Got a favorite team in the Big Dance? Get on your feet and cheer. The easiest way to follow the action is with Sporting News’ NCAA Basketball Scoreboard. Get updates, stats and more on each game. MORE: Thursday’s picks | Top games | Biggest storylines Here is the schedule of first-round games on Thursday. All times ET. 12:15 p.m.: UNC-Wilmington (16) vs. Duke (1), at Providence; CBS 12:40 p.m.: Butler (9) vs....
Huge upsets were the main trends during Thursday’s and Friday’s games, but will the reign of the underdogs continue? Here are a few games to watch and the story lines to enhance the entertainment factor as the round of 32 kicks off at 12:10 p.m. ET on Saturday. PHOTOS: March Sadness: Teams react to heart-breaking elimination Will 12 seeds Yale and Arkansas-Little Rock continue the upsets? Yale had never won a tournament game, while Little Rock had won only once before....
Bill Walton. Patrick Ewing. Bronson Koenig. Marques Johnson. Rodney McCray. Hakeem Olajuwon. Nigel Hayes. Which of these is not like the other? (Hint: There may be more than one acceptable answer). MORE: Stats prove Wisconsin is one of the toughest No. 8 seeds ever Thousands of college basketball players have appeared in the NCAA Tournament. Slightly more than 2,600 have been fortunate enough to play in the Final Four, from 1939 in Evanston, Ill....
Maybe ever. That’s because geography, in 2021 at least, won’t be a determining factor in how the selection committee places teams in specific regions; since COVID-19 has forced the entire NCAA Tournament to take place in Indiana, the committee will now rely primarily on the S-curve to come up with its 68-team bracket. The NCAA explained its decision to use the method in a Jan. 15 news release. “As the committee discussed this topic, it became clear that the S-curve bracketing option makes the most sense, given the unique circumstances with which this tournament will be played,” said Dan Gavitt, NCAA senior vice president of basketball....
The start of that tournament is remembered for images of paltry weight-lifting setups and the large gaps between amenities for men and women in the tournament. A leveling marker coming this season will take place when the women’s tournament field is expanded to 68 teams to match the men, The Associated Press reported. The men’s tournament grew to 68 teams in 2011. It added four first-round play-in games at a neutral site, traditionally Dayton, Ohio....
He played quarterback for an undefeated Nebraska team that split a national championship with Michigan in 1997. He coached a UCF team that finished 13-0 and claimed a national title despite missing out on the College Football Playoff 20 years later. He used those experiences to sharpen that voice, which continues to speak out about the future of the Playoff era with no reservations. Frost, a first-time Power 5 coach at 43 years old, brings a voice that carries....
With the match scoreless in the 87th minute, Felipe Gallegos sent forward a long ball looking for forward Martin Barragan. Toluca center back Santiago Garcia intervened at the top of the box, but rather than clearing the ball out for a goal kick as intended he looped in a stunning own goal over the head of goalkeeper Alfredo Talavera. Necaxa had four titles in the Copa Mexico to its name, but all came well before the modern era....
Criterion Games is developing Need for Speed: Unbound, and it is not its first time with the series. Through 2012’s Need for Speed: Most Wanted, it demonstrated that it knows how to take a Need for Speed game and knock it out of the park. The trailer for the upcoming game looks promising, and the news that it is in Criterion is handling things instills further confidence that a great street racing game is on the way....
Need for Speed Unbound is Criterion Games’ return to the long-running racing series and a major transition from last-gen hardware. Need for Speed Unbound capitalizes on the success of Need for Speed Heat while bringing a more stylized, underground approach to its visuals and aesthetic. According to Criterion Games creative director Kieran Crimmins, the studio wanted to bring Need for Speed Unbound to PS4 and Xbox One early in the development process....
