3/18/2021 RUSTON – Postseason play is back for Louisiana Tech as the Bulldogs open the National Invitation Tournament on Friday night at 8 p.m. versus the Ole Miss Rebels inside the Comerica Center. The matchup will be nationally televised on ESPN2 with Wes Durham and Chris […]
Mississippi Rebels gets ready to face Louisiana Tech in 9 PM NIT First Round matchup
#1 SEED OLE MISS (16-11, 10-8 SEC)vs. #4 SEED LOUISIANA TECH (21-7, 12-4 C-USA)Friday, March 19 • 8 p.m. • Frisco, TexasComerica Center Watch • Live Stats •Listen Ole Miss Game Notes (PDF) • Louisiana Tech Notes (PDF) • SEC Game Notes (PDF) GAME 28 – NITDate: March 19, 2021Time: 8 p.m. CTLocation: Frisco, TexasArena: Comerica Center (6,000)Television:ESPN2 Wes […]
Ohio State comes up short in 4-2 loss to Wisconsin in Women’s Frozen Four
March 18, 2021 Buckeyes’ season comes to a close with a 13-7-0 final record DOWNLOAD: Ohio State Postgame Press Conference Video ERIE, Pa. – An Ohio State women’s hockey season that will never be forgotten ended one game short of playing for a national championship, as the […]
Buffalo Bulls, usually in NCAA, enters NIT for first time in 16 years taking on top-seeded Colorado State tonight at 9
#4 Buffalo (18-8, 12-5 MAC) vs. #1 Colorado State (18-6, 14-4 MWC) March 19, 2021UNT Coliseum (Denton, TX) – 7:00 pm ET/6:00 pm CT Bulls on the AirRadioBuffalo – ESPN 1520 TelevisionESPN2 10 Things To Know About Today’s Game1. Buffalo will begin play at the 2021 National Invitation Tournament on Friday night when […]
NIT continues tonight as Colorado State plays Buffalo at 7
Opening Tip• The Rams are the top seed in the upper left bracket and will take on fourth-seeded Buffalo in the opening round of the National Invitation Tournament on Friday night in Denton, Texas.• The game will have veteran sports announcer Dave Feldman and former […]
NIT First Round: Richmond, missing top scorers Francis and Golden, rallies to get past Toledo, 76-66
03/17/2021 DENTON, TEXAS – With their top two scorers sidelined with injuries and one of the nation’s best shooting teams hitting from all over the court, things looked grim for the Spiders early in Wednesday night’s NIT opener against MAC regular-season champion Toledo. Richmond found itself […]
Daily Almanac for Friday, March 19, 2021
Every Year CALIFORNIA: SWALLOW DAY ST. JOSEPH’S DAY 721 B.C. FIRST LUNAR ECLIPSE RECORDED IN HISTORY OBSERVED BY THE BABYLONIANS (ACCORDING TO PTOLEMY) 1810s BORN 1813: DAVID LIVINGSTONE (EXPLORER) 1820s BORN 1821: RICHARD FRANCIS BURTON (EXPLORER, SCHOLAR) 1830s 1831: $245,000 STOLEN FROM CITY BANK OF […]
Austin Ernst earns 3rd LPGA title by winning Drive On Championship
OCALA, Fla. (AP) — Austin Ernst won the Drive On Championship on Sunday, March 7, for her third LPGA Tour title, pulling away to beat fellow former NCAA champion Jennifer Kupcho by five strokes at Golden Ocala. Tied for the lead with Kupcho after each […]
Austin Ernst, winner of the LPGA Drive On Championship event
LPGA Drive On Championship presented by Volvik at Golden Ocala Golden Ocala Golf & Equestrian Club Hometown/Resides: Seneca, South Carolina/Palm Beach Gardens, Florida Birthdate: January 31, 1992; currently 29 years, 1 month and 7 days Qualified for LPGA Tour: Finished 14th at the 2012 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament […]
Boise State gets NIT bid. Plays in Frisco, TX against SMU Mustangs tonight
3/17/2021 Broncos, Mustangs Tangle Thursday No. 2 Boise State (18-8) vs No. 3 SMU (11-5)Thursday, March 18 | 8 p.m. CT / 7 p.m. MTFrisco, Texas | Comerica CenterTV: ESPN | Live Video | Live Audio | Live Stats Boise State Game Notes Boise State men’s basketball opens the National […]
SMU faces Boise State tonight in NIT First Round; Mustangs overcome 31 days of inactivity to get to postseason
