STARKVILLE – The Mississippi State men’s basketball team claimed the program’s third postseason trip over the last four seasons as the Bulldogs will take on Saint Louis from the Atlantic 10 Conference announced Sunday by the NIT Selection Committee. The Bulldogs (15-14) and Billikens (14-6) will meet […]
NIT First Round Today: St. Louis Billikens go up against the SEC’s Mississippi State Bulldogs at 5 PM
3/18/2021 SLU Men’s Basketball Game Notes & Information Game 21 Saint Louis (14-6) vs. Mississippi State (15-14) Date // Time Saturday, March 20 // 4 p.m. (CT) Location Frisco, Texas (Comerica Center) TV ESPN (John Schriffen, Fran Fraschilla) Radio KMOX 1120 AM / Radio.com (Bob Ramsey, Earl Austin […]
Dayton Flyers ready for NIT action today against Memphis Tigers; Coach Grant gives update on team since A-10 Tournament
Flyers Have Qualified For The Post Season For The Third Time In Anthony Grant’s Four Years DAYTON – The University of Dayton men’s basketball team will play the University of Memphis in the first round of the NIT, it was announced tonight. The Flyers and Tigers […]
Chicago Cubs reduce roster to 38 players
March 19th, 2021 MESA – The Chicago Cubs have assigned nine players to minor league camp, reducing their spring roster from 47 to 38 players. Right-handed pitcher James Norwood and left-handed pitchers Kyle Ryan and Justin Steele have been optioned to Triple-A Iowa. Left-handed pitcher Brailyn […]
MLB, MLBPA issues update on weekly COVID testing results
March 19th, 2021 Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association jointly announced today the latest COVID-19 testing results conducted under MLB’s COVID-19 Health Monitoring & Testing Plan. The independent Utah laboratory has reported the following results during the past week: Weekly Monitoring Testing: 14,845 […]
Daily Almanac for Saturday, March 20, 2021: Spring has arrived!
VERNAL EQUINOX In 2021, the Vernal Equinox falls on Saturday, March 20, at 5:37 A.M. EDT. To learn everything about the March equinox, go to Almanac.com/spring The word equinox is derived from the Latin words meaning “equal night.” The vernal, or spring, equinox is the […]
Fired Steve Wojciechowski, 128-95 record not good enough in 7 seasons at Marquette; postseason bids 2 NCAA’s, 1 NIT
3/19/2021 National search for next head coach begins immediately Marquette University Vice President and Director of Athletics Bill Scholl today announced a change in leadership of the Marquette men’s basketball program. Steve Wojciechowski has been relieved of his duties as head coach after seven seasons. “After a thorough evaluation of […]
NCAA First Round 9:57 PM: Winthrop plays Villanova; first meeting between two teams
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – Winthrop men’s basketball is set to make its 11th NCAA tournament appearance Friday night when they take on the 5th-seeded Villanova Wildcats inside Farmer’s Coliseum. Tip-off is set for 9:57 p.m. Winthrop earned a 12-seed after finishing the season with its 11th Big […]
NCAA First Round 9:57 PM: Last game of the night on Friday, Villanova up against Winthrop
Villanova is a No. 5 seed for first time since 2005 NEW YORK, N.Y. – Villanova is the No. 5 seed in the South Region in the 2021 NCAA Tournament, which will be held entirely in the state of Indiana beginning Thursday. The Wildcats, who […]
NCAA First Round 9:50 PM: Morehead State out to prove they can play with the best team’s in the nation; West Virginia is up next
GAME NOTES (PDF) | MARCH MADNESS LIVE APP | EAGLE SPORTS RADIO NETWORK (WIVY 96.3 FM/WKYN 107.7 FM) |WESTWOOD ONE RADIO (SIRIUS 135/XM 202) | TRUTV MOREHEAD, Ky. — Morehead State head coach Preston Spradlin prefers his team not be labeled as a potential Cinderella team in this year’s NCAA Tournament. No, he prefers if […]
NCAA First Round 9:50 PM: West Virginia, Morehead State set for action tonight!
