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Auburn's Freeze aims to revive fortunes, passing game with Payton Thorne leading QB competition
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — The Auburn Tigers have a new offensive coordinator, new wide receivers and renewed competition at quarterback. Hugh Freeze & Co. are hoping that formula will be good enough to make big strides in the passing game next season. In fact, it's likely essential...
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...
New rules empowering players have coaches frustrated, contemplating the future of their profession
STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Minutes after his team won the Big East Tournament championship, UConn coach Dan Hurley was worrying aloud about one of his freshmen being lured toward the transfer portal with name, image and likeness compensation offers from other schools. Highly recruited...
San Diego State rolls past Yale 85-57 and sets up title game rematch with UConn in Sweet 16
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Another big game from Jaedon LeDee and some sizzling outside shooting landed San Diego State a matchup it has waited a year to get. After getting thumped in the national title game last April, the Aztecs earned another shot at defending champion UConn. ...
Van-Dogs? Vandals and Bulldogs come together to create unique March Madness marriage with bands
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — For this weekend, the University of Idaho marching band has adopted a new name. It’s not the Vandal Marching Band. It’s the “Van-Dogs Marching Band” after becoming the adopted band for the Yale basketball team during its run in the NCAA Tournament. ...
Mark Sears, Crimson Tide roll in March Madness as Alabama races past Charleston 109-96
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Mark Sears led the highest-scoring offense in the country with 30 points, and fourth-seeded Alabama had no problem making shots in its NCAA Tournament opener, racing past No. 13 seed Charleston 109-96 on Friday night. After two other teams from the state of...
Auburn plays Yale in opening round of NCAA Tournament
Yale Bulldogs (22-9, 13-3 Ivy League) vs. Auburn Tigers (27-7, 16-5 SEC) Spokane, Washington; Friday, 4:15 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -12.5; over/under is 140.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. 7 Auburn and Yale square off in the NCAA Tournament opening...
Auburn Tigers play the Yale Bulldogs in first round of NCAA Tournament
Yale Bulldogs (22-9, 13-3 Ivy League) vs. Auburn Tigers (27-7, 16-5 SEC) Spokane, Washington; Friday, 4:15 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -12.5; over/under is 140.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. 7 Auburn plays in the first round of the NCAA Tournament...
Purdue's Edey, Tennessee's Knecht, UNC's Davis headline the AP men's college All-America teams
For the second straight year, Purdue's Zach Edey is the unanimous headliner for The Associated Press men's college basketball All-America team. The 7-foot-4, 300-pound senior topped all 62 ballots from AP Top 25 poll voters in results released Tuesday. The reigning AP national player...
Florida center Micah Handlogten stretchered off court early at the SEC final with broken left leg
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Florida center Micah Handlogten broke his lower left leg in the opening minutes of the Southeastern Conference Tournament final Sunday and was taken off the court on a stretcher to a hospital. Coach Todd Golden, who knelt over his player while Handlogten...
