While Kentucky was busy earning its way into the Sweet 16, head coach Mark Pope was adding another year onto his Wildcats contract, as well as earning a hefty bonus at the same time.Pope has turned… MORE
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Reports: Columbia hires Florida’s Kevin Hovde
Columbia is bringing back Florida assistant Kevin Hovde as its new head coach, multiple outlets reported Monday.Hovde was an assistant coach at the Ivy League program for five seasons from 2012-16,… MORE
‘Dream come true’: Iowa native Ben McCollum to coach Hawkeyes
Iowa named Drake’s Ben McCollum as its basketball coach on Monday, returning him to his native state.He replaces Fran McCaffery, who was fired by the Hawkeyes on March 14 after 15 seasons with the… MORE
Reports: Minnesota hiring Colorado State’s Niko Medved
Minnesota is hiring Colorado State’s Niko Medved to be the next coach of the Golden Gophers, multiple outlets reported Monday.Medved, 51, is a Minneapolis native and Minnesota alumnus who worked as… MORE
NCAA Tournament roundup: No. 1 Florida survives vs. No. 8 UConn
Walter Clayton Jr. scored 23 points and sparked top-seeded Florida’s late-game splurge to oust two-time defending champion UConn 77-75 in the West Region’s second round on Sunday afternoon in Raleigh,… MORE
Caleb Love carries No. 4 Arizona past No. 5 Oregon
Caleb Love scored 20 of his 29 points in the second half and made several vital plays down the stretch to help fourth-seeded Arizona put away fifth-seeded Oregon 87-83 in the second round of the NCAA… MORE
Kent State hits the road, knocks off Stanford in NIT
Senior Jalen Sullinger scored a career-high 34 points, Delrecco Gillespie posted a double-double and Kent State made it two consecutive road wins in the NIT, holding off Stanford 77-75 on Sunday night… MORE
No. 2 Michigan State survives close call with No. 10 New Mexico
Jaden Akins scored a team-high 16 points Sunday night and second-seeded Michigan State controlled the last seven minutes to eliminate 10th-seeded New Mexico 71-63 in the second round of the South Regi… MORE
Ole Miss topples Iowa State behind lights-out shooting
MILWAUKEE — Sean Pedulla had 20 points and Jaemyn Brakefield added 19 as sixth-seeded Ole Miss dominated No. 3 seed Iowa State 91-78 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament South Region on Sunday.… MORE
Maryland sinks Colorado State on buzzer-beater
Derik Queen drove for a short basket as time expired to give fourth-seeded Maryland a dramatic 72-71 victory over 12th-seeded Colorado State on Sunday in West Region second-round play at Seattle.Co… MORE
