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Bracket Watch: Who Needs a Conference Championship the Most

The race for No. 1 seeds heats up while bubble teams make one final push ahead of the Big Dance.

Sports Illustrated

UConn hits stride in second half, speeds past Providence, 87-69

STORRS, Conn. — While a light snowfall graced the UConn campus on Wednesday evening, there was a blizzard taking place inside Gampel Pavilion.

Tribune News Service

After Providence loss, Villanova’s NCAA Tournament aspirations are looking even more bleak

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Another litmus test for Villanova was here in a season that has had plenty of them.

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Creighton at Providence Prediction, College Basketball Game Preview

Creighton at Providence preview, prediction, and breakdown for the college basketball game on Tuesday, February 14

USA Today Sports Media Group

Providence vs. Marquette, live stream, TV channel, time, odds, how to watch college basketball

The 20th-ranked Marquette Golden Eagles will host the 22nd-ranked Providence Friars in a Big East college basketball matchup.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Dom Amore: Tap the brakes on March Madness, UConn men dealing with a January crisis of confidence

So here we thought words like “embarrassing” and “outtoughed” were a thing of the past for the UConn men’s basketball team. The Huskies, after 14 games, were lost in a giddy world of analytics and win probabilities and their nation of followers was preoccupied with the AP poll.

Tribune News Service

No. 4 UConn has no answer for Bryce Hopkins and Providence; loses second straight, 73-61

PROVIDENCE, R.I. —Providence forward Bryce Hopkins was fouled on a fast break with the Friars leading UConn by nine points in the second half of Wednesday’s game at Amica Mutual Pavilion. As he stood at the free throw line, a packed-house of about 14,000 remained on its feet, where a…

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Evan Jackson’s emerging three-point shot helps De La Salle take down Fenwick

De La Salle senior Evan Jackson was a force in the post last season, but he knows that isn’t what colleges want to see.

Chicago Sun-Times

Talented, young Morgan Park takes down Fenwick, advances to second round in Class 5A

Sophomore quarterback Marcus Thaxton and junior receiver Chris Durr Jr. connected on both of the Mustangs’ touchdowns.

Chicago Sun-Times

Padres-Dodgers Preview: Three Things That Will Decide the NLDS

San Diego comes in as an underdog against the winningest team in MLB, but it’ll look to compete with Los Angeles’s elite pitching trio as it did vs. the Mets.

Sports Illustrated

Celtics reportedly signing undrafted Providence guard AJ Reeves to Las Vegas Summer League roster

Reeves is a native of Roxbury.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Taylor Swift Responds to Providence Using Her Song As Team Anthem

Swifties and Friars unite—you belong with each other.

Sports Illustrated

Vahe Gregorian: Next up for Kansas is Bill Self's greatest nemesis: The Elite Eight

CHICAGO — Even on a night Kansas couldn't shoot straight (22 of 56) or generate fast-break points (six) and got two rebounds from big man David McCormack and five points from All-American Ochai Agbaji, the Jayhawks had so stifled Providence that the Friars appeared to be reeling to the verge…

Tribune News Service

NCAA Midwest: all you need to know about Kansas, Providence, Miami and Iowa State

It’s Jayhawks-Friars followed by Hurricanes-Cyclones in Friday’s Sweet 16 matchups at the United Center.

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Kansas’ Bill Self not buying into theory that Jayhawks’ Sweet 16 foe has been lucky

CHICAGO — Analytics guru Ken Pomeroy provided Providence College’s men’s basketball team a rallying cry recently when his metrics deemed coach Ed Cooley’s Friars the “luckiest” of the NCAA’s 358 Division I programs.

Tribune News Service

'We want Kansas': Providence fans confident about Sweet 16 game after routing Richmond

Providence College's exuberant, ultra-enthusiastic basketball fans chanted, "We want Kansas!" in the closing moments of the No. 4-seeded Friars' 79-51 victory over No. 12 seed Richmond on Saturday at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York.

Sports Illustrated

Upset Picks, Last-Minute Advice and Other Fearless March Madness Predictions

One day before the men’s Big Dance begins, our experts share their takes on this year’s popular underdogs.

Sports Illustrated

Which Men’s Top Seeds Are at Risk of an Early March Madness Exit?

Could Auburn, Baylor and others have a short men’s NCAA tournament stay?

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The Philadelphia Inquirer

Mike Jensen: Q and A on Villanova, the Big East, and fairness

Is it fair? That’s a central question involving Villanova these days on all sorts of basketball fronts. Let’s offer some answers and some opinions. Warning: ‘Nova fans won’t like all the answers or opinions.

Tribune News Service

Tracy Morgan to be first Black recipient of Friars Club’s Entertainment Icon Award

NEW YORK — Tracy Morgan is making Friars Club history.

Chicago Sun-Times

DePaul can’t hang on, falls to No. 11 Providence in overtime

The Blue Demons led by 13 points in the second half and made the Friars sweat in the final seconds of overtime before losing 76-73 on Saturday night.

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