A year after the Cavaliers became the first No. 1 seed ever to lose to a No. 16 seed, they’re the only No. 1 seed headed to the Final Four.
Basketball
New UNLV basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger’s up-tempo style and family values will be missed by those who cut hair and trim sideburns in Brookings, South Dakota.
New UNLV basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger arrived by helicopter Thursday and then said all the right things in a manner befitting a person understanding of the unrealistic expectations he inherited.
Desiree Reed-Francois will introduce the person she has chosen to lead UNLV basketball, T.J. Otzelberger, Thursday, ending a search that began almost two weeks ago when the athletic director fired Marvin Menzies after his third season.
Before Brent Musburger became synonymous with his iconic catchphrase, “You are looking live,” he helped make the NCAA Tournament synonymous with “March Madness.”
Favorites went 16-0 straight up and 11-5 ATS in the second round of the NCAA Tournament after underdogs went 20-12 ATS with 11 outright wins in the first round.
The manic success of the NHL’s Golden Knights and the impending arrival of the NFL’s Raiders notwithstanding, Bill Laimbeer believes Las Vegas still is primarily a basketball town.
Underdogs went 11-5 ATS with seven outright wins Friday to finish 20-12 ATS with 11 outright wins in the round of 64.
After starting the day 7-1 ATS, underdogs finished 9-7 ATS with four outright wins by Minnesota, Murray State, Baylor and Florida, which eliminated UNR in a 70-61 win.
Mike Miller, the University of Memphis assistant and 18-year NBA player, has been mentioned as a possible candidate for the UNLV coaching job.
Caesars Entertainment took five-figure wagers from a respected player on Vermont and New Mexico State, and South Point also took sharp action well into five figures on each team.
Former UNLV assistant coach Todd Simon has guided Southern Utah to just its second postseason appearance in 31 years as an NCAA Division I member.
Final Four games and the national championship game will take place April 6 and 8 at U.S. Bank Stadium, so there is no better time to glance at the bracket and a few storylines that could play out.
The Ducks — fresh off their Pac-12 conference tournament title run at T-Mobile Arena — quickly moved to 1-point favorites Sunday night over No. 5 seed Wisconsin after opening as 1½-point underdogs.
Utah State won its first league tournament title Saturday by defeating San Diego State 64-57 at the Thomas & Mack Center to clinch an automatic NCAA Tournament berth.
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