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Texas coach Jody Conradt gets No. 900
Mar 6 2007 11:58PM (CT)
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Jody Conradt doubled the membership of the most exclusive club in college basketball coaching. Conradt became the second Division I coach to win 900 games as the Longhorns routed Missouri 70-57 on Tuesday night in the first round of the Big 12 Conference women's tournament.
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Texas coach Jody Conradt gets No. 900
Mar 6 2007 11:58PM (CT)
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Jody Conradt doubled the membership of the most exclusive club in college basketball coaching. Conradt became the second Division I coach to win 900 games as the Longhorns routed Missouri 70-57 on Tuesday night in the first round of the Big 12 Conference women's tournament.
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North Texas making rare trip to NCAAs
Mar 6 2007 11:55PM (CT)
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - Calvin Watson hit six 3-pointers and scored 24 points to help North Texas get to its first NCAA tournament since 1988 with an 83-75 victory over Arkansas State in the Sun Belt Conference tournament championship on Tuesday night.
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North Texas making rare trip to NCAAs
Mar 6 2007 11:55PM (CT)
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - Calvin Watson hit six 3-pointers and scored 24 points to help North Texas get to its first NCAA tournament since 1988 with an 83-75 victory over Arkansas State in the Sun Belt Conference tournament championship on Tuesday night.
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NCAAs on 'Horizon' for Wright State
Mar 6 2007 11:23PM (CT)
FAIRBORN, Ohio (AP) - DaShaun Wood scored 27 points and Will Graham hit four free throws in the last 12 seconds to lead Wright State past No. 19 Butler 60-55 Tuesday night for the Horizon League postseason title and its second trip to the NCAA tournament.
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Oral Roberts wins title to gain NCAAs
Mar 6 2007 10:54PM (CT)
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Oral Roberts coach Scott Sutton couldn't help but have flashbacks when Oakland had a chance to steal another Mid-Continent Conference championship with a 3-pointer in the final minute. When your team's NCAA tournament hopes hang on a single game, it's bad enough. A single shot makes it even worse.
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Oral Roberts wins title to gain NCAAs
Mar 6 2007 10:54PM (CT)
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Oral Roberts coach Scott Sutton couldn't help but have flashbacks when Oakland had a chance to steal another Mid-Continent Conference championship with a 3-pointer in the final minute. When your team's NCAA tournament hopes hang on a single game, it's bad enough. A single shot makes it even worse.
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No. 20 Bowling Green advances in MAC
Mar 6 2007 10:46PM (CT)
CLEVELAND (AP) - Kate Achter watched her teammates warm up and began to worry. "At shootaround, we couldn't make anything," Bowling Green's point guard said. "Balls were clanging off to halfcourt." Achter's anxiety vanished a few hours later. The top-seeded Falcons found their touch just in time.
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Beast of the East: Rutgers beats UConn
Mar 6 2007 10:45PM (CT)
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Rutgers has been gaining on Connecticut in the race for Big East supremacy for the last three seasons. The Scarlet Knights drew another step closer Tuesday night.
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No. 16 Middle Tennessee wins Sun Belt
Mar 6 2007 8:08PM (CT)
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - Middle Tennessee coach Rick Insell expects Chrissy Givens to play better as the stakes get bigger. And she keeps delivering. Givens scored 33 points to lead No. 16 Middle Tennessee to its fourth straight Sun Belt Conference tournament championship in a 77-67 victory over Louisiana-Lafayette on Tuesday.
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No. 16 Middle Tennessee wins Sun Belt
Mar 6 2007 8:08PM (CT)
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - Middle Tennessee coach Rick Insell expects Chrissy Givens to play better as the stakes get bigger. And she keeps delivering. Givens scored 33 points to lead No. 16 Middle Tennessee to its fourth straight Sun Belt Conference tournament championship in a 77-67 victory over Louisiana-Lafayette on Tuesday.
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No. 16 Middle Tennessee wins Sun Belt
Mar 6 2007 8:08PM (CT)
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - Middle Tennessee coach Rick Insell expects Chrissy Givens to play better as the stakes get bigger. And she keeps delivering. Givens scored 33 points to lead No. 16 Middle Tennessee to its fourth straight Sun Belt Conference tournament championship in a 77-67 victory over Louisiana-Lafayette on Tuesday.
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Pac-10 packed deep for tournament
Mar 6 2007 6:17PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Pac-10 usually finds itself down the list when conferences are being evaluated at this time of year. Not this season.
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No grudge for Hansbrough against Duke
Mar 6 2007 5:58PM (CT)
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - Tyler Hansbrough insists there's no bad blood between him and Duke's Gerald Henderson, who broke the North Carolina star's nose in the closing seconds of the latest Tobacco Road showdown.
