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Lendeborg scores 25, and Midwest's top-seeded Michigan rolls to a 95-72 win over Saint Louis
John Wawrow, Associated Press | Posted March 21 - 12:36 p.m. | Save Story
Yaxel Lendeborg punctuated his 25-point outing with a massive dunk in transition, and the Midwest Region's top-seeded Michigan advanced to the Sweet 16 with a 95-72 victory over Saint Louis in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday.
Red Rocks gymnast Clara Raposo announces 3rd ACL tear ahead of Big 12 championships
Josh Furlong, KSL | Posted March 21 - 8:45 a.m. | Save Story
Late Friday, Raposo announced on Instagram that she had re-torn her right ACL for the third time and had already had surgery hours earlier.
NCAA asks court to stop DraftKings from using trademarked terms such as 'March Madness'
The Associated Press | Updated March 21 - 6:53 a.m. | Save Story
The NCAA filed a complaint in federal court Friday seeking an emergency restraining order to stop online sportsbook DraftKings from using registered trademarks associated with the NCAA men's and women's basketball tournaments.
Number of perfect March Madness brackets dwindles into the hundreds after the first round
Will Graves, Associated Press | Updated March 20 - 11:35 p.m. | Save Story
The odds of a picking perfect NCAA Tournament bracket are astronomical for a reason.
Florida begins title defense with 59-point rout of Prairie View, 2nd-biggest margin in NCAA tourney
Fred Goodall, Associated Press | Updated March 20 - 11:01 p.m. | Save Story
Florida began its national title defense with the second-largest victory margin in NCAA Tournament history, pounding Prairie View A&M 114-55 on Friday night.
No. 7 NC State tops No. 10 Tennessee 76-61, Lady Vols lose 8 in a row for 1st time in NCAA era
Larry Lage, Associated Press | Updated March 20 - 9:13 p.m. | Save Story
Zamareya Jones scored 15 of her career-high 30 points in the first half to help build a double-digit lead and seventh-seeded North Carolina State went on to beat 10th-seeded Tennessee 76-61 on Friday night in the first round of the women's NCAA Tournament.
Alabama's Tyler Fay pitches no-hitter against Florida for Tide's first in a complete game since 1942
The Associated Press | Posted March 20 - 9:08 p.m. | Save Story
Tyler Fay pitched Alabama's first nine-inning, complete-game no-hitter in 84 years, striking out 13 in a 6-0 victory over Florida on Friday night.
Purdue's Braden Smith breaks Bobby Hurley's Division I career assist record in NCAA tourney opener
Dave Skretta, Associated Press | Updated March 20 - 8:24 p.m. | Save Story
Purdue guard Braden Smith broke former Duke star Bobby Hurley's Division I assist record on Friday night, picking up his second of the game and the 1,077th of his career with a feed to Trey Kaufman-Renn with 12:11 to go in the first half of the Boilermakers' NCAA Tournament game against Queens.
March Madness mismatch: No. 2 Michigan routs Holy Cross 83-48 in women's NCAA Tournament
Larry Lage, Associated Press | Updated March 20 - 8:18 p.m. | Save Story
Mila Holloway and Syla Swords each had seven points in a dominant opening quarter and combined to score 33 points, leading second-seeded Michigan to an 83-48 win over 15th-seeded Holy Cross in the first round of the women's NCAA Tournament on Friday.
From a campus steakhouse to a mock airplane cabin for students, High Point is no ordinary Cinderella
Anne M. Peterson, Associated Press | Posted March 20 - 7:54 p.m. | Save Story
High Point's bracket-busting NCAA Tournament upset has put the spotlight on the private school in North Carolina that offers some unusual perks for its student body.
Minnesota sidesteps a major March Madness upset by surging past No. 13 seed Green Bay 75-58 at home
Dave Campbell, Associated Press | Updated March 20 - 7:36 p.m. | Save Story
The progress Minnesota made this season to draw a top-16 seed for the NCAA Tournament never mattered more than down the stretch against Green Bay, with a roaring crowd helping carry the Gophers to victory.
Utah State finishes strong to advance in Big Dance to 2nd round
Shawn Harrison, Herald Journal | Posted March 20 - 7:08 p.m. | Save Story
There was no long wait like in the past for the Aggies to enjoy an NCAA Tournament victory.
March Madness crosses paths with family time for High Point coaches with mom off to work
Teresa M. Walker, Associated Press | Posted March 20 - 6:19 p.m. | Save Story
Family matters at High Point, enough that coach Chelsea Banbury has no problem with assistant Katie Clayman missing the Panthers' last practice before their NCAA Tournament opener.
After Santa Clara and Kentucky trade 3s in thrilling finish, 'a tough one to swallow' for Broncos
Dave Skretta, Associated Press | Updated March 20 - 4:15 p.m. | Save Story
Santa Clara thought it had knocked Kentucky out of the NCAA Tournament when freshman Allen Graves answered a tying basket by Wildcats star Otega Oweh with a 3-pointer in front of his own bench with 2.4 seconds left in regulation.
Otega Oweh's buzzer-beater saves Kentucky in 89-84 overtime win over Santa Clara in March Madness
Jeff Latzke, Associated Press | Updated March 20 - 3:55 p.m. | Save Story
Otega Oweh rescued Kentucky with a buzzer-beater from just inside half court to force overtime, then hit the tiebreaking free throws in the extra period as the seventh-seeded Wildcats beat No. 10 seed Santa Clara 89-84 on Friday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Documents reveal Kyle Whittingham intended to stay at Utah before Michigan move
Josh Furlong, KSL | Updated March 20 - 1:28 p.m. | Save Story
Former Utah football coach Kyle Whittingham intended to return as the program's head coach before announcing a decision to step down, according to documents obtained by KSL.
Trump issues executive order requiring CFP to avoid broadcasting conflicts with Army-Navy game
The Associated Press | Updated March 20 - 12:39 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump has issued an executive order barring College Football Playoff and other postseason games from airing during the annual Army-Navy matchup in December. Trump directed the commerce secretary and the FCC chairman to coordinate with the playoff committee, the NCAA and media rights partners to ensure an exclusive broadcasting window for the storied rivalry traditionally played the second Saturday each December. Trump's order makes reference to potential expansion of the CFP that likely would require an earlier start for the playoff. In the first two years of the 12-team format, the first-round games were the weekend after Army-Navy.
BYU basketball's season was a disappointment, not a failure. So what's next?
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted March 20 - 12:12 p.m. | Save Story
If Thursday night's loss to Texas was the final time AJ Dybantsa puts on a BYU uniform — assuming it is — a presumptive top pick in June's NBA draft left it all on the court.
Details of Morgan Scalley's 5-year, $27 million contract with Utah football released
Josh Furlong, KSL | Posted March 20 - 11:33 a.m. | Save Story
A day after former head coach Kyle Whittingham stepped down following a 21-year tenure with Utah, newly-named head coach Morgan Scalley signed a five-year contract worth $27 million.
