Duke’s push for its sixth national championship ended abruptly and in unlikely fashion with the Blue Devils squandering a double-digit second-half lead.
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No. 9 Duke rallies past Louisville 76-65 in ACC opener
Despite foul trouble, Cooper Flagg led the Blue Devils with 12 rebounds.
Can science help predict a winning NCAA basketball tournament bracket?
Certain strategies and patterns in the numbers, statisticians say, can give you an edge in predicting outcomes.
Meet Grace Beyer, the small-school scoring phenom Iowa star Caitlin Clark might never catch
The University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy senior ranks fifth all-time in scoring, men or women, and is a few hundred points ahead of the Iowa star.
U.S. labor official says Dartmouth basketball players are school employees, sets stage for union vote
Unionizing would allow the players to negotiate not only over salary but working conditions, including practice hours and travel.
UConn March Madness steamroller may signal start of a new era
In the new college landscape reconstituted by the transfer portal and name, image and likeness deals, anything is possible.
Purdue’s Zach Edey makes strong case to be player of year
No. 5 Purdue big man Zach Edey has muscled his way into the national player of the year conversation.
College roundup: Terion Moss scores 26 in UMF’s road victory; CMCC men also win
The Beavers put up 106 points and beat Northern Vermont-Lyndon by 30; CMCC men win, and Bates men lose; the UMaine-Farmington women fall to Lyndon; UMaine men’s and women’s hockey squad victorious.
College roundup: UMF hires Nate Carson to be women’s basketball coach
The 2014 UMaine-Farmington graduate was the team’s interim coach last season after spending several years as an assistant for the men’s team.
Bates’ Meghan Graff and Mia Roy earn D3hoops.com honors after stellar season
UMF’s Terion Moss, who helped steer the Beavers to the playoffs, is named to the NABC All-District First Team.