By David Hayden | @SluggySports Sports Capital Journalism Program, IUPUI WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Precisely a half-century since their previous NCAA tournament victory, the Drake Bulldogs, led by Joseph Yesufu’s 21 points, overcame a 12-point second-half deficit to beat Wichita State 53-52 in the First Four. Drake (26-4) will meet sixth-seeded Southern California in a …
Read MoreBy Owen Kaelble | @OwenKaelble Sports Capital Journalism Program, IUPUI BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Led by a red-hot John Walker III in the second half, the Texas Southern Tigers roared back to defeat the Mount Saint Mary’s Mountaineers 60-52 for their first NCAA tournament win in three years. Texas Southern (17-8) advanced to the first round …
Read MoreEditor’s Note: Writing for NCAA.com, Sports Capital Journalism Program graduate student Jordan Morey describes the connection between the 2021 NCAA tournament and its most historic first round site. The Milan Miracle, the triumph of the 1954 Indiana State Champions at the building then known as Butler Fieldhouse, is remembered by the players that made it …
Read MoreEditor’s Note: Students from the Sports Capital Journalism Program at IUPUI will cover the NCAA tournament for NCAA.com and the program’s website. Four of the seven are working toward a M.A.in Sports Journalism and three are undergraduates. IUPUI students have covered the Final Four each year since 2013 under the guidance of program director Malcolm …
Read MoreBy Owen Kaelble | @OwenKaelble Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — The two-time Horizon League Coach of the Year, Dennis Gates, is taking the Cleveland State Vikings back to the NCAA tournament for the first time in 12 years after a resounding victory over the Oakland Golden Grizzlies, 80-69. Gates, who is only in his …
Read MoreBy David Hayden | @SluggySports Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – The first three-time Women’s Basketball Player of the Year in the history of the Horizon League will return for a fifth season. Soon after the end of the 53-41 IUPUI loss to Wright State in the title game of the Horizon League Women’s Basketball …
Read MoreEditor’s Note: Writing for the Horizon League website, Sports Capital Journalism Program graduate student Jordan Morey describes Cleveland State’s victory over Oakland in the conference title game at Indiana Farmers Coliseum. https://horizonleague.org/news/2021/3/9/cleveland-state-claims-horizon-league-mens-basketball-championship.aspx
Read MoreEditor’s Note: Writing for the Horizon League website, Sports Capital Journalism Program graduate student Alex Burr describes Wright State’s victory over IUPUI in the Women’s Basketball Championship Game. https://horizonleague.org/news/2021/3/9/womens-basketball-wright-state-earns-2021-hlwbb-title.aspx
Read MoreEditor’s Note: Sports Capital Journalism Program graduate students Owen Kaelble and Jordan Morey describe the semifinal victories that advanced Cleveland State and Oakland to the 2021 Horizon League Men’s Basketball Championship Game at Indiana Farmers Coliseum. https://horizonleague.org/news/2021/3/9/mens-basketball-cleveland-state-oakland-earn-spots-in-hlmbb-championship-game.aspx
Read MoreEditor’s Note: Sports Capital Journalism Program graduate students David Hayden and Alex Burr describe the victories that advanced No. 1 seed Wright State and defending conference champion IUPUI to the 2021 Horizon League Women’s Basketball Championship Game at Indiana Farmers Coliseum. https://horizonleague.org/news/2021/3/8/womens-basketball-wright-state-iupui-advance-to-hlwbb-championship.aspx
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