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USA Today
10-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Ohio State men's tennis bounced from NCAA Tournament after loss to Mississippi State
Ohio State men's tennis bounced from NCAA Tournament after loss to Mississippi State It just isn't the standard for the Ohio State men's tennis team. The program took home its 19th straight regular-season title this year, but there were chinks in the armor that began to appear. OSU fell to UCLA in the Big Ten Conference Tournament final, went on to make the NCAA round of 16 once again, but that came to an end on Saturday with a 4-2 loss to Mississippi State. The Buckeyes just haven't been as good with the doubles point this season, and that flaw struck again against the Bulldogs. Things went to a tiebreaker in the third and deciding match after each team put a win on the board, and that pivotal match was lost 8-6 by the duo of Bryce Nakashima and Alex Fuchs to put Ohio State behind by a score of 1-0. OSU quickly rebounded, though, winning the first two singles matches. Aidan Kim won the showcase match 6-1, 6-4, and that was followed by a straight-set Bryce Nakashima 6-3, 6-4 win over Mississippi State's Bryan Hernandez Cortes on court five. And just like that, the Buckeyes seemed to wrestle control of the match, up 2-1. But that would be all the points Ohio State would register. Mississippi State evened the match with a 6-4, 6-3 win from Petar Jovanovic over Alexander Bernard on court two, then took a 4-3 lead after a 6-4, 6-4 win on court six from Mario Martinez Serrano. The Bulldogs scored the final point when Dusan Milanovic beat Will Jansen 7-4 in a second-set tiebreaker to win the match 7-5, 7-6 and send the Scarlet and Gray home earlier than anyone anticipated or wanted. Now, it's off to the offseason to take stock in what went wrong and how to keep this program back to the same spot last year and over that hurdle that's kept it from winning a national championship.
USA Today
20-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Nets NBA Draft: 5 players to watch during NCAA Tournament first round
Nets NBA Draft: 5 players to watch during NCAA Tournament first round The Brooklyn Nets are still in the midst of their season as they are visiting the Indiana Pacers on Thursday in the hopes of getting back into the winning column. However, at this point of the NBA season, there are multiple events to keep track of, including the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, the first round of which begins on Thursday. Prior to the beginning of the first-round of the NCAA Tournament, Nets Wire covered players that are expected to be drafted or close to it that were playing in those four games, such as Texas guard Tre Johnson. However, with Texas losing in the First Four, Johnson's season, and possibly his college career, is over. That means that there are still guys playing for the chance of winning a national championship along with increasing their draft stock. As many Nets fans know at this point of the year, the Nets have four picks in the upcoming 2025 NBA Draft, with their pick being the most valuable by far given that their other three picks are expected to be outside of the lottery. As such, there are players throughout the first round of the Draft that will be in action and therefore, under consideration by Brooklyn. Here are five players to watch out for in the first round: Cooper Flagg, F, Duke This was an obvious choice given how well Flagg has played this season even in comparison to his lofty expectations coming into this season. Flagg is dealing with an ankle injury that he suffered during the ACC Tournament, but even if he is unable to play, Duke is one of the favorites to make a deep run in the NCAA Tournament and that is due to his teammates as well. Jeremiah Fears, G, Oklahoma Fears is one of the players that the Nets could take a look at if their own pick falls outside of the top-5 as he could be the point guard of the future with the way that he can handle the ball and get to his spots on the floor. Fears is one of the youngest players in college basketball right now and that means that he's still raw as a player, but with Brooklyn just beginning their rebuild, Fears would have plenty of time to learn the ropes. Derik Queen, C, Maryland Queen is an interesting player given that is had one of his best games of the season in a Big Ten Conference Tournament loss to Michigan, a game that seems to have risen Queen's stock by a significant amount. In the beginning of the season, Queen was projected as a player who could sneak into the Lottery, but after his performance against Michigan, it seems like he is firmly in the Lottery with a chance of cracking the top-10. If Brooklyn loses backup center Day'Ron Sharpe in free-agency, or trades away starting center Nic Claxton, Queen would be an interesting player to see grow within head coach Jordi Fernandez's system. Will Riley, F, Illinois Riley is an interesting player for the Nets to consider given that he is projected to go somewhere in the later part of the first round who can score with some intriguing playmaking traits as a 6-foot-8 forward. Does that sound like someone that is already on Brooklyn's roster? Regardless of how similar Riley's profile sounds like sharpshooting forward Cam Johnson, the Illinois forward has a lot riding on his performance in the NCAA Tournament. Kam Jones, G, Marquette Jones is another player that is projected to be selected towards the end of the first-round of the NBA Draft and part of the reason for the rise in his stock is due to what he has shown from a playmaking perspective. One might think that adding Kam Jones would put too many players of the same name on the same team, but this Kam would be the kind of combo guard that could be a replacement for Cam Thomas if he departs Brooklyn in free-agency.
