In Europe/Africa Group I play, Greece took a step closer to the Billie Jean King Cup Play-offs with wins by Valentini Grammatikopoulou and Maria Sakkari to defeat Latvia, 3-0, at the Complexo de tenis do jamor in Oeiras. The post London | BJK Cup Groups sorting winners and losers appeared first on Tennis Threads Magazine….
The theme surrounding Saturday’s second-round NCAA Tournament slate was a lack of upsets. Seven of the eight winners were lower-seeded teams. No. 11 seed Oregon looked like it might provide a late-night upset, but ran out of gas in the second overtime of an 86-73 loss to Creighton. The lone exception came from Gonzaga, which…
First-round action of the 2024 NCAA Tournament continued on Friday with upsets, thrilling finishes and high-scoring affairs. No. 13 seed Yale delivered the most stunning result of the day by upsetting No. 4 seed Auburn after trailing by 10 points with 7:16 to go. The Bulldogs faced a six-point deficit with 4:07 to go before…
March Madness and the 2024 NCAA Tournament won’t start for another few days, but the mayhem synonymous with this incredible sport delivered the goods well in advance of Selection Sunday. With conference tournaments wrapping up across the country on Saturday and a few still unsettled into Sunday, we had buzzer-beaters, upsets, Cinderellas, Cinderella-hopefuls and more…
Thursday of conference tournament week delivered bubble battles, Duke drama and more as the countdown to Selection Sunday continued with a heavy dose of single-elimination intrigue. By day’s end, some teams had suffered crushing losses for their NCAA Tournament hopes, while others continued building momentum in the 11th hour before the bracket is revealed on…
Every year, there’s a couple of teams that make huge changes to their roster during Free Agency and this year did not disappoint. With more movement than in past years, there is a lot to cover. So let’s look at three teams that did a great, good and bad job. Winner The Texans made sure…
You hear that sweet, pure humming noise? You feel that steady and undeniable crescendo of tension? That’s the sound and the feel of March Madness beckoning — and folks, it is closer than you think. The college basketball regular season officially came to an end on Saturday across the country with surprise stacked upon surprise…
It was unofficially Reed Sheppard week in college basketball after Kentucky’s star freshman turned in a heroic performance in Tuesday’s victory at Mississippi State, rose in NBA mock drafts and drew in-depth national attention. But in an 111-102 win over Arkansas on Saturday, the No. 16 Wildcats showed what makes them dangerous as a team,…
The story of Saturday in college hoops was as much about the seven ranked teams falling as it was about the top-five teams that narrowly did not. As is becoming routine, No. 1 UConn and No. 2 Purdue made quick work of their respective conference foes without so much as breaking a sweat to avoid…
There were some teams absolutely winning at the trade deadline, but man, there were some losers. Let’s take a look at some of the biggest winners and losers. WINNERS New York Knicks The Knicks were well and truly winners. The team orchestrated some of the best trades during the deadline, to upgrade their already stacked…
