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Where Did The Big Ten’s March Magic Go?

March used to be a banner month for the Big Ten. In the first two decades of this century, no league was better at maximizing its opportunities in the men’s NCAA Tournament. From 2000 to 2019, the Big Ten reached 16 Final Fours, most of any conference, and 48 Sweet 16s, two shy of the […]

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How St. Peter’s Became This Year’s Cinderella

The marketing of the men’s NCAA Tournament intimates that anything is possible in March. This past weekend, the sentiment actually played out for one team in Indianapolis, where the St. Peter’s University Peacocks strutted through the opening two rounds. In a tournament chock full of notable storylines — betting favorites Gonzaga and Arizona withstanding down-to-the-wire […]

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Aliyah Boston Has A Title In Her Sights

Aliyah Boston’s guiding force has always been her faith. It’s a faith her parents instilled in her as a young girl growing up in Saint Thomas, in the U.S. Virgin Islands. It’s a faith that guided her as she moved to live with her aunt in Massachusetts, honed her basketball skills and landed at South […]

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These Tournament Sleepers Could Make Your Men’s Bracket

As we wrote Wednesday, a handful of highly seeded teams in this year’s men’s NCAA Tournament are waving bright red flags — which make them risky picks for a deep run through the bracket. But there are also teams in the opposite category: those that aren’t seeded among the best of the best but possess […]

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