College Basketball

Michigan State Spartans fans in tears after Sweet 16 loss to UConn appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Tom Izzo and the Michigan State Spartans exit the 2026 NCAA Tournament in heartbreak after losing to the UConn Huskies in the Sweet 16 on Friday night. Advertisement The Spartans made their way to the …

What channel is Arizona vs. Purdue on today? Time, TV schedule, live stream to watch March Madness Elite Eight originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. A heavyweight clash is set for the West Regional Final as No. 1 seed Arizona and No. 2 Purdue meet on Saturday night with …

What channel is Illinois vs. Iowa on today? Time, TV schedule, live stream to watch March Madness Elite Eight originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. For the first time since 2019, conference rivals will collide in the Elite Eight when Illinois and Iowa meet on Saturday evening. Advertisement The …

The Johnnies left it all out on the court for over forty electric minutes. They traded big play after big play with a proven national title contender. However, they couldn’t close the deal at the end. St. John’s’ deepest foray through the NCAA Tournament this century ends after three games, as the Red Storm fell to the top-seeded Blue Devils …

Duke forward Cameron Boozer shoots over St. John’s forward Bryce Hopkins during their Sweet Sixteen game on Friday. – Stephanie Scarbrough/AP Both NCAA tournaments are in full swing on Friday as Sweet 16 action heats up, with the men’s bracket finishing up the round with four games and the women’s tourney showcasing four games as well. Here’s a look at …

WASHINGTON — Earlier this week, as he spoke to reporters here from Capital One Arena, a day before his team tangled with Duke in the Sweet 16, Rick Pitino caused a bit of a stir. “The blue bloods no longer control basketball,” he said. Advertisement “There’s no such thing as a blue blood anymore,” he added later. And just in …

WASHINGTON (AP) — It was well past midnight on Saturday morning after Tom Izzo’s Michigan State Spartans came up short in the Sweet 16, when the 71-year-old coach was asked where he sees himself in five years. “Trying to win a national championship — plain and simple,” he said. Advertisement Izzo has guided Michigan State to eight Final Fours and …

CHICAGO — Nate Ament scored 18 points, Ja’Kobi Gillespie finished with 16 and Tennessee beat Iowa State 76-62 on Friday night to advance to the Elite Eight for the third straight year. Coach Rick Barnes’ team used a dominant effort on the glass and a strong second half to put away Iowa State (29-8) and move within one win of …

The Tennessee Vols are, again, back in a very familiar place — on the doorstep of the Final Four. The Vols defeated Iowa State 76-62 behind a big second half surge to secure their third straight appearance in the Elite Eight. Nate Ament led Tennessee with 18 points and four rebounds despite missing 15 minutes of action on the bench …

CHICAGO – Tennessee basketball’s Men’s NCAA Tournament run continues into a third consecutive Elite Eight appearance. The No. 6 Vols (25-11) are set to play No. 1 Michigan (34-3) on March 29 at the United Center (2:15 p.m. ET, CBS). They upset No. 2 Iowa State, 76-62, in the Sweet 16. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Tennessee could make history with a …

CHICAGO — It’s fitting we’re here at the United Center, because the last time Yaxel Lendeborg played on this court, he was pretty exhausted. He felt beat up. The physicality of the many months of Big Ten men’s basketball had gotten to him; he relied on the adrenaline that kicked in to power him through the conference tournament. Michigan ran …

Opening statement RICK PITINO: One suggestion for the NCAA is, when you have interviews on the court for Duke, for the winning team, and they have time there, the game started before we even came in here. You should have the losing team go first because you left us disappointed in the locker room while the other team’s celebrating, rightfully …

Caleb Foster’s unexpected return to Duke lineup pushes Blue Devils past St. Johns, makes Jon Scheyer emotional originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Duke survived St. John’s to make it to the Elite Eight, but the Blue Devils wouldn’t have been able to do so if it weren’t for …

Dusty May believed in Elliot Cadeau, and the Michigan point guard is making his coach look smart originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. In an effort to convince Alabama’s Latrell Wrightsell it was pointless to present a full-capacity effort over the final four minutes of his team’s Sweet 16 …

The No. 1 overall player in the 2026 class, Tyran Stokes, may announce his college commitment at the McDonald’s All-American Game on Tuesday, March 31, in Glendale, Arizona, according to Joe Tipton of On3. Kansas is still viewed as the leader in the recruitment, though uncertainty surrounding Bill Self’s future with the Jayhawks could shake things up. Self’s potential retirement …

Tennessee vs. Iowa State live score, updates, highlights from March Madness Sweet 16 game originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The final game on Friday night for the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament features the Tennessee Volunteers (24-11, 12-8 SEC) against the Iowa State Cyclones (29-7, 14-7 Big 12). One of …

The No. 1-seed Michigan Wolverines rolled past the No. 4-seed Alabama Crimson Tide 90-77 in the Sweet 16 in Chicago on Friday, clinching a berth in the Elite Eight for the fifth time this century and the first time since 2021. Yaxel Lendeborg scored a team-high 23 points, while also chipping in 12 rebounds and seven assists to help the …

Duke coach Jon Scheyer took a long pause after being asked about Caleb Foster following the Blue Devils’ win over St. John’s in the Sweet 16 on Friday, March 27. Foster, a junior guard, had started every game for Duke this season before suffering a hairline fracture in his foot against North Carolina on March 7 that required surgery. Twenty …

It wasn’t a complete dominant performance by any means, but the Bruins got the job done on Friday night. No. 1 UCLA pulled away from No. 4 Minnesota in the second half on Friday night at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento. The Bruins secured an 80-56 win over the Gophers in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament, which …

CHICAGO – Iowa State forward Joshua Jefferson is out against Tennessee basketball, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel. The 6-foot-9 Jefferson entered as questionable, but won’t suit up for the No. 2 Cyclones (29-7) for their Men’s NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 game against the No. 6 Vols (24-11) at the United Center on March 27 (10:25 p.m. ET, TBS). Jefferson averaged …

For the first time in 39 years, the Iowa basketball program is back in the Elite Eight following an exciting 77-71 win over Nebraska on Thursday night. It was another fairytale chapter in what’s been a magical NCAA Tournament for the Hawkeyes. After stumbling into the dance, losing seven of their past ten games, this team has turned things around. …

CHICAGO − Tennessee basketball’s Men’s NCAA Tournament game against Iowa State will start a little later than planned. The Sweet 16 game between the No. 6 Vols (24-11) and No. 2 Cyclones (29-7) will now tipoff at 10:25 p.m. ET at the United Center on TBS. Advertisement The game was originally scheduled for 10:10 p.m. before the 15-minute delay. There …

The college basketball world moves fast, and even though the NCAA Tournament is still going on, another form of March Madness is in full swing. Teams have moved on from coaches, while others remain in limbo, creating potential job openings at the titans of college basketball. The North Carolina Tar Heels have moved on from Hubert Davis, and the Kansas …

The Arizona Wildcats and the Purdue Boilermakers will face off in the Elite Eight tomorrow night with a trip to the Final Four on the line. Let’s not sugarcoat it, Arizona is good. Very good. It’s going to take Purdue’s A game to win this thing. Maybe even an A+ game. It will take a game like Purdue had against …

The Kentucky Basketball team is about to undergo one of its biggest offseason overhauls in recent memory, as Alvin Brooks III is reportedly the latest assistant coach to leave town. According to KSR’s Jacob Polacheck, Brooks is not expected to return to the UK coaching staff for next season. The associate head coach joins Jason Hart as assistant coaches who …