Butler will have to go through the big, bad Big East for the national title. The Bulldogs will face third-seeded Connecticut, another one of college basketball’s bluebloods, on Monday night as it tries to make up for last year’s last-second heartbreak against Duke.
Shelvin Mack scored 24 points and Zach Hahn came up big off the bench, ending the warm-and-fuzzy story of this year’s tournament with a 70-62 victory over VCU in the Final Four on Saturday night.
As reports spread Friday that coach Lon Kruger was leaving UNLV for Oklahoma, Carlos Lopez said he initially considered the calendar. The date was April 1. “I really thought it was an April Fools’ joke,” the Rebels’ freshman forward said.
After he was hired as Arbor View’s baseball coach two years ago, Chris Martinez immediately noticed something special about Tyler LeBaron.
After leading their division for most of this season, the Wranglers will have to settle for third place after Friday’s 3-2 loss to Stockton at Orleans Arena.
Three Review-Journal sports department members and three professional handicappers have been given $2,000 fantasy bankrolls to bet during the NCAA Tournament — two picks per day of either sides, totals or one of each. Below are their bets for today, with a brief explanation as to their picks:
