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NCAA Men’s Div. II Basketball Tournament Glance

All Times EDT

First Round

Friday, March 13

West Region

At campus sites

Cal St. East Bay 83, Cal Poly Humboldt 64

Cal St. Dom. Hills 69, Alas. Anchorage 58

Saint Martin’s 75, Hawaii Pacific 68

Point Loma 76, Northwest Nazarene 61

Saturday, March 14

Atlantic Region

Gannon 83, Charleston (W.Va.) 58

California (Pa.) 96, Fayetteville St. 83

Virginia Union 52, West Liberty 46

Indiana (Pa.) 89, Fairmont St. 83

Central Region

Minn. Duluth 64, Washburn 62

St. Cloud St. 83, Missouri Western 65

Okla. Baptist 77, Harding 68

Central Mo. 88, Rogers St. 77

East Region

Daemen 111, Goldey-Beacom 78

Saint Michael’s 87, Bentley 80

Felician 75, Adelphi 53

Saint Anselm 92, Assumption 81

Midwest Region

Walsh 77, William Jewell 70

Northern Mich. 86, Rockhurst 85

Grand Valley St. 59, Ashland 45

Michigan Tech 83, Lake Erie 73

South Region

Nova Southeastern 94, Morehouse 60

Montevallo 88, Fla. Southern 81

UAH 92, Palm Beach Atl. 73

West Ala. 58, West Florida 53

South Central Region

DBU 99, Colorado Mesa 66

St. Edward’s 83, Western N.M. 71

St. Mary’s (Texas) 73, Eastern N.M. 70, OT

Black Hills St. 67, Lubbock Christian 64

Southeast Region

Young Harris 72, Anderson (S.C.) 69

Lenoir-Rhyne 80, UNG 67

Lander 76, Lincoln Memorial 71

Columbus St. 78, Catawba 75

Second Round

Saturday, March 14

West Region

Cal St. East Bay 76, Cal St. Dom. Hills 67

Point Loma 66, Saint Martin’s 57

Sunday, March 15

Atlantic Region

Gannon 89, California (Pa.) 73

Indiana (Pa.) 66, Virginia Union 62, OT

Central Region

Minn. Duluth 61, St. Cloud St. 55

Okla. Baptist 75, Central Mo. 63

East Region

Daemen 85, Saint Michael’s 62

Saint Anselm 99, Felician 77

Midwest Region

Walsh 86, Northern Mich. 68

Michigan Tech 69, Grand Valley St. 67

South Region

Nova Southeastern 98, Montevallo 85

UAH 83, West Ala. 74

South Central Region

DBU 70, St. Edward’s 56

Black Hills St. 78, St. Mary’s (Texas) 60

Southeast Region

Lenoir-Rhyne 84, Young Harris 78

Lander 74, Columbus St. 66

Third Round

Monday, March 16

West Region

Cal St. East Bay 73, Point Loma 58

Tuesday, March 17

Atlantic Region

Gannon 81, Indiana (Pa.) 74

Central Region

Okla. Baptist 80, Minn. Duluth 76

East Region

Daemen 94, Saint Anselm 73

Midwest Region

Michigan Tech 87, Walsh 70

South Region

Nova Southeastern 79, UAH 63

South Central Region

Black Hills St. 76, DBU 62

Southeast Region

Lander 86, Lenoir-Rhyne 62

Quarterfinals

Wednesday, March 25

At Evansville, Ind.

Nova Southeastern 76, Black Hills St. 66

Lander 77, Daemen 74

Okla. Baptist 78, Cal St. East Bay 55

Gannon 75, Michigan Tech 49

Semifinals

Friday, March 27

Lander 91, Nova Southeastern 81

Gannon 98, Okla. Baptist 80

Championship

Sunday, April 5

Gannon vs. Lander, 1 p.m.

