March Madness wasn't for mid-majors this year. For the first time since the women's NCAA Tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1994, no programs from mid-major conferences advanced to the second round, leaving 32 teams representing the Power Four conferences and the Big East. In the men's ...
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Kim Barnes Arico has turned Michigan's women's basketball into a consistently winning program for the first time in school history. The Wolverines earned bids to March Madness just five times between 1982 and 2012 before hiring Barnes Arico away from St. John's and much ...
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Morez Johnson Jr. had 21 points and 10 rebounds on a perfect shooting night, and No. 1 seed Michigan rode a second-half surge to a 101-81 victory over 16th-seeded Howard in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday. Towering center Aday Mara had 19 points, seven ...
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Carson Cooper matched his career high with 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as Michigan State routed North Dakota State 92-67 on Thursday to reach the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the 22nd time in 28 consecutive appearances under coach Tom Izzo. Coen Carr added 17 ...
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan is hosting the women's NCAA Tournament for the second time, and is hoping home court is an advantage again. The second-seeded Wolverines want to at least repeat what the 2022 team did by winning first- and second-round games at Crisler Center and advancing to the ...
DETROIT — Alex DeBrincat scored the go-ahead goal with 3:25 remaining and assisted on Detroit's two other goals, lifting the Red Wings to a 3-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night. DeBrincat scored the winner on a backhander after stealing the puck from defenseman Mike ...