Community Picks: Furman 48% vs Princeton 52%

The 2017 NCAA tournament hasn’t yet given us a memorable buzzer-beater. Part of that is just randomness. High-arching 3-pointers have rimmed off. Late defensive lapses haven’t occurred. In many cases, games haven’t come down to final possessions — as of early Sunday evening, only five of 42 first- and second-round games have. Continue to Article

March 19, 2017 6:12:pm EST

Princeton had plenty of chances to pull off an upset to kick off the NCAA Tournament. In the first game of the Big Dance, the No. 12 seed Tigers had four shots to tie or take the lead late over No. 5 seed Notre Dame Thursday in the first round of the West Region, but the Ivy League champions just couldn’t get over the hump. Notre Dame led most of the way but after its lead grew to 12 in the second half, its offense went completely cold the rest of the way. Continue to Article

March 16, 2017 2:53:pm EST

Mother Nature is causing college basketball teams to alter their travel plans. Teams chasing a college basketball title are contending with an unexpected wrinkle that's making last-minute travel plans difficult - a fierce storm bearing down on the Northeast that's expected to dump up to two feet of snow in some places and create blizzard-like conditions. ''We are closely tracking the weather and working with our travel partners and teams in the tournament to ensure the safety of our student-athletes, coaches, administrators, officials and fans,'' the NCAA said in a statement. Continue to Article

March 14, 2017 2:14:am EST