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Max Abmas, Kevin Obanor believed in Oral Roberts — and were rewarded for that faith with a huge NCAA Tournament upset – The Athletic
The duo scored 59 of No. 15 seed Oral Roberts' 75 points in a shocking upset of No. 2 Ohio State. → Read More
2021 NCAA Tournament: Finding Cinderella, aka the teams that will make or destroy your bracket
Winthrop, UC Santa Barbara and Ohio are among the five teams Brian Bennett thinks are ready to pull off the big upset. → Read More
Derrick Alston Jr. is taking Boise State to new heights: This Week in Mid-Major
Brian Bennett goes around the country looking at mid-major programs, highlighting games to watch and ranking his top 10. → Read More
Bennett on basketball: Arizona, Washington recruits plan to lead a Pac-12 basketball rebirth
Washington's Isaiah Stewart and Arizona's Nico Mannion and Josh Green are heralded recruits determined to alter the trajectory of Pac-12 basketball. → Read More
Bennett on basketball: Stay in school or stay in the NBA Draft? Our advice to the top Pac-12 prospects
Several of the top players in the Pac-12 are testing the waters. The Hotline offers some free-of-charge advice for the likes of Jaylen Nowell, Tres Tinkle, KZ Okpala and Louis King. → Read More
Bennett on basketball: A team-by-team assessment on the Disappoint-O-Meter
Only Washington and Oregon State can say they have outperformed expectations this season. The other 10 have either met expectations or disappointed. → Read More
Bennett on basketball: Why road teams are winning at record pace
One manifestation of the down year in the Pac-12 is the mediocre winning percentage posted by the home teams, which are losing almost as often as they win. → Read More
Bennett on basketball: Mad scramble for those precious Pac-12 tournament byes
Brian Bennett, formerly of ESPN and currently a contributor to The Athletic — he authors the site’s bracketology feature — writes a weekly Pac-12 basketball column for the Hotline.Ever spend a long… → Read More
Bennett on basketball: Mad scramble for those precious Pac-12 tournament byes
Washington has the No. 1 seed locked up, but there are three byes still available and as many as eight teams in the mix. Not even UCLA and Arizona can be counted out. → Read More
College Football Playoff moves off some New Year's Eve dates
The dates for the College Football Playoff semifinals in the 2018, 2019, 2024 and 2025 seasons have been changed to avoid the games being played on New Year's Eve. → Read More
Family, friends remember former star high school running back Rajaan Bennett killed in 2010 murder-suicide
Rajaan Bennett had an SEC scholarship and a bright future when he died in a murder-suicide while protecting his family. His impact on his Georgia hometown is felt to this day. → Read More
Risky business for runner who successfully steals home
Graham Tews of Ogden baseball, incredibly steals third to home plate, but what makes the play so effective is that he slid in between his teammates' legs to tag safe. → Read More
Catches and compositions: Minnesota's Drew Wolitarsky an aspiring author
Forget 140 characters. Drew Wolitarsky is writing 140 pages. The Gophers' leading returning receiver is just as good with words as he is with routes. → Read More
Human remains and wreckage from EgyptAir Flight 804 found in Mediterranean
No links to terrorism yet in search for cause of plane crash → Read More
Buddy system: Oregon Ducks can't solve Hield puzzle in NCAA tournament
Oregon did its best to slow down Buddy Hield, and Oklahoma's star excelled despite the Ducks' defensive pressure. → Read More
Heavyweight teams make Saturday's Elite Eight slate Final Four-worthy
Kansas, Villanova and Oklahoma all have been No. 1 this season, and top seed Oregon has blitzed through the NCAA tourney. Not bad for the Elite Eight. → Read More
NCAA tournament: Inside the Texas A&M Aggies' win over Northern Iowa
Texas A&M was down 69-57 in the final half-minute of regulation against Northern Iowa. Two overtime periods later, the Aggies were in the Sweet 16. → Read More
Welcome to the 2016 Sweet 16, brought to you by the ACC
The Sweet 16 field is set, and one thing is clear: It's the ACC and everybody else. The league put six teams into the second weekend, the most ever. → Read More
What to watch in Friday's batch of NCAA tournament games
With five Big Ten teams in action along with California and Syracuse, there is no shortage of interesting plots on Day 2 of the NCAA tournament. → Read More
How they got to the Sweet 16: Kentucky
The play of Karl-Anthony Towns and Tyler Ulis were key for the Kentucky Wildcats in their opening NCAA tournament wins. → Read More