Hall of Fame coach Roy Williams retiring after 33-year run
AARON BEARD, AP Basketball Writer
April 1, 2021
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North Carolina announced Thursday that Hall of Fame basketball coach Roy Williams is retiring after a 33-year career that includes three national championships.
The decision comes two weeks after the 70-year-old Williams closed his 18th season with the Tar Heels after a highly successful run at Kansas. In all, Williams won 903 games in a career that included those three titles, all with the Tar Heels, in 2005, 2009 and 2017.
North Carolina scheduled a campus news conference for Thursday afternoon on the Smith Center court bearing his name.
UConn frosh Paige Bueckers leads women's AP All-America team
DOUG FEINBERG, AP Basketball Writer
March 17, 2021
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1of15FILE - Connecticut's Paige Bueckers, right, dances over to teammates while celebrating an NCAA college basketball game win in the Big East tournament finals against Marquette at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn, in this Monday, March 8, 2021, file photo. Bueckers has made The Associated Press All-America first team, announced Wednesday, March 17, 2021.Jessica Hill/APShow MoreShow Less
2of15FILE - Kentucky's Rhyne Howard (10) shoots near South Carolina's Eniya Russel during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Lexington, Ky., in this Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021, file photo. Howard made The Associated Press All-America first team, announced Wednesday, March 17, 2021.James Crisp/APShow MoreShow Less
Crowded bars: March Madness or just plain madness?
DON BABWIN, Associated Press
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1of11Jillian Smith takes an order from people at Kilroy's Bar & Grill, Sunday, March 14, 2021, in Indianapolis. The NCAA Tournament and bars were made for each other, with fans of powerhouse teams like Gonzaga and longshots like Colgate pouring in to cheer their teams. Until last year, that is, when COVID-19 blew up everybody’s brackets. This year, the tournament’s back, and bars and restaurants, some shuttered for months, are open for March Madness, though things may look a little different.Darron Cummings/APShow MoreShow Less
2of11Jillian Smith pours a beer for a customer at Kilroy's Bar & Grill, Sunday, March 14, 2021, in Indianapolis. The NCAA Tournament and bars were made for each other, with fans of powerhouse teams like Gonzaga and longshots like Colgate pouring in to cheer their teams. Until last year, that is, when COVID-19 blew up everybody’s brackets. This year, the tournament’s back, and bars and restaurants, some shuttered for months, are open for March Madness, though things may look a little different.Darron Cummings/APShow MoreShow Less
NCAA teams hit by COVID pauses take hope from antibodies
DAVE SKRETTA, AP Basketball Writer
March 17, 2021
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1of6Baylor head coach Scott Drew talks to his team during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Oklahoma State in the semifinals of the Big 12 tournament in Kansas City, Mo., Friday, March 12, 2021.Charlie Riedel/APShow MoreShow Less
2of6Iona's Dylan van Eyck, left, goes up for a shot past Fairfield's Jesus Cruz in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game during the finals of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference tournament, Saturday, March 13, 2021, in Atlantic City, N.J.Matt Slocum/APShow MoreShow Less
Gonzaga, Baylor dominate AP All-America teams
DAVE SKRETTA, AP Basketball Writer
March 16, 2021
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1of26FILE - Baylor's Jared Butler (12) brings the ball up the court against Auburn during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Waco, Texas, in this Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021, file photo. Butler has made The Associated Press All-America first team, announced Tuesday, March 16, 2021.Chuck Burton/APShow MoreShow Less
2of26FILE - Gonzaga forward Corey Kispert dunks during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against BYU in Spokane, Wash., in this Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, file photo. Kispert has made The Associated Press All-America first team, announced Tuesday, March 16, 2021.Young Kwak/APShow MoreShow Less
How arenas work to keep fans safe attending indoor sports
STEPHEN WHYNO, AP Sports Writer
March 16, 2021
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1of21Fans wear masks and sit in marked off seats at an NCAA college basketball game in the Southeastern Conference Tournament Thursday, March 11, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. Large buildings with high ceilings and ventilation systems that can change out fresh air almost a third as well as airplanes are reasons why experts and engineers believe it's reasonable for limited numbers of fans to be returning to live, indoor sporting events. They say masks are still necessary, but most professional and big college arenas – like the ones that host NHL and NBA games and the NCAA Tournament – have the capacity to make it work and keep people from spreading the coronavirus.Mark Humphrey/APShow MoreShow Less
Miles out at Kansas over behavior with women while at LSU
RALPH D. RUSSO, AP College Football Writer
March 8, 2021
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Les Miles is out as Kansas' head coach just days after he was placed on administrative leave amid sexual misconduct allegations from his tenure at LSU.
Kansas announced Miles' departure Monday night, describing it as a mutual agreement to part ways. Miles has three years left on his original five-year contract with the school that pays him $2.775 million annually through December 2023 and includes several bonuses, among them a $675,000 retention bonus paid last November.
“I am extremely disappointed for our university, fans and everyone involved with our football program," Kansas athletic director Jeff Long said in a statement. "We will begin the search for a new head coach immediately with an outside firm to assist in this process. We need to win football games, and that is exactly what we’re going to do.”