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KSAT Q&A: San Antonio mayor discusses sister city agreement with QuerƩtaro, upcoming mayoral election and more
Read full article: KSAT Q&A: San Antonio mayor discusses sister city agreement with QuerĆ©taro, upcoming mayoral election and moreSan Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg appeared on the 6 OāClock News to discuss the newly announced sister city agreement with QuerĆ©taro.
KSAT First Look: Alamodome unveils new suites ahead of NCAA Menās Final Four
Read full article: KSAT First Look: Alamodome unveils new suites ahead of NCAA Menās Final FourWith the 2025 NCAA Menās Final Four approaching, the Alamodome unveiled 18 new suites on the arenaās south end, part of a multi-million dollar renovation project.
Caitlin Clark's No. 22 to be retired during February ceremony at Iowa's Carver-Hawkeye Arena
Read full article: Caitlin Clark's No. 22 to be retired during February ceremony at Iowa's Carver-Hawkeye ArenaCaitlin Clark's No. 22 will be retired in a ceremony Feb. 2 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City.
At least 2,500 volunteers needed for 2025 NCAAās Menās Final Four in San Antonio
Read full article: At least 2,500 volunteers needed for 2025 NCAAās Menās Final Four in San AntonioThe San Antonio Local Organizing Committee (SALOC) has launched its volunteer program for the 2025 NCAAās Menās Final Four.
Jeremy Roach rescues No. 13 Baylor with buzzer-beater in 5th game after standout 4 years at Duke
Read full article: Jeremy Roach rescues No. 13 Baylor with buzzer-beater in 5th game after standout 4 years at DukeJeremy Roach reached a Final Four and won Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season and tournament titles during four productive years at Duke.
South Carolina ranked No. 1 in women's AP Top 25 preseason poll with UConn, USC, Texas and UCLA next
Read full article: South Carolina ranked No. 1 in women's AP Top 25 preseason poll with UConn, USC, Texas and UCLA nextSouth Carolina is starting the season at No. 1 in the AP Top 25 women's college basketball poll.
āRead to the Final Fourā encourages local students to improve reading skills, grow their love for books
Read full article: āRead to the Final Fourā encourages local students to improve reading skills, grow their love for booksThe San Antonio Local Organizing Committee (SALOC) is challenging young readers from across our city to fuel their love for books while celebrating San Antonioās role in the 2025 NCAA Menās Final Four.
NCAA womenās volleyball championship, menās basketball regional coming to San Antonio
Read full article: NCAA womenās volleyball championship, menās basketball regional coming to San AntonioSan Antonio will host the 2026 NCAA D1 womenās volleyball championship and the 2027 NCAA D1 menās college basketball regional, the NCAA announced on Wednesday.
UConn freshman Stephon Castle declares for NBA draft and becomes school's second one-and-done player
Read full article: UConn freshman Stephon Castle declares for NBA draft and becomes school's second one-and-done playerUConn freshman Stephon Castle has entered his name into the NBA draft, becoming the fifth Husky starter to at least explore moving on after Connecticutās latest title run.
Preparations underway for 2025 Menās Final Four Tournament in San Antonio
Read full article: Preparations underway for 2025 Menās Final Four Tournament in San AntonioThe 2024 menās college basketball champ was crowned last Monday, but the 2025 trophy is already in San Antonio for next yearās Menās Final Four, which will be played at the Alamodome April 4-7.
18.7 million: Early figures from NCAA women's title game make it most-watched hoops game in 5 years
Read full article: 18.7 million: Early figures from NCAA women's title game make it most-watched hoops game in 5 yearsSouth Carolinaās victory over Caitlin Clark and Iowa in Sundayās womenās NCAA championship game had a preliminary audience average of 18.7 million on ABC and ESPN.
South Carolina, Iowa, UConn top final AP Top 25 women's basketball poll to cap extraordinary season
Read full article: South Carolina, Iowa, UConn top final AP Top 25 women's basketball poll to cap extraordinary seasonSouth Carolina, Iowa and UConn have finished atop the final AP Top 25 women's basketball poll of the season.
Iowa star Caitlin Clark pours in 30 points in final NCAA game but Hawkeyes fall to South Carolina
Read full article: Iowa star Caitlin Clark pours in 30 points in final NCAA game but Hawkeyes fall to South CarolinaCaitlin Clark scored 30 points in her final collegiate game but it wasn't enough as the Hawkeyes fell just short of an NCAA championship for a second straight year.
Before Alabama's biggest basketball game, the insults will be flying
Read full article: Before Alabama's biggest basketball game, the insults will be flyingIn the 15 minutes before Alabama makes its first Final Four appearance in school history, there probably wonāt be many warm and fuzzy moments in the locker room.
