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Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
SDSU women to play Gonzaga at Pentagon
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (SDSU) — The South Dakota State women's basketball team will take on the Gonzaga Bulldogs in a nonconference contest November 20 at the Sanford Pentagon. The on-sale date for tickets will be announced later. 'This is a resume-building matchup that is going to stand out on the schedule for both teams,' said Jesse Smith, vice president of operations for Sanford Sports. 'The energy in the Sanford Pentagon always rises when the Jackrabbits play here, and Gonzaga is a national brand with a passionate fan base.' The Jackrabbits won the Summit League Championship last season and received a No. 10 seed in the 2024 NCAA Tournament. SDSU defeated No. 7 seed Oklahoma State 74-68, before falling to eventual national champion Connecticut in the second round. The Jackrabbits are 1-2 all-time at the Sanford Pentagon. 'We are excited to return to the Pentagon next season. The Pentagon is a terrific facility, and the staff provides a first-class experience,' said South Dakota State Head Coach Aaron Johnston. 'Gonzaga has a strong tradition of success and will be a great early-season test for the Jackrabbits.' Gonzaga won the West Coast Conference regular season title for the 20th time last season, finishing with a 24-11 record. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the WBIT Tournament, where they fell to eventual champion Minnesota. The Bulldogs are 1-1 all-time at the Sanford Pentagon. They defeated South Dakota 54-50 and lost to No. 1 South Carolina 79-72 during the 2-day 2020 Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic. 'The Sanford Pentagon is a great facility and always puts on high level events,' said Gonzaga Head Coach Lisa Fortier. 'We have a ton of respect for the South Dakota State program and always look forward to playing quality teams in our non-conference schedule. This should be a very fun, early season game.' South Dakota State leads the all-time series 3-1. Their last meeting was on Dec. 17, 2023, an 83-58 victory by the No. 14 Bulldogs. In addition to this meeting with Gonzaga, the Jackrabbits have also announced plans to play at the Cancun Challenge over Thanksgiving. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
USA Today
04-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Indiana Fever vs. Brazil updates, highlights: How to watch Caitlin Clark's Iowa homecoming
Indiana Fever vs. Brazil updates, highlights: How to watch Caitlin Clark's Iowa homecoming Show Caption Hide Caption Caitlin Clark takes on year two in the WNBA USA TODAY's Meghan Hall breaks down what she is expecting to see from Caitlin Clark in year two in the W. Sports Seriously On Sunday, Caitlin Clark will be returning home. The Indiana Fever superstar will once again take the court at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa — where she shined for four years for the Hawkeyes and became the all-time Division I career scoring leader — when her team squares off against the Brazilian women's basketball national team in a preseason game. It will be Clark's first game in the venue since a 64-54 win against West Virginia in the second round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament, a game in which Clark, the two-time national player of the year, scored 32 points. REQUIRED READING: Caitlin Clark excited for Carver-Hawkeye homecoming, warns Fever teammates about no A/C Since then, Clark led Iowa to a second consecutive national championship game appearance, became the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft and enjoyed a stellar rookie campaign in which she averaged 19.2 points and a WNBA-best 8.4 assists per game on her way to earning first-team All-WNBA honors and winning the WNBA Rookie of the Year award. Here's how to watch the Indiana Fever vs. Brazil game today, including the start time, TV schedule and streaming information: What channel is Indiana