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March 17, 2023

Kentucky unaware 16-seed Fairleigh Dickinson beat Purdue despite game on jumbotron: ‘None of us knew that’

Kentucky head coach Jogn Calipari told reporters after the Wildcats beat Providence that he had no idea that FDU defeated Purdue, despite the game playing on the jumbotron.

March 17, 2023

Kentucky bounces back from 2022 first-round exit, defeats Providence in NCAA Tournament

Kentucky bounced back Friday from its opening-round loss last year in the NCAA Tournament, defeating Providence in the first round, 61-53.

March 25, 2022

March Madness 2022: Remy Martin scores 23, top-seeded Kansas beats Providence

Remy Martin scored a season-high 23 points and Kansas did its part as the only No. 1 seed left in the NCAA Tournament, holding Providence to 17 first-half points and hanging on for a 66-61 victory on Friday night to reach the Elite Eight.

March 25, 2022

Providence looks to silence the doubters with Sweet 16 win over Kansas: 'We took that to heart'

The Providence Friars are back in the Sweet 16 for this first time since 1997, but for senior Ed Croswell, it’s business as usual.

March 24, 2022

March Madness 2022: Fran Fraschilla's must-watch Sweet 16 matchups, Final Four predictions

March Madness fans are gearing up to watch college basketball's finest as this week’s Sweet 16 matchups kick off on Thursday night, with last year’s runner-up, Gonzaga, taking on the Arkansas Razorbacks.

March 17, 2022

March Madness 2022: Providence snaps South Dakota State's winning streak at 21

Al Durham had 13 points, eight rebounds and six assists and Jared Bynum made three big free throws with 29.9 seconds left as Providence snapped the longest winning streak in college basketball by beating South Dakota State 66-57 Thursday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

March 15, 2022

History-making Providence eyes deep run in NCAA tourney

With his team on the verge accomplishing something that had never been done in Providence basketball history last month, Ed Cooley allowed himself to get lost in the moment.

March 10, 2022

Al Durham hits clutch 3 to send No. 11 Providence past Butler

Al Durham drained a go-ahead 3-pointer with 41 seconds left for his first basket of the game, and No. 11 Providence barely got past pesky Butler 65-61 in the Big East Tournament quarterfinals Thursday.

March 2, 2022

Caleb Daniels helps No. 11 Villanova top No. 9 Providence

If the shot-for-shot battle down the stretch between Providence and Villanova was a sneak peek of what's ahead in March, Madison Square Garden may be in for quite a show.

February 24, 2022

Jared Bynum's 27 points lift No. 11 Providence over Xavier in 3 OT

Providence coach Ed Cooley has been hearing a lot about how lucky his team has been to keep winning close games.