NC State's Keatts wears tributes to ACC title, Final Four runs with custom add-ons to his shoes
Read full article: NC State's Keatts wears tributes to ACC title, Final Four runs with custom add-ons to his shoesNorth Carolina State coach Kevin Keattsā shoes say everything about the Wolfpackās improbable Final Four run.
At Final Four, NC State big man Burns says no, he has no plans on playing football
Read full article: At Final Four, NC State big man Burns says no, he has no plans on playing footballNorth Carolina State big man DJ Burns Jr. sees himself as a center on the basketball court, not a pulling guard on the football field.
After flight delay, defending champion UConn arrives in Arizona for Final Four in middle of night
Read full article: After flight delay, defending champion UConn arrives in Arizona for Final Four in middle of nightDefending national champion UConn finally touched down in Arizona for the Final Four at 3:15 a.m. Thursday after a long delay and a red-eye flight.
Women's Final Four ticket on resale market selling for average of $2,300, twice as much as for men
Read full article: Women's Final Four ticket on resale market selling for average of $2,300, twice as much as for menThe average price paid for a ticket on the resale market this week was twice as high for the NCAA womenās Final Four compared with that for the menās semifinals.
Aziaha James makes 7 3s with mismatched 3-point lines, leads NC State past Texas into Final Four
Read full article: Aziaha James makes 7 3s with mismatched 3-point lines, leads NC State past Texas into Final FourAziaha James made a career-high seven 3-pointers and scored 27 points, and third-seeded North Carolina State earned its first trip to the Final Four of the womenās NCAA Tournament since 1998, beating top-seeded Texas 76-66.
Caitlin Clark thrilled by US national team training camp invite. If Iowa isn't in the Final Four
Read full article: Caitlin Clark thrilled by US national team training camp invite. If Iowa isn't in the Final FourCaitlin Clark has been invited to the USA Basketball national team training camp during the Final Four in Cleveland, contingent on Iowaās season being over.
Houston mayor, Connecticut governor trade barbs after Final Four ābutt uglyā remark
Read full article: Houston mayor, Connecticut governor trade barbs after Final Four ābutt uglyā remarkConnecticutās governor is taking heat for calling the city of Houston ābutt uglyā after returning from the Final Four.
Va Tech women headed to 1st Final Four after topping Ohio St
Read full article: Va Tech women headed to 1st Final Four after topping Ohio StElizabeth Kitley scored 25 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, Georgia Amoore added 24 points and top-seeded Virginia Tech advanced to the Final Four for the first time in school history with an 84-74 win over No. 3 seed Ohio State in the Seattle 3 Regional final.
San Antonio chosen to host Womenās NCAA Final Four in 2029
Read full article: San Antonio chosen to host Womenās NCAA Final Four in 2029The city of San Antonio was chosen Monday to host the Womenās NCAA Final Four in 2029, according to a press release from the NCAA Division I Womenās Basketball Committee.
Gamecocks' Aliyah Boston: Turned down late invite by ESPYS
Read full article: Gamecocks' Aliyah Boston: Turned down late invite by ESPYSSouth Carolina consensus player of the year Aliyah Boston says she turned down a late invite to the ESPYS awards show and was hurt she wasn't asked earlier to attend.
Country star Eric Church announces free show for ticketholders of concert he canceled to watch Final Four
Read full article: Country star Eric Church announces free show for ticketholders of concert he canceled to watch Final FourCountry music star Eric Church announced a free show for ticketholders of the concert he canceled to attend the Final Four game between UNC and Duke ā what he calls a āsports enthusiastās dream.ā
NCAA president decries pace of basketball investigations
Read full article: NCAA president decries pace of basketball investigationsNCAA President Mark Emmert says investigations into allegations of major violations against several high-profile menās college basketball programs have taken āway too long.ā.
Country star Eric Church cancels San Antonio show to watch Final Four, calls it āselfishā but a ādreamā
Read full article: Country star Eric Church cancels San Antonio show to watch Final Four, calls it āselfishā but a ādreamāCountry music star Eric Church is canceling his San Antonio show on Saturday to attend the Final Four game between UNC and Duke ā what he calls a āsports enthusiastās dream.ā
Study: Michigan, Kentucky top academics-based NCAA brackets
Read full article: Study: Michigan, Kentucky top academics-based NCAA bracketsMichigan and Kentucky stood out in a study examining the menās and womenās NCAA Tournament brackets based on graduation rates, academic success and diversity in the head coaching ranks.
BEST OF 2021: Tim Duncan, UTSA football, Kiana Williams headline San Antonioās Top 12 sports stories of the year
Read full article: BEST OF 2021: Tim Duncan, UTSA football, Kiana Williams headline San Antonioās Top 12 sports stories of the yearAfter one of the greatest years in San Antonio sports history, KSAT 12 counts down the 12 best moments and memories from 2021.
