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Houston tops Oregon State, reaches 1st Final Four since ’84

March 29, 2021, 7:18pm College

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Houston overcame a blown 17-point lead to hold off Oregon State 67-61 on Monday night in the NCAA Tournament, reaching the Final Four for the first time in 37 years. Read story

Southern California guard Tahj Eaddy (2) drives between Oregon guard LJ Figueroa, left, and guard Will Richardson, right, during the first half of a Sweet 16 game in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Sunday, March 28, 2021, in Indianapolis.

Oregon can’t measure up to USC

March 28, 2021, 9:18pm College

INDIANAPOLIS — Isaiah White scored 22 points and Southern California shut down Oregon’s potent offense to reach the Elite Eight for the first time in 20 years with an 82-68 win in the West Region semifinals Sunday night. Read story

Louisville guard Dana Evans (1) celebrates a score against the Oregon during the first half of a college basketball game in the Sweet Sixteen round of the women's NCAA tournament at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Sunday, March 28, 2021.

Louisville beats Oregon 60-42, heads to women’s Elite Eight

March 28, 2021, 7:28pm College

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Dana Evans broke out of a shooting slump in a big way, carrying Louisville to the Elite Eight. Read story

Houston head coach Kelvin Sampson talks to his team in the first half of a Sweet 16 game against Syracuse in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Saturday, March 27, 2021.

Houston, Oregon State bring defensive focus to Midwest final

March 28, 2021, 4:09pm College

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The formula has been simple all year for Houston under Kelvin Sampson: play with toughness, get after teams defensively and go to work on the glass. Read story

Gonzaga guard Joel Ayayi (11) reacts to a play against Creighton in the first half of a Sweet 16 game in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Sunday, March 28, 2021.

Unbeaten Zags keep rolling with 83-65 rout of Creighton

March 28, 2021, 4:06pm College

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Gonzaga guard Andrew Nembhard believes he still has room to improve. Read story

Oregon State guard Ethan Thompson (5) drives to the basket ahead of Loyola Chicago guard Marquise Kennedy (12) during the second half of a Sweet 16 game in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Saturday, March 27, 2021, in Indianapolis.

Beavers bound for Elite Eight with 65-58 win over Loyola

March 27, 2021, 2:34pm College

Ethan Thompson scored 20 points, including a pair of clinching foul shots with 35 seconds left, and No. 12 seed Oregon State kept its dream March going with a 65-58 victory over eighth-seeded Loyola Chicago in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday. Read story

FILE - Reagan's Kyla Waiters, right, spikes the ball past Johnson defenders during a Texas District 26-6A high school volleyball match in San Antonio, Texas, in this Friday, Sept. 22, 2017, file photo. Oregon State leaders are suing to block disclosure of details about an investigation of abuse allegations in their volleyball program, even as they tout a refreshed mission for transparency in wake of their president's resignation over the handling of sexual-misconduct cases at another school. "I'm guessing there's something in those records that they don't want out," said Dorina Waiters, whose daughter, Kyla, left Oregon State after a year on the volleyball team triggered depression that led to suicidal thoughts.

Oregon State sues AP to stifle request in volleyball case

March 26, 2021, 11:28am College

Oregon State University leaders are suing to block disclosure of details about an investigation of abuse allegations in their volleyball program, even as they tout a refreshed mission for transparency following their president’s resignation over the handling of sexual-misconduct cases at another school. Read story