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Oregon State upsets Baylor in women’s NCAA Sweet 16

March 23, 2018, 7:43pm College

Marie Gulich had 26 points, Kat Tudor added 16 and sixth-seeded Oregon State shot 58 percent in the second half to upset No. 2 seed Baylor 72-67 on Friday night in the women's NCAA Tournament Lexington Region semifinal. Read story

Gonzaga guard Zach Norvell Jr., right, shoots against Florida State forward Phil Cofer during the first half of an NCAA men’s college basketball tournament regional semifinal Thursday, March 22, 2018, in Los Angeles.

No repeat run for Zags

March 22, 2018, 10:36pm College

Florida State’s upset run in the NCAA Tournament has stretched all the way to the brink of the Final Four. Read story

Washington State wide receiver Kyle Sweet, left, catches a pass as Jonathan Jun defends during the NCAA college football team's spring practice Thursday, March 22, 2018, in Pullman, Wash.

Hilinski remains on minds of Cougars as spring practice starts

March 22, 2018, 10:19pm College

Kyle Sweet got out of the cold rain that greeted the first day of spring practice for Washington State and threw on a black baseball hat with a ‘3’ affixed to the side. Read story

FILE - In this March 6, 2018 file photo Gonzaga’s Zach Norvell Jr. raises his hands to the crowd during the first half of the West Coast Conference tournament championship NCAA college basketball game against BYU in Las Vegas. Norvell is providing Gonzaga with fiery spark on the way to the Sweet 16. Norvell hit tiebreaking 3-pointer in NCAA Tournament opening round and scored 28 points in second round.

Norvell’s big shots have Gonzaga set to make another Final 4 run

March 21, 2018, 10:34pm College

Zach Norvell Jr. earned the nickname “Snacks” for his affinity for candy and chocolate. Gonzaga’s coaches picked up on it when Norvell’s father used the moniker during a visit, so Snacks followed the shooting guard to Spokane. Read story

Washington’s season ends with 85-81 NIT loss at Saint Mary’s

March 19, 2018, 10:32pm College

Jordan Ford made a wide open 3-pointer with 45.3 seconds to go and Saint Mary's won its program-record 30th game of the season with an 85-81 victory over Washington on Monday night to reach the NIT quarterfinals. Read story

Oregon’s Maite Cazorla, Sabrina Ionescu, Justine Hall and Satou Sabally, from left, celebrate a buzzer-beating 3-point shot by Ionescu during the first half of a second-round game against Minnesota in the NCAA women’s college basketball tournament in Eugene, Ore., Sunday, March 18, 2018.

No. 2 seed Oregon women advance with 101-73 win over Minnesota

March 18, 2018, 10:13pm College

Sabrina Ionescu had 29 points, nine assists and seven rebounds and the second-seeded Oregon Ducks advanced to the Sweet 16 with a 101-73 victory over No. 10 Minnesota in the second round of the women’s NCAA Tournament on Sunday. Read story

Marquette season-high 101 too much for Oregon in NIT

March 18, 2018, 4:15pm College

Andrew Rowsey scored 29 points and dished out nine assists and Marquette had its highest-scoring output of the season in a 101-92 victory over Oregon on Sunday to advance to the quarterfinals of the NIT. Read story

Oregon State center Marie Gulich, left, knocks the ball away Tennessee center Mercedes Russell, right, in the first half of a second-round game in the NCAA college basketball tournament Sunday, March 18, 2018, in Knoxville, Tenn.

Oregon State hands Tennessee its first home loss in women’s NCAAs

March 18, 2018, 3:04pm College

Tennessee lost for the first time at home in women’s NCAA Tournament history when Marie Gulich had 14 points and 12 rebounds to lead sixth-seeded Oregon State to a 66-59 win on Sunday. Read story

Gonzaga guard Zach Norvell Jr. (23) shoots as Ohio State forward Jae’Sean Tate (1) defends during the first half of a second-round game in the NCAA men’s college basketball tournament Saturday, March 17, 2018, in Boise, Idaho. (AP Photo/Ted S.

Gonzaga beats Ohio State 90-84 for Sweet 16 return

March 17, 2018, 7:55pm College

Zach Norvell Jr. had 28 points, Rui Hachimura added 25 and Gonzaga is headed back into the Sweet 16 with a 90-84 victory over Ohio State in the West Region on Saturday night. Read story

UMBC players celebrate a teammate’s basket against Virginia during the second half of a first-round game in the NCAA men’s college basketball tournament in Charlotte, N.C., Friday, March 16, 2018.

No. 16 UMBC stuns No. 1 Virginia 74-54 to make NCAA history

March 16, 2018, 9:31pm College

The University of Maryland-Baltimore County stunned the college basketball world by pulling off the most shocking upset in men's NCAA Tournament history, hammering Virginia 75-54 on Friday night to become the first No. 16 seed ever to beat a No. 1 seed. Read story