Fever vs. Brazil on today? TV channel : ESPN : ESPN Livestream: ESPN app | ESPN+ | Fubo (free trial) The Fever's game against the Brazilian national team will air on ESPN. Streaming options for the game includes the ESPN app, ESPN+ — ESPN's subscription streaming service — and Fubo, the last of which offers a free trial for potential subscribers. Watch Indiana Fever vs Brazil live with Fubo (free trial) Indiana Fever vs. Brazil start time today Date : Sunday, May 4 : Sunday, May 4 Start time : 4 p.m. ET : 4 p.m. ET Location: Carver-Hawkeye Arena (Iowa City, Iowa) The Fever and the Brazilian national team are scheduled to tip off at 4 p.m. ET on Sunday, May 4 from Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa, on the campus of the University of Iowa. Indiana Fever vs. Brazil predictions, picks, odds This section will be updated when odds become available Prediction: Fever 109, Brazil 82 Clark and the improved roster around her will put on a show against a solid Brazilian national team, albeit one that doesn't feature an active WNBA player. REQUIRED READING: Indiana Fever will win 2025 WNBA championship... if these 5 things fall the right way Indiana Fever schedule 2025 Sunday's game against Brazil is the second of three preseason games for the Fever, who will wrap up their preseason slate on Saturday, May 10 against the Atlanta Dream. Below is a look at the Fever's first five games of the 2025 WNBA regular season. To see Indiana's full 2025 schedule, click here. All times Eastern Saturday, May 17 : vs. Chicago Sky, 3 p.m. : vs. Chicago Sky, 3 p.m. Tuesday, May 20 : vs. Atlanta Dream, 7 p.m. : vs. Atlanta Dream, 7 p.m. Thursday, May 22 : at Atlanta Dream, 7:30 p.m. : at Atlanta Dream, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 24 : vs. New York Liberty, 1 p.m. : vs. New York Liberty, 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 28: at Washington Mystics, 7:30 p.m. We occasionally recommend interesting products and services. If you make a purchase by clicking one of the links, we may earn an affiliate fee. USA TODAY Network newsrooms operate independently, and this doesn't influence our coverage.
New York Times
19-03-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Where are all the schools in the men's NCAA Tournament located? High Point, McNeese and more
The 2024 NCAA Tournament put Oakland University on the map. Correctly, in Michigan. Jack Gohlke, Greg Kampe and the Golden Grizzlies stunned third-seeded Kentucky in the first round last March, giving fans a reason to learn that the university is located in Oakland County, Mich., a half hour north of Detroit, and not in the California city formerly home to the Raiders and Athletics. Advertisement This year's tournament once again features a number of schools whose names don't immediately reveal their locale. Take, for instance, Bryant University, the 15th seed in the South. Or Lipscomb, Robert Morris and Wofford. The Athletic has mapped out the 68-team field, from Auburn to Saint Francis (Pa.), as well as the distance each team must travel to its first game. 1. Auburn Tigers (28-5) | Auburn, Ala. 2. Michigan State Spartans (27-6) | East Lansing, Mich. 3. Iowa State Cyclones (24-9) | Ames, Iowa 4. Texas A&M Aggies (22-10) | College Station, Texas 5. Michigan Wolverines (25-9) | Ann Arbor, Mich. 6. Ole Miss Rebels (22-11) | Oxford, Miss. 7. Marquette Golden Eagles (23-10) | Milwaukee 8. Louisville Cardinals (27-7) | Louisville, Ky. 9. Creighton Bluejays (24-10) | Omaha, Neb. 10. New Mexico Lobos (26-7) | Albuquerque, N.M. 11. San Diego State Aztecs (21-9) | San Diego 11. North Carolina (22-13) | Chapel Hill, N.C. 12. UC San Diego Tritons (30-4) | La Jolla, Calif. 