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By Jerome Bingham Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – The game was over, and then it wasn’t. Tyra Buss, the greatest scorer in Indiana women’s basketball history, had held her head in her hands after an apparent overtime loss to Michigan State. “I thought we had lost,” she said. But the officials ruled that the …

By Ryan Gregory | @Ryan_Gregory_ Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — The Michigan Wolverines, led by junior center Hallie Thome and senior guard Katelynn Flaherty, proved to be too much for a young Penn State squad in a 77-48 second-round victory. The sixth-seeded Wolverines, 22-8, advanced to a quarterfinal game in the Big Ten women’s …

By Jon Sauber | @JonSauber Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – Saquon Barkley is no stranger to turning around a football team. At Penn State, he was the face of the team that brought the Nittany Lions back into national relevance in the past two seasons. Of course, if you ask Barkley, he’ll deny that …

By Max Moorman Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — The National Football League Scouting Combine is where the best players in college football come to show off their skills and show NFL scouts why they should be drafted. One of those players is an offensive lineman out of Humboldt State in Arcata, California, a school …

By Ryan Gregory | @Ryan_Gregory_ Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — Iowa avenged its 2017 Big Ten Tournament loss to Northwestern with a 55-45 victory over the Wildcats in the second round on Thursday afternoon. The fifth-seeded Hawkeyes (25-6), who will meet fourth-seed Minnesota Friday afternoon, were successful without much reliance on their best player. …

By Jerome Bingham Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – She had already advanced one more step among the greatest players in Rutgers basketball history. Earlier in the second round of the Big Ten tournament against Purdue, senior guard Tyler Scaife had passed Cappie Pondexter to become the greatest scorer in Rutgers history not named Sue …

Full Court Press “Full Court Press,” the annual United States Basketball Writers Association sports writing seminar and scholarship competition, will take place on Friday, March 30 in the Family Hospitality Room on the event level of the Alamodome in San Antonio. The session will take place from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., following the presentation …

Pat Forde and Pete Thamel (@YahooForde, @PeteThamel) of Yahoo Sports expose several potential NCAA violations that include several big name college basketball players. Mark Kiszla (@MarkKiszla) of The Denver Post writes about Tim Fletcher and how he’s enjoying the Olympics with his sons as he battles ALS. Mark Schlabach (@Mark_Schlabach) of ESPN details how an …

Zach Lowe (@ZachLowe_NBA) of ESPN deciphers what is real from the winning streak of the Utah Jazz. Peter King (@SI_PeterKing) of Sports Illustrated gives his opinion of the Indianapolis Colts’ hire of Frank Reich as their new head coach. Mike Jensen (@JensenOffCampus) of The Philadelphia Inquirer profiles Marcus O’Sullivan, the Villanova track coach who has …

Zach Lowe (@ZachLowe_NBA) of ESPN explains why the Cavaliers turning their roster over was their best option at the trade deadline. Bob Klapisch (@BobKlap) of the New York Post profiles New York Mets legend Buddy Harrelson as he battles Alzheimer’s. Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) of Yahoo Sports explains how Victor Oladipo became an NBA All-Star. Dan …