A wild Sweet 16 battle between Michigan State and Kansas State was tied at 92 in overtime when Wildcats guard Markquis Nowell took an inbounds pass, turned to a crowd where the legend of the NBA Isiah Thomas and former Spartans star Mateen Cleaves were seated and said, “Look at this.” Nowell dribbled the ball … Read more
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As chants of “Sweet 16! Sweet 16!” Cascading through the Golden 1 Center from a corner of the building on Saturday, Kobe Brown pulled out his Missouri jersey and headed for the locker room. Noah Carter followed, raised his left hand and waved at the crowd. DeAndre Gholston grabbed the basketball and … Read more
It’s also become a shining moment for some urologists, who see the games as a prime time to peddle vasectomies. The idea of associating male family planning with March Madness seems to have started in 2008, when the Oregon Institute of Urology decided that the games were an ideal distraction for men recovering from sterilization … Read more
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Miami was placed on a year’s probation Friday after school and the NCAA said women’s basketball coaches inadvertently helped arrange impermissible contact between a recall and two players who had signed with the Hurricanes. This is the first time the NCAA has announced a sanction related to an investigation into … Read more