Ryan Fox wins first career major at 2026 Open Championship

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(CNN) — Ryan Fox took home the Claret Jug after draining a birdie putt on the 18th hole to win the 2026 Open Championship at Royal Birkdale on Sunday.The 39-year-old Fox beat out American Cameron Young to win his first career major title, becoming only the third New Zealander to win a men’s major golf championship.Fox came into the final hole tied with Young, after the 29-year-old finished the round at 6-under 64 a few hours before.The Kiwi powered his drive into the middle of the fairway and then set up the biggest putt of his golf career so far with an approach shot that landed about 12 feet from the pin.As the putt fell into the hole, the crowd in Southport, England, gave Fox a rousing ovation as he raised both arms in the air to celebrate the achievement.The putt capped off four birdies in the last six holes for Fox.Fox was at a loss for words while speaking to the NBC Sports broadcast after the win.“I don’t really know what to think at the moment. I’ve got a lot of people to thank. First of all, my family. My wife and kids are in Florida at the moment. I spoke to my kids last night and they said, bring back a trophy. I think that’s a pretty cool one to bring back for them,” Fox said. “My family back in New Zealand and all my supporters back there. I know it’s been a long night for them, but I’m glad it was worthwhile.”Fox finished with a 2-under 68 after trailing Sam Burns, who held a two-stroke lead coming into Sunday’s final round.Fox also becomes the third-oldest major winner in the last 10 years, trailing only Phil Mickelson at the 2021 PGA Championship and Tiger Woods at the 2019 Masters.“Just an unbelievable week. The golf course was fantastic. The English weather was fantastic. You guys out there were fantastic. The support was amazing. This is pretty cool. I’m sorry if I’ve forgotten anyone, but thank you very much,” Fox added.It is another disappointment for Young, who is still looking for his first career major title despite winning The Players earlier this year. Young finished one shot back of the win at the 2022 Open Championship at St. Andrews and held the lead heading into the final round at the Masters back in April.It is also another let down for Burns, another golfer looking for his maiden major win.The Louisiana State University alum came into the round ahead by two strokes but quickly lost it and went birdie-free for the final 12 holes.“(Fox) is a well-earned champion and hats off to him,” Burns said. “He did what he needed to do down the stretch and ultimately just came up a couple short today.”Defending champion Scottie Scheffler stayed within striking range throughout the round, but wound up with a 3-under 67 on Sunday to finish tied for fourth with Tommy Fleetwood.After a drama-filled tournament, Bryson DeChambeau finished tied for 14th while Rory McIlroy, who has been critical of the LIV Golfer all tournament long, ended tied for 40th.Fox’s journey to first major winFox’s road to his first career major title wasn’t the easiest. It came with many bumps and U-turns.While speaking to CNN’s Don Riddell ahead of the Desert Classic in Dubai in early 2025, Fox opened up about his mental health issues, including being an older rookie after spending years on the DP World Tour and the PGA Tour of Australia.“I think being a rookie at 37 years old on the PGA Tour was, I probably wasn’t quite prepared for what that was again,” Fox told CNN.“I knew all the golf courses, knew how to travel work, knew where to stay, and everything was new on the PGA Tour, and that was probably a shock to the system more than anything.”Fox comes from a lineage of athletes within his family tree, including his father, Grant Fox, who was a main kicker for the New Zealand national rugby team and his grandfather, Merv Wallace, a former New Zealand cricketer who later coached the national team.Fox spoke out on the “pressure” a golfer faces, mentioning the 2024 death of former PGA Tour golfer Grayson Murray, whose parents later confirmed it was death by suicide.“It can be a stressful life. It’s all performance-based. There’s a lot of pressure on – Looking after your mental health is really, really important, and having people to talk to and all of that is part of that,” Fox said.“It’s a shame it got to that point with Grayson that, you know, we’ve had to have those, those pretty tough conversations now, but it will help – hopefully it helps someone else in a similar situation going forward because we certainly don’t want to see it again.”CNN’s Kyle Tatelbaum and Don Riddell contributed to this reporting This write has been updated with additional reporting The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2026 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.
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