SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Coach John Calipari has made a career of relying on freshman stars to make long NCAA Tournament runs so the fact that he’s doing it again at Arkansas with Darius Acuff and Meleek Thomas should come as little surprise. For Arizona, it’s been a bit of a change for coach Tommy Lloyd, the Wildcats have …

The WNBA will hold an expansion draft for its new franchises in Portland and Toronto on April 3, the league announced Wednesday. A coin toss will be held Friday, with the winning franchise getting to choose either the first pick in the expansion draft or the No. 6 pick in the college draft on April 13. Whichever team doesn’t get …

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Oklahoma City was caught off-guard by the invasion of Nebraska Cornhuskers fans for the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament. Thousands of people in red took over the arena and downtown eating and drinking establishments. Young men made celebratory dives into a nearby canal after wins. Word spread that some of the bars ran out of the beer …

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PEORIA — Demarion Burch became the third member of the 2025-26 Bradley Braves to announce he’s leaving the team. The junior guard posted a goodbye on social media Wednesday with his intention to enter the NCAA transfer portal when it officially opens on April 7. Advertisement The 6-foot-4, 175-pound Milwaukee-Hamilton High School (Wis.) product saw his opportunities reduced by injuries …

First-year transfers are making their mark in the 2026 Men’s NCAA Tournament ahead of the Sweet 16. In the current era of name, image and likeness (NIL) overtaking the sport, transfers have as big an impact as ever on college basketball rosters. Most of the top transfers still alive in March Madness were paid handsomely for a chance at a …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. The Arkansas Razorbacks are about to play one of the most dangerous games in college basketball. They are going to try to outrun and out-athlete the Arizona Wildcats. It is not exactly a recipe for success. Advertisement My Arkansas vs. Arizona player props …

Of all the people to exceed Kobe Bryant’s legendary 81-point game, it was a bit of a surprise that Bam Adebayo was the one to do it. Kevin Porter Jr. now has an even bigger surprise in mind. During an appearance on a Twitch stream this week, the Milwaukee Bucks guard was asked about his previous 50-point game and quickly …

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Although it’s hard to officially call a team with the resources of the No. 11 seed Texas Longhorns a “Cinderella” in the classical sense, their path through the tournament paints an unlikely picture. After needing a buzzer-beater to advance out of the First Four, Texas managed relatively comfortable wins over the No. 6 seed BYU Cougars and the No. 3 …

NEW YORK (AP) — Erik Spoelstra is from Portland. He grew up as a Trail Blazers fan, which means he absolutely could never bring himself to root for the Seattle SuperSonics. But the idea of NBA games in Seattle again — about two decades after the SuperSonics were relocated to Oklahoma City — most certainly appeals to the Miami Heat …

Walsh (DII) Brayden Gross has entered the NCAA Transfer Portal on Monday, and already he is scheduling Division 1 visits. The reason? Gross earned Great Midwest Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year honors after starting all 25 games and averaging 12.8 points and 7.0 rebounds. The 6-foot-7, 225-pound forward also shot 57.1 percent from the field. Advertisement READ: 2026 On3 …

The only perfect bracket left after the opening weekend of the men’s and women’s NCAA tournaments — from more than 40 million entries across all the major contests — was produced not by some college basketball expert or betting guru but an eighth grader from suburban Pittsburgh. His name is Otto Schellhammer. He is 14 years old. Advertisement And despite …

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On Monday evening, I sat in my office with two screens, one showing Spurs-Heat and the other showing Pistons-Lakers. As the postseason nears, I try to pay closer attention to the inner workings of these “high-profile” matchups, viewing them from a playoff lens. Is Team X truly hitting their stride? Can Team Y adjust to an opponent’s adjustment in the …

As unlikely a Sweet 16 matchup as could have been imagined among the Power 4 conferences as the Iowa Hawkeyes prepare to take the court Thursday against the Nebraska Cornhuskers in the South Region. As rival Big Ten universities, these teams are quite familiar with each other having already met twice this season. The two split those first two games …

NBA commissioner Adam Silver backed the league’s 65-game rule during the board of governors meeting on Wednesday. The 65-game rule was implemented in the 2023-24 season, which requires NBA players to play at least 65 games to be eligible for awards such as MVP, All-NBA and Defensive Player of the Year. “I’m not ready to say it’s not working,” Silver …

Texas Longhorns senior guard Jordan Pope is back in the Bay Area where he grew up for Thursday’s Sweet 16 matchup against the Purdue Boilermakers, but his availability isn’t certain after suffering an ankle injury in the closing moments of last Saturday’s win over the Gonzaga Bulldogs. However, head coach Sean Miller is hopeful that Pope will be able to …

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Tom Haberstroh and Dan Devine break down the NBA MVP debate between Victor Wembanyama and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander by diving deep into the advanced stats. With Wemby’s league-best +16.5 on/off swing and SGA’s dominance across nearly every all-in-one metric, the MVP race may be closer than the odds indicate. Advertisement Tom & Dan also discuss why the NBA’s 65-game rule might …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. It’s time for the title contenders to prove themselves against stiff competition as March Madness reaches the Sweet 16 on Thursday and Friday. Advertisement I’ve found a variety of picks that I like for my Sweet 16 NCAA Tournament parlays on both days, …

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Cinderellas are at a premium in this year’s NCAA Tournament. One of the few remaining is Texas. The Longhorns were in the First Four game a little over one week ago. Yet here they stand in the Sweet 16 after upsets of BYU and Gonzaga. Their unlikely run continues Thursday when they take a step up in class against the …