The Men’s NCAA Tournament is filled with challenges for the 68 teams that make it each year. That includes the difficulty — and often years of drought — of making the Final Four. It’s something that, after a near trip to the Final Four in 2024, No. 3 seed Illinois finally experienced inside the Toyota Center in Houston on Saturday, …

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Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. The Golden State Warriors and Denver Nuggets square off for the fourth and final time of the campaign as familiar Western Conference foes clash at Ball Arena. Advertisement Jamal Murray is enjoying the best scoring season of his career, and my Warriors vs. …

Season averages: Points – 12.3 Rebounds – 2.1 Assists – 2.1 Steals – 0.7 FG% – 38.3 3P% – 35.6 FT% – 77.1 Third in the Big East in three pointers made per game Season highs: Points – 27 vs Sacred Heart Rebounds – 6 at Providence Advertisement Assists – 4 (five times) Steals – 2 (five times) Threes made …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. A busy Sunday in the NBA will see plenty of action as 18 teams hit the court. My favorite props for today focus on a pair of star centers in Karl-Anthony Towns and Nikola Jokic. Advertisement Find those predictions and more in my …

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Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. Tennessee eyes its first Final Four in school history when it meets Michigan in the Elite Eight, but it faces a brutal stylistic matchup. Advertisement Teams that rely on interior offense often struggle against Michigan, and that shouldn’t change in this game My …

LONDON (AP) — Igor Tudor has left his role as Tottenham interim coach after seven matches in charge. A club statement on Sunday afternoon read: “We can confirm that it has been mutually agreed for head coach Igor Tudor to leave the club with immediate effect.” Advertisement Tottenham thanked Tudor for his work and said “An update on a new …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. I’ve always had a soft spot for ‘90s basketball — from retro Jordans and Shaq Attacks to classic Nike throwbacks. That same nostalgia hits with Sunday’s Elite Eight matchup between the Duke Blue Devils and UConn Huskies, two programs that defined that era. Advertisement …

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It was a tale of two halves on Saturday. The Illinois Fighting Illini did not let up one bit against Big Ten foe Iowa in the second half. The Hawkeyes could not keep up with Brad Underwood’s team. The Purdue Boilermakers, on the other hand, faced an Arizona Wildcat team that was flat-out better than them, and not much else …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. The Charlotte Hornets host the Boston Celtics a day after having their five-game winning streak — both straight up and ATS — snapped by Philadelphia on Saturday. Advertisement Just a half game separates teams No. 8 through 10 in the Eastern Conference Play-In …

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Playing Alabama is a dangerous proposition. An up-tempo team that’s never met a three-point shot it didn’t like, when the Tide gets rolling, things can get out of hand pretty quickly. Michigan may have come into Friday’s Sweet Sixteen match-up as the Midwest region’s top seed and favorite, but the Wolverines knew they were in for a fight. Alabama wasted …

ATLANTA (AP) — Dominic Smith hit a walk-off grand slam and the Atlanta Braves stunned the Kansas City Royals with a six-run ninth inning in a 6-2 victory on Saturday night. Smith hit a 3-2 pitch from Carlos Estévez (0-1) over the right field wall as the Braves won for the second straight night. Advertisement Osvaldo Bido (1-0) picked up …

Wisconsin basketball forward Riccardo Greppi took to Instagram on Saturday to announce his plans to enter the NCAA transfer portal. The 6-foot-10 forward becomes the second Badger to announce their intention to enter the portal following the conclusion of the 2025-26 campaign, following sophomore wing Jack Robison. Wisconsin’s season came to a close with an 83-82 defeat to No. 12 …

Tonight, the New York Knicks (48*-26) visit the Oklahoma City Thunder (58-16) at Paycom Center. This matchup tests whether New York can hang with the reigning champs or are just part-time sluggers. The Knicks dropped their seven-game win streak Thursday night in Charlotte, falling 114-103, while the Thunder keeps rolling at home with the best record in basketball. The teams …

The 2026 edition of the men’s NCAA Tournament, AKA March Madness, is underway! If you plan to watch matchups from the biggest and best tournament in American sports today, below you can get a look at Sunday’s Elite 8 games, the upcoming schedule, and other important details on March Madness, including how to watch. What is the NCAA Tournament schedule …

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The final 2026 Final Four spot will come down to the marquee Elite Eight matchup between Duke and UConn. The two have combined for 11 national championships since 1991. “You have two of the biggest brands in college basketball going at it to make it to the Final Four. I think it’s super special,” UConn forward Alex Karaban said. “I …

ATLANTA (AP) — Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 27 points and the Atlanta Hawks shot 8 of 12 on 3-pointers in the fourth quarter to survive a late surge from Sacramento and beat the Kings 123-113 on Saturday night in coach Quin Snyder’s 500th career victory. Jalen Johnson had 26 points and 10 assists and Jock Landale had 19 points and 13 …

Although the final score on Saturday indicated a 12-point advantage in Illinois’ favor – a 71-59 win over Iowa – the Elite Eight clash was anything but a one-sided bout. The Hawkeyes controlled the majority of the game and hung around late after the Illini stole the lead. In the end, though, Illinois managed to escape Houston with its Final …

The Milwaukee Bucks have officially been eliminated from NBA playoff contention for the 2025-26 season. The franchise had not missed the playoffs since the 2015-16 season but will now instead land in the NBA draft lottery. Advertisement Center Myles Turner and the Bucks fell to 29-44 on the season after losing 127-95 to Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs …

After being able to derail run-and-gun teams like Saint Louis and Alabama in the second round and Sweet 16, No. 1 seed Michigan will have a different challenge on its hands with No. 6 Tennessee in Sunday’s Elite Eight. The Vols dig in on the defensive end, run two-big lineups and are the nation’s top offensive rebounding team (as evidenced …