Mark Sears, Crimson Tide both came long way to reach Final Four
Nate Oats admits it: He whiffed on Mark Sears out of high school.
Nate Oats admits it: He whiffed on Mark Sears out of high school.
The level of play and coaching at historically Black colleges and universities has risen in recent years, but this was a big step, too.
Tennessee entered Sunday afternoon's finale against Georgia inside Lindsey Nelson Stadium hoping to at least cool down the Bulldogs' bats.
The Tennessee Volunteers had their aspirations of a first Final Four in program history slammed by a 7-foot-4, 300-pound roadblock.
The Alabama men's basketball team entered the NCAA tourney as a No. 4 seed and looking like anything but a sure thing where a deep run was concerned.
The Los Angeles Times has edited a column it published last week about the LSU women's basketball team ahead of its game against UCLA.
Tennessee is living among the land of 7-footers these days in the NCAA tourney, and now the Vols get to face the most recognized one of them all.
The Georgia Bulldogs lit up Tennessee pitching again Saturday night in Knoxville.
Every time Clemson tried to cut down its deficit, Alabama fired up a 3-pointer. Over and over and over.
Angel Reese said she and her LSU teammates are embracing the role of "good villains" as the Tigers make a run toward repeating as national champs.
The South Carolina women's basketball team was far from perfect in advancing to the NCAA tournament's Albany 1 Region final.
LSU women's basketball coach Kim Mulkey said she probably won't read the newspaper article over which she has threatened to file a defamation lawsuit.
Tennessee basketball is elite.
The Georgia Bulldogs entered Lindsey Nelson Stadium with a sparkling 21-4 record and a nation-leading 74 home runs but still with their share of doubters.
Alabama and Clemson facing off on a Saturday? Sounds like a matchup that ought to be happening on a football field in the fall.