The Bruins and Zags meet in the Sweet 16 Thursday night in Las Vegas, 17 years to the day after a UCLA comeback that brought Zags star Adam Morrison to tears.
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No. 2 seed UCLA is a 1½-point favorite over No. 3 seed Gonzaga in their Sweet 16 matchup Thursday night in Las Vegas, an NCAA regional host for the first time.
The Athletics don’t belong in Las Vegas. They belong in Oakland, a historical hub of blue-collar sporting culture.
After bettors won big on Fairleigh Dickinson’s upset of No. 1-seeded Purdue in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, they were dealt a dose of March sadness Sunday.
Bonanza High School alum and Las Vegas native Kris Bryant said he believes Major League Baseball is coming to his hometown and that it’s going to be a success.
Bettors dealt sportsbooks a loss as they cashed tickets on Fairleigh Dickinson at up to 25-1 on the money line, including five-figure payouts at two casinos.
Newly signed quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo said all the right things at his introductory press conference, but now must prove he can win in Las Vegas.
Princeton shocked No. 2 seed Arizona 59-55 as a 15-point underdog and +850 on the money line. It’s the third straight year that a 15 seed has won a first-round game.
A matchup of UCLA and Gonzaga in the West Regional at T-Mobile Arena would pit two programs with local ties in a rematch of the greatest game in recent memory.
Since 2002, every NCAA basketball national champion but one has met certain statistical benchmarks on the well-respected analytics site KenPom.com.
UNLV is intent on erasing last year’s NCAA Tournament first-round loss when the 11th-seeded Lady Rebels play sixth-seeded Michigan on Friday in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Southern Nevada will host the West Regional semifinal and final, but here are some things to watch over the tournament’s first week of games.
Trading Darren Waller isn’t the most shocking of truths and likely the best one from strictly a football perspective. But something was amiss between him and the Raiders.
Barstool Sports handicapper Kelly Stewart and Doug Fitz of Systemplays.com have each hit over 60 percent in March Madness picks the last five years for the RJ.
Jimmy Garoppolo is a proven winner who can help the Raiders remain relatively competitive this season while preserving their draft capital to retool their defense.