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Conferences urge stopgap for NCAA on NIL until federal law
Read full article: Conferences urge stopgap for NCAA on NIL until federal lawSix Division I conferences are urging the NCAA to implement a stopgap measure that would allow college athletes to earn money off their fame before a federal law is passed.
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Stanford rallies to beat Louisville 78-63, reach Final Four
Read full article: Stanford rallies to beat Louisville 78-63, reach Final FourLexie Hull had 21 points, Ashten Prechtel scored each of her 16 in the second half and Stanford reached the Final Four by rallying for a 78-63 victory over Louisville on Tuesday night. āTo play a second half and beat them by 27 really says a lot about how hard people were playing,ā VanDerveer said. Stanford dropped that one 62-53, ending its previous appearance in the Final Four. Stanford (29-2) trailed by 12 midway through the third quarter before scoring 13 consecutive points to take its first lead since early in the game. We werenāt aggressive enough.āAdThe Cardinal got going in the second half and made six of their final eight 3-point attempts.
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Gonzaga's bid for a perfect season moves on to Final Four
Read full article: Gonzaga's bid for a perfect season moves on to Final FourGonzaga (30-0) has been an offensive juggernaut rarely seen in college basketball. AdāEveryone wants us to keep moving forward, but thatās not how we roll,ā Gonzaga coach Mark Few said. That doesnāt lessen our desire to win this game, the next game or win two more games.āThe next one won't be easy. The Bears were embroiled in one of the darkest scandals in college basketball history, when Patrick Dennehy was murdered by teammate Carlton Dotson in 2003. They played in the Final Four.ā___More AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/College-basketball and http://www.twitter.com/AP_Top25
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Quite a show: Zags stay undefeated with 85-66 win over USC
Read full article: Quite a show: Zags stay undefeated with 85-66 win over USCOn Saturday in the national semifinals, the Zags will face 11th-seeded UCLA, which beat Michigan 51-49 in a later Elite Eight game. All-American Corey Kispert had 18 points and eight boards on an āoffā night ā only 6 for 19 from the floor. āWe just tried to stay moving,ā Suggs said about attacking the USC zone, which had been shutting down teams all month in Indy. āIt was a little surprising," USC coach Andy Enfield said, ābecause we'd been playing great basketball.āThe Zags have a way about doing that to people. ALL-WEST TEAMThe All-region team included both Mobley brothers, Suggs, Kispert and Timme, who was named the West's most outstanding player.
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Baylor coach calls for end of COVID-19 testing for Final Four, implies players should participate if they test positive
Read full article: Baylor coach calls for end of COVID-19 testing for Final Four, implies players should participate if they test positiveAs of Saturday, there had been two confirmed positive tests at the womenās tournament with over 15,400 administered. The last positive result among the players, coaches and others working at the tournament was reported on March 22 from daily antigen testing. Six conference teams qualified for the womenās tournament: Stanford, Oregon, Oregon State, Arizona, Washington State and UCLA. Night in and night out in the Pac-12, weāre playing teams like Stanford, UCLA, great teams, Oregon State, Oregon. FINAL FOUR MEMORIESTara VanDerveer remembers very well the feeling of finally coaching Stanford to the Cardinalās first Final Four berth.
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Houston tops Oregon State, reaches 1st Final Four since '84
Read full article: Houston tops Oregon State, reaches 1st Final Four since '84Yes, Houston is going back to the Final Four for the first time since the famed āPhi Slama Jamaā era after Monday night's 67-61 win against Oregon State. And Houston knocked down enough free throws late while holding Oregon State without a basket during a critical 3 1/2 minutes. Fittingly, it was DeJon Jarreau ā the American Athletic Conference's defensive player of the year who led the effort that stymied Oregon State star Ethan Thompson ā who was named the most outstanding player of the Midwest Region. āIt was right there within our grasp with the effort we showed in the second half,ā Oregon State coach Wayne Tinkle said. They held the Beavers to 35% shooting in the first half before Oregon State found some openings.
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What To Watch: Remaining Final Four spots up for grabs
Read full article: What To Watch: Remaining Final Four spots up for grabsā¦ Gonzaga is seeking to become the first team to make it to the Final Four unbeaten since Kentucky in 2015. 11 seed UCLA (21-9), East Region final, Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis. ā¦ UCLA is back in a regional final for the first time since earning three straight Final Four berths from 2006-08. 6 seed Texas (21-9), Hemisfair Region final, Alamodome, San Antonio. ā¦ Texas is in a regional final for the first time since 2016 and seeking its first Final Four appearance since 2003.
