March Madness live: No. 16 UMBC completes biggest upset in NCAA tournament history UMBC, the Retrievers, the America East champions, just scored the biggest upset in the history of the NCAA tournament, routing No. 1 overall seed Virginia, 74-54. The Cavs looked slow and out of it from the start, […]
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Notre Dame, Villanova shine in early season hoops tourneys Notre Dame, Villanova and Wichita State have serious potential for deep March runs. Duke’s freshmen are fast learners. And Arizona is in an early funk. Three Thanksgiving-week tournaments — the Maui Invitational, the Battle 4 Atlantis and the PK80 Invitational’s two […]
South Carolina: The surprise of the Final Four Gonzaga is in its first Final Four but the Zags had knocked on the door a few times. South Carolina, meanwhile, enters its first Final Four having never been close to this deep a run. The Gamecocks reached their first national semifinals […]
Florida on to Elite Eight after buzzer-beating three stuns Wisconsin Florida on to Elite Eight after buzzer-beating three stuns Wisconsin:- Chris Chiozza took the ball the length of the court with a four ticks left on the clock, trailing by two points in overtime, and leapt off the ground just […]
Jayhawks coach Bill Self has mellowed over the years Jayhawks coach Bill Self has mellowed over the years:- Kansas coach Bill Self has kicked out the signage on scorer's tables, tossed sweat-stained suit jackets and screamed so loudly at players and officials that his face turned beet red. Good thing […]
Miller and Mack still close after time together at Xavier Miller and Mack still close after time together at Xavier:- Sean Miller had just been named Xavier's head basketball coach when he began meeting with athletic director Dawn Rogers about filling out his staff. Rogers had previously worked with Chris […]
Butler casts aside longtime role as NCAA Tourney underdog Butler spent more than a decade as America's favorite NCAA Tournament darling. The little school that could became a trendy upset pick, a favorite among dog-loving basketball fans and a model program for other Division I mid-majors. It strung together a […]
Complete college basketball conference tournaments schedule The compete schedule this season's college basketball conference tournaments. The winners in each league receive invitations to the NCAA tournament. All times are p.m. ET. America East Conference First round Wednesday, March 1 Vermont 86, Maine 41 Stony Brook 70, Binghamton 60 Albany (N.Y.) […]
USA TODAY Sports college basketball All-American team USA TODAY Sports college basketball All-American team:- Thirteen schools, four classes and seven conferences are represented on the 2017 USA TODAY Sports men's college basketball All-America teams. Nearly all of them will have the chance to lead their teams to a run in […]
No. 21 Wisconsin sloppy down the stretch as Iowa pulls off stunner No. 21 Wisconsin sloppy down the stretch as Iowa pulls off stunner:- Jordan Bohannon looked in the direction of his older brother, Zach, as he ran back up the court after hitting a three-pointer with 9 seconds left […]
