NEW YORK — The NCAA Tournament is off to its best start since CBS and TNT began showing all of the games in 2011. The tournament averaged 9.8 million for the first three days (the First Four on Tuesday and Wednesday along with Thursday’s first round) according to Nielsen, a 5% increase from last year….
PHILADELPHIA — Besides carrying on the UCLA legacy, which Mick Cronin says is an honor in itself, he’s got an extra incentive here this weekend that has nothing to do with finding the best cheesesteak in town. “We’ve got to win two games,” said Cronin, whose Bruins will start off going against Central Florida, whose coach, Johnny…
SACRAMENTO — Nick Halic leaned forward, his hand touching the head of senior Charles Eleri while offering a pep talk. His 6-year-old son, Kingston, put his hand on Eleri’s shoulder for additional comfort. On a Birmingham High basketball team with only four seniors and plenty of hope for the future, Halic was making sure to thank Eleri…
CIF STATE BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS At Golden 1 Center, Sacramento FRIDAY’S SCHEDULE Boys DIVISION I Damien (31-7) vs. Folsom (29-6), 8 p.m. DIVISION III Birmingham (22-7) vs. Antioch Cornerstone Christian (28-8), 4 p.m. DIVISION V Sylmar (24-12) vs. San Marin (21-13), 12 p.m. Girls DIVISION I Corona Centennial (23-5) vs. Clovis (26-10), 6 p.m. DIVISION III…