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Thousands of volunteers needed to properly staff Womenās NCAA Tournament in San Antonio
Read full article: Thousands of volunteers needed to properly staff Womenās NCAA Tournament in San AntonioSAN ANTONIO ā The entire NCAA Womenās Basketball Tournament will be held in the greater San Antonio area this year, and in order to properly staff the event, San Antonio Sports Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Jenny Carnes says that they need nearly 1,500 volunteers, 3,000 volunteer shifts. If you would like to volunteer your services, please visit wffsantonio.com/volunteer.
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NCAA womenās basketball tournament wants to allow limited fan attendance in San Antonio region
Read full article: NCAA womenās basketball tournament wants to allow limited fan attendance in San Antonio regionSAN ANTONIO ā The NCAA wants to allow a limited number of fans at the 2021 Division I Womenās Basketball Championship being held in the San Antonio region, with a capacity of up to 17% from the Sweet Sixteen through the Womenās Final Four. Sweet Sixteen games will be played March 27-28, Elite Eight games held March 29-30 and the Womenās Final Four conducted April 2 and 4. AdThe NCAA announced championship game times and broadcast networks for all six rounds and 63 games of the 2021 Division I Womenās Basketball Championship being held in the San Antonio region. āESPNās coverage of womenās basketball has always been driven by our passion for the sport, its players and its coaches. Weāre proud to continue our commitment with the addition of ABC to our network lineup for this yearās NCAA Division I Womenās Basketball Championship,ā added Carol Stiff, ESPN vice president, womenās sports programming and acquisitions.
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Men's March Madness will be played entirely in Indiana
Read full article: Men's March Madness will be played entirely in IndianaINDIANAPOLIS ā The NCAA announced Monday that all 67 men's basketball tournament games including the Final Four will be played entirely in Indiana in a bid to keep the marquee event from being called off for a second consecutive year because of the coronavirus pandemic. The pandemic has already canceled scores of college basketball games this season, with postponements and COVID-19 issues nearly a daily occurance. Ball State, Butler, Indiana, IUPUI and Purdue will serve as host schools and the Horizon League will host games played at Lucas Oil Stadium, just a short distance away from NCAA headquarters. Gavitt said most of the Division I games will be played in the Indianapolis area, though some first-round games will be played at Indiana and Purdue. āSince 1940, our city has been the backdrop for 97 NCAA menās tournament games, putting us at No.
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COVID-19 protocols a priority at next weekās Valero Alamo Bowl, city officials say
Read full article: COVID-19 protocols a priority at next weekās Valero Alamo Bowl, city officials saySAN ANTONIO ā The NCAA will carefully scrutinize next weekās Valero Alamo Bowl as it decides whether to stage two major Womenās Final Four events at the Alamodome next year. The NCAA is in talks with the city of San Antonio and others about bringing the entire womenās basketball tournament to the Alamodome in March and April. Mayor Ron Nirenberg said the Valero Alamo Bowl would be āessentially hosted by Metro Healthā because of the pandemic. āThe Alamodome has hosted six UTSA football games in very similar situations this year with no negative impacts,ā Oliver said. They love San Antonio.ā
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March Madness in one place? NCAA looking at Indianapolis
Read full article: March Madness in one place? NCAA looking at IndianapolisINDIANAPOLIS ā The University of Maryland-Baltimore County pulled off one of the greatest upsets in American sports history at the 2018 NCAA Tournament, knocking off Virginia to become the first No. 4 seeds during an opening weekend that epitomized the beloved spectacle the NCAA Tournament has become. Multiple basketball programs are currently on pause due to COVID-19 and the Ivy League announced last week the cancellation of winter sports, including menās and womenās basketball. Gavitt said there is no plan to change the start date and the NCAA Tournament is expected to be played in March and April as scheduled. A one-site NCAA Tournament will cause a financial hit to the cities scheduled to host early-round and regional games.
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College basketball bubbles brewing with season on horizon
Read full article: College basketball bubbles brewing with season on horizonFILE - In this March 12, 2020, file photo, the seating area at Bankers Life Fieldhouse is viewed in Indianapolis after the Big Ten Conference announced that remainder of the men's NCAA college basketball games tournament was canceled. Indianapolis city leaders want the college basketball world to know it is open for business. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)INDIANAPOLIS ā With the coronavirus pandemic already forcing changes for college basketball, a bubble may be brewing in Indianapolis. Indiana Sports Corp. released a 16-page proposal Friday that calls for turning the city convention center's exhibition halls and meeting rooms into basketball courts and locker rooms. ___For more AP college basketball coverage: https://apnews.com/Collegebasketball and http://twitter.com/AP_Top25