Category: March Madness

• Iona gets set for the first NCAA Tournament game in program history

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  6 Jul 2017

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• Iona draws Maryland on Selection Monday

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  6 Jul 2017

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• Iona draws Iowa State on Selection Sunday

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  6 Jul 2017

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• Iona win the 2016 MAAC men’s and women’s basketball championships

  The Iona College men’s and women’s basketball teams claimed the 2016 MAAC championships. Iona is the third school in MAAC history to win the two titles in the same year. Ian Sacks reports from the Gaels’ media day.

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  6 Jul 2017

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• North Carolina completes road to redemption with sixth national title

  North Carolina’s 2016 season ended in the most painful way possible – having the national championship elude its grasp on a buzzer-beating 3-pointer. For the 365 days following that painful memory, the Tar Heels only wanted an opportunity to get back to that position. They got that opportunity and used a 9-2 surge over the…

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  4 Apr 2017

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• South Carolina claims first national championship

  The past 12 months have been incredible for the state of South Carolina in collegiate athletics. First, Coastal Carolina won the College World Series in June. Then, Clemson pulled off a dramatic comeback to win the College Football Playoff in January. South Carolina joined the championship party Sunday when it won the women’s basketball national…

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  3 Apr 2017

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• Gonzaga, North Carolina reach national championship game

  The magic number in the semifinals of the national semifinals of the 2017 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament was 77. That’s what both Gonzaga and North Carolina scored as they secured their spots in the championship game. Gonzaga, a No. 1 seed, defeated No. 7 South Carolina 77-73 in the first semifinal of the night in…

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  2 Apr 2017

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• UConn’s streak ends as an all-SEC championship game is set

  For the first time in 865 days the Connecticut Huskies lost. UConn, who had won 111 straight games in that period, fell to Mississippi State 66-64 in overtime at the Final Four. The Bulldogs claimed the victory on Morgan William’s buzzer-beating jumper in overtime. “I live for moments like this,” said William, who scored 13…

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  1 Apr 2017

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• Women’s Final Four features a pair of blue bloods, two newcomers

  The histories of the teams in the 2017 NCAA Women’s Basketball Final Four vary considerably. Connecticut is making its 10th consecutive Final Four, and Stanford is there for the seventh time in the last decade. By contrast, South Carolina is making the program’s second appearance, and Mississippi State has reached unchartered territory by making its…

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  28 Mar 2017

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• Welcome to the Final Four newbies

  Two of the teams in the 2017 NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four are there for the first time. Gonzaga and South Carolina are newcomers to the pinnacle of college basketball. Oregon notched their second berth in the Final Four, joining the 1939 team that won the inaugural tournament championship. The fourth team is North Carolina,…

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  27 Mar 2017

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