College Basketball

With the end of March it means the end of the madness…almost. The NCAA Women’s Tournament comes to an end Tuesday night as powerhouse UCONN takes on underdog Syracuse. Both teams come into this championship game after dominating in every game thus far; the lowest margin of victory for either …

The National Championship game is set. No. 1 seed North Carolina will take on No. 2 seed Villanova. The Tar Heels will be playing in their 10th national championship and first since winning it in 2009 while the Wildcats will be playing in their third national championship and first since winning it in …

April just began but the craziness of March Madness continues for just a little bit longer this weekend with the NCAA Final Four match-ups of Villanova taking on. Oklahoma and Syracuse battling North Carolina. This has been a surprising tournament for a lot of fans, with the No. 10 seed out …

In a year full of parity in Division I men’s college basketball, the same could also be said about the women’s side. A No. 2, No. 4 seed, and a No. 7 seed dot the Final Four in Indianapolis. The fourth team? Who else but undefeated UConn. The Huskies (36-0) have …

Four Teams.   Three Games.  One Goal.  One City. One Champion. This year it features the legacy of UConn Huskies, a Beaver squad of Oregon State, the Orange Surge of Syracuse, and the Cinderella Huskies of Washington. The Final Four begins April 3, and the National Championship game will be April 5. …

The arena that served as a stage to two consecutive men’s basketball national championships, (’06, ’07) and three consecutive gymnastics national championships (’13, ’14, ’15) won’t house a show again until December 2016. Demolition and renovation of the 36 year-old O’Connell Center is finally underway. The $64.5 million project is …

The Eastern Regional finals wrapped up Sunday night with No. 1 North Carolina defeating No. 6 Notre Dame with the Tar Heels defeating the Fighting Irish 88-74. Notre Dame made Carolina work for this historic win. The Irish led the Tar Heels for the beginning of the first half, but it wasn’t until there was …

For the fifth time in school history and the first time since 2002, the Oklahoma Sooners are in the Final Four. The Sooners defeated the Oregon Ducks 80-68 to win the West Region. Buddy Hield was sensational as he scored 37 points on 65 percent shooting while making eight three-pointers. He has …

No. 10 seed Syracuse rallied from a 16 point deficit to upset No. 1 seed Virginia last night and become the first ever No. 10 seed to make it to the Final Four. The Orange are just the fourth double-digit seed and the lowest seed to make it since No. 11 VCU  in 2011. Cuse has now …

No 2-seeded Villanova came into the Elite Eight match-up against top seeded Kansas as the underdog, but that mattered little as the Wildcats were the ones cutting down the nets once the final whistle had been blown. Kris Jenkins, Josh Hart, and Ryan Arcidiacono all scored 13 points in a well-balanced …