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By Rebecca Harris Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — Akaram Mahmoud knew he wanted to come to the United States, but didn’t know he wanted to swim at the University of South Carolina, not at first. South Carolina, on the other hand, along with other elite programs, knew it wanted him. Mahmoud was finishing high school …

By Michael Williams Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — Basketball is a game of runs and adjustments. At halftime, Michigan coach John Beilein made the adjustment that the seventh-seeded Wolverines would need to secure the 73-69 upset over the second-seeded Louisville Cardinals. The Cardinals came into the game with the 19th ranked perimeter defense, holding …

By Joe Spears Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — For the second time in four years, the second round of the NCAA Tournament featured a game between John Calipari’s Kentucky Wildcats and Gregg Marshall’s Wichita State Shockers. That’s where the similarities end though. Their first matchup featured the Shockers as a No. 1 seed losing …

After 100 or so hours of college hoops this weekend, decompress with some of the best sports writing from the last week. South Carolina’s upset of Duke Sunday night was the easily the biggest story coming out of the first weekend of March Madness. Michael Baumann of The Ringer gives some great context to the …

By Michael Williams Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — Two schools with proud basketball traditions will square off in the second round of the 2017 NCAA Tournament.  Michigan and Louisville tip off on Sunday afternoon at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. The Michigan Wolverines are making the 22nd official NCAA Tournament appearance.  Five appearances have been removed …

By Michael Williams Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – The last time the Kentucky Wildcats and Wichita State Shockers met in the NCAA tournament, the Shockers were on a team-record 35-game win streak and held a No. 1 seed in the 2014 NCAA Tournament.  The eighth-seeded Wildcats narrowly edged past the Shockers in a 78-76 …

By Rebecca Harris Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS–Simone Manuel set an NCAA and American record in the 100 freestyle competition Saturday night and became the first woman ever to drop below 46 seconds in the event. However, she was not the only one making history. Northwestern’s Olivia Rosendahl became the first diving champion for her …

By Jared McMurry Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — Stanford used strong performances from Katie Ledecky and Simone Manuel in the final day of the NCAA Division I Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships to pull away from California 526.5-366 and win its first national title since 1998. Ledecky and Manuel joined teammates Janet Hu and …

By Michael Williams Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – They are in a different time and place, the Wichita State Shockers, far removed from the 2013 Final Four appearance and the near-perfect season that followed. Wichita State’s 10th seed in the South region generated controversy on Selection Sunday, as its followers feeling that the Shockers …

By Rebecca Harris Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS –While Kassidy Cook doesn’t dwell on the experience, she remembers everything. She remembers the 2012 Olympic Trials at Federal Way, Washington, where she and her synchro partner finished just .42 points off of qualifying for Olympic Games in London. She remembers making the national team in the …