By Linda Loons Grambling in their First Four win over Montana State. INSIDE THE NUMBERS Grambling State went 33-of-66 from the floor (50.0 percent), 4-of-10 (40.0 percent) from three-point range and 18-for-23 (78.3 percent) from the free throw line. Montana State shot 51.7 percent (30-of-58) […]

By Reggie Gatlin-Holt MEN’S BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK Thirteenth-seeded Vermont (28-6, 15-1 AE) clashes with fourth-seeded Duke (24-8,15-5 ACC) in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday night (Mar. 22) in Brooklyn, N.Y. Tip-off is set for 7:10 p.m. ET at the Barclays Center. BROADCAST […]

By Sasha Colcheck GAME NOTES https://12thman.com/documents/2024/3/20/2024.03.22_NCAAT_vs._NU_notes_statpack.pdf     INDIANAPOLIS – Texas A&M is headed to March Madness as the No. 9 seed in the South Region of the NCAA Tournament as the selection committee revealed the field of 68 for the 2024 Division I Men’s Basketball […]

By Sanderson “Snuffy” Smith COLORADO GAME NOTES https://cubuffs.com/documents/2024/3/21/CU_Game_Notes_Florida_NCAA.pdf   *The 10th-seeded Buffs (25-10), winners of nine of their last 10 games — including Wednesday night’s 60-53 win over Boise State in the NCAA First Four — face No. 7 Florida (24-11) in a 2:30 p.m. […]

By Stretch Jenkinson March 13, 2024 * Connor Bedard became the fifth 18-year-old in NHL history to record five points in a game and did so while he was mic’d up by NBC Sports Chicago. * The “Comeback Cats” rallied from a multi-goal third-period deficit to defeat the Stars, […]

By Vickie Sellers Yale making its seventh NCAA Appearance and fourth under head coach James Jones   No. 13 YALE vs. No. 4 AUBURN Fri., Mar. 22 – 4:15 p.m. EDT Spokane Arena Spokane, Wash. TV: TNT MarchMadness Live Video | Live Stats | Game Notes SPOKANE, Wash. – The […]

By Stretch Jenkinson     March 14, 2024 * Zach Hyman became the first Oilers skater to score four hat tricks in a season since Wayne Gretzky did so nearly 40 years ago and added $5,000 more to AstraZeneca’s donation to the Hockey Fights Cancer Fund of the V Foundation.   * Nathan […]

By Lady Houston ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The New Mexico men’s basketball team is headed to Memphis for the opening weekend of the 2024 NCAA Tournament. The Lobos, who earned the Mountain West’s automatic berth as conference champion, are the No. 11 seed in the West Region […]

By Stretch Jenkinson * Offensive performances from Brayden Point and Nikita Kucherov – with six- and five-point outings, respectively – allowed Point to match a franchise record and Kucherov to move within three points of League-leader Nathan MacKinnon in the Art Ross Trophy race. * The Eastern Conference Wild Card race intensified further […]

By Marie Reader The Stetson Men’s Basketball team won their first ASUN Championship and earned their first appearance in the NCAA Tournament. The Hatters are going to the dance, after a 94-91 victory over Austin Peay. Jalen Blackmon set an ASUN record for most points in the […]

By Stretch Jenkinson March 16, 2024   * In the span of 10 days, the Eastern Conference playoff race has morphed from one team being within five points of the bracket to a five-team mix entering a pivotal afternoon of play that includes contests on ABC, ESPN+, Hulu, Sportsnet […]

By Uncle Tom George WESTERN KENTUCKY GAME NOTES https://wkusports.com/documents/2024/3/20/MBB_Game_Notes_2024_NCAA_First_Round_vs_Marquette.pdf   BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – For the first time since 2013, WKU Men’s Basketball (22-11, 11-8) is back in the NCAA Tournament and will take on 2-seed Marquette Friday in Indianapolis. Tipoff at Gainbridge Fieldhouse is set for […]

By Uncle Tom George GAME NOTES https://uabsports.com/documents/2024/3/21/UABMBB_GameNotes_2324_San_Diego_State.pdf   BIRMINGHAM – No. 12 UAB men’s basketball (23-11) will take on No. 5 San Diego State on Friday in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament. Tipoff is set for 12:45 p.m. CT. WATCH Friday’s game will air […]

By Uncle Tom George 72,675 Tad Boyle Colorado Buffaloes HC On beating a very tough Boise State team Colorado 60 Boise State 53 3 20 2024 First Four .mp3     72,677 Tristan Da Silva Colorado Forward On shutting down Tyson Degenhart from scoring Colorado […]

By Stretch Jenkinson * The Art Ross Trophy race heated up as Nikita Kucherov and Connor McDavid notched their fourth and fifth four-assist outings of the season, respectively. The 2023-24 campaign became the first season to feature multiple players with at least four such performances since 1990-91. * Artemi Panarin reached […]

By Skip Coopersmith Raiders Earn No. 14 Seed, Face Baylor on Friday in Memphis   HAMILTON – The NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship Committee released its 68-team tournament bracket and pits No. 14 Colgate versus No. 3 Baylor in the West Region on Friday in Memphis, Tenn. Tip-time […]

By Danielle Daniels ORONO, Maine – The University of Maine women’s basketball team (24-9) has earned a No. 15 seed in the NCAA Tournament and will take on No. 2 seeded Ohio State (25-5) in the first round.   The Black Bears will meet the […]

By Danielle Daniels 2024 NCAA Tournament – First Round Date: Friday, March 22, 2024 Venue: Value City Arena in the Schottenstein Center (Columbus, Ohio) Game: NCAA First Round (Friday vs. #15 Maine at 12 p.m. ET) | Live Stats | ESPN Rosters: Ohio State | Maine Notes:Ohio State | Maine NCAA Tournament:Bracket COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. […]

By Marisol Nicholson BROOKLYN – Playing in the NCAA Tournament in consecutive seasons for the first time in program history, No. 9-seed Northwestern meets No. 8-seed Florida Atlantic in a First Round matchup at 11:15 a.m. CT at Barclays Center on Friday, March 22. Ian Eagle […]

By Joe Coopersmith Avalanche to Watch «  C Nathan MacKinnon ranks second in the NHL in points, third in assists and fifth in goals with 42-75-117 in 69 contests this season and has notched 4-15-19 in 17 career games against the Blue Jackets. «  D Cale Makar ranks second among NHL […]