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Second-seeded Iowa survives upset bid from No. 15 Fairleigh Dickinson, wins 58-48 in NCAA Tournament

Iowa guard Kyle Feuerback (4) is fouled by Farleigh Dickinson guard Madlena Gerke (0) during the first half in the first round of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Saturday, March 21, 2026, in Iowa City, Ia. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) JOHN BOHNENKAMP | Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Ava Heiden scored a career-high 29 points,… Continue reading
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Zuby Ejiofor leads streaking St. John’s past Northern Iowa 79-53 in strong NCAA Tournament opener

Northern Iowa forward Tristan Smith, bottom right, and St. John’s forward Zuby Ejiofor battle for a loose ball during the first half in the first round of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Friday, March 20, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) GREG BEACHAM | Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Zuby Ejiofor had… Continue reading
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Stirtz weathers cold shooting to score 16 and help Iowa beat Clemson 67-61 in March Madness

Iowa guard Bennett Stirtz (14) drives past Clemson guard Butta Johnson (4) during the first half in the first round of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Friday, March 20, 2026, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux) FRED GOODALL | Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Bennett Stirtz scored 16 points and No. 9 seed Iowa… Continue reading
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Iowa State loses star F Joshua Jefferson to an injury in first-round NCAA blowout of Tennessee State

Iowa State’s Dominick Nelson (11) heads to the basket as Tennessee State’s Aaron Nkrumah defends during the first half in the first round of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Friday, March 20, 2026, in St. Louis (AP Photo/Ali Overstreet) DAVE SKRETTA | Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Nobody on the Iowa State bench knew… Continue reading
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Transfer portal era allows some players to experience March Madness at multiple schools

North Carolina center Henri Veesaar, right, look to pass against Clemson forward Nick Davidson during the first half on an NCAA college basketball game in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament in Charlotte, N.C., Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond) STEVE MEGARGEE | Associated Press Wisconsin guard Nick Boyd’s NCAA Tournament experiences… Continue reading
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Iowa State rises to No. 6 in Men’s AP Top 25 as NCAA Tournament is set to begin

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Duke is the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament and No. 1 in the final AP Top 25 of the regular season. The Blue Devils received 50 first-place votes from a 57-person media panel in The Associated Press men’s basketball poll released Monday, a day after they were named… Continue reading

