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Posted on April 2nd, 2022 in 2022 NCAA Women's Final Four by Malcolm Moran

By Mike Harley | @mhar3481 Sports Capital Journalism Program MINNEAPOLIS — The Connecticut Huskies held off defending national champion Stanford Friday night at the Target Center, defeating the Cardinal 63-58 to advance to the national championship game against South Carolina on Sunday. Despite UConn’s 19 turnovers, including eight in the fourth quarter alone, the Huskies …

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Posted on April 1st, 2022 in 2022 NCAA Women's College Basketball Tournament by Malcolm Moran

By Michael Harley | @mhar3481 Sports Capital Journalism Program MINNEAPOLIS – A showdown between two national powerhouses will take place Friday night in the second semifinal game of the NCAA Women’s Final Four. The Connecticut Huskies will meet the defending national champion Stanford Cardinal at the Target Center. UConn (29-5) is making its 22nd Final …

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Posted on January 12th, 2022 in 2021-22 College Football Playoff National Championship by Malcolm Moran

By Zach Powell | @ZiggidyZach_ Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – Three days of discussions among members of the College Football Playoff management committee concluded on Monday without any consensus on how an expansion of the four-team field could be executed. More than six months after a 12-team field was proposed, ten conference commissioners plus …

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Posted on April 4th, 2021 in 2021 NCAA Basketball Tournament by Malcolm Moran

By Alex Burr | @alexburr4 Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – There were 3.3 seconds left in overtime in the national semifinal between undefeated Gonzaga and UCLA, and more and more it appeared a spot in the championship game would be decided by another overtime. Johnny Juzang of the Bruins had made a layup off …

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Posted on March 29th, 2021 in 2021 NCAA Basketball Tournament by Malcolm Moran

By Devin Voss | @DevinVoss23 Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — It has been five years since Isaiah White started his collegiate basketball career at Salt Lake Community College. While White helped lead Damien High School to a 25-6 record as a senior, he picked up little to no interest from recruiters, forcing him to …

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Posted on March 29th, 2021 in 2021 NCAA Basketball Tournament by Malcolm Moran

Editor’s Note: Writing for NCAA.com, Sports Capital Journalism Program graduate student Jordan Morey created a statistical analysis of the UCLA overtime victory over Alabama that advanced the Bruins to the Elite 8 of the NCAA basketball tournament. https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2021-03-29/32-surprising-numbers-uclas-unlikely-run-elite-eight

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Posted on March 28th, 2021 in 2021 NCAA Basketball Tournament by Malcolm Moran

By Devin Voss | @DevinVoss23 Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – As the Oregon State Beavers extended their unexpected journey, coach Wayne Tinkle’s response to a question helps explain how his team is making history. “Somebody asked me if I was going to be satisfied,” Tinkle said. “Kind of challenged me. You probably are satisfied …

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Posted on March 27th, 2021 in 2021 NCAA Basketball Tournament by Malcolm Moran

By David Hayden | @SluggySports Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – Senior guard McKinley Wright lived his dream of playing in the NCAA Tournament with a stellar 13-assist performance to lead Colorado past Georgetown 96-73 in a first round game at Hinkle Fieldhouse on Saturday. Wright scored 12 points in his first NCAA tournament game and …

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