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Michigan's Burnett retires from coaching
Mar 6 2007 5:24PM (CT)
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - Michigan women's basketball coach Cheryl Burnett retired Tuesday, ending a lackluster stint with the Wolverines after helping Southwest Missouri State become a power.
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Oral Roberts wins Mid-Continent title
Mar 6 2007 5:15PM (CT)
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Elisha Turek scored 18 points and pulled down 12 rebounds to lead Oral Roberts into the NCAA tournament for the second time in three years with a 72-55 win against Oakland in the Mid-Continent Conference tournament finals on Tuesday.
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Oral Roberts wins Mid-Continent title
Mar 6 2007 5:15PM (CT)
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Elisha Turek scored 18 points and pulled down 12 rebounds to lead Oral Roberts into the NCAA tournament for the second time in three years with a 72-55 win against Oakland in the Mid-Continent Conference tournament finals on Tuesday.
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Spurrier suspends quarterback Garcia
Mar 6 2007 5:08PM (CT)
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina quarterback Stephen Garcia, arrested twice in recent weeks, will not participate in the Gamecocks' upcoming spring practice.
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An inspirational return at Duquesne
Mar 6 2007 5:04PM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - If the slumping Duquesne Dukes need a motivational lift going into the Atlantic 10 tournament, perhaps Sam Ashaolu will provide it. Ashaolu's basketball future, and his life, were very much in doubt only a few months ago, but he is expected to rejoin the Dukes on the court in a few weeks.
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An inspirational return at Duquesne
Mar 6 2007 5:04PM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - If the slumping Duquesne Dukes need a motivational lift going into the Atlantic 10 tournament, perhaps Sam Ashaolu will provide it. Ashaolu's basketball future, and his life, were very much in doubt only a few months ago, but he is expected to rejoin the Dukes on the court in a few weeks.
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Big East again big deal come March
Mar 6 2007 4:47PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - All college basketball coaches brag about their conferences heading into the postseason, hoping to impress anyone listening. The Big East coaches have no need to exaggerate.
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Big East again big deal come March
Mar 6 2007 4:47PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - All college basketball coaches brag about their conferences heading into the postseason, hoping to impress anyone listening. The Big East coaches have no need to exaggerate.
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Knight pushes to get Vitale into Hall
Mar 6 2007 4:13PM (CT)
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - Coach Bob Knight is ticked off again, but it has nothing to do with his Texas Tech Red Raiders. He's upset that broadcaster and longtime pal Dick Vitale keeps falling short in his bid to join Knight in the basketball Hall of Fame.
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Va. Commonwealth ends George Mason's run
Mar 6 2007 7:29AM (CT)
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Eric Maynor made two big steals in a row and scored nine straight points in the final 2 minutes as Virginia Commonwealth erased a five-point deficit in the Colonial Athletic Association tournament championship and earned a spot in the NCAA tournament with a 65-59 victory against last year's favorite underdogs, George Mason.
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Va. Commonwealth ends George Mason's run
Mar 6 2007 4:46AM (CT)
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - George Mason was right on schedule after three victories in three nights and hoping to make another run for glory in the NCAA tournament.
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No. 6 Stanford wins Pac-10 title game
Mar 6 2007 2:14AM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Candice Wiggins is feeling it. Her offensive stroke, that is _ not her tender hamstring. The Stanford star is healthy and headed back to the NCAA tournament.
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Niagara beats Siena; heads to Big Dance
Mar 6 2007 1:01AM (CT)
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) - Tyrone Lewis hoped to be dancing on the court, holding the championship trophy and heading to the NCAA tournament. And when the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference tournament was over, Lewis and his Niagara teammates were celebrating just the way he pictured it.
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Raivio raises game; Gonzaga goes dancing
Mar 6 2007 12:53AM (CT)
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Derek Raivio felt a certain responsibility, given all that Gonzaga has been through this season. "This is my legacy," the senior guard said after Gonzaga won the West Coast Conference tournament Monday night to earn a spot in the NCAAs. "If we don't win this game, I don't think we're in the tournament. I was not going to let that happen on my watch.
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Raivio raises game; Gonzaga goes dancing
Mar 6 2007 12:53AM (CT)
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Derek Raivio felt a certain responsibility, given all that Gonzaga has been through this season. "This is my legacy," the senior guard said after Gonzaga won the West Coast Conference tournament Monday night to earn a spot in the NCAAs. "If we don't win this game, I don't think we're in the tournament. I was not going to let that happen on my watch.
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Raivio raises game; Gonzaga goes dancing
Mar 6 2007 12:53AM (CT)
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Derek Raivio felt a certain responsibility, given all that Gonzaga has been through this season. "This is my legacy," the senior guard said after Gonzaga won the West Coast Conference tournament Monday night to earn a spot in the NCAAs. "If we don't win this game, I don't think we're in the tournament. I was not going to let that happen on my watch.
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