John Calipari has served as the head coach of the University of Kentucky men’s basketball team for well over a decade. But the Pittsburgh native has never forgotten his roots. During a preview of the Wildcats first round matchup against Oakland on Thursday night, Calipari spoke about his “blue-collar” upbringing and what it meant being back in Pittsburgh for the …
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No. 14 Oakland pulled off the biggest upset so far in the men’s NCAA Tournament with an 80-76 win over No. 3 Kentucky Thursday. The Golden Grizzlies led by seven with eight minutes to go, their largest lead of the night. But the Wildcats were quickly able to cut it to two. After a foul on a 3-pointer, red-hot Jack …
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The first March Madness upset of the year went to the No. 11 Duquesne Dukes, who took down No. 6 BYU in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, 71-67. It was Duquesne’s first NCAA Tournament win since 1969, and it led to many celebrating, including Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James, who has a special connection to the Dukes. …
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The Virginia Cavaliers have endured their fair share of offensive struggles this season, and their issues resurfaced this week. However, the Cavaliers offensive lull during Tuesday’s First Four matchup with Colorado State was particularly painful. At one point, nearly 14 minutes of game time transpired without Virginia scoring a single point from the field. Longtime Virginia coach Tony Bennett said …
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Back in 2014 Todd Fuhrman, Charissa Thompson and I made sports TV history, we did live shows from the Westgate sportsbook for the NCAA Tournament. Crazily, that has now been a decade ago. A few years later, back in 2019, we took Lock It In to Las Vegas as well and did a week of live shows on FS1 from …
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The Duquesne Dukes are partying like it’s 1969.The 11th-seeded Dukes pulled off the first big upset of March Madness, taking down No. 6 BYU, 71-67, for their first tournament win in 55 years – it’s also their first appearance in the tournament since 1977 after they went on a crazy run to win the A-10.It took the Cougars over six …
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The No. 10-seeded Nevada Wolf Pack looked like they were going to move on to the second round of the NCAA Tournament with a win over the No. 7 Dayton Flyers. But this is March, and wacky things happen on the hardwood. The Flyers posted a 63-60 victory in the first round instead, closing out the game on a 24-4 …
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Purdue had just fallen unexpectedly in the Big Ten Tournament last week and Braden Smith sat down alongside star Zach Edey and coach Matt Painter to meet reporters. It took three questions to conjure a March Madness specter: the Boilermakers’ improbable loss as a No. 1 seed to 16th-seeded Fairleigh Dickinson in last year’s NCAA Tournament. “I don’t think we’re …
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Controversy erupted when Virginia made the NCAA Tournament’s First Four as a No. 10 seed, and they were slaughtered by Colorado State, 67-42. The Cavaliers scored just 14 points in the first half, shooting just 25% from the floor and 17.6% from three. They didn’t fare well at the free-throw line, either, going 11-for-17 (64.7%). They picked the worst time …
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Howard University’s early exit from the NCAA tournament Tuesday was not anything to celebrate in the Bison community. But junior Bryce Harris still managed to find a silver lining. Harris spoke to reporters after a 71-68 loss to Wagner in the First Four Tuesday night. He spoke highly of the team’s late surge in the final moments of the game …
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