WICHITA, Kan. — The coaching fraternity is much closer than most people realize. Friendships are formed and relationships kept through all the hirings and firings, and paths cross and cross again as coaches climb and fall on the professional ladder. Every once in a while, they cross on a ...
WICHITA, Kan. — Bennett Stirtz scored 21 points and No. 11 seed Drake, a team relying heavily on Division II transfers, held on after blowing most of a 15-point lead to beat sixth-seeded Missouri 67-57 on Thursday night in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Tavion Banks added 15 points ...
MILWAUKEE — Iowa State won’t have second-leading scorer Keshon Gilbert for the NCAA Tournament, but the Cyclones may be getting another guard back. Tamin Lipsey expressed cautious optimism that he’d be available Friday when Iowa State, the No. 3 seed in the South Region, faces Lipscomb ...
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The matchup will feature markedly contrasting styles and a decidedly different pace. The No. 11-seed Iowa State women’s basketball team is expecting a lot different from its First Four victory over Princeton when the Cyclones face No. 6 Michigan this morning at Purcell ...
DES MOINES — Drake led by as many as 10 points in the second half but couldn’t finish off Marquette, falling 74-69 in the first round of the Women’s Basketball Invitation Tournament on Thursday at the Knapp Center. The host Bulldogs (22-12) didn’t make a field goal over the final two ...
Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese will have two of their games broadcast in primetime nationally for the first time in league history. The June 7 and Aug. 9 games between the Indiana Fever and Chicago Sky will be shown on CBS. Both games are on Saturday night. The WNBA will have more than 175 ...