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After advancing through the first round, St. John’s faces Kansas on Sunday in the 2026 NCAA Tournament with a trip to the Sweet 16 on the line. MORE: 5 bold March Madness predictions for 2026 NCAA Tournament How to Watch St. John’s vs Kansas Date: Sunday, March 22, 2026 Advertisement The NCAA Tournament continues on Sunday, as teams look to advance …

Follow all of Sunday’s NCAA Tournament second round games with USA TODAY Sports’ live updates. No. 1 seed Arizona made it look easy against No. 16 Long Island in the first round, even if Wildcats players said it wasn’t. Advertisement Arizona jumped out to a 27-point lead in the first half and got at least 14 points from three freshman …

For the third straight year, the No. 3 seed Purdue Boilermakers are through to the Sweet 16 with a 79-69 win over the No. 7 seed Miami Hurricanes in St. Louis on Saturday, advancing to face the No. 11 seed Texas Longhorns on Thursday at the SAP Center in San Jose. Tip time remains to be determined. Advertisement Purdue closed …

Syracuse expected to hire 23-win coach to save the program originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Syracuse Orange basketball program will soon have a new head coach. Advertisement Siena’s Gerry McNamara is expected to take over at his alma mater, according to multiple reports. The two-year head coach was …

After a pair of first-round matchups that went chalk in the Midwest Region, the No. 4 seed Alabama Crimson Tide will face the No. 5 Texas Tech Red Raiders in the second round of the 2026 NCAA Tournament in a late tipoff Sunday night in Tampa. Alabama (24-9), ranked No. 18 in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll and AP …

C.J. Cox and the Purdue Boilermakers celebrate after beating the Miami Hurricanes during the second round of the 2026 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. (Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images) (Dilip Vishwanat via Getty Images) Purdue is back in the Sweet 16. The No. 2 Boilermakers advanced to the second week of the NCAA tournament for the third straight season with a 79-69 win …

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 20: The St. John's Red Storm mascot performs in the first half of the game against the Northern Iowa Panthers in the first round of the 2026 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Viejas Arena at San Diego State University on March 20, 2026 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) | Getty …

NC State will attempt to pull off what would be the biggest upset in the Women’s NCAA Tournament so far this year without starting guard Zoe Brooks. Brooks has been ruled out for the No. 7 Wolfpack’s second-round matchup with No. 2 Michigan on the Wolverines’ home floor in Ann Arbor. The junior suffered a foot injury in the Wolfpack’s …

The 9-seeded Iowa Hawkeyes (22-12, 10-10) take on the 1-seeded, and defending national champions, Florida Gators (27-7, 16-2) this evening in Tampa, FL. It’s the first chance Iowa’s got of getting to the Sweet 16 since 2021 and it is a slim one. Team Rankings gives the Hawks about a 20% chance while KenPom has it at 25%. As has …

All five Big Ten teams survived Saturday—Sunday could have more chalk, and if it holds, only one B1G team will survive today. We had our best friends over yesterday, up from wisconsin, with their two boys in tow. Basically spent the whole day running around after the kids, though with drinks in hand—Cutwater margaritas and peach Whiteclaws for the gals, …

There was a lot of feel-good content for Michigan State basketball after the 3-seed Spartans’ Sweet 16 ticket was cliched Saturday afternoon in Buffalo, New York, with a workmanlike 77-69 win over 6-seed Louisville. Much of the content was emotional and centered around coach Tom Izzo, in his 28th straight March Madness tournament, who just earned a remarkable 17th Sweet …

There was a lot of feel-good content for Michigan State basketball after the 3-seed Spartans’ Sweet 16 ticket was cliched Saturday afternoon in Buffalo, New York, with a workmanlike 77-69 win over 6-seed Louisville. Much of the content was emotional and centered around coach Tom Izzo, in his 28th straight March Madness tournament, who just earned a remarkable 17th Sweet …

