Considering how everything else has gone this past year, March was bound to be mad. So far, it hasn’t disappointed. The last perfect NCAA Tournament bracket was busted before the first round was over. The…
In any other college basketball season, four upsets in the eight second-round games played at the NCAA Tournament would be a sign that something big is brewing. Were those the opening shots in the long-rumored…
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Drake’s small, energetic contingent of fans sounded like it had waited forever to let loose. The several hundred blue-clad supporters who got to see the Bulldogs in person on Thursday…
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — UCLA showed plenty of fight in its overtime win over Michigan State in a First Four game in the NCAA Tournament. The Spartans showed some fight, too — among themselves.…
Two years ago, before the start of the last NCAA Tournament, we presented a system that could help narrow down the bracket, using advanced stats from recent seasons. It worked — barely. Virginia, one of…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — It began with the resignation of Kansas football coach Les Miles amid allegations of sexual harassment during his time at LSU. It continued days later with the resignation of ahtletic director…
The 68 teams whose names popped up in the March Madness bracket only thought it was time to celebrate: The next four or five days figure to be the most nerve-wracking part of their seasons.…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Nijel Pack hit five 3-pointers and scored 23 points, Mike McGuirl added 17 and ninth-seeded Kansas State used a pair of big runs to beat eighth-seeded TCU 71-50 in the…
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Gonzaga was at its free-flowing best on offense and shut down Saint Mary’s on the defensive end. Another dominating performance, another trip to the West Coast Conference Tournament title game. Win…
It is not as if Kentucky Wildcats basketball fans have not had enough to worry about in this winter of UK basketball discontent. So don’t look now, Kentucky’s 8-14 slog and a late-season Kansas hot…