JuJu Watkins was carried off the floor with a season-ending knee injury in the first quarter of top-seeded USC’s game against Mississippi State in the NCAA Tournament.
Category: College Sports
‘Speed dating’ begins for Illinois coach Brad Underwood as the college basketball transfer portal opens
The NCAA basketball transfer portal opened less than 24 hours after Kentucky eliminated Illinois in the NCAA Tournament second round. The Illini have decisions to make.
USC routs Mississippi State 96-59 to reach Sweet 16 after losing JuJu Watkins to injury
The victory keeps USC on a potential collision course with Paige Bueckers and UConn in the regional final in Spokane, Washington.
Maryland overcomes 45 points by Alabama’s Sarah Ashlee Barker, beats Crimson Tide 111-108 in double overtime
Sarah Te-Biasu made a tying 3-pointer late in the fourth quarter to help Maryland outlast Alabama 111-108 to advance to the Sweet 16 of the women’s NCAA Tournament.
Niko Medved leaves Colorado State for his native Minnesota after an NCAA tournament run by the Rams
Minnesota hired Colorado State’s Niko Medved on Monday, agreeing to a six-year contract with the Twin Cities-area native and former student manager for the Gophers.
Ohio State’s national championship football team will visit White House on April 14
Ohio State coach Ryan Day confirmed Monday that the Buckeyes national championship football team will visit the White House on April 14.
From Neuqua Valley to NBA? Yale’s John Poulakidas, who made splash in NCAA Tournament, turns attention to draft
Poulakidas led Yale to back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances.
Sorry Cinderella: Power conferences fill this year’s Sweet 16 for the first time ever
Years of bracket chaos have given way to the year of the power conference. Cinderella is staying home this time.
Did Maryland’s Derik Queen travel before his buzzer-beater? Rules expert says no.
CBS Sports rules analyst Gene Steratore weighed in on whether Maryland men’s basketball star Derik Queen traveled before his buzzer-beater.
Illinois and Kendall Bostic face a tall task in matchup with No. 1 Texas and its towering forwards
Illinois has the difficult task of playing a No. 1 seed on its home court. They face Texas on Monday with a trip to the Sweet 16 on the line.