College Basketball

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

1 / 64 See the best photos of Penn State basketball’s season finale vs Rutgers Penn State basketball plays its regular-season finale against Rutgers inside Jersey Mike’s Arena in Piscataway, New Jersey on March 8, 2026. 1 / 64 See the best photos of Penn State basketball’s season finale vs Rutgers Penn State basketball plays its regular-season finale against Rutgers …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

As college basketball heads toward the Final Four next week, much of the sport’s focus will be on the simmering uncertainty at several of the sport’s blue bloods. North Carolina’s transition plan from Roy Williams to Hubert Davis went bust. Kansas could be facing just its second coaching search since 1988, caught between cross-pressures to elevate current assistant/former NBA coach/alum …

basketball NCAA D2 men’s basketball bracket: Full schedule, TV channels, scores for 2026 tournament games originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The NCAA Division II men’s basketball tournament regionals are complete, with eight teams moving on to the nationally seeded quarterfinals. Advertisement The No. 1 seed is no surprise. …

University of Kansas men’s basketball head coach Bill Self reportedly denied retirement rumors after the team’s 67-65 loss to St. John’s on Sunday, according to the Kansas City Star’s Gary Bedore. “No news. All b.s. Bad info,” Self reportedly told the Kansas City Star in a text message. Advertisement While Self denied the rumors, he reportedly said that he had …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. The Sweet 16 tips off tomorrow, which means March Madness odds jump right back to the forefront of the sports world. Advertisement Many of the unknowns are removed from the equation, meaning lines are a little sharper, but we’ve still got a few March Madness …

University of Kansas men’s basketball head coach Bill Self reportedly denied retirement rumors after the team’s 67-65 loss to St. John’s on Sunday, according to the Kansas City Star’s Gary Bedore. “No news. All b.s. Bad info,” Self reportedly told the Kansas City Star in a text message. Advertisement While Self denied the rumors, he reportedly said that he had …

Date: Thursday, March 26th, 2026Tipoff: 6:30 p.m. (central)Location: Toyota Center (Houston, Texas)TV/Online: Thursday’s game will be broadcast on TBS and truTV with Kevin Harlan, Robbie Hummel, Stan Van Gundy and Lauren Shehadi on the call. The game will be available online at NCAA March Madness Live and on HBO Max. Advertisement Radio: Thursday’s game will be carried on the Huskers Radio Network with …

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — With potential job openings looming at college basketball blue bloods Kansas and North Carolina, Florida is looking to sign coach Todd Golden to a third contract extension in as many years. Athletic director Scott Stricklin said “we’re going to do everything in our power to make sure he always knows that he’s really valuable.” Advertisement Golden already …

Ronald Nored will be returning to Butler as the head coach of the men’s basketball program, vice president and director of athletics Grant Leiendecker announced Wednesday. Nored succeeds coach Thad Matta, who announced his retirement last week after leading Butler for the past four seasons, all of which the Bulldogs finished with losing records in Big East conference play. Matta …

Could the Iowa Hawkeyes do the unthinkable? They have already advanced to the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament with a Sweet 16 appearance. Sitting just two more wins away from a Final Four trip, it is suddenly a pipe dream that has become something within reach. It won’t be easy. Iowa is going to have to continue putting together …

The Red Storm are a third of the way to the mountain-top following their electric Second Round victory over Kansas, in which Dylan Darling scored the game-winner at the buzzer. Now, their climb will become as challenging as it gets. Awaiting them in their first Sweet Sixteen appearance in 27 years is the number one overall seed Duke Blue Devils …

Bill Self retirement rumors: What to know about the latest news about Kansas Jayhawks coach originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Bill Self retirement rumors: What to know about the latest news about Kansas Jayhawks coach Advertisement The Kansas Jayhawks were bounced in the second round of the 2026 …

We are on the eve of Texas’ Sweet Sixteen matchup against Purdue. It’s clear Purdue is the toughest challenge the Longhorns have had in the tournament thus far. The defense will have to continue upgrading on the defensive side of the ball. To me, that starts with two players: Chendall Weaver and Nic Codie. Those two could be the key …

On Tuesday, Kentucky Wildcats basketball assistant coach Jason Hart left the Wildcats to take a similar position with SMU. His time in Lexington didn’t pan out as well as Big Blue Nation had hoped, and he wasn’t able to help land any elite recruits to this point. However, his departure could wind up costing them a couple of big names …

March Madness odds, lines, predictions: Expert picks for 2026 Sweet 16 games (March 26-27) originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Big Ten leads all conferences with six teams in the Sweet 16. Advertisement At least one will be in the Elite Eight in the 2026 NCAA Men’s Basketball …