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Could anything possibly top that? The Gonzaga Bulldogs thrilling 93-90 overtime victory versus the UCLA Bruins in Saturdays Final Four -- already being called one of the finest games in March Madness history -- established a new standard for what we expect from our NCAA tournament games. But Monday nights national championship game between the Zags and the Baylor Bears (9:20 p.m. ET, CBS) has, dare we say, similar potential for lasting memories. The Bulldogs and Bears have been college basketb...

Tim Lenahan returning home to New Jersey for final regular season game as Northwestern head coach The self-described “IT guy from New Jersey” will coach his last regular season game at Northwestern at Rutgers on Easter Sunday Share this story Northwestern Athletics After two decades coaching in Chicago, Tim Lenahan is returning home to New Jersey to coach his last regular season game at Northwestern on what promises to be an emotional Easter Sunday for the retiring coach. The self-describe...

LAWRENCE, Kan. – Picked as a No. 3 seed for the fifth time in program history, the Kansas men’s basketball team will make its 31st-consecutive appearance in the NCAA Tournament. The nation’s longest-active streak, and the best all-time, will start against the No. 14-seed Eastern Washington Eagles in the West Region on Saturday, March 20 at 12:15 p.m., CT inside Indiana Farmers Coliseum. Kansas posted a 20-8 overall record throughout the 2020-21 season to this point, while going 12-6 in Bi...

March 9, 2021 14 Finalists for Class of 2021 Election Chris Bosh, Paul Pierce, Jay Wright and Lauren Jackson Among First-Time Finalists   SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (March 9, 2021) – The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame today announced nine extraordinary players and five exceptional coaches as finalists from the North American and Women’s committees to be considered for election in 2021. A first look at the list of finalists was provided by The Jump on ESPN, hosted by Rachel ...

UW (5-19, 4-15 P12) at Arizona (16-8, 10-8 P12) Washington concludes its stretch of eight games in 17 days by heading to Tucson to face Arizona on Saturday, Feb. 27 at 11 a.m. PT.  The game will be televised nationally on CBS with Spero Dedes and Jim Spanarkel on the call.  Additionally, fans can tune into KJR 950AM to hear Tony Castricone and Jason Hamilton on the official Husky Radio Broadcast. The Dawgs last faced Arizona on Dec. 31 in Seattle with the Wildcats taking a 80-53 victory.   T...

Can Ryan Day and Chris Holtmann return Ohio State to the Urban Meyer-Thad Matta standard? Updated Feb 18, 2021; Posted Feb 18, 2021 Ohio State mens basketball coach Chris Holtmann and football coach Ryan Day are chasing the combined success Buckeyes athletes experienced under Urban Meyer and Thad Matta. (MLive and cleveland.com) Facebook Share COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State men’s basketball’s resurgence to the top tier of the national rankings may remind some Buckeyes fans of the recent pa...

UW (4-16, 3-12 P12) vs Stanford (13-8, 9-6 P12) Washington returns to Alaska Airlines Arena to continue its stretch of five games in 10 days by hosting Stanford on Thursday, Feb. 18 at 8 p.m. The game will be televised on Fox Sports 1 with Aaron Goldsmith and Dave Miller on the call.  Additionally, fans can tune into KJR 950AM to hear Tony Castricone and Jason Hamilton on the official Husky Radio Broadcast. Stanford won the first meeting between the two teams this season with a 91-75 victory i...

UW (3-16, 2-12 P12) at WSU (12-9, 5-9 P12) Washington wraps up three games in five days as it heads across the state for the second meeting in the Boeing Apple Cup Series at Washington State on Monday, Feb. 15. The 5 p.m. game will be televised on the Pac-12 Networks with Greg Heister and Dan Dickau on the call.  Additionally, fans can tune into KJR 950AM to hear Tony Castricone and Jason Hamilton on the official Husky Radio Broadcast. The Cougs won the first meeting this season in Seattle tak...

UW (3-14, 2-10 P12) vs USC (15-3, 9-2 P12) Washington returns to Seattle to welcome the Los Angeles schools to Alaska Airlines Arena, first hosting USC on Thursday, Feb. 11 at 7 p.m. The game will be televised by the Pac-12 Networks with Aaron Goldsmith and Eldridge Recasner on the call. Additionally, fans can tune into KJR 950AM to hear Tony Castricone and Jason Hamilton on the official Husky Radio Broadcast. There will also be a national radio broadcast by Westwood One with Ryan Radtke and PJ...

UW (3-13, 2-9 P12) at Oregon (9-4, 4-3 P12) Washington continues its road swing in Oregon taking on the Ducks at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 6 at Matthew Knight Arena. The game will be televised by CBS with Andrew Catalon and Steve Lappas on the call. Additionally, fans can tune into KJR 950AM to hear Tony Castricone and Jason Hamilton on the official Husky Radio Broadcast. The two teams have faced off 309 times with Washington owning a 190-119 mark in the all-time series. The last time the Huskie...