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New Orleans (0-1) hoops look to battle Phoenix (1-0) for their first-round series on Tuesday, April 19. https://twitter.com/Suns/status/1516457848775094276 Having won the first game Sunday, The Suns look to repeat history and come out on top in game 2. Season’s Highlights During the regular season, the Suns and Pelicans had four …

The WNBA draft was in person in New York City for the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Through three rounds, 12 teams selected a total of 36 eligible athletes. The First WNBA Draft Pick While the Washington Mystics won the 2022 WNBA draft lottery, they traded …

UConn fell short against South Carolina in the National Championship game on Sunday with a final score of 64-49. Significantly, this is the first title game loss in program history for the Huskies. Now, the Huskies haven’t won a National Championship since 2016. Auriemma’s Dynasty UConn women’s basketball coach, Geno …

March is coming to an end and that means so is March Madness. The Final Four of the Women’s NCAA Tournament is set to give us one final show with a matchup between South Carolina and Louisville. The 2022 Final Four is set.#WFinalFour pic.twitter.com/BMsCyNeKGe — NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessWBB) March …

No. 4 seeded UCLA Bruins matchup against the No. 8 seed UNC Tar Heels in Philadelphia for the third round of the 2022 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. Bout of the Blue Bloods Bruins looking to avoid upset UCLA enters tonight’s matchup with a dominant record of 27-7. They beat 13 …

The Thursday night Sweet 16 matchup between No. 11 seed Michigan versus No. 2 seed Villanova exemplifies March Madness. 41% of brackets picked the 28-7 Wildcats to win this game.  Meanwhile, only 12.8% of brackets picked the Wolverines (19-14) to even make it in the game. Indeed, Wolverines were a …

Belmont marches into the second-round with a 13-game winning streak. The No. 12 Bruins pulled off a first-round upset, knocking off No. 5 Oregon 73-70 in double-overtime. The Bruins advance in the tournament to take on the No. 4 Tennessee Vols, who overcame No. 13 Buffalo 80-67. The Belmont Bruins …

After the opening weekend of men’s March Madness, Arkansas is the only SEC team left standing. https://twitter.com/RazorbackMBB/status/1505571868304052228 Notably, the Razorbacks have returned to the Sweet Sixteen. According to ESPN, 91.6% of people who voted believed Arkansas would have been eliminated by now. Not only were they able to return to …

The No. 2 seeded Kentucky Wildcats (26-7) will face the No. 15 seeded Saint Peter’s Peacocks (19-11) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament Thursday. Tipoff is at 7:10 p.m. Guess who’s back? Saint Peter’s, led by third-year head coach Shaheen Holloway, secured an automatic bid by defeating Monmouth …

Georgia has hired Florida’s Mike White as its next men’s basketball coach. White is leaving the Orange and Blue after his seventh season with a 142-88 record and four NCAA tournament appearances. White averaged more than 22 wins during his 11 seasons and was named the 2017 SEC Coach of …