UNLV basketball coach Kevin Kruger watched from the front row at NRG Stadium in Houston as San Diego State beat Florida Atlantic in the Final Four on Saturday.
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Junior guard Lamont Butler made a last-second shot Saturday night as San Diego State shocked Florida Atlantic in the Final Four in Houston.
The Final Four is a time for tall people to tell even taller tales about the past, including Bill Walton’s gem detailing Jerry Tarkanian’s efforts to keep him from UCLA.
It began back in 1999, the Aztecs eyeing the defensive end of the floor as a way to create a successful program.
Handicapper Wes Reynolds won the SuperBook’s NFL season wins challenge last season and also swept three Review-Journal college contests while going 61-36 ATS.
A beat writer for the first seven years of the Steve Fisher Era, columnist Ed Graney remembers how the Aztecs’ program was built.
For the first time since seeding began in 1979, no team seeded better than No. 4 has made the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament. No. 4 UConn is the highest remaining seed.
In a March where no No. 1 seeds lived for the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament, Connecticut played like one in rolling Gonzaga to win the West Regional final.
The last time Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale was in Las Vegas, he left with a wheelbarrow full of cash after collecting on the Astros to win the World Series. But he gave back a chunk of his winnings Friday night.
Gonzaga basketball player Julian Strawther, a former Liberty High standout, reflects on his long 3-pointer that led the Zags past UCLA in the Sweet 16.
Dan Hurley, son of high school coaching great Bob Hurley, has Connecticut one win away from the Final Four. The Huskies face Gonzaga on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena.
Gonzaga center Drew Timme extended one of this century’s great college basketball careers, finishing with 36 points and 13 rebounds in a victory over UCLA on Thursday.
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.
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.
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.