CBS News
10-03-2025
- Sport
- CBS News
Agbo leads hot-shooting USC past Washington, eliminating Huskies from Big Ten tourney contention
Chibuzo Agbo scored 26 points shooting 9 for 12 and Desmond Claude recorded a double-double and USC gutted Washington 92-61 on Wednesday night. Agbo tied a career high with seven 3-pointers made in 10 attempts. Claude scored 25 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and Rashaun Agee scored 13 of his 18 points in the first half. USC (15-15, 7-12 Big Ten) finished 18-for-32 shooting (58%) including 9 for 13 (69%) from 3-point range in the first half. The Trojans didn't slow any after the break and finished 31 for 55 (56%) overall and 15 for 26 (58%) from 3. For good measure, USC made 15 of 16 (94%) from the foul line. Mekhi Mason scored 14 of 19 points in the first half, Great Osobor scored 17 and DJ Davis 13 for Washington. Osobor threw down a dunk with 14:28 left before halftime to give Washington a 12-11 lead. Claude followed with a 3-pointer and that started a 18-4 USC run that lasted almost seven minutes. Agee's 3 gave the Trojans their first double-digit lead at 24-13 with 10:34 left in the first half and they led 47-35 at the break. With the defeat, Washington (13-17, 4-15) is eliminated from the 15-team Big Ten Conference Tournament. USC, Nebraska, Northwestern, Minnesota and Rutgers occupy the last five spots and each are 7-12 in conference. USC ends the regular season on Saturday at UCLA. Washington ends the regular season on Sunday at home against Oregon. ___
Washington Post
09-03-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
Sandfort brothers lead Iowa in 83-68 win over Nebraska in must-win game to reach Big Ten Tourney
LINCOLN, Neb.. — Payton Sandfort scored 22 points, his brother Pryce knocked down four 3-pointers and Iowa pulled away in the second half to beat Nebraska 83-68, on Saturday, knocking the Cornhuskers out of the Big Ten Conference Tournament field and claiming the final slot for itself on the final day of the regular season.
NBC Sports
09-03-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Sandfort brothers lead Iowa to 83-68 win over Nebraska to reach Big Ten Tourney
LINCOLN, Neb. — Payton Sandfort scored 22 points, his brother Pryce knocked down four 3-pointers and Iowa pulled away in the second half to beat Nebraska 83-68 on Saturday, knocking the Cornhuskers out of the Big Ten Conference Tournament field and claiming the final slot for itself on the final day of the regular season. The Hawkeyes (16-15, 7-13) entered the game one slot out of the field and needed the win to climb into a five-way tie for 14th with Nebraska (17-14, 7-13), Minnesota, USC and Northwestern. After Rutgers beat Minnesota in overtime Sunday, Wednesday's first-round games will be Northwestern-Minnesota, Iowa-Ohio State and USC-Rutgers. Nebraska jumped to an 18-10 lead eight minutes into the game but Josh Dix answered with a layup and Drew Thelwell, Pryce Sandfort and Brock Harding each knocked down a 3 to put Iowa in front. The Cornhuskers tied the game at 31-31 on a Berke Buyuktuncel layup but Pryce Sandfort hit from deep and knocked down a jumper and Payton Sandfort scored twice to send Iowa into the break with a 40-35 lead. The Hawkeyes pulled away steadily in the second half. Senior Payton Sandfort was 9 of 18 from the field, including 2 of 9 from deep, and grabbed eight rebounds. Sophomore Pryce was 5 of 9 from the floor, including 4 of. 6 from 3, grabbed 11 rebounds and dished three assists. Dix finished with 15 points and four assists. The Hawkeyes shot 31 of 63 from the floor and were collectively 11 of 28 from distance. Juwan Gary led Nebraska with 24 points, converting 8 of 9 from the line, and grabbed seven rebounds. Sam Hoiberg added 12 points. Nebraska joins Penn State and Washington in not reaching the tournament.
