. After getting a dream Final Four field last year, CBS and Turner Sports have something very different this weekend with Florida Atlantic, Miami, San Diego...
March Madness came early in topsy-turvy college hoops season
HOUSTON (AP) — Everything seemed set for a college basketball season marked by the familiar — right up until the season, anyway. There was North Carolina returning four starters from a wild ride to last year's NCAA championship game to open at No. 1 in the preseason Associated...
Kennesaw State's Abdur-Rahim hired as South Florida coach
TAMPA, Fla (AP) — Amir Abdur-Rahim has been hired as the coach at South Florida after leading Kennesaw State to its first-ever Division I NCAA Tournament berth this season. USF director of athletics Michael Kelly announced the decision on Wednesday. Abdur-Rahim...
Congressional hearing targets 'NIL chaos' in college sports
A congressional hearing Wednesday targeting “NIL chaos” in college sports drifted into the ramifications of athletes being deemed employees of their schools and mostly highlighted those who support congressional intervention to protect the collegiate model. A subcommittee of the...
Nantz to be honored with Joe Lapchick Character Award
Jim Nantz, Joe Mihalich, Tim Cluess and Gail Marquis are this year's recipients of the Joe Lapchick Character Award. Nantz has been the voice of March Madness since 1986 when he started calling early-round games for CBS. He became the Final Four studio host for five years before...
Hurley's rebuild complete as UConn returns to Final Four
STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Before every home game, UConn's hype man gets on his microphone and greets the crowd with, “Welcome to the basketball capital of the Wooooorrrrld!” With four men's NCAA championship banners hanging from the ceiling at Gampel Pavilion along with 11 women's...
Women making case in tourney for own March Madness TV deal
Women's basketball seems to have found a winner with its new Sweet 16 format in March Madness and the timing couldn't be better with looming TV contract negotiations on the horizon. There were record-setting attendance at the two sites — Greenville, South Carolina and Seattle —...
