[ad_1] The first two tickets to the Final Four will be punched Saturday as Elite Eight action begins with a pair of battles that should feature plenty of offense. Up first is the East Regional final between No. 1 seed UConn and No. 3 seed Illinois in a showdown between teams that can score in…
[ad_1] The No. 1 seed UConn Huskies and the No. 3 seed Illinois Fighting Illini battle in the Elite Eight on Saturday with a trip to the Final Four, and a matchup against the winner of Alabama vs. Clemson, on the line. UConn has been extremely dominant in the 2024 NCAA Tournament. The Huskies have…
[ad_1] Teams on quite the roll meet when the sixth-seeded Clemson Tigers battle the fourth-seeded Alabama Crimson Tide in a 2024 NCAA Tournament West Region Elite Eight matchup on Saturday. The Tigers (24-11), who tied for fifth in the ACC with Wake Forest and Syracuse at 11-9, are coming off an impressive 77-72 win over…
[ad_1] DETROIT — There were 24 seconds left on the shot clock, and all five Creighton players were back on defense. Tennessee didn’t have a numbers advantage, but it had momentum, and it had Dalton Knecht. The Volunteers’ All-American guard took one dribble toward the basket from the right wing and promptly drew a crowd…
[ad_1] DALLAS — On one side of the floor inside the American Airlines Center late Friday night, there was jubilation. Duke players high-fived each other with grins ear to ear after the No. 4 seed Blue Devils defeated No. 1 seed Houston in a 54-51 stunner to advance to their 24th Elite Eight in program…
[ad_1] The 2024 NCAA Tournament is officially down to an Elite Eight. We have already seen plenty of dominant victories, shocking upsets and shining moments from this edition of March Madness, and there’s four more games to go before we hit the Final Four. The top eight teams in the nation entering March Madness were…
[ad_1] LOS ANGELES — Alabama’s 345th-ranked scoring defense needed one stop to record a breakthrough win for the program. With North Carolina trailing by two points with 25 seconds remaining, RJ Davis went right, and just like he had been all night, Crimson Tide star Grant Nelson was there to meet him. That UNC offensive possession resulted in a…
[ad_1] LOS ANGELES — Clemson guard Dillon Hunter isn’t afraid to admit the play of his older brother Chase Hunter often brings him to tears. In the Tigers’ monumental 77-72 win over No. 2 seed Arizona on Thursday in the Sweet 16, it was the younger Hunter brother who made his older brother proud by converting…
[ad_1] As you likely know, the British Elite Ice Hockey League marks its two-decade anniversary with the EIHL 2023-2024 season, which commenced on September 23rd, 2024; its final is expected to happen on April 21st, 2024, in Nottingham. The season that got stained by the shock death of Nottingham Panthers star Adam Johnson, who died…
[ad_1] New Detroit Piston Simone Fontecchio spoke very highly of rookie Ausar Thompson’s phenomenal defense after Saturday’s 112-109 home loss vs. the Orlando Magic. (via Bally Sports Detroit): Johnny Kane: “One of the rookies on this team, Ausar Thompson, is establishing his identity as a lockdown defender. What did you notice about the way he was…
