The Owls coach couldn’t have been prouder of his team’s effort against Xavier on Thursday.
No. 14 seed Kennesaw State fell to No. 3 seed Xavier on Friday 72–67 in the first round of the men’s NCAA tournament, putting up a great fight and nearly pulling an upset bid of the Musketeers.
Despite the result, Owls coach Amir Abdur-Rahim couldn’t have been prouder of his team’s effort when he spoke to the media after the game. In fact, he was so proud of his team that he was moved to tears.
“The beginning was four years ago and um…” Abdur-Rahim paused as he teared up.
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The stars have all intentions of playing against the Tigers.
Houston guard Marcus Sasser told reporters on Friday that he plans to play in the Cougars second-round matchup against Auburn on Saturday in Birmingham.
The Cougars defeated Northern Kentucky, 62-53, on Thursday. However, the Cougars star reaggravated a groin injury he suffered in the American Athletic Conference title game against Memphis and was limited in Houston’s first-round game against the Norse. He finished Thursday’s game with five points in 14 minutes in the first half and missed the entire second half.
The Panthers used a stifling defensive effort to eliminate the Cyclones on Friday.
No. 11 seed Pittsburgh began the game with a 19–2 run thanks to their stifling defense, and they leaned on the defense once again in the second half to cruise past No. 6 seed Iowa State 59–41 in Friday’s Midwest Round of 64 action.
The Panthers, who never trailed, allowed the Cyclones to get back into the game before halftime due to a series of cold shooting possessions, but still took a seven point lead into the break.
Once the second half began, it was all Pittsburgh.
The number of flawless brackets is falling and fast.
Every year, March Madness bring its fair share of upsets. And, with every stunning loss comes hosts of college basketball fans collectively searching for the answer to one question: how many perfect brackets remain out of the millions submitted ahead of this year’s tournament?
Well, thanks to an already wild start to the 2023 men’s NCAA tournament, many CBB fans have already had the displeasure of watching their bracket go up in flames through the first 21 games. Day 1 saw No. 4 Virginia shockingly fall to No.
The Kennesaw State Owls made the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history and nearly pulled off a shocking first-round upset over Xavier.
The Owls led at times, but a few small errors at the end of the game added up, handing the 72-67 win to Xavier thanks in part to a late 15-0 run.
Still, the game marked a watershed moment in the program’s history. No one seemed to realize that more than head coach Amir Abdur-Rahim. The fourth-year Kennesaw State head coach teared up in an emotional press conference after the game while seated with his players.
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Nico Hülkenberg’s P8 in PF2 has Haas looking for even more this weekend in Saudi Arabia
The first two practice sessions ahead of this weekend’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix are in the books, and while some teams expected to be at the front of the field still have work to do, some of the teams in the middle of the pack have reason for optimism.
Among them? Guenther Steiner and the crew over at Haas.
Nico Hülkenberg posted the eighth-best lap of the second session, putting him just 0.
Barkley had an interesting way to wash his jerseys back in his playing days.
It seems as if TNT analyst Charles Barkley has a viral take that spreads like wildfire across the internet at least a couple times per month.
His most recent story is about how he used to wash his jerseys on road trips, which had fellow analyst Kenny Smith baffled to the point where he thought Barkley was making the story up.
Barkley explained his interesting method of cleaning his uniform during the network’s coverage of the men’s NCAA tournament on Friday.
Charlie Baker met with at least five U.S. senators, from both sides of the aisle, to begin discussions around national legislation for name, image and likeness.
Baker met with nine members of Congress over the past two weeks, including at least five U.S. senators, multiple legislative aides tell Sports Illustrated. The meetings, with members of both parties and both branches, were described as introductory in nature and will likely serve as the first in ongoing conversations between Baker and lawmakers over potential federal legislation to govern college athlete compensation.
The forward has been with the agency since 2016.
Ben Simmons has had another tumultuous season, as he has struggled to find consistency in the Nets rotation. Off the court, meanwhile, the forward has made a significant career choice.
ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne, Simmons and his agency, Klutch Sports, have decided to mutually part ways. Simmons first signed with Klutch before entering the 2016 draft and has been with the agency for his entire NBA career. A source told Shelburne that Simmons needed a “fresh start” moving forward.
The Catamounts caught a bad break just before the halftime buzzer in their first round game against the Golden Eagles.
A head-scratching foul call on No. 15 Vermont came just before the end of the first half of the first round men’s NCAA tournament game against No. 2 Marquette.
With the Catamounts trailing 38–30 and time winding down in the first half, the Golden Eagles raced out on a fast break.