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Belmont players mob Tuti Jones, center, after a double-overtime win in a college basketball game against Oregon in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, Saturday, March 19, 2022, in Knoxville, Tenn.

Belmont women knock off Oregon 73-70 in double OT in NCAAs

March 19, 2022, 6:24pm College

Destinee Wells knocked down a pair of free throws with 1:02 left in double overtime, and the Belmont Bruins knocked off No. 5 seed Oregon 73-70 Saturday for their second straight win as a 12 seed to open an NCAA Tournament. Read story

Washington State's Bella Murekatete (55) and Tara Wallack (1) battle for a rebound with Kansas State's Ayoka Lee, middle, during the first half of a college basketball game in the first round of the NCAA tournament in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, March 19, 2022.

No. 9 Kansas State women knock out No. 8 Washington State

March 19, 2022, 11:10am College

Ayoka Lee had 20 points and 15 rebounds as No. 9 Kansas State overcame a frustrating defensive scheme from No. 8 Washington State and won 50-40 in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament on Saturday. Read story

Gonzaga guard Kayleigh Truong (11) goes in for a layup past the Nebraska defense during the first half of their women's NCAA Tournament college basketball first round game in Louisville, Ky., Friday, March 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D.

Truong leads Gonzaga women to 68-55 win over Nebraska

March 18, 2022, 4:41pm College

Kayleigh Truong scored a career-high 20 points to lead Gonzaga to a 68-55 victory over Nebraska in the first round of women’s NCAA Tournament on Friday. Read story

Players on the Gonzaga bench cheer for Gonzaga forward Drew Timme, left, during the second half of a first round NCAA college basketball tournament game against Georgia State, Thursday, March 17, 2022, in Portland, Ore.

No. 1 Gonzaga comes alive late to race past Georgia State 93-72

March 17, 2022, 4:34pm College

Drew Timme scored 22 of his 32 points in the second half and top overall seed Gonzaga struggled to shake No. 16 seed Georgia State for 30 minutes before pulling away late for a 93-72 win in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday. Read story

Gonzaga’s Chet Holmgren adds to growing NIL list, announces Bose deal

March 16, 2022, 7:35am Business

Chet Holmgren has a deal with Topps trading cards, he recently partnered with Yahoo! Sports to promote their bracket challenge and the Gonzaga freshman has added another sponsorship to his growing NIL portfolio: headphone company Bose. Read story