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Basketball broadcaster Doug Gottlieb moves into coaching ranks as he takes over Green Bay's program
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Longtime basketball radio analyst Doug Gottlieb will make his college head coaching debut next season at Green Bay. Green Bay announced Tuesday that Gottlieb will take over for Sundance Wicks, who left the Phoenix after one year to take over Wyoming’s...
What happened to the 4 Black assistant coaches arrested in college corruption probe
A look at what happened to the four Black assistant coaches arrested in 2017 as part of the FBI investigation into corruption in college basketball: TONY BLAND — Southern Cal assistant received two years of probation after pleading guilty to a bribery charge. Coached at St....
Auburn's Bruce Pearl sticks up for Chad Baker-Mazara after costly ejection
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Auburn coach Bruce Pearl still isn't happy with a call that led to the costly ejection of Chad Baker-Mazara in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament, but he's urging fans to lay off his starting guard. Baker-Mazara threw an elbow at Yale’s August Mahoney as...
Auburn coach Bruce Peal questions officials over ejection of Chad Baker-Mazara in loss to Yale
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Auburn’s Chad Baker-Mazara was ejected for a flagrant 2 foul less than four minutes into the fourth-seeded Tigers’ first-round NCAA Tournament loss to No. 13 seed Yale on Friday. Auburn was clearly depleted without Baker-Mazara, especially in the second...
Ivy League does it again as No. 13 seed Yale takes down No. 4 seed Auburn 78-76
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A year ago, Yale's John Poulakidas and August Mahoney were stuck at home watching the Ivy League champion make a magical NCAA Tournament run. The two Bulldogs wanted a taste of what that was like. Given the opportunity on Friday, they helped Yale become the...
March Madness notebook: State of Alabama gets relocated to the Pacific Northwest
UAB coach Andy Kennedy had a suggestion for the NCAA Tournament selection committee — look at a map. Three teams from Alabama were sent more than 2,000 miles from home for the first weekend of March Madness. The Blazers, a No. 12 seed, were joined by No. 4 seeds Auburn and Alabama...
