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Oregon Ducks, Dillon Brooks, left, goes to the basket against Rhode Island forward Kuran Iverson during the first half of a second-round game of the NCAA men's college basketball tournament in Sacramento, Calif., Sunday, March 19, 2017.

Oregon rallies late to beat Rhode Island 75-72

March 19, 2017, 6:59pm College

Third-seeded Oregon rallied in the second half to beat upstart No. 11 Rhode Island 75-72 on Sunday and reach the Midwest Regional. Read story

Huskies hire Syracuse assistant Hopkins as new hoop coach

March 19, 2017, 10:27am College

Washington moved quickly in filling its basketball coaching vacancy, hiring longtime Syracuse assistant Mike Hopkins on Sunday. Read story

Washington's Kelsey Plum, right, drives as Montana State's Oliana Squires defends during the second half of a first-round game in the NCAA women's college basketball tournament Saturday, March 18, 2017, in Seattle. Washington won 91-63.

Plum lifts Huskies to win over Bobcats

March 18, 2017, 9:30pm College

Kelsey Plum scored 17 of her 29 points in the second half and No. 3 seed Washington pulled away for a 91-63 win over 14th-seeded Montana State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday night. Read story

Gonzaga players celebrate after beating Northwestern during the second half of a second-round college basketball game in the men's NCAA Tournament, Saturday, March 18, 2017, in Salt Lake City.

Gonzaga finds the way to San Jose by beating Northwestern

March 18, 2017, 6:31pm College

Top seed Gonzaga moves on to the NCAA Sweet 16 with a 79-73 victory over Northwestern on Saturday at Salt Lake City. Read story

Gonzaga's Laura Stockton (11) drives the lane as Oklahoma's Vionise Pierre-Louis, left, and Maddie Manning defend during the first half of a first-round game in the NCAA women's college basketball tournament Saturday, March 18, 2017, in Seattle.

Hot shooting carries Oklahoma past Gonzaga women, 75-62

March 18, 2017, 6:30pm College

Vionise Pierre-Louis had 17 points, nine rebounds and nine blocked shots and No. 6 seed Oklahoma used its early hot shooting to hold off 11th-seeded Gonzaga 75-62 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Read story

Teammates hug Oregon's Ruthy Hebard (24) following Hebard's late shot to give their team a 71-70 win over Temple during a first-round game in the NCAA women's college basketball tournament in Durham, N.C., Saturday, March 18, 2017.

Hebard lifts Oregon women past Temple, 71-70

March 18, 2017, 6:10pm College

Ruthy Hebard hit a jumper with 5.5 seconds remaining, then blocked the Temple Owls' layup at the buzzer to preserve Oregon's 71-70 victory on Saturday night in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Read story

Villanova guard Jalen Brunson (1) leaves the court as Wisconsin players celebrate the end of their second-round game in the men's NCAA college basketball tournament, Saturday, March 18, 2017, in Buffalo, N.Y. Wisconsin won 65-62.

No. 1 overall seed Villanova stunned by Wisconsin

March 18, 2017, 3:24pm College

Top-seeded Villanova was bounced from the NCAA Tournament by eighth-seeded Wisconsin, 65-62, in the East region. Read story

Oregon State's Sydney Wiese (24) brings the ball upcourt while guarded by Long Beach State's Martina McCowan (11) during the second half of a first-round game in the women's NCAA college basketball tournament Friday, March 17, 2017, in Corvallis, Ore. (AP Photo/ Timothy J.

Second-seeded Oregon State women survive Long Beach State, 56-55

March 17, 2017, 4:58pm College

Breanna Brown scored 12 points and second-seeded Oregon State held off feisty No. 15 seed Long Beach State in the final minute to eke out a 56-55 victory Friday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Read story

Oregon's Tyler Dorsey, center, drives between Iona's Schadrac Casimir, left, and E.J. Crawford, during the first half of a first-round game in the men's NCAA college basketball tournament Sacramento, Calif. Friday, March 17, 2017.

Ducks have more than enough to beat Iona

March 17, 2017, 1:35pm College

Tyler Dorsey scored 24 points to lead four players in double figures, and No. 3 seed Oregon beat 14th-seeded Iona 93-77 Friday in the first-round of the NCAA Tournament's Midwest Region. Read story

Gonzaga guard Jordan Mathews (4) passes the ball as South Dakota State's Tevin King, left, and Lane Severyn, right, defend during the first half of a first-round men's college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament, Thursday, March 16, 2017, in Salt Lake City.

Mathews helps Zags slowly pull away from South Dakota State

March 16, 2017, 3:10pm College

South Dakota State of the Summit League gnawed away at Gonzaga for the better part of 35 minutes before the Zags started looking like the No. 1 seed they are and pulled away for a 66-46 victory in the West region. Read story