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Bracket buster: Oral Roberts stuns No. 2 Ohio St.

Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato As Oral Roberts head coach Paul Mills prepared his players for overtime Friday against Ohio State, a 2-seed in the NCAA tournament and the Big Ten tournament runner-up, he had one message for them. “We’re winning this,” he said. Mills said he preached confidence to the 15-seed […]

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NBA: Lakers ruin LaMelo Ball's homecoming with Hornets

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – LeBron James welcomed LaMelo Ball back to Los Angeles with a 37-point performance Thursday night (March 18), lifting the Lakers to a 116-105 victory over the visiting Charlotte Hornets. Shooting for a third straight and 100th career triple-double, James contributed eight rebounds and six assists to the Lakers’ fourth consecutive win. Ball, the former standout at […]

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From 4am with Kobe to emails from David Stern, Australian agent enters big time

While Australian NBA players have been locking horns with superstars like Steph Curry and Giannis Antetokounmpo for years, few Australians have entered the top sports agent firms. But Australian agent Daniel Moldovan announced on Friday his Lighthouse Sports Management agency had been absorbed by global giant Octagon, which represents Curry, Antetokounmpo and manages over $US1 billion in player contracts. Aron […]

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March Madness printable bracket: Download a free 2021 NCAA Tournament bracket PDF here

The 2021 NCAA Tournament is finally here, and what fun is March Madness without a bracket?  Fortunately, you’ve come to the right place. Sporting News has every type of college basketball fan covered with our 2021 NCAA Tournament bracket in printable, PDF form, complete with the full field of 68. Download it, print it, fill it out, trash talk your co-workers. This year’s tournament schedule begins with the First […]

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Ranking the top 50 players in the men’s NCAA tournament

ESPN Insider college basketball contributor First began covering college hoops in 2004 Has written for Basketball Prospectus and the Wall Street Journal Wooden Award-level players apparently make a real difference in terms of team performance. The 2021 men’s NCAA tournament field and this ranking of its best players both feature Wooden finalists front and center. Collin Gillespie is, unfortunately, injured […]

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Gonzaga will not finish as undefeated NCAA champion without conquering the Curse of the Hoosiers

Gonzaga has constructed the quietest undefeated NCAA Division I basketball season in our lifetimes, and this is true both literally and physically. The Zags have played all of their games in arenas that either were devoid of spectators, or quite close to it. The cacophony that often presents their greatest obstacle to perfection in conference play was absent because of […]

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