NNPA NEWSWIRE — In New York and other locations, public safety prohibits large gatherings, causing St. Patrick's Day parades to be canceled. Broadway is likely to...
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — The Memphis Grizzlies have hired former Notre Dame women’s associate head coach Niele (knee-L) Ivey among the new assistants on Taylor Jenkins’ staff....
THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE — There was some overlooked history made at this year’s NCAA Final Four. It wasn’t just that Virginia finally won an NCAA men’s title,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — A new issue brief from the Center for American Progress (CAP), a Washington D.C.-based a nonpartisan research and educational institute, paints a vivid...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — As March Madness kicks into full gear, the Golden Bears have their sights set on a national championship – a feat that seemed...
AARON BEARD, AP Basketball Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Mike Krzyzewski stood beside the gleaming national championship trophy, posing for the traditional, confetti-soaked photos after winning a...
Jonathan Wasserman, BLEACHER REPORT (BleacherReport.com)—With Kentucky, Wisconsin, Duke and Michigan State all headed to the Final Four, count on the NBA scouts to follow. This year’s Final Four...
Jonathan Wasserman, BLEACHER REPORT (BleacherReport.com)—With Kentucky, Wisconsin, Duke and Michigan State all headed to the Final Four, count on the NBA scouts to follow. This year’s Final Four...
Nancy Armour, USA TODAY (USA Today)—Those Georgia State and UAB upsets were all kinds of fun. Ditto for Wichita State winning the Sunflower State Showdown....
Kriste Rieken, ASSOCIATED PRESS HOUSTON (AP) — Growing up in Poland, Przemek Karnowski had to stay up until 2 or 3 a.m. to watch...
WILL GRAVES, AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The whistle sounds. The horn blows. And the madness grinds to a halt. Another stoppage in play. Another...
By Everett L. Glenn NNPA Columnist The NCAA men’s basketball tournament, better known as “March Madness” is back. A total of 68 teams compete in...
Chuck Culpepper, THE WASHINGTON POST LOUISVILLE, Ky. (The Washington Post)— After midnight in a cramped and lighthearted locker room, Hampton University guard Breon Key looked...
Sam Cooper, YAHOO SPORTS (Yahoo! Sports)—For the first time since 2007, not one No. 12 seed knocked off a No. 5 seed on the opening...
FRED GOODALL, AP Sports Writer Georgia State’s Ron Hunter beamed as a proud father, not a jubilant coach whose underdog team advanced in the NCAA Tournament...
(Bloomberg) – University of Iowa basketball coach Fran McCaffery didn’t have to ask for a raise after the Hawkeyes played in last year’s NCAA tournament. It was...
(Bloomberg) – University of Iowa basketball coach Fran McCaffery didn’t have to ask for a raise after the Hawkeyes played in last year’s NCAA tournament. It was...
The Associated Press Thursday is something of a national holiday for American sports fans, when office productivity plummets. The NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Championship, also...
(Bloomberg) – Twenty five years ago, the NCAA decided something had to be done about March Madness money. The year before, CBS agreed to pay...
EDDIE PELLS, AP National Writer If you got that warm-‘n-fuzzy feeling the weekend Lehigh beat Duke or the year N.C. State socked Phi Slama Jama or...
EDDIE PELLS, AP National Writer If you got that warm-‘n-fuzzy feeling the weekend Lehigh beat Duke or the year N.C. State socked Phi Slama Jama or...
RUSTY MILLER, AP Sports Writer DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Let this be a lesson to the 64 NCAA Tournament teams yet to take the floor: A...
RUSTY MILLER, AP Sports Writer DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Let this be a lesson to the 64 NCAA Tournament teams yet to take the floor: A...
(NNPA) – President Barack Obama predicted that Kentucky will remain undefeated and win the title in the NCAA Tournament during an interview broadcast Wednesday on ESPN. He picked a Wildcats...
STEPHEN HAWKINS, AP Basketball Writer The NCAA is going all in on high-def video reviews during March Madness. For the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments that...