The Rockets won their seventh straight, 127-117 over the Chicago Bulls on Thursday night. WASHINGTON — Jalen Green scored 26 points, Dillon Brooks had 23 before he was ejected from the game and the Rockets won their seventh straight, 127-117 over the Chicago Bulls on Thursday night. Houston has gone 9-1 in March and is … Read more
Jack Gohlke made 10 3-pointers to help 14th-seeded Oakland beat the Kentucky Wildcats. PITTSBURGH — Jack Gohlke made 10 3-pointers and 14th-seeded Oakland delivered the first true shock of this year’s March Madness, beating third-seeded Kentucky 80-76 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday night. The Grizzlies (24-11) sent the Wildcats (23-10) … Read more
A dominant, defensive first half was enough to propel the Longhorns into the second round of the NCAA Tournament. AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas men’s basketball team will play on in the 2024 NCAA Tournament. The Longhorns advanced to the second round after a 56-44 win over Colorado State Thursday night. Max Abmas and Dylan … Read more
Duquesne’s upset win over BYU eliminated most remaining perfect brackets early on Thursday. WASHINGTON — Almost everyone’s brackets have already been busted just two games into day one of March Madness. Duquesne delivered the first big upset of the men’s NCAA Tournament with a stunning 71-67 win against No. 6 BYU on Thursday. Heading into … Read more
It didn’t take long for the first big March Madness upset this year. OMAHA, Nebraska — Dae Dae Grant scored 19 points, including four clinching free throws in the final 10 seconds, and No. 11 seed Duquesne kept retiring coach Keith Dambrot working for a little bit longer with a 71-67 victory against sixth-seeded BYU in … Read more
“He’s definitely always been locking up,” said Devin Vassell. SAN ANTONIO — During the San Antonio Spurs‘ recent match against Texas rival Dallas Mavericks, guard Blake Wesley lept into the air as Luka Doncic aimed for an easy layup and swatted it back to the court in the second half. Wesley’s block got his Spurs … Read more
It will be the first time the host misses the NCAA Tournament since 1997. WASHINGTON — As March Madness officially kicks off, many are wondering why longtime CBS host Greg Gumbel is missing from the NCAA’s tournament coverage. Gumbel, who celebrated his 25th anniversary of tournament coverage last year, will not be part of this … Read more