The NCAA tournament officially begins with the First Four—the four games that determine the final at-large berths of the 68-team fields for the championships in Division I men's basketball.
Juan Cranford Jr., a former Wayne Warrior, returns home to the Miami Valley to compete in the NCAA men’s basketball First Four at UD Arena.
Around 1,500 kids were on the Wright State University campus Sunday to participate in the Big Hoopla STEM Challenge. The Big Hoopla, a nonprofit supporting Wright-Patterson Air Force Base families, partnered with WSU for the event, which is part of a series of...
Staff at the University of Dayton Arena spent Sunday setting up the court that will be used in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship First Four. The arena will host the first four games of the championship tournament this Tuesday and Wednesday, marking the official...
Arena staff at the University of Dayton have installed the hardwood ahead of the men’s First Four. College basketball’s biggest tournament begins in Dayton (for the men’s teams) on Tuesday night.
The Big Hoopla 4-Miler race was held at Wright State University on Sunday. 2 News caught up to the first-place winner, Austin Szekacs, at the finish line. He is a graduate of WSU’s class of 2017.
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