INDIANAPOLIS — Fresh-as-can-be Baylor obliterated wobbly-legged Gonzaga’s march to perfection Monday night in an 86-70 runaway that brought this once-downtrodden program’s first national title back home to Waco, Texas. Jared Butler scored 22 points and […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Baylor seemed to lose some of its defensive mojo during a three-week COVID-19 pause. The rotations, not as sharp. The closeouts, not quite as close. The Bears have their groove back and it […]
The phrase “one-and-done” usually refers to the NBA Draft in the state of North Carolina, not NCAA Tournament runs. This year, however, the state’s representatives didn’t make it past their first 40 minutes in Indiana […]
By at least one measure, this is the most chaotic Sweet 16 field to date. The seed numbers of the 16 remaining teams add up to 94, the highest total since the NCAA Tournament expanded […]
Members of the NC State women’s basketball team are focused on Sunday’s opening round NCAA Tournament matchup against NC A&T. But that doesn’t mean they’re blind to the controversy swirling around their sport, a situation […]
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — North Carolina’s season came to an end when the Tar Heels suffered an 85-62 loss to No. 9 seed Wisconsin at Purdue’s Mackey Arena on Friday night. The Tar Heels never […]
NC State got some well-deserved respect from the women’s college basketball establishment — albeit begrudgingly — when it was chosen as a No. 1 seed to the NCAA tournament last week. That doesn’t mean the […]
There aren’t many chances to say a sports rights deal works out for networks, the organization and fans. But the CBS/Turner partnership in airing the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament certainly does. This is the 10th […]
One team in the South Region’s opening-round No. 8 vs. No. 9 seed game has had an up-and-down season, looking like world-beaters in blowing out Louisville by more than three dozen points, struggling to a […]
Wes Miller will never forget his first trip to the NCAA Tournament as a college basketball coach. Not necessarily in a good way. His underdog UNC Greensboro team was on the verge of an iconic […]
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