College Basketball

St. Peter’s, entering the tournament as a 15-seed, will look to add to their Cinderella story by taking on  #3 Purdue Friday at 7:09 p.m. The Peacocks had participated three previous times in the NCAA Tournament, all having first-round exits. Now having won multiple games they are looking to go …

The Villanova Wildcats defeated the Michigan Wolverines, 63-55, in the Sweet 16 on Thursday, Mar. 24. The game was a rematch of the 2018 National Championship. Led by senior guard Collin Gillespie and Head Coach Jay Wright, Villanova is headed back to the Elite Eight for the first time since …

The Thursday night Sweet 16 matchup between No. 11 seed Michigan versus No. 2 seed Villanova exemplifies March Madness. 41% of brackets picked the 28-7 Wildcats to win this game.  Meanwhile, only 12.8% of brackets picked the Wolverines (19-14) to even make it in the game. Indeed, Wolverines were a …

In a battle between cats, the Houston Cougars and Arizona Wildcats will scratch and claw when they meet Thursday in their Sweet 16 matchup. The Cougars (31-5) come in as the No. 5 seed while the Wildcats (33-3) will look to flex their No. 1 seeding. Tipoff is slated for …

Thursday night, the second-seeded Duke Blue Devils are set to play the third-seeded Texas Tech Red Raiders in a Sweet 16 matchup of the 2022 NCAA men’s basketball tournament. Duke is coming off a nine-point win against seven-seed Michigan St., while Texas Tech is coming off a six-point win over …

First-ranked Gonzaga will face fourth-ranked Arkansas at 6 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams hope to revisit the Elite Eight after coming off narrow wins in the previous round. Return of the Razorbacks Arkansas may be deemed the underdog due to Gonzaga’s dominant season, the Razorbacks didn’t make it this far …

The Golden Era has begun as the Gator nation welcomed Florida men’s basketball head coach Todd Golden Wednesday morning. Gators Men’s Basketball 2021-22 Florida basketball went on a search for its next head coach after the departure of Mike White, as he moved on to fill the head coaching position …

Denzel Aberdeen, a four-star guard out of Orlando, Florida, will stay committed to the Gators, according to his high school head coach Ben Witherspoon. Aberdeen committed to the Gators Sept. 19 and stays with Jalen Reed as the only signings for the Gators 2022 recruiting class. After the signing of …

Montverde Academy senior Malik Reneau announced his decommitment from Florida Tuesday, according to On3 Recruits. Breaking: Malik Reneau, the No. 29 overall prospect in the 2022 class, has decommitted from Florida, he tells @On3Recruits. Story: https://t.co/PRWu7H1nd3 pic.twitter.com/p6vdkvtunH — Joe Tipton (@TiptonEdits) March 22, 2022 Changes in coaching staff Reneau, the …

South Carolina is expected to hire Chattanooga’s Lamont Paris on a five-year deal this week, ESPN’s Pete Thamel and Jeff Borzello report. Some of the candidates for the position included Murray State’s Matt McMahon, Cleveland State’s Dennis Gates, Oklahoma State’s Mike Boynton and Wake Forest assistant coach BJ McKie. The …