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By Jay Rosquites EBC Florida Bureau TAMPA, Florida (Eagle News) – The NCAA women’s national title game lived up to expectations. The Lady Bears went full throttle in the first quarter with 12 unanswered fast-break points and three combined blocks by Kalani Brown and Lauren Cox. Chloe Jackson went 5-for-5 in field goals and contributed to the team’s 25 points in the first quarter, the third-highest output for a single quarter in an NCAA championship […]
By: Jay Rosquites EBC Florida Bureau TAMPA, Florida (Eagle News) – The storied rivalry between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the UConn Huskies has long dominated women’s college basketball, with UConn leading their head-to head series with 37 wins. But for the second consecutive year in the Final Four in their 50th meeting, the Fighting Irish came up top with an 81-76 come from behind victory, denying the Huskies once again to compete for […]
By Jay Rosquites EBC Florida Bureau TAMPA, FL (Eagle News) – The road to the NCAA championship title began Friday night at Amalie Arena with the first Final Four showdown between the overall number-one seed, the Baylor Lady Bears and the Oregon Ducks. Aiming for their third championship title, the Lady Bears hold the best record, losing one game during the regular season. The Ducks, led by their point guard, Sabrina Ionescu, made their first […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Top-seeded Duke University and their superstar Zion Williamson were toppled by Michigan State Sunday as the Final Four were set in the NCAA collegiate basketball championship. The Blue Devils, crowned NCAA champions six times under iconic coach Mike Krzyzewski, fell 68-67 to bow out of the “March Madness” knockout competition that is one of the highlights of the US sporting calendar. Kenny Goins drained a three-pointer with 35 seconds […]
By Jane Kathleen Gregorio EBC Texas Bureau AUSTIN, Texas (Eagle News) — On Day 2 of the NCAA Men’s Division I Swimming and Diving Championships, the morning began with preliminary trials that included the 200 freestyle relay, 500 freestyle, 200 individual medley, 50 freestyle, 400 medley relay and one-meter diving. Friends, families and fans from different parts of the United States came to support their favorite athlete or team. The Canty family, who traveled from […]
By Melissa Potes EBC Florida Bureau ORLANDO, FL (Eagle News) –- Since 2015, the AutoNation Cure Bowl is played annually on the third Saturday of December at Orlando’s Camping World Stadium, raising $3.55 million for breast cancer research. This year’s title would be a battle between state rivals the Louisiana Ragin Cajuns and the Tulane Green Wave. This would be the 29th meeting of these two teams with Tulane leading 22-6 in the series. Their […]
FLORIDA, United States (Eagle News) – “When Crazy Happens,” there’s free pizza for lunch. And hundreds of Americans lined up for this. The National Collegiate Athletic Association partnered with Little Caesar’s Pizza in launching a pizza promo on Monday, April 2, to celebrate “When #16 beats #1”, during the Men’s 2018 national basketball tournament. UMBC (University of Maryland Baltimore County) men’s basketball team beat Virginia Cavaliers last month in the first round of the playoffs, […]
By Tennie Sumague EBC Sports International New York Bureau NEWARK, New Jersey (Eagle News) — Four of the nation’s elite college basketball programs participated in the second annual Never Forget Tribute Classic at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on December 9th. In the first matchup, No. 19 Seton Hall Pirates displayed unselfish teamwork as all starting five players scored in double digits to cruise past the Virginia Commonwealth (VCU) Rams 90-67. Desi Rodriguez […]
By Vivem Soriano Eagle News Service Robert Bolick poured 11 of his 24 points during a massive 4th quarter run as the defending champions San Beda Red Lions dealt the LPU Pirates their first loss of the season with a 94-87 Game 1 win at the Araneta Coliseum. With San Beda leading by just a point, 83-82, Bolick scored a big 3-pointer over a tough Lyceum defense. He then converted 3 free throws after he […]
(Orlando, FL) – Although FSU came into the contest from a more heralded conference and higher ranking in the West Region, it was Xavier who showed dominance on the court Saturday night. The 11th seeded Musketeers executed an almost-perfect game plan to defeat the 3rd seeded Seminoles as they advance to the Sweet 16, with the score of 91-66. Much credit is due to Junior guard Trevon Blueitt’s performance, going 8 for 14 from the […]
(Orlando, FL) – The 4th seeded Florida Gators advance to the Sweet 16 for the tenth time in program history and their first time with second- year head coach Mike White, as they top the 5th seeded Virginia Cavaliers 65-39. The Gators were led offensively by Junior Small Forward Devin Robinson who had 14 points and 11 rebounds, but the victory had much to do with the Gator’s stifling defense. “That’s about as well as […]
By: Tennie Sumague, Eagle News Service, New York Bureau New York, New York – The Big East Conference quarterfinals kicked off Thursday at Madison Square Garden in its 35th year where the top eight seeds were in action. In the first quarterfinal game, top seed and defending NCAA champion Villanova crushed St John’s 108-67. Freshman guard Donte DiVincenzo led the Wildcats with a season high 25 points, five rebounds and four assists off the bench. […]
