Snow showers this evening. Becoming clear later. Low 24F. Winds WNW at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 60%..
Snow showers this evening. Becoming clear later. Low 24F. Winds WNW at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 60%.
Updated: March 18, 2023 @ 9:39 pm
UNDATED (AP) — Purdue’s Zach Edey and Indiana’s Trayce Jackson-Davis have given the Big Ten Conference a third straight year with multiple first-team Associated Press All-America picks. Kansas had a second straight first-teamer in Jalen Wilson. The 7-foot-4 Edey appeared on all 58 ballots as a first-team selection from AP Top 25 voters. He was the lone unanimous pick in results released Tuesday. Houston’s Marcus Sasser and Alabama’s Brandon Miller were also first-team picks. The second team included UCLA’s Jamie Jaquez Jr., Kentucky’s Oscar Tshiebwe and Gonzaga’s Drew Timme. The third team included the Kansas State duo of Markquis Nowell and Keyontae Johnson.
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi on Tuesday introduced new basketball coach Chris Beard, who repeatedly declined to discuss specifics regarding his December domestic violence arrest that led to his eventual firing at Texas. Beard’s two-year tenure at alma mater Texas ended abruptly in January, though felony domestic charges were ultimately dismissed on Feb. 15. A prosecutor said his office determined that the charge of assault by strangulation/suffocation-family violence could not be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
NEW YORK (AP) — For the first time in more than a decade, NCAA and college sports leaders are committed to a serious and thorough examination of expanding March Madness. The tournament generates hundreds of millions in revenue annually for the NCAA and its 1,100 member schools. Making significant changes to the tournament in the near term will be difficult, if not impossible. There are logistical, financial and even political obstacles. A major factor is the role of broadcast partners. The current $8.8 billion contract with CBS and Warner Bros. Discovery runs through 2032.
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — TCU coach Jamie Dixon was in several national TV commercials when growing up in North Hollywood. That doesn’t mean he likes watching ads. His Horned Frogs don’t know who they’ll play in the NCAA Tournament. It will be Arizona State or Nevada, whose First Four game should be going on about the same time TCU has dinner after getting to Denver on Wednesday. While TVs should be on, Dixon doesn’t expect the team to sit together and watch the entire game. He says he has trouble watching games with commercials. He prefers the edited game films without ads or insignificant action.
UNDATED (AP) — Picking the NCAA Tournament bracket comes with plenty of potential pitfalls. How do you account for injuries at Houston and UCLA? Can defending champ Kansas make another run after losing handily in the Big 12 Tournament final? Is this the year you can trust the Big Ten? Here’s a very preliminary Final Four pick: Alabama, Marquette, Houston and Gonzaga. Houston beats Alabama in the title game, giving the Cougars the championship on the 40th anniversary of Phi Slama Jama’s heartbreaking loss to N.C. State.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — March Madness isn’t just about filling out — and later trashing — brackets. There are more ways to bet the field in the NCAA Tournament, an event that will consume basketball fans over the next three weeks. Top-ranked Houston is the plus-120 favorite to emerge as the Midwest Region representative and play in Houston, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. That means a $100 bet pays $120. The next top team in the region is Texas at plus-450.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Each win on Texas’ march into the NCAA Tournament raises a recurring question about interim coach Rodney Terry and what more he still must do to earn the job on a permanent basis. The Longhorns are the No. 2 seed in the Midwest Region after their best season since 2008. They finished second in the Big 12, won the conference tournament and routed regular season champion and No. 1 seed Kansas twice in the span of eight days. Yet the chatter around Terry seems to be he still has to prove himself over the next three weeks of March Madness.
UNDATED (AP) — Athletes and coaches aren’t the only ones putting in extra time this week to help their teams get ready for the NCAA Tournament. Doctors and trainers are playing a big role, with injuries leaving question marks on some top teams. The No. 3-seeded Notre Dame is still waiting to see if star Olivia Miles will be healthy enough to play. UConn, a No. 2 seed, will have leading scorer Azzi Fudd for the tournament after she missed 22 games during the regular season with a knee injury.
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