CHICAGO — It was Yaxel Lendeborg, Elliot Cadeau and Aday Mara. Morez Johnson Jr., Trey McKenney and Nimari Burnett, too. The list goes on and on. Michigan got it done together, just like it has all season long. "The biggest focus is playing team basketball," Lendeborg said. "We thrive ...
All that talent at Arizona and Michigan. All that momentum and good vibes at UConn. And somebody has to play the part of the unheralded "little guy." At the Final Four next weekend, that role belongs, improbably, to Illinois. In a sign of the times, the Illinii — a Big Ten team with more wins in the conference over the last seven seasons than any other program — will pass for something resembling Cinderella when college basketball's biggest party kicks off in Indianapolis on Saturday. The first challenge for coach Brad Underwood's team will be stopping a hard-charging UConn ...
CHICAGO — Yaxel Lendeborg had 23 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists in a dazzling all-around performance, and Michigan beat Alabama 90-77 on Friday night to advance to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament for the first time in five years. Trey McKenney and Elliot Cadeau each scored 17 ...
CHICAGO — Nimari Burnett's basketball journey has taken him all over the country. From high school in Illinois and California, then to college with Texas Tech, Alabama and, finally, Michigan. All the way back to his hometown for perhaps his biggest moment yet. Burnett and the Wolverines ...
WASHINGTON — One of Tarris Reed Jr.'s few weaknesses is free-throw shooting. With the season in the balance, the UConn big man came through at the line. Reed scored 20 points, Alex Karaban added 17, and both made pressure-packed free throws in the final minute that helped second-seeded ...
DETROIT — Owen Tippett scored a hat trick as the Philadelphia Flyers survived a late rally for a key 5-3 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night. Tippett's third career hat trick gives him seven goals in his last nine games. The Flyers have won seven of those nine and are now three points behind the Columbus Blue Jackets for the second Eastern Conference wild-card spot. Detroit has lost three of four and is now tied with Ottawa, two points ahead of the Flyers and one point behind the Blue Jackets. Detroit trailed 4-0 with seven minutes to play, but Mason Appleton, Alex ...
