College Basketball

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 …

NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen play continues tonight as the East and the Midwest wrap up their regional semi-finals. Tonight No. 4 Iowa State and No. 1 Virginia face off at the United Center in Chicago for a spot in the Elite Eight. With the Cavaliers (23-11) as the favorites to …

Two programs ripe with tradition and NCAA tournament experience, Syracuse and Gonzaga, were both very close to not even making the big dance this season. The Bulldogs needed a WCC tournament championship against rival Saint Mary’s to clinch an automatic bid, while the Orange somehow squeezed into the field despite dropping …

The action of the NCAA Sweet Sixteen continues with a high intensity face-off between No. 1 seed North Carolina (30-6) and No. 5 seed Indiana (27-7) tonight in Philadelphia. This will be North Carolina’s 27th official Sweet Sixteen appearance. The Tar Heels are coming off an exciting win against the No. 9 seed Providence …

Two different playing styles will clash tonight as No. 7 seed Wisconsin (20-12) takes on No. 6 seed Notre Dame (21-11) in an East Regional battle. Wisconsin is a team that loves to slow the game down and dictate their own pace. Meanwhile, Notre Dame plays fast and scores a lot …

The Florida Gators men’s basketball season has come to an end after a five-point loss in Washington, D.C. to the George Wasington Colonials in the quarterfinals of the NIT. While many Gator fans have come to expect Final Four births and national championships, the start of the Mike White era …

On March 20, Texas A&M staged one of the most improbable comebacks in college basketball history. The Aggies found themselves down by 12 points with 35 seconds left against No. 11 seed Northern Iowa. The odds of TAMU winning were 1 in 3,000. They got the “1”. After tying the …