UConn rolls past Saint Mary's into Sweet 16
UConn pulled away from Saint Mary's for a 70-55 win on Sunday that put the Huskies in the Sweet 16 for the first time in nine years.
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UConn pulled away from Saint Mary's for a 70-55 win on Sunday that put the Huskies in the Sweet 16 for the first time in nine years.
Saint Mary's school officials held a watch party at the student union Friday as dozens of students and faculty members packed the two rooms to watch the Gaels defeat 12th seed VCU.
The NCAA Tournament Round of 64 kicks off Thursday on CBS.
Jocelyn Moran report on the St. Mary's Gaels heading to the East Coast
The season was already a success for Bishop O'Dowd alum Ross Williams. The fifth-year senior was finally playing division one basketball but now he'll end his college career living out his dream of playing in the NCAA Tournament. (3-13-23)
Saint Mary's freshman Aidan Mahaney has been a star in Moraga for quite some time. Prior to joining the Gaels, Mahaney was a prep standout just down the road at Campolindo High School. (3-12-23)
San Diego State point guard Darrion Trammell didn't have a single scholarship offer from a division one program coming out of St. Ignatius High School. Five years later, Trammell is a starter for the Aztecs and getting set to play in the NCAA Tournament.
Saint Mary's senior Logan Johnson grew up watching his older brother Tyler make it to the NBA. Now the younger Johnson is making a name for himself with the Gaels. (3-12-23)
Xavier guard Souley Boum had plenty of success on the court at Oakland Tech High School. Now he's hoping to do the same on college basketball's biggest stage with the Musketeers. (3-12-23)
Cal women's basketball made its first and only Final Four in 2013. Members of the team and head coach Lindsay Gottlieb were back in Berkeley on Sunday for their 10-year reunion. (2-20-23)
Kansas tops North Carolina 72-69 for school's first NCAA men's basketball championship since 2008.
Paige Bueckers scored 14 points and UConn advanced to the national championship game with a 63-58 win over defending champion Stanford on Friday night.
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Eased pandemic restrictions plus exciting NCAA tournament action at Chase Center equals smiling faces for fans and for the businesses that serve them.
The first NCAA tournament games played in San Francisco since 1939 lived up to the hype Thursday night.
Chase Center in San Francisco is set to host the Sweet 16 of the NCAA men's tournament on Thursday, with spots in the Elite Eight on the line.
The Sweet 16 and Elite 8 games of the NCAA tournament will hit Chase Center. The last time the NCAA tournament hit the City by the Bay, World War II
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Lexie Hull ran onto the floor for her final game at Maples Pavilion determined to do everything in her power to ensure her reigning NCAA champion Stanford teammates a trip to another special home court: back in her native Spokane, Washington.
USF head coach Todd Golden was hired by the University of Florida on Friday after the Dons were bounced out of the NCAA Tournament Thursday night. Golden signed a six-year contract worth $3 million annually.
The seventh-seeded Racers extended their winning streak to 21 games with a 92-87 victory over the University of San Francisco Dons in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday night.
In Round One of the NCAA Tournament, high hopes on The Hilltop were dashed when the Dons were bounced out.
Logan Johnson scored 20 points and fifth-seeded Saint Mary's took advantage of No. 12 seed Indiana's grueling recent schedule, rolling to an 82-53 victory in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday.
The Hall of Fame Stanford coach pledged $10 for every 3-pointer made in the women's NCAA Tournament toward humanitarian efforts in Ukraine, and she challenged anyone else who could give to do so — even just a dime per 3 if possible.
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On Friday, the Pittsburg and De La Salle high school football programs will meet again to decide the sectional championship.
San Francisco police said a pregnant woman was shot Tuesday afternoon while in the Bayview.
Parts of Sonoma County are used to dealing with flooding concerns when heavy, prolong stretches of rain are in the forecast, like those residents who live in the area of the Russian River.
The Oakland City Council was presented with a report Tuesday detailing a dire budget predicament that will likely result in millions of dollars in additional cuts to services.
Supervisors in San Mateo County are a step closer to calling for a special election to oust embattled Sheriff Christina Corpus, who has been called to resign following multiple allegations.
On Friday, the Pittsburg and De La Salle high school football programs will meet again to decide the sectional championship.
San Francisco police said a pregnant woman was shot Tuesday afternoon while in the Bayview.
Supervisors in San Mateo County are a step closer to calling for a special election to oust embattled Sheriff Christina Corpus, who has been called to resign following multiple allegations.
San Francisco police said a pregnant woman was shot Tuesday afternoon while in the Bayview.
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The Oakland City Council was presented with a report Tuesday detailing a dire budget predicament that will likely result in millions of dollars in additional cuts to services.
On Friday, the Pittsburg and De La Salle high school football programs will meet again to decide the sectional championship.
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Parts of Sonoma County are used to dealing with flooding concerns when heavy, prolong stretches of rain are in the forecast, like those residents who live in the area of the Russian River.
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On Friday, the Pittsburg and De La Salle high school football programs will meet again to decide the sectional championship.
Norman Powell scored 23 points and the Los Angeles Clippers held off the Golden State Warriors 102-99 to win their fifth in a row at home.
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Supervisors in San Mateo County are a step closer to calling for a special election to oust embattled Sheriff Christina Corpus, who has been called to resign following multiple allegations.
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In many Indigenous cultures across the Americas, gender is recognized as fluid, contrasting sharply with Western norms. Jose Martinez reports.
In many Indigenous cultures across the Americas, gender is recognized as fluid, contrasting sharply with Western norms.
As San Jose State University women's volleyball team gears up for their final games of the regular season, a new lawsuit is challenging their post-season eligibility.
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