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Iowa-Illinois horn delay

Illinois-Iowa Elite 8 game interrupted by horn malfunction

Saturday’s Elite Eight game between the Iowa Hawkeyes and Illinois Fighting Illini was delayed for 11 minutes by an unusual situation. Teams had to pause playing with 7:43 to go in the first half because the horn at Toyota Center in Houston, …

Geno Auriemma on the sidelines

Geno Auriemma went on epic rant about NCAA Tournament scheduling

UConn head coach Geno Auriemma blasted the NCAA for its handling of the logistics of the NCAA Tournament. In his three-minute diatribe, Auriemma blamed the NCAA for the tournament’s recent poor shooting, arguing that the new rims and …

Nate Oats at a press conference

Nate Oats had a lame excuse for Alabama’s loss

Alabama head coach Nate Oats offered up a rather lame excuse for the Crimson Tide’s loss to Michigan in the Sweet 16. Oats bemoaned the fact that his team got outrebounded 46-32 by Michigan in Friday’s 90-77 loss at United Center in …

Kim Mulkey at a press conference

LSU’s Kim Mulkey shuts down retirement rumors: ‘Flat-out lie’

LSU women’s basketball coach Kim Mulkey firmly dismissed speculation about her retirement following the Tigers’ 87-85 Sweet 16 loss to Duke on a buzzer-beating three-pointer by Ashlon Jackson. “I’m not retiring,” Mulkey …

Tom Izzo at a press conference

Tom Izzo fires strong message about his retirement after losing to UConn

Tom Izzo is not ready to put away his clipboard just yet. The Michigan State head coach had the spotlight on him after his Spartans fell short in the Sweet 16 against UConn at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. Izzo candidly addressed questions …

The Alabama Crimson Tide logo

Alabama senior had heartbreaking gesture after losing to Michigan

Houston Mallette was not emotionally ready on Friday to see his Alabama career officially come to an end. A second-half collapse doomed 4-seed Alabama against 1-seed Michigan in their Sweet 16 showdown at the United Center in Chicago, Ill. The …

St. John's Dylan Darling taking a shot against Duke

Dylan Darling gets roasted for horrid game-tying shot attempt vs. Duke

The pixie dust wore off on Dylan Darling in the final seconds of St. John’s Sweet 16 game Friday against Duke. The Red Storm trailed the Blue Devils 78-75 with under 10 seconds left at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. Darling had the ball …

Nate Oats at a press conference

North Carolina set to miss out on 1 potential coach target

The North Carolina Tar Heels can apparently cross one name off their list of potential head coaches. Alabama athletic director Greg Byrne said Friday that the Crimson Tide are “working on” a new contract for current coach Nate Oats. Byrne …

Jalen Rose smiling

Video: Jalen Rose had a vulgar slip-up while talking about Peja Stojakovic’s son

Jalen Rose forgot to turn on his internal bleep button during Thursday’s broadcast of the Sweet 16 game between the No. 3 seed Illinois Fighting Illini and the No. 2 seed Houston Cougars. As a video of Illinois junior Andrej Stojakovic played …

Tom Izzo at a press conference

Tom Izzo defiantly defends coaching style: ‘Don’t give a damn’

Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament for the 17th time in his career, extending the Spartans’ streak of 27 consecutive tournament appearances. With two more victories standing between his program …

Carmelo Anthony looking on

Carmelo Anthony addresses his son’s future after Syracuse’s Gerry McNamara hire

Gerry McNamara has returned to his college basketball roots, and Carmelo Anthony is all for it. McNamara has been named by the Syracuse Orange as the program’s new head coach after firing Adrian Autry, who lasted just three seasons on the job. …

Fred Hoiberg walking on the court

Nebraska coach shoulders blame for shocking late-game blunder

In the NCAA Tournament South Region Sweet 16 on Thursday, the fourth-seeded Nebraska Cornhuskers fell to the ninth-seeded Iowa Hawkeyes, 77-71, in Houston. Nebraska held the lead for much of the contest but saw Iowa seize momentum late. Bennett …

Trey Kaufman-Renn going for a rebound

Purdue’s Trey Kaufman-Renn appears to get away with violation on game-winner vs. Texas

Trey Kaufman-Renn won the game on Thursday for Purdue … but not without some controversy. Kaufman-Renn was the hero during Purdue’s win over Texas on Thursday in the Sweet 16. With the score tied 77-77 at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., …

TJ Otzelberger coaching Iowa State

Notable update emerges on the TJ Otzelberger North Carolina rumors

Iowa State head coach TJ Otzelberger doesn’t seem to be leaving Ames, Iowa, anytime soon. While Otzelberger’s name was one of several prominent coaches tied to the newly-opened North Carolina job, Jeff Goodman of The Field of 68 said on …

Nate Oats at a press conference

Alabama’s Nate Oats responds to North Carolina rumors

Nate Oats and No. 4 seed Alabama are set to face No. 1 seed Michigan in the Sweet 16 on Friday at the United Center in Chicago, Ill. At the same time, Oats’ name has been linked to the North Carolina opening after the program moved on from …

Will Wade at LSU

Will Wade sends farewell message to NC State after his return to LSU

It’s official: North Carolina State coach Will Wade is leaving after one season and going back to LSU. Wade will become the new men’s basketball head coach for the Tigers after spending just one season with the NC State Wolfpack. The news …

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