Louisiana State University gymnast Elena Arenas shows off backflips as LSU Tigers advance in NCAA tournament
Louisiana State University (LSU) gymnast Elena Arenas posted a Tiktok video of her performing two perfect back flips on the spot, as the team gears up for the NCAA regional finals.
foxnews.comLongtime sports journalist, best-selling author refuses to travel to Texas for Final Four over gun laws
After children and teachers were shot and killed at an elementary school in Texas, author and columnist John Feinstein urged the NCAA to relocate the men's and women's Final Four.
foxnews.comThe FAU Owls and the 10 most amazing runs to the men’s Final Four
By Jeff Borzello(Source ESPN Staff Writer):NEW YORK — The 2023 Final Four is poised to be the land of the unknown. Prior to last Friday, Florida Atlantic had never even won an NCAA tournament game as a program. Only six teams seeded lower than the Owls have ever played in a national semifinal, so they’re in pretty rare company. Here are the 10 unlikeliest Final Four runs since the NCAA tournament expanded in 1985. (One quick note: 1985 Villanova was the unlikeliest national champion, but this isn’t the unlikeliest NCAA tournament runs, it’s the unlikeliest Final Four r
thewestsidegazette.comOn this day in history, March 29, 1982, Michael Jordan hits winning shot in NCAA final, launching legend
On this day in history, Michael Jordan, a 19-year-old freshman, hit the winning shot in the 1982 NCAA final, lifting North Carolina to a 63-62 win over Georgetown and launching his legend.
foxnews.comMiami coach Jim Larrañaga asks for transparency on NIL deals
Miami coach Jim Larrañaga wants to know how much money athletes at other schools are making through name, image and likeness deals. It's only fair, he said, since no school has had the values of its athletes' deals publicized more than Miami. Larrañaga said full disclosure is important for competitive reasons and also so the NCAA or Congress can have more information at their disposal when, and if, they bring clarity and uniformity to NIL rules.
news.yahoo.comBrian Dutcher's Aztecs meeting March Madness expectations
Brian Dutcher will always be known as the guy who spent all those years at Steve Fisher's side, winning the NCAA title at Michigan in 1989 and recruiting the Fab Five before helping to build San Diego State into a West Coast power. Dutcher has added to it with his first two March Madness wins in his six seasons as head coach and hopes there's more to come for SDSU. Awaiting the Aztecs is a Sweet 16 matchup with overall No. 1 seed Alabama in Louisville in the South Region on Friday, with the No. 5 seed Aztecs looking for their first-ever trip to the Elite Eight.
news.yahoo.comWomen's Sweet 16 features new format and historic field
The Sweet 16 features a new format and a bit of history when it begins later this week. The NCAA changed its setup for the women's tournament this season, trimming the traditional four regional sites to two. Seattle and Greenville — a city of 71,000 in South Carolina about halfway between Atlanta and Charlotte, North Carolina — will each host eight teams before sending the winners on to Dallas for the Final Four. It is also just the second time since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1994 that two of the No. 1 seeds didn't reach the regional semifinals after Mississippi and Miami knocked out Stanford and Indiana, respectively.
news.yahoo.comMiami women’s swim and dive finishes 22nd at NCAA Championships
The University of Miami’s women’s swim and dive team officially wrapped up its season with stellar performances at the NCAA Championships, landing at 22nd in the nation and bringing home a third place finish by reigning NCAA champion Mia Vallée in the 1-meter.
themiamihurricane.comIndiana women open March Madness with rout of Tennessee Tech
Sydney Parrish scored 19 points and had eight rebounds and Lilly Meister added seven points and three blocks in her first career start to lead the top-seeded Indiana Hoosiers past Tennessee Tech 77-47 in the first round of the women's NCAA Tournament.
Defending champ Ohio State, Wisconsin advance in Frozen Four
Sloane Matthews, Makenna Webster and Hadley Hartmetz each scored and defending champion Ohio State eased by Northeastern 3-0 on Friday in the NCAA women's Frozen Four. Top-seeded Ohio State (33-5-2) seeks its second championship in program history on Sunday against Wisconsin in an all-WCHA final. The Badgers (28-10-2) will play for their seventh championship.
news.yahoo.comAdvancement of Blacks In Sports Announces 2023 Coaches Watchlist
The annual list includes NCAA’s most talented Black head and assistant coaches as voted by their peers(Source Advancement of Black Sports):BALDWIN, N.Y. — Advancement of Blacks In Sports (ABIS), a non-profit organization with a mission to boldly advocate for a culture of equity and inclusion for Blacks in sports, announced the 2023 ABIS Black Coaches Watchlist. The list, which includes the NCAA’s top Black men’s and women’s head and assistant coaches from across the country, features 26 head coaches and 40 rising assistant coaches from mid level and major NCAA programs as recognized by their peers. Advancement of Blacks In Sports Announces 2023 Coaches Watchlist “As part of our mission to help advance Blacks in sports, it is important to recognize some of the best in the business as voted by their peers,” said ABIS founder Gary Charles. This ABIS Black Coaches Watchlist is shared annually with athletic administrators and executive search firms in efforts to highlight their contributions as the hiring cycle for men’s and women’s basketball begins. Those nominated are considered to be the year’s most deserving, qualified, and prepared Black coaches in the NCAA to elevate their careers to the next level.
thewestsidegazette.comMiami's Cavinder twins reach March Madness after transfer
Women’s basketball practice at Miami had been over for 30 minutes. The Cavinder twins were still working. Haley and Hanna Cavinder made their way around the 3-point arc, one shooting, then the other, over and over with a couple male practice players rebounding.
news.yahoo.comNo. 7 Texas rolls past No. 3 Kansas 76-56 for Big 12 title
Dylan Disu overcame early foul trouble to score 18 points, Marcus Carr and Sir’Jabari Rice added 17 apiece, and seventh-ranked Texas silenced a heavily pro-Kansas crowd in a 76-56 romp over the third-ranked Jayhawks in the finals of the Big 12 Tournament.
Iowa athletics department to cover full race bias settlement
The University of Iowa's president says a race discrimination lawsuit filed against the University of Iowa by former football players will be settled using funds entirely from the school instead of having taxpayer money cover half of the $4.2 million deal.
Miami women’s basketball disciplined by NCAA for NIL-related infractions
Miami women’s basketball became the first collegiate program sanctioned by the NCAA on Friday in relation to a case concerning name, image and likeness. The Hurricanes have been placed on one year of probation after the NCAA determined head coach Katie Meier had impermissible contact with a booster, billionaire John Ruiz, during the recruitment process of twins Haley and Hanna Cavinder this past summer, according to statement released by the Division I Committee on Infractions.
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