The Virginia Cavaliers took care of business on Friday, surviving 14-seeded Wright State behind a late surge, and now they will be faced with a much larger test to advance to the second weekend — 6-seeded Tennessee. The Volunteers are coming off of an impressive Round of 64 victory themselves, dominating 11-seeded Miami Ohio by a score of 78-56. As …

After a successful and chalky round of 64 in the NCAA Tournament and profitable Saturday in the round of 32, let’s turn our attention to the Sunday slate and who will earn a bid to the Sweet 16. All odds are courtesy of DraftKings. Miami vs Purdue (-7.5): O/U 147.5 Purdue and Miami kick off Sunday’s round of 32 slate …

The second round of the NCAA Tournament will continue on Sunday. No. 6 seed Tennessee (23-11) will face No. 3 seed Virginia (30-5) at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Tipoff between the Vols and Cavaliers is scheduled for 6:10 p.m. EDT. TNT will televise the second-round basketball matchup with Andrew Catalon (play-by-play), Steve Lappas (analyst) and Evan Washburn (reporter) …

Most of Friday’s NCAA tournament games were not that close. Duke beat TCU by 23, Michigan took out Saint Louis by 23 also, Houston took out Texas A&M by 31, Michigan State handled Louisville by 18, and Illinois smacked Louisville by 21. Advertisement We’ll come back to those. The other three games were really good: Texas knocked off Gonzaga, 74-68, …

As I pack up my hotel room and prepare to head for the Arena for today’s matchup, I wanted to share the staff predictions for this one. So no preamble, let’s just get into it. Ledman: This Miami team has two Big Ten retreads with Malik Reneau and Tre Donaldson. I think that should give Purdue a bit of an …

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Saturday gave us three absolute thrillers and nearly one of the greatest March Madness moments of all-time. Let’s get to it. March Madness’ 3 best games of Day 3 1. (4) Nebraska 74, (5) Vanderbilt 72 (South) Nebraska-Vandy wasn’t just the best second round game of Saturday, it was one of the best second round games the tournament has ever …

Kansas vs. St. John’s radio coverage: Station, channel, streaming to listen live to March Madness game originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. College basketball royalty clashes in an NCAA tournament second-round game Sunday as No. 4 seed Kansas faces No. 5 seed St. John’s. Advertisement The Jayhawks (24-10) got …

The NCAA basketball action continues this Sunday with more March Madness. Up next: No. 2 Iowa State vs. No. 7 Kentucky. The second-round game tips off at 2:45 on CBS (and streaming live on Paramount+ Premium). For a list of key dates, teams, and how to watch every March Madness game, we’ve got you covered. Here’s a look at how …

UConn men’s basketball (30-5) is looking to punch its ticket to the East Regionals in Washington D.C. next weekend, as the Huskies are set to take on 7-seed UCLA (24-11) in the Round of 32 on Sunday night at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia. The Bruins finished tied for sixth in the Big Ten regular season standings, making a run …

Nebraska played a game for the ages on Saturday evening, defeating Vanderbilt 76-74 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. With the win, the Huskers advanced to the Sweet 16 for the first time in school history. Pryce Sandfort and Brenden Frager led the Huskers with 15 points each. Rienk Mast contributed 13 points and five rebounds. Sam Hoiberg …

The third day of the Women’s NCAA Tournament gets underway Sunday with matchups across the country. Eight games will be held across eight sites as we get down to the round of 32. The winners of Sunday’s games will advance to the Sweet 16. Odds say we’ll see a repeat Final Four with UConn, UCLA, Texas and South Carolina. There …

SAN DIEGO – The big man of the moment here in Southern California goes by the name of “Zuby,” which is pronounced as “Zoobie” and is the nickname his mom gave him because it was easier to say than his real name – Chukwuebuka Ejiofor. Get ready to hear it a lot on Sunday. Advertisement Zuby Ejiofor, a 6-foot-9 forward, …