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The North Carolina men’s basketball team was dealing with some off-court drama during last week’s ACC Tournament. While the team was at the Barclays Center to play through the conference tournament, someone broke into the Dean E. Smith …
Loyola Chicago’s 98-year-old team chaplain has faith in her team — but not too much faith. Sister Jean Dolores-Schmidt has become something of a viral sensation after the Ramblers upset Miami in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, …
Rhode Island coach Dan Hurley was not going to discuss other jobs in the wake of his team’s NCAA Tournament loss. The Rams lost 87-62 to Duke, ending their season and giving way to a lot of uncertainty about the highly-touted Hurley’s …
Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim is not having the criticism of Virginia’s Tony Bennett. Bennett continued what has become a disappointing tournament record by losing to 16th-seeded UMBC in the first round on Friday night, leading to a heavy barrage …
UMBC star Jairus Lyles’s DMs are not open for business. As the leading name on college basketball’s newest Cinderella, Lyles was subjected to a throng of media asking all sorts of questions on Saturday. Perhaps the most unusual was …
The coaches in Saturday’s Buffalo-Kentucky second round game have sparked a bit of a miniature rivalry. Kentucky coach John Calipari did not take kindly to Buffalo coach Nate Oats’s accusation that he was “whining” about his …
The Virginia Cavaliers proved Friday that nothing can ever be taken for granted in the NCAA Tournament. That is, unless you’re Roy Williams coaching in the first round. The North Carolina coach admitted that watching the Cavaliers fall in the …
Star Purdue center Isaac Haas was ruled out of the NCAA Tournament after fracturing his elbow in Friday’s win, but he’s refusing to accept that diagnosis. According to CBS’s Allie LaForce, Haas practiced Saturday with a brace on his …
UMBC’s upset win over Virginia gave hope to underdogs everywhere, including one who still feels like they didn’t get their fair shot at the would-be champions. UCF, who went undefeated in college football but were left out of the …
UMBC’s win over Virginia was enough to end any chance of anyone putting together a perfect bracket in ESPN’s Tournament Challenge. ESPN said Sunday night that the UMBC upset meant that the first round of the tournament concluded with no …
Tyrann Mathieu had refused to take a pay cut to stay with the Arizona Cardinals, but he was willing to do so to join the Houston Texans. According to Kent Somers of the Arizona Republic, the Cardinals would have been willing to pay Mathieu $8 million …
The New York Jets have made the first major move to shake up the NFL Draft order. The Jets and Indianapolis Colts have agreed to a trade that will see the Jets land the No. 3 overall pick in exchange for the sixth pick and three second-round …
Nevada coach Eric Musselman was understandably pumped up after his team came back from 14 points down to beat the Texas Longhorns in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Musselman was so pumped, in fact, that he let loose several f-bombs in the …
Buffalo Bulls coach Nate Oats clearly thinks his team has a good shot at pulling another upset in the NCAA Tournament. Even though the Bulls are underdogs against the talented and athletic Kentucky Wildcats, Oats thinks the Bulls have one major …
The Baltimore Ravens moved quickly after free agent Ryan Grant failed a physical, bringing in Michael Crabtree instead. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Friday that the Ravens had agreed to terms with Crabtree on a three-year deal. Former Raiders’ …
Jose Altuve will be staying with the Houston Astros for a while. According to reports, the Astros are in agreement on a five-year extension with Altuve that will kick in once his current deal ends after 2019. Altuve snd astros have agreement on five …
