Saturday, March 10, 2018

Kevin Ollie Is Out as UConn Coach

The University of Connecticut said it was firing Ollie, its men’s basketball coach, for cause, citing an N.C.A.A. inquiry into recruiting violations.

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Big East Puts Basketball on a Pedestal, and Likes How It Looks

Five years after splitting with football-playing conference members to focus on basketball, the Big East celebrated another competitive tournament and two teams in the nation’s top five.

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Thursday, March 8, 2018

Steve Cash Was Already the World’s Best Sled Hockey Goalie. Then He Got a Coach.

Last year, USA Hockey tasked Jason Wolfe with a weighty mission: make a two-time gold medal-winning goaltender even better.

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Louisville Bows Out of A.C.C. Tournament and Now Waits for a Call

Eliminated from the A.C.C. tournament by Virginia, Cardinals Coach David Padgett argued his team had won enough, and endured enough, to earn a place in the N.C.A.A. tournament.

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Works in Progress: The Finest vs. the Bravest, on the Ice

The annual charity hockey game between New York police officers and firefighters has become increasingly intense — and an impossible ticket to get.

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Collapse Leaves Trae Young and Oklahoma Awaiting N.C.A.A. Fate

The Sooners and their exciting freshman guard are in jeopardy of missing the N.C.A.A. tournament, something unthinkable in January.

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Wednesday, March 7, 2018

When College Basketball Teams Invade New York, an Empty Gym Is Hard to Find

The 25 men’s college basketball teams competing this week in the Big East and Atlantic Coast Conference tournaments all need places to practice.

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