INDIANAPOLIS – The SMU men’s basketball team received a bid in the 2021 National Invitation Tournament and will face Boise State on Thursday at the Comerica Center in Frisco, Texas, the tournament committee announced on Sunday night. SMU and Boise State will tip at 8 p.m. […]
LPGA golfer Albane Valenzuela hanging in there despite setbacks
Albane Valenzuela turned professional in November of 2019 with grand ambitions. She never expected what happened in 2020. First, a nerve-related injury prevented her from practicing. Next, COVID-19 put a halt to her rookie year. Then last November, her appendix nearly ruptured, requiring emergency surgery […]
Hilltoppers star center Charles Bassey gets more honors; adds Basketball Times 2nd Team, Lute Olsen All-American to trophy case
3/18/2021 BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Hilltopper Basketball junior center Charles Bassey earned more All-American honors as he was named a Basketball Times Second Team All-American and a Lute Olson All-American. The second honor comes with being named one of 25 finalists for the Lute Olson National Player […]
Western Kentucky rallies for a 69-67 win over St. Mary’s in NIT Opening Game
3/18/2021 FRISCO, Texas — WKU Hilltopper Basketball proved its resiliency Wednesday night, bouncing back from a devastating loss in the Conference USA championship game with a 69-67 win over Saint Mary’s in the first round of the NIT. Just four days after falling in overtime to North […]
Wright State Women’s Basketball Team to meet Arkansas on March 22 in the NCAA Tournament
Monday, March 15, 2021 Raiders and Razorbacks will meet March 22 in San Antonio NCAA Championship Bracket | NCAA Championship Schedule DAYTON – Fresh off its third Horizon League Championship in program history, the Wright State women’s basketball team will be a No. 13 seed and take on […]
Wright State’s Holden and Love earn NABC All-District honors
Tuesday, March 16, 2021 KANSAS CITY/DAYTON – The Wright State men’s basketball team earned a pair of All-District 12 honors on Tuesday afternoon, as the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced the 2020-21 NABC Division I All-District teams and coaches, as selected and voted on […]
Sherri Coale, Oklahoma Women’s Basketball coach and Hall of Famer, announces retirement after 25 years at the helm
IN HER OWN WORDS: March 17, 2021 THE PRIVILEGE OF A LIFETIME “Being the head coach at the University of Oklahoma has been the privilege of my lifetime. “In April of 1996, I accepted this, my dream job. As a native Oklahoman, I was pretty […]
NCAA Tournament First Four Game: Michigan State makes it 23 straight years in “The Big Dance” as they play UCLA tonight
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State has earned a bid to its 23rd consecutive NCAA Tournament, extending the longest NCAA Tournament streak in Big Ten history. The Spartans (15-12) will face UCLA (17-9) in the First Four on Thursday, March 18 at 9:57 p.m. on TBS. […]
NCAA Tournament First Four Game: UCLA Bruins will battle the Michigan State Spartans tonight at 9:57 PM
INDIANAPOLIS – UCLA will make its 50th all-time appearance at the NCAA Tournament this week. The No. 11-seed Bruins (17-9) will take on No. 11-seed Michigan State (15-12) on Thursday night at Purdue’s Mackey Arena (West Lafayette, Ind.). UCLA’s matchup on Thursday is one of four […]
Blue Jackets back on ice tonight at the Carolina Hurricanes, 7 PM
MAR. 18, 2021 II at CAROLINA HURRICANES II PNC ARENA II 7 PM ET CBJ BROADCAST INFORMATION TV: FOX Sports Ohio Jeff Rimer (play-by-play), Jody Shelley (color analyst), Dave Maetzold (reporter) Radio: 97.1 The Fan Bob McElligott (play-by-play), Dylan Tyrer (host) TONIGHT’S MATCHUP COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS (11-12-7, 29 pts./5th, Discover Central Division) Goals: 2.63 […]