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Yahoo Sports women’s college basketball analyst Cassandra Negley details #3 Ohio State’s takedown of prolific #2 UConn in the Sweet 16 of the women’s NCAA tournament. Video Transcript [AUDIO LOGO] CASSANDRA NEGLEY: This is Cassandra Negley with Yahoo Sports in the Greenville Regional, but we all had our eyes on Seattle. Because for the first time in 14 years, UConn …

Florida Atlantic’s Bryan Greenlee (4) reacts after a 3-pointer against Kansas State in the NCAA tournament East regional final at Madison Square Garden on March 25, 2023. (Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports) Say it out loud: Florida Atlantic is headed to the Final Four. Who saw this coming? The No. 9 seed Owls extended their stunning NCAA tournament run with a …

NEW YORK — K-State’s Final Four drought didn’t end on Saturday with Florida Atlantic securing a 79-76 win in the Elite Eight over the Wildcats to secure the Owls first FInal Four in school history. The Wildcats didn’t score for nearly the first 2:30 of the game until the team’s leading scorer, Keyontae Johnson, hit a turnaround jumper in the …

Yahoo Sports college basketball writer Nick Bromberg takes you through 9-seed Florida Atlantic’s thrilling win over 3-seed Kansas State in the Elite 8 of the NCAA Tournament. Video Transcript NICK BROMBERG: Florida Atlantic has gone from a program that never won an NCAA tournament game, to the Final Four in the span of two weeks. The Owl’s beat Kansas State …

No. 1 seed Virginia Tech (30-4, 14-4 ACC) defeated the No. 4 Tennessee (25-11, 13-3 SEC) Saturday in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington. The win is the Hokies’ second against Tennessee this season. Virginia Tech defeated the Lady Vols, 59-56, on Dec. 4, 2022 in the Jimmy V. Classic in Knoxville, …

Creighton and SDSU both reach the Elite Eight for the first time ever, and the winning team will also make its Final Four debut. Contact/Follow @tedmcgovern & @MWCwire The Aztecs seek redemption for last year’s heart-breaking Round of 64 loss against the Bluejays. WHO:  Creighton University Bluejays (24-12, 14-6 Big East) vs. San Diego State University Aztecs (30-6, 15-3 MW) WHEN: Sunday, March …

Texas is still dancing in the NCAA Tournament. There were several shocking upsets over the last few days, but Rodney Terry’s squad continues to take care of business in hopes of securing the schools first national title in men’s basketball. The Longhorns reached the Elite Eight for the first time since 2008 with an 83-71 win over Xavier on Friday …

fau kansas state NEW YORK — Alijah Martin, Vlad Goldin and ninth-seeded Florida Atlantic became the first and lowest-seeded team to reach this year’s Final Four as the Owls withstood another huge game by Kansas State’s Markquis Nowell to beat the Wildcats 79-76 on Saturday night. FAU (35-3), making just its second appearance in the NCAA Tournament, won the East …

NEW YORK — The first person back to the entrance of the locker room wasn’t a player or a staff member. It was Jerome Tang. He wanted to be there to hug each of his players, let them know that he loved them — and remind them that finality of losing in the NCAA Tournament doesn’t define a season. On …

LAS VEGAS — UConn will be dancing in the Final Four once again. The Huskies took advantage of Gonzaga star Drew Timme’s foul trouble early in the second half and surged to an easy 82-54 win in the West regional final in Las Vegas on Saturday. They’ll face the winner of the Midwest regional final between No. 2 Texas and …

NEW YORK — Call them pit bulls, call them rottweilers, call them “Beast Boys,” just don’t call the Florida Atlantic University Owls a word synonymous with the NCAA tournament. Cinderella. “You know, they’re going to label us whatever, but we’re some pit bulls and rottweilers,” FAU guard Alijah Martin said. “We go out there and show it every night. Just …