Addiction to alcohol is one of the primary public-health problems in the United States. It causes more than 19,000 auto fatalities each year, it is responsible for more than a third of deaths from drowning and fire. Booze is a central factor in divorce. It can trigger incest, child and spousal abuse, suicide, homicide, assault and other crimes. it can kill by the liver, the kidneys, the heart, the pancreas, the central nervous system....
The Canadian singer-songwriter said the use of the tracks was “NOT ok” with him, adding that he stood in “solidarity” with the Lakota Sioux tribe that occupied the land before settlers arrived and discovered gold. Reacting to a clip of “Rockin’ in the Free World” playing ahead of the Mount Rushmore event, the Neil Young Archives account tweeted: “This is NOT ok with me…” Sharing another clip of his track “Like a Hurricane” blaring out to the South Dakota crowd, Young said: “I stand in solidarity with the Lakota Sioux & this is NOT ok with me....
It can also cause problems, including breathing and feeding issues. The condition is treatable, but if not detected, it could be fatal, especially if an underlying condition is to blame. Prevalence Neonatal hypoglycemia affects up to about 4 per 1,000 full-term births according to some studies. It is usually associated with risk factors, including the mother and baby’s health, the baby’s size, and gestational age at delivery (how many weeks of pregnancy when the baby is born)....
NBA Trade Options: 3 most valuable assets for the Charlotte Hornets this offseason The highlight of the season for the Charlotte Hornets has been the growth of Devonte’ Graham. The 25-year-old had a breakout year and went on to average 18.2 points, with 37.3% shooting from downtown. The Hornets will be looking to add another star next to Devonte’ Graham and Terry Rozier, and here their 3 biggest trade assets who can help them in the process....
Pardon Okafor his confusion, he has not spent much time in New Orleans. But he is aware that could change soon. The Pelicans have been among the top teams pursuing an Okafor trade as the deadline closes in next Thursday. “There’s a bunch of trade rumors,” Okafor said on Friday. “New Orleans. Chicago. Ten different teams. So, I said it before, I just have to do whatever I can control....
Butler returned to Minnesota this week, but he hasn’t backed down from his trade request, according to The Athletic’s Jon Krawczynski. The four-time All-Star told Thibodeau he still wants to be traded, refusing to change his mind three weeks after giving the Timberwolves his initial list of teams. MORE: Butler has about 50 million reasons to want trade right now The Timberwolves were reportedly close to finalizing a deal with the Heat over the weekend, but after Minnesota pushed for more in the trade, the conversation fell apart, leaving Butler and the Wolves stuck in neutral....
The words of the loquacious forward directed at Paul Pierce during an epic trash-talking session last season fit the former No. 1 overall pick like a fine, tailored European suit. “You’re not Kobe.” MORE: What team is the best fit for Kyrie Irving? In context, Green was keeping it funky with the now-retired Pierce, letting him know his legacy — or lack thereof — wasn’t worthy of an elaborate farewell tour such as the one the entire league participated in during the former Lakers great’s final season in 2015-16....
In case you didn’t know… Covington went undrafted back in the 2013 NBA draft, although the 29-year-old established himself as a starter in Philadelphia during the 2014-15 season after impressing in the G-League. Following four seasons with the Sixers, Covington was traded to the Timberwolves as part of the trade for Jimmy Butler and the small forward has featured 61 times for the Timberwolves, averaging 13.3 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 1....
The Lakers star was cleared to play against the Suns by the team’s medical staff, but it became obvious early in the contest that he didn’t have his normal level of mobility. Davis, fighting through a left groin injury he suffered earlier in the series, struggled to run up and down the court, let alone attack the basket or defend Phoenix’s guards on switches. MORE: Shaq rips Lakers for pitiful Game 5 showing vs....
People these days use social networking sites to express their views on every little thing. Something as big as Olympics is surely going to be a much talked event on social networks. NBC Olympics president Gary Zenkel said, “We know that a social conversation will surround the Olympics.” He also confirmed that this association with Facebook would make it possible to have access to viewers’ point of view and also take their concerns on to the television screen....