13. Yale Bulldogs (22-7) | New Haven, Conn. 14. Lipscomb Bison (25-9) | Nashville, Tenn. 15. Bryant Bulldogs (23-11) | Smithfield, R.I. 16. Alabama State Hornets (19-15) | Montgomery, Ala. 16. Saint Francis Red Flash (16-17) | Loretto, Pa. And the distances those teams have traveled to their first games: Typically, a No. 1 seed gets a regional advance. And Auburn's NCAA Tournament path isn't too arduous — a trip to familiar Lexington, Ky., home of fellow SECer Kentucky, and a potential regional in Atlanta, less than two hours from Auburn's campus. But the Tigers' potential second-round opponent has it even easier. Louisville will travel 70 miles to Lexington, staying in the state for its first NCAA Tournament game since 2019. The Cardinals have lost eight in a row in Rupp Arena, though, last beating Kentucky there in 2008. Advertisement Meanwhile, Michigan, New Mexico, Yale and San Diego State all traveled more than 1,000 miles for their first games. 1. Duke Blue Devils | Durham, N.C. 2. Alabama Crimson Tide | Tuscaloosa, Ala. 3. Wisconsin Badgers | Madison, Wis. 4. Arizona Wildcats | Tucson, Ariz. 5. Oregon Ducks | Eugene, Ore. 6. BYU Cougars | Provo, Utah 7. Saint Mary's Gaels | Moraga, Calif. 8. Mississippi State Bulldogs | Starkville, Miss. 9. Baylor Bears | Waco, Texas 10. Vanderbilt Commodores | Nashville, Tenn. 11. VCU Rams | Richmond, Va. 12. Liberty Flames | Lynchburg, Va. 13. Akron Zips | Akron, Ohio 14. Montana Grizzlies | Missoula, Mont. 15. Robert Morris Colonials | Moon Township, Pa. 16. American Eagles | Washington, D.C. 16. Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers | Emmitsburg, Md. And the distances those teams have traveled to their first games: Duke has the shortest trip of any team in the tournament to its first-round game, going just 18 miles to the Lenovo Center in Raleigh to play either American or Mount St. Mary's. The Blue Devils will stay in the Eastern time zone if they reach the Sweet 16, as the East Regional will be in Newark, N.J. No. 15 seed Robert Morris also has a travel advantage against second-seeded Alabama. And there's a 2,028-mile difference in travel to Seattle between No. 5 Oregon and No. 12 Liberty. 1. Houston Cougars | Houston 2. Tennessee Volunteers | Knoxville, Tenn. 3. Kentucky Wildcats | Lexington, Ky. 4. Purdue Boilermakers | West Lafayette, Ind. 5. Clemson Tigers | Clemson, S.C. 6. Illinois Fighting Illini | Champaign, Ill. 7. UCLA Bruins | Los Angeles 8. Gonzaga Bulldogs | Spokane, Wash. 9. Georgia Bulldogs | Athens, Ga. 10. Utah State Aggies | Logan, Utah 11. Texas Longhorns | Austin, Texas 11. Xavier Musketeers | Cincinnati 12. McNeese Cowboys | Lake Charles, La. 13. High Point Panthers | High Point, N.C. 14. Troy Trojans | Troy, Ala. 15. Wofford Terriers | Spartanburg, S.C. 16. SIU Edwardsville Cougars | Edwardsville, Ill. And the distances those teams have traveled to their first games: No. 7 UCLA is used to travel. The Bruins spent their first Big Ten season traveling from Los Angeles to places like Piscataway, N.J., College Park, Md., and West Lafayette, Ind. So another nearly 2,000-mile trip to Lexington is fitting. None of the four teams heading to Providence in this quadrant have a simple trip for fans. Purdue, High Point, Clemson and McNeese are all at least 600 miles from Amica Mutual Pavilion. Advertisement 1. Florida Gators | Gainesville, Fla. 2. St. John's Red Storm | Jamaica, N.Y. 3. Texas Tech Red Raiders | Lubbock, Texas 4. Maryland Terrapins | College Park, Md. 5. Memphis Tigers | Memphis, Tenn. 6. Missouri Tigers | Columbia, Mo. 7. Kansas Jayhawks | Lawrence, Kan. 8. UConn Huskies | Storrs, Conn. 9. Oklahoma Sooners | Norman, Okla. 10. Arkansas Razorbacks | Fayetteville, Ark. 11. Drake Bulldogs | Des Moines, Iowa 12. Colorado State Rams | Fort Collins, Colo. 13. Grand Canyon Antelopes | Phoenix 14. UNC Wilmington Seahawks | Wilmington, N.C. 15. Omaha Mavericks | Omaha, Neb. 16. Norfolk State Spartans | Norfolk, Va. And the distances those teams have traveled to their first games: No. 2 St. John's opens its tournament with an easy jaunt — it's a short drive from New York to Providence. Not so much for No. 15 Omaha. Or Kansas and Arkansas, the Red Storm's prospective second-round opponents. At 2,324 miles, No. 4 Maryland has the longest first-round trip of any team in the tournament. (Top photos: Brandon Sumrall / Getty Images; Zachary Taft / Imagn Images)
