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Barry Brown Jr wins game for Kansas State with tie-breaking layup

Barry Brown Jr helped lead Kansas State to an upset win over Kentucky in the Sweet 16 on Thursday night with a tie-breaking layup. Brown drove straight to the rack and maneuvered his way to a layup off the glass with 18 seconds left in the game: …

Sister Jean pleased Loyola Chicago busted her bracket

Sister Jean is quite happy that her own school — Loyola Chicago — busted her bracket. Sister Jean, the 98-year-old team chaplain for Loyola Chicago, picked her Ramblers to reach the Sweet 16 in her March Madness brackets. While she …

Eric Musselman

Eric Musselman goofs with strategy to end game

Eric Musselman received all kinds of praise for leading Nevada to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament, but he sure screwed up at the end of Thursday’s game against Loyola Chicago. Nevada’s Cody Martin made two free throws with 36.1 …

Sister Jean leads Loyola Chicago in prayer ahead of Sweet 16

Sister Jean has become one of the most popular figures during this year’s NCAA Tournament. The team chaplain for Loyola Chicago, Sister Jean was in Atlanta for her school’s Sweet 16 game against Nevada on Thursday. Here she is in action …

Isaac Haas shows off elbow brace designed by Purdue’s engineering students

The fruits of Purdue’s engineering department are finally being revealed. Speaking with the media on Thursday ahead of Purdue’s Sweet Sixteen game against Texas Tech on Friday, injured big man Isaac Haas showed off the new elbow brace …

Dan Hurley

Report: Dan Hurley takes less money to become UConn coach

Dan Hurley has reportedly reached an agreement to become the next men’s head basketball coach at UConn. According to ESPN’s Jeff Goodman, Hurley is signing a six-year deal with UConn. He turned down more money from Pitt. BREAKING: Dan …

Washington congressman lays claim to Mike Hopkins amid Pitt rumors

The University of Pittsburgh’s possible pursuit of Washington head coach Mike Hopkins is being hindered by a bit of government intervention. Jeff Goodman of ESPN reported on Wednesday that Hopkins’ name is gaining some steam in connection …

Moritz Wagner

Most important match-ups in the Sweet 16

The Sweet Sixteen is so perfectly timed in the college basketball world. We spent last weekend ingesting unhealthy amounts of hoops at all hours of the day, cutting back on sleep, healthy habits, and appropriate levels of emotion. We all need the …

Michigan logo

Michigan has interesting strategy to try to keep Moritz Wagner out of foul trouble

Foul trouble has somewhat limited the effectiveness of Michigan big man Moritz Wagner so far in this year’s tournament, but the team may have figured out a fix just in time for the Sweet Sixteen. On Wednesday, Wolverines head coach John Beilein …

John Calipari

John Calipari urges Kentucky players to ignore Final Four path chatter

The Kentucky Wildcats are suddenly the highest remaining seed in the NCAA Tournament’s South regional, with the top four seeds in the region falling to early upsets. That means the young Wildcats may have a surprise Final Four bid in their …

Sean Miller

Sean Miller says he is not a candidate for Pitt head coaching job

The University of Pittsburgh may have interest in Sean Miller becoming the school’s next men’s basketball coach, but apparently that interest is not mutual. On Wednesday, Miller released a statement saying he is not a candidate for the …

Sean Miller

Report: Sean Miller interested in Pitt job, has discussed it with AD

With reports swirling that Dan Hurley could either take the UConn job or remain at Rhode Island for at least another season, officials at Pittsburgh could have their eyes on a much bigger name to fill their head coaching vacancy. Craig Meyer of the …

Penny Hardaway

Penny Hardaway wants to take on toughest competition at Memphis

Penny Hardaway is looking to return the Memphis basketball program to its days as a perennial NCAA Tournament presence, and one of the ways he hopes to do that is by taking on some of the best teams in the nation. Hardaway, who agreed to replace …

Northwestern fan

CBS producer defends showing crying kids at end of tournament games

CBS is standing by one of March Madness’ most divisive quasi-traditions. In an interview with Andrew Marchand of the New York Post that ran on Tuesday, CBS executive producer Harold Bryant defended the network’s practice of showing crying …

KJ Maura

UMBC selling perfect T-shirt after historic upset over Virginia

UMBC will forever be the team that is remembered for pulling off the greatest upset in NCAA Tournament history, and who can blame the school for doing everything it can to profit off of the improbable victory? On Tuesday, the UMBC bookstore unveiled …

Trae Young

NBA scout compares Trae Young to Jimmer Fredette

Oklahoma guard Trae Young has already drawn widespread comparisons to Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry for his sweet shooting and overall offensive versatility. But one NBA scout believes that Young could go in the other direction just as …

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