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Pizzotti, a native of Lombard, served as interim coach for the 2024-25 season while Bruno was out on medical leave. She has been on the DePaul coaching staff since the 2011-12 season.
It’s been a remarkable year for Fears, who skipped his senior year of high school and reclassified to attend Oklahoma and play this season.
“We got crushed,” Circa Sports director of operations Jeff Benson said. “The next win we have will be the first. All the parlays got home. Brutal for us, but nobody feels sorry for the house.”
“We dare you to care,” the college game seems to be saying as an out-of-control transfer portal makes the sport less fan-friendly and more unlikable than ever.
Jayden Dawson had 19 points and six assists to lead the Ramblers, who finish the season at 25-12.
By staying in college, Miles stands to benefit from NIL deals and a new WNBA collective bargaining agreement that could give rookies higher salaries.
More than seven months after suffering a stroke that left him in a coma for weeks and caused him to miss the 2024-25 women’s basketball season, DePaul’s Doug Bruno is stepping down after 39 years and 38 seasons as coach.
Sims’ death came after a brief illness, according to the National Football Foundation, but no further information was provided. He became a National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Famer in 2021.
At 6-6, Dragicevich, a Glenbrook North alum, stood tall over a four-year college career split between Notre Dame and Boston College. He’s now one of the biggest — in size, at least — stand-ups in comedy.
The Ramblers will play Chattanooga in the semifinals at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on Tuesday.
The Redbirds closed the season with a 22-14 record, the program’s first time reaching the 20-win plateau since the 2016-17 season.
The retirement of lead college football analyst Gary Danielson starts a slew of new assignments.
McKeown has a 777-432 record with 17 NCAA Tournament appearances in 39 years at Northwestern, George Washington and New Mexico State.
Texas’ relentless ball pressure harassed Illinois (22-10) the entire game, and the Longhorns scored 23 points off 20 Illini turnovers.
Sky forward Angel Reese’s younger brother, Maryland center Julian Reese, joined his sister in the college postseason spotlight, helping the Terrapins win a 72-71 thriller over Colorado State.
Goodbyes are never easy this time of year. At Illinois, they don’t often involve more than one freshman expected to go one-and-done into the NBA Draft.
Kendall Bostic added 12 points and 17 rebounds for Illinois (22-9), which advances to the second round on Monday against No. 1 Texas (32-3), which beat No. 16 William & Mary 105-61.
Sunday’s second-round game is a total toss-up, with the Illini actually the slight betting favorites.
Fiserv Forum will be a zoo when the ball goes up at 4:15 p.m. Sunday (CBS 2), with fans of both teams out in force.
We, as a nation of millions who are now gaining a generational understanding of what it’s like to be held back, need this NCAA Tournament more than we have in recent memory.