A freshman from Queens, New York, made history on the baseball diamond Friday. Brown’s Olivia Pichardo became the first woman to play in an NCAA Division I baseball game. NCAA signage on the field before a game between the Oklahoma Sooners and
Xavier’s first-round victory over Kennesaw State on Friday during the NCAA Tournament did not come easy. During the Musketeers’ 72-67 come-from-behind win, two Xavier teammates engaged in a shouting match while coming off the floor during a timeout. Souley Boum, right, of
The Greensboro Coliseum was rocking for an early start between 14-seed Kennesaw State and 3-seed Xavier in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. In the school’s first-ever appearance in the tournament, the arena had a strong pro-Kennesaw State contingent, as fans
While brackets around the country may already be busted, fans of college basketball are just getting started. Day 1 of the NCAA Tournament kicked off Thursday with a bang as 12-seed Furman took down 4-seed Virginia in the final moments. BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
Tyreke Key scored 12 points, Jahmai Mashack added 11 and No. 4 seed Tennessee survived a late scare to hold off Louisiana-Lafayette 58-55 in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday night. The Ragin’ Cajuns (26-8) whittled an 18-point deficit
Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored 17 points and UCLA raced out to a fast start and never looked back in a 86-53 victory over UNC Asheville in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday night. The second-seeded Bruins (30-5) scored the
Jeremy Roach scored a career-high 23 points, and No. 5 seed Duke beat Oral Roberts 74-51 on Thursday in the school’s first NCAA Tournament game since Jon Scheyer took over as Blue Devils coach. Dariq Whitehead added 13 points to lead the
Johni Broome had 19 points, 12 rebounds and five blocked shots, and No. 9 seed Auburn beat Iowa 83-75 on Thursday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The Tigers (21-12) made 11 of 12 free throws over the final four
College of Charleston enters the NCAA Tournament as one of a few mid-major programs with the potential to become the darlings of March Madness. With a record of 31-3, and ranked as high as No. 18 during the college basketball season, the
When the Grand Canyon University men’s basketball team arrived in Denver for the First Round of the NCAA Tournament, they noticed that something pretty big was missing. The mid-major school had a flight chartered from Phoenix to Denver by the NCAA, and