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Watch: Charles Barkley goes through all the emotions during Auburn’s tight win

Charles Barkley went through all the emotions during Auburn’s close win over New Mexico State during the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday. Auburn blew a big lead late in the second half of their game, which led the Aggies to make …

Watch: Naz Reid throws down huge tomahawk dunk against Yale

One of the first games of the NCAA Tournament featured a player we could be hearing a lot about in the coming weeks and beyond, and that is LSU’s Naz Reid. Reid has quickly emerged as one of the best talents and NBA prospects in the country. …

LSU’s Naz Reid has funny comment about facing Yale

Yale faced an incredibly tough task in the first round of the NCAA Tournament with a matchup against LSU, but one of the Tigers’ best players had a great reason for thinking his opponent would be prepared. Prior to facing Yale, LSU freshman Naz …

John Calipari

John Calipari seemingly responds to report linking him to UCLA

John Calipari took to social media to seemingly respond to a report linking him with the UCLA head coaching job. A report surfaced on Wednesday that Calipari was showing interest in coaching the UCLA Bruins. Later that day, the Kentucky Wildcats …

Jim Boeheim

Syracuse G Frank Howard suspended indefinitely

On the eve of the NCAA Tournament, the Syracuse Orange took a significant blow with the loss of a key player. The school announced Wednesday that guard Frank Howard has been suspended indefinitely for an unspecified violation of athletic department …

Abilene Christian coach will make NCAA Tournament debut with torn pants

Some of the small conference teams that come to the NCAA Tournament bring amazing and hilarious stories with them. Abilene Christian coach Joe Golding certainly has the latter. Golding ripped his pants celebrating after Abilene Christian clinched …

Richard Pitino

Richard Pitino downplays distraction of facing Louisville

A lot of people couldn’t help but laugh when the selection committee paired Richard Pitino’s Minnesota Golden Gophers with the Louisville Cardinals, the team that fired his father Rick over a recruiting scandal, in the first round of the …

10 March Madness players who can carry their team to a championship

An NCAA Tournament winner oftentimes gets to the promised land because one star player takes over their March run. Sometimes it’s an unlikely candidate — we see you, Donte DiVincenzo — but usually it’s a star player carrying …

Shaka Smart

Shaka Smart acknowledges he is on hot seat at Texas

It has been nearly four years since Texas hired Shaka Smart in hopes of returning the program to the level of success it enjoyed early in the Rick Barnes era, but that simply has not happened. With the Longhorns having missed the NCAA Tournament for …

Biggest storylines entering the NCAA Tournament

During college basketball’s biggest week, sometimes I worry that I’m going out of my mind. The excitement builds and builds to a point where I put any kid on Christmas morning to shame. Just looking at an unfilled, untouched bracket makes my ears …

Six coaches you can bank on in March Madness

There is no such thing as a sure thing in March Madness. If you ever thought there was, UMBC offered you a blunt reminder of the reality of the situation last year. Even the best coaches can be slipped up against the odds — it wasn’t that …

Twitter reacts after ESPN accidentally leaks women’s bracket hours early

ESPN made a massive blunder on Monday, revealing the brackets for the NCAA women’s tournament bracket hours early thanks to an apparent on-air mistake. During a re-air of ESPN’s “Bracketology” special with analysis of the …

Archie Miller honored to have top seed in NIT

Indiana was considered by some to be a snub for the NCAA Tournament, but Archie Miller is not thinking about that. Miller’s Hoosiers received a No. 1 seed in the NIT, which has him feeling proud and sharing a positive message with his team. …

NC State AD makes strong case for Wolfpack as huge snub

NC State was among the biggest snubs in this year’s NCAA Tournament and was left “disappointed” with the selection committee. Wolfpack athletic director Debbie Yow sent a statement defending the basketball team’s credentials. …

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NC State AD brought the evidence in complaint about tourney snub

There’s general agreement among most experts that the NCAA’s selection committee more or less got the 68-team field right this year, but don’t tell that to the NC State Wolfpack. The Wolfpack were one of the last teams out of the …

Dana Altman

Eight potential March Madness first round upsets

Everybody loves to be the one to call that big first round upset in March Madness. It may not win you the bracket pool, but it can certainly give you bragging rights and make you look very smart for spotting a lesser-known team that shocked the …

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