Duke men’s basketball is back in the Elite Eight after outlasting a physical Houston with a 54-51 win in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament on Friday night. Houston’s top-ranked defense kept Duke at bay in the first half, but the Cougars suffered a tough blow when All-American guard Jamal Shead went down with an apparent …
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Reed Rohlman, a former Clemson Tigers outfielder who was a two-time All-American and later a Kansas City Royals draft pick, died in Florida Wednesday, the school said. He was 29. Rohlman played for the Tigers from 2014 to 2017. He batted .329 with 11 home runs and 135 RBIs during his collegiate career. Kansas City selected him in the 35th …
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Women’s college basketball phenom Caitlin Clark is gearing up for a busy summer, which could include her making her Olympic debut. USA Basketball Women’s National Team announced its 14-athlete roster for training camp, which is scheduled to begin on Wednesday in Cleveland, Ohio. Guard Caitlin Clark, #22 of the Iowa Hawkeyes, in the second half against the West Virginia Mountaineers …
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Basketball icon Michael Jordan, a 19-year-old University of North Carolina freshman guard, authored the first chapter of his legend with a thrilling shot to beat Georgetown in the NCAA championship game on this day in history, March 29, 1982. The sweet 16-foot jump shot from left of the rim with 17 seconds left to play lifted the Tar Heels to …
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Notre Dame women’s basketball star Hannah Hidalgo was the subject of some controversy during the team’s stunning loss to Oregon State in the NCAA Tournament Friday. The issue stemmed from the nose ring Hidalgo wore during the game. She was forced to miss a few minutes of the second quarter as the team’s training staff attempted to remove it. NCAA …
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Former University of South Carolina quarterback Chris Smelley, who was reported missing on Thursday, has been located by the U.S. Coast Guard nearly 12 hours after he was seen leaving to go fishing in the Gulf of Mexico, law enforcement in Florida confirmed. The Walton County Sheriff’s Office put out a press release asking for help in locating the 37-year-old …
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To win a national championship, making clutch baskets is a must, and that’s exactly what the No. 6 Clemson Tigers did in their Sweet 16 matchup against the No. 2 Arizona Wildcats Thursday night. The Tigers watched the Wildcats fight back and take the lead late in the second half, but they held off a late-game surge to move on …
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Chris “Mad Dog” Russo will never hold back how he feels about something sports related, and it came on Wednesday with March Madness as the topic. Russo’s biggest gripe? The games starting way too late for him on the East Coast. “Give us a chance to watch the damn thing, will you please?” Russo said in his weekly “What are …
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The Caitlin Clark era in Iowa City is over. The NCAA’s all-time leading scorer played in her final home game Monday, a 64-54 victory in the second round, to send the Hawkeyes to the Sweet 16 of the women’s March Madness tournament. As a No. 1 seed, Iowa hosted the first two rounds of the tournament, so Clark gave the …
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Deion Sanders, known in the football world now as “Coach Prime,” is enjoying some time in the Dominican Republic sun with spring break at Colorado in full swing. But he had a stern warning to give his players as they embark on spring break, as well. “Right now, I’m thinking about when we get back [to Boulder] and check in …
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