Tag: NCAA Tournament

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Your bracket is shot. We know it. Ours is, too. A year after the NCAA Tournament was canceled, the madness returned with an opening weekend full of upsets. No. 1 seed Illinois,…

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Reigning women’s national champion Baylor is going to its 12th consecutive NCAA Sweet 16, and the Lady Bears were quite defensive getting there. Moon Ursin and DiJonai Carrington both had 21…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Southern California coach Andy Enfield is taking another program to the Sweet 16. The only surprise about this one? How handily his Trojans took apart No. 3 seed Kansas. Isaiah Mobley hit…

Considering how everything else has gone this past year, March was bound to be mad. So far, it hasn’t disappointed. The last perfect NCAA Tournament bracket was busted before the first round was over. The…

In any other college basketball season, four upsets in the eight second-round games played at the NCAA Tournament would be a sign that something big is brewing.  Were those the opening shots in the long-rumored…

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Drake’s small, energetic contingent of fans sounded like it had waited forever to let loose. The several hundred blue-clad supporters who got to see the Bulldogs in person on Thursday…

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — UCLA showed plenty of fight in its overtime win over Michigan State in a First Four game in the NCAA Tournament. The Spartans showed some fight, too — among themselves.…

Two years ago, before the start of the last NCAA Tournament, we presented a system that could help narrow down the bracket, using advanced stats from recent seasons. It worked — barely. Virginia, one of…

The NCAA basketball tournament starts Thursday in Indianapolis with No. 11 seed Drake (25-4) vs. No. 11 seed Wichita State (16-5). Showtime is 4:27 p.m. Channel: TBS. BOTTOM LINE: Drake and Wichita State are set…

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — This has already been the most turbulent college basketball season in history. There’s a genuine fear that COVID-19 will give new meaning to March Madness if, at any point, it forces a…