NEW YORK — FAU coach Dusty May greeted Johnell Davis with a big bear hug. Time expired, the horns blared, the backboards flashed red and the party was on.  The Beach Boys 79, Kansas State 76. God only knows what might still await for this group next weekend.  No. 9 seed FAU has pulled off a quintessential feel-good March Madness …

LAS VEGAS — Gonzaga was merely the latest team to find out in this NCAA men’s tournament that Connecticut has the answers to pretty much any question. Big, deep, versatile and skilled, No. 4 seed UConn rolled through the West Regional without a hint of trouble, punctuated by Saturday’s dominant 82-54 win over No. 3 seed Gonzaga. The Huskies, who beat Arkansas by …

Kansas State got another masterful performance out of Markquis Nowell but wound up losing the school’s third straight Elite Eight game to a team seeded 8 or worse. Here are player grades from the 79-76 loss to Florida Atlantic. Markquis Nowell: 5 stars There’s only so many different ways that people can say “Markquis Nowell was awesome,” but this tournament …

uconn ohio state SEATTLE — UConn’s record Final Four run is over, thanks to a monumental performance by Ohio State. The Buckeyes ended UConn’s unprecedented streak of reaching 14 consecutive Final Fours, beating the Huskies 73-61 on Saturday in the Sweet 16 of the women’s NCAA Tournament. “The problem with streaks is the longer they go, you’re closer to it …

uconn gonzaga LAS VEGAS — Jordan Hawkins scored 20 points and UConn overwhelmed its fourth straight NCAA Tournament opponent, earning its first trip to the Final Four in nine years with an 82-54 blowout of Gonzaga on Saturday night. The Huskies (29-8) have felt right at home in their first extended March Madness run since winning the 2014 national championship, …

Hoot! No. 9 Florida Atlantic beat No. 3 Kansas State 79-76 in the East Regional finals to book one of the craziest and most unexpected Final Four berths in NCAA men’s basketball tournament history. Making just the program’s second tournament appearance, the Owls now lead Division I with 35 wins and are the first Conference USA team to reach the …

Connecticut Huskies guard Nahiem Alleyne (4) reacts against the Gonzaga Bulldogs during the second half for the NCAA tournament West Regional final. / Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jordan Hawkins scored 20 points and UConn blew past its fourth straight NCAA Tournament opponent, earning its first trip to the Final Four in nine years with an 82-54 …

Don’t let the absence of all four No. 1 seeds give off the false impression that next weekend’s Final Four is wide open. The way UConn bulldozed through the NCAA tournament’s strongest region, the Huskies have emerged as unassailable title favorites. UConn clinched its first Final Four in nine years on Saturday night with a 82-54 demolition of previously surging …

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Four-hundred thousand dollars’ worth of elite point guard with a 40-inch vertical leap went up for a dunk Saturday afternoon in Miami’s Midwest Regional off-day shootaround at the T-Mobile Center. The physical act of Nijel Pack throwing down drew more raves from sideline observers than the fact he is earning $400K per year to do it. …

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Texas and Miami may be known to college sports fans as “football schools,” but it will be all about basketball on Sunday as the No. 2 seed Longhorns and No. 5 seed Hurricanes square off in the Elite Eight. The winner will emerge as the NCAA Tournament’s Midwest Region champion and advance to the Final Four next week in Houston. …

The last two spots in the Final Four will be on the line as the 2023 NCAA Tournament schedule has reached the final day of regional action. It’s been a historic and bracket-busting year of March Madness, with no No. 1 seeds in the Elite Eight for the first time ever. Sunday’s Elite Eight action features the teams responsible for …

NEW YORK — The dream will continue for No. 9 Florida Atlantic, which beat No. 3 Kansas State 79-76 in the finals of the East Regional to complete one of the most unexpected Final Four runs in NCAA men’s tournament history. Alijah Martin scored a team-high 17 points and center Vlad Goldin had 14 points and 13 rebounds for FAU, which becomes …