College Basketball

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. Are you a fan of professional wrestling? If so, you’ll enjoy Friday’s Sweet 16 “slobberknocker” between the Duke Blue Devils and St. John’s Red Storm. Advertisement This East Region run-in reminds me of a battle of badasses way back at Wrestlemania XI, when …

Nate Oats’ Alabama Crimson Tide will face their toughest task of March Madness Friday night in Chicago when they meet the Michigan Wolverines in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. Alabama (25-9), ranked No. 18 in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll and AP Top 25 poll, soared past Texas Tech in a 90-65 blowout on Sunday night in …

The Sweet 16 tips of Thursday and after a successful round of 32, I am ready to keep the ball rolling. Last season, every single favorite won in the Sweet 16 and Elite 8, and this year, I don’t see much changing. Favorites dominated the round of 32 in this tournament and I think the favorites roll in the Sweet …

Can Texas go from the First Four to the Final Four? While Texas is the highest seed left in the 2026 NCAA Tournament, the No. 11 Longhorns aren’t a Cinderella. “I don’t think we ever really want to sign up to be the Cinderella story,” said Texas coach Sean Miller after beating Gonzaga in Round 2. “Because we are the …

SN Archive: Remembering Rick Pitino’s first Final Four at Providence (April 13, 1987, issue) originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. This article, ‘Waking up echoes at Providence’ by Bill Reynolds, originally appeared in the April 13, 1987 issue of The Sporting News.  Advertisement PROVIDENCE, R.I.—He arrived here two years …

A field that began with 68 teams has been narrowed to 16. And by the time this weekend draws to a close, a Final Four will be set. After a thrilling opening weekend of the men’s NCAA basketball tournament, 16 teams remain alive for a shot at a national championship. Those teams include Duke, the top overall seed in the …

Tonight, the men’s NCAA Tournament returns, as Sweet 16 will begin, and we’ll be down to the Final Four by the time the weekend is over. Obviously, we here at Tar Heel Blog have been a little preoccupied by UNC’s season ending, and now the coaching search that has begun partly because of that. However for today’s question of the …

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When St. John’s plays in their first Sweet Sixteen game in more than two decades, it’ll be facing one, if not the most talented team in the country, in Duke. For as much as the Johnnies are lauded for their physicality and size, Duke’s blend of those two attributes with pro-like skill is rarely seen in college basketball. Here are …

The 9-seeded Iowa Hawkeyes (23-12, 10-10) are set to take on the 4-seeded Nebraska Cornhuskers (28-6, 15-5) in Houston, TX for the first slot in the Elite 8. After the ups and downs of college basketball, it’s genuinely hilarious and a little bit frustrating for the biggest basketball game either of these programs have played in a good long while …

Paramount+ offers subscribers access to loads of sports, including many of this year’s March Madness men’s basketball games, as well as the NFL, soccer and more. Plus you get access to great shows like Survivor, The Challenge and more. There are two Paramount+ tiers to choose from: the ad-supported Essential plan (regularly $9.99/month) or their ad-free Premium plan with Showtime …

It’s been a wild week for the men’s March Madness tournament that has seen the exit of powerhouse teams like Florida, Virginia and Gonzaga, but only, well, 16 can make it to the Sweet 16, which begins today. Among tonight’s biggest matchups is the game between No. 2 Houston and No. 3 Illinois at the Toyota Center in Houston, TX. …

Two powerhouses of men’s basketball, No. 1 Arizona and No. 4 Arkansas, will meet in the men’s March Madness Sweet 16 this Thursday night. The Arizona vs. Arkansas game will take place at the SAP Center in San Jose, CA, site of all West regional matchups, and it will tip off at 9:45 p.m. ET. Thursday’s game will air on …

For people who pay attention to such things, Jai Lucas has been on the radar for some time. People have said for a long time that he has that hard-to-define “It” quality. We sort of caught on when we saw him seriously coaching at a Coach K Fantasy Camp game. Everyone else was relaxed, but Lucas was seriously coaching. It …

The men’s NCAA Tournament resumes Thursday with the first half of the round of 16 in action. The teams assigned to the West and South Regionals take the stage first. An accomplished quartet will be on display in San Jose, where three power conference tournament champions along with one of the last teams to squeeze into the at-large pool hope …

If you haven’t been watching Tennessee basketball super closely, just know the team makes it a habit of showing up in March. And here we are. Tennessee is about to play in the Sweet 16 for the fourth consecutive year, and coach Rick Barnes is looking to bring the team back to the Elite Eight for the third time in …

Welcome to Week 2 of March Madness. The Louisville and Kentucky men’s basketball were sent packing in last weekend’s Round of 32. But in the women’s tournament? Jeff Walz’s Cardinals and Kenny Brooks’ Wildcats are one upset win away from a UofL vs. UK showdown in Fort Worth, Texas, with a spot in the Final Four on the line. Advertisement …

On Friday night, the Alabama Crimson Tide will make their fourth consecutive Sweet 16 appearance, doing so with a matchup against the Michigan Wolverines. One of college basketball’s top teams, the Wolverines have consistently ranked among the nation’s best throughout the 2025-26 season, and as a result, are a No. 1 seed in this year’s NCAA Tournament. Advertisement Since earning …

Rick Pitino’s timeline of teams coached and career record, from 1975 debut to NBA and St. John’s final act originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. College basketball in 1975 looks a lot different than 2026. But at least one thing is the same: Rick Pitino at the helm of …

Inside Iowa’s basketball roster: How Ben McCollum used transfer portal to build March Madness contender originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Ben McCollum’s first season with Iowa has been a remarkable success, as he’s led the Hawkeyes to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 1999. Advertisement McCollum …

Arizona’s basketball’s biggest X-factor to make Final Four run out of West region appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Arizona basketball won its first two March Madness games by a combined margin of 56 points. Utah State tested the Wildcats late before pulling away. Still, the Big 12 champs remain the favorite to …

Key matchup St. John’s must exploit to upset Duke in March Madness Sweet 16 appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The second weekend of March Madness is almost here as just 16 teams are left, vying for a national title. There isn’t a big Cinderella story this season with the exception of maybe …

NORTH CANTON — It appears as though the Great Midwest Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Freshman of the Year will be moving on. Walsh University’s Brayden Gross has entered the transfer portal, according to a post on X from NIL agency Nilson Sports. Advertisement The former Louisville High School All-Ohioan confirmed he has an official visit to Northern Illinois scheduled for …

The LSU Tigers disappointed during the 2025-26 season, finishing with just 15 overall wins and three victories in SEC play. The road forward won’t be any easier, as guard Dedan Thomas Jr., the team’s second-leading scorer, plans to enter the transfer portal, per On3’s Joe Tipton. Thomas’s tenure with the program ends after just one season, as he averaged 15.3 …

Keaton Wagler has given Big Ten teams fits all season long. Illinois’ lead guard, Wagler is averaging 17.8 points, 4.9 rebounds and 4.4 assists (against just 1.8 turnovers) – numbers that were elevated throughout league play. After moving to an on-ball role at the beginning of the conference slate, Wagler has thrived in a dual scorer/creator role for the Illini. …