Game 28 – Morehead StateDATE: Friday, March 19, 2021LOCATION: Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, IndianaTIPOFF: 9:50 p.m. ETSERIES: West Virginia leads 3-0TV: truTV (Lisa Byington, Steve Smith and AJ Ross)RADIO: MSN from Learfield IMG College (Tony Caridi & Jay Jacobs) Sirius 135/XM 202OFFICIALS: Announced on […]
NCAA First Round 9:40 PM: Jim Boeheim taking Syracuse to its 41st NCAA Tournament against San Diego State
3/18/2021 Game Details: Friday, March 19, Indianapolis, Ind. | 9:40 p.m.Television: CBSLive Coverage:StatsTwitter: @cuse | @Cuse_MBBSyracuse Links: Notes | News | Roster | ScheduleSan Dieog State Links: Notes | News | Roster | Schedule INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Syracuse makes its 41st NCAA Tournament appearance as an 11-seed on Friday evening when it faces sixth-seeded San Diego State in the first round. Tip off from […]
NCAA First Round 9:40 PM: San Diego State goes up against Jim Boeheim and the Syracuse Orange
SAN DIEGO – The San Diego State men’s basketball team earned a No. 6 seed and will play the No. 11 seed Syracuse in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (Midwest Region). The Aztecs (23-4, 14-3 MW) will face the Orange (16-9, 9-7 ACC) on Friday, […]
NCAA First Round 9:20 PM: After 30-year absence, Rutgers ready to ‘Dance’ tonight with Clemson
No. 10 seed Rutgers Scarlet Knights (15-11) vs. No. 7 seed Clemson Tigers (16-7)Friday, March 18, 2021 | 9:20 p.m.Bankers Life Fieldhouse | Indianapolis, Ind. ON THE AIR TV: TBS (Spero Dedes, play-by-play; Brandon Haywood, analyst; Lauren Shehidi; reporter)Radio: Rutgers Sports Properties Radio Network (WCTC 1450 AM/WOR […]
NCAA First Round 9:20 PM: Clemson’s Brownell gets team into tournament for third time in his tenure; takes on Rutgers
(7) CLEMSON VS. (10) RUTGERS The Tigers earned their 13th selection to the NCAA’s Big Dance. CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson University men’s basketball earned an at-large bid into the 2021 NCAA Tournament as a No. 7 seed and will face the No. 10 seed Rutgers. The […]
Iowa State brings back T.J. Otzelberger, a top-notch recruiter, to head men’s basketball program
03.18.2021 AMES, Iowa – T.J. Otzelberger (OTTS-ull-burger), who has crisscrossed the nation recruiting all-star talent and building championship-level programs, is returning “home” as the 21st head men’s basketball coach in Iowa State history. Director of Athletics Jamie Pollard made the announcement Thursday. Otzelberger will be introduced virtually Friday at […]
NCAA First Round 7:25 PM: North Texas makes its fourth trip to the tournament to play Purdue
DENTON – The Mean Green men’s basketball team on Sunday found out they will face Purdue in the first round of the 2021 NCAA Tournament. The first round game will be played on Friday March 19th at 6:25 p.m. CT. It’ll be broadcast on TNT and […]
NCAA First Round 7:25 PM: Purdue Boilermakers in action against upset-minded North Texas
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue men’s basketball team earned the No. 4 seed in the South Region and will face No. 13-seed North Texas in Friday’s first round. The Boilermakers are making their sixth straight NCAA Tournament appearance, tied for the second-longest streak in school […]
NCAA First Round 7:15 PM: Cleveland State makes just its 3rd appearance in ‘Big Dance’ against the Houston Cougars
NCAA Tournament: Round One No. 15 Cleveland State vs. No. 2 HoustonFriday, March 19 | 7:15 p.m.Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall | Bloomington, Indiana Presented by Cleveland Clinic Sports Medicine TruTV | Westwood One | 1420-WHK, 102.5 FM | whkradio.com Game Notes SETTING THE SCENEThe Cleveland State […]
NCAA First Round 7:15 PM: Houston Cougars plays the most-improved team in the Horizon League this year in Cleveland State
HOUSTON — The University of Houston Men’s Basketball program earned a No. 2 seed in the 2021 NCAA Tournament’s Midwest Region and will face No. 15 seed Cleveland State on Friday. The No. 2 seed marks the Cougars highest NCAA Tournament since 1984. The matchup with […]