Ben Johnson had served as Minnesota coach since 2021-22 but was unable to return the Gophers to the NCAA tournament.
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Sports columnist, author Feinstein dies at age 69
John Feinstein, whose career as a columnist and bestselling author of sports books made him one of the most notable sportswriters of his time, died Thursday.
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UK’s Oweh beats buzzer, burns ex-team OU again
Otega Oweh hit the winning shot against his former school again, sinking a baseline jumper with 0.5 seconds left to lift Kentucky past Oklahoma 85-84 in the SEC tournament.
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Texas’ potential bid adds to ‘historic’ SEC season
Texas, the No. 13 seed in the SEC tournament and on the bubble for the NCAA tournament, beat Texas A&M in double overtime to reach the quarterfinals.
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USF plans coaching search, ‘grateful’ for Fletcher
South Florida will conduct a national search for a new men’s basketball coach after Ben Fletcher filled the role on an interim basis this season following the death of Amir Abdur-Rahim.
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‘Special’ Haggerty scores 42, Memphis advances
PJ Haggerty scored a career-high 42 points and led the go-ahead run for 16th-ranked Memphis in an 83-80 win over Wichita State in the American Athletic Conference quarterfinals Friday.
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Iowa dismisses coach McCaffery after 15 seasons
Iowa’s men’s basketball program dismissed McCaffery after 15 seasons as coach of the Hawkeyes, the school announced Friday.
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Flagg officially a no go for Duke’s semi vs. UNC
Cooper Flagg and Maliq Brown were both out for Duke’s ACC semifinal game against UNC on Friday night.
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Bulls banners ‘Disturbed’ during show; need fixes
All six Bulls championship banners were pulled from the rafters after being damaged Saturday night at a concert by Chicago area band Disturbed.
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A 40-year-old throwing 94.5 mph? Spring numbers we do (and don’t) believe in
It’s hard to know which stats to trust this time of year. So we dig in to separate what’s real and what’s not.