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NEW YORK — The opening weekend of the men’s NCAA Tournament drew the highest ratings in 22 years for CBS Sports and Turner Sports.
The networks announced Monday that the weekend’s third-round coverage of the NCAA Tournament across TBS, CBS, TNT and TruTV delivered a 7.3/16 overnight rating/share. That’s a 7 per- cent increase from last year.
Miss. State hires Howland. Mississippi State hired former UCLA coach Ben Howland to lead its men’s basketball program. The SEC school announced the hiring Monday.
The 57-year-old Howland coached UCLA for 10 years, leading the Bruins to three consecutive Final Fours from 2006 to 2008. But the Bruins never made it past the second round of the NCAA Tournament during the next five seasons.
