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For top-seeded Houston, basketball is a family affair
HOUSTON (AP) — Lauren Sampson remembers riding on the team bus in frigid winters as a preschooler during her father’s first head coaching job at Montana Tech, athletic tape affixed around the windows in a losing effort to stave off the cold. Her family told her the team’s...
Editorial Roundup: South Dakota
Madison Daily Leader. March 19, 2023. Editorial: Hats off to DSU women’s basketball The Dakota State University women’s basketball team has capped off perhaps the best season in their storied history. The Trojans set a school record for most...
March Madness Mix: Dominant Gamecocks amid Sweet 16 parity
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina is keenly aware that everyone remaining in the women's NCAA Tournament field is coming after the undefeated Gamecocks — and hard. That conviction has been boosted after two of the top four seeds in Indiana and Stanford were ousted —...
Transfer portal provided boost for most March Madness teams
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State coach Tom Izzo is not a big fan of the transfer portal, lamenting that it gives young athletes an easy out instead of an opportunity to overcome challenges. “I’ll say until the day I die, I do not see anything good for the players in...
George leaves with injury as Clippers lose to Thunder
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paul George went down hard in the fourth quarter. He may have taken the Los Angeles Clippers' championship hopes with him. George got hurt in Tuesday night's 101-100 loss to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder. The star guard hit...
Jayson Tatum's 36 points lead Celtics past Kings 132-109
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 36 points and the Boston Celtics ended a long road trip on a high note by beating the Sacramento Kings 132-109 on Tuesday night. Boston bounced back from blowing a 19-point lead in Utah on Saturday night by knocking off one of the top...
Charlotte earns 63-56 victory against Radford in CBI
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Brice Williams scored 14 points and Charlotte beat Radford 63-56 on Tuesday night in the CBI Tournament semifinals. Charlotte (20-14) advances to play Eastern Kentucky on Wednesday in the championship game. Williams added 11 rebounds for...
Klesmit, Hepburn lead Wisconsin past Oregon in NIT 61-58
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Max Klesmit scored 18 points, Chucky Hepburn made a 3-pointer with 55.4 seconds remaining and Wisconsin defeated Oregon 61-58 on Tuesday night in the NIT. Wisconsin (20-14) advances to the semifinals in Las Vegas against North Texas on March 28. ...
Ingram scores 32 in 3 quarters, Pelicans top Spurs 119-84
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Brandon Ingram scored 32 points, and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the San Antonio Spurs 119-84 on Tuesday night. “I just continued to attack,” said Ingram, who made all 10 of his free throws. “I was good at the free-throw line today and just concentrating...
Mitchell has big slam, 31 points as Cavs beat Nets 115-109
NEW YORK (AP) — Donovan Mitchell glanced hopefully up at the overhead videoboard, realizing his sensational slam dunk deserved a second look. He wasn't going to get it in Brooklyn. “I was trying to see it but I forgot we’re on the road,” Mitchell said, “so...
