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UMBC got a special delivery ahead of their second-round NCAA Tournament game on Sunday night. The Retrievers, who pulled a historic upset over top-seeded Virginia on Friday night, are sponsored by Under Armour for their apparel. Steph Curry is Under …
Jim Boeheim was not about to let his Syracuse Orange end up on “One Shining Moment” for allowing the latest March Madness buzzer-beater. Michigan State went completely cold at the end of Sunday’s NCAA Tournament second-round game …
Butler suffered a heartbreaking loss to Purdue in the Round of 32 on Sunday, which makes a gesture that Bulldogs leading scorer Kelan Martin made after the game even cooler. Purdue shouted out the senior forward on Twitter for coming aboard their bus …
The Michigan State Spartans spent the first half of their second round game being tormented by Syracuse’s 2-3 zone, but a bit of good fortune ensured they went into the locker room with the lead. The Spartans were shooting under 30 percent for …
One of the major subplots of Purdue’s win over Butler was freshman big man Matt Haarms’ ongoing battle with his hair. Many took notice of the fact that Haarms was fiddling with his hair after nearly every possession to the point that he …
The injury to Purdue center Isaac Haas meant that freshman Matt Haarms had an expanded role on Sunday, and that helped make a viral star out of his hair. Haarms’s well-coiffed head of hair required frequent care and adjustment during the game …
As much as Purdue center Isaac Haas wanted to find a way to play through his elbow fracture, it sounds like it won’t happen for many reasons. Perhaps the largest is that the NCAA would have to approve any brace he would wear during a game, and …
The first round of the NCAA Tournament collects tons of attention and praise as one of the premier events in sports. The second round is relatively underappreciated by comparison, though based on what happened Saturday, that may change. Between the …
Few images can capture the essence of March Madness better than this one. Michigan defeated Houston 64-63 on Saturday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on a heave by Jordan Poole at the buzzer. It was the kind of deep buzzer-beater that will …
March Madness may have started slowly this year, but it’s certainly earning its name now. Michigan knocked out Houston with a deep buzzer-beater by Jordan Poole to beat the Cougars 64-63 on Saturday. Houston appeared to have the game in hand, …
The man buns run in the Gray family. Rob Gray, who is Houston’s star player, has made a name for himself in the NCAA Tournament thanks not only to his play, but also his style. The guard has a man bun that has been the talk of the tournament. …
There were some who were much happier about Kansas’ win over Seton Hall in the second round of the NCAA Tournament Saturday than others. Kansas beat Seton Hall 83-79 to advance to the Sweet 16. They had the game in hand in the final seconds, …
Sister Jean will have a lot of questions to answer in the Loyola Chicago locker room. Sister Jean is the 98-year-old team chaplain for Loyola Chicago who has accompanied the team to the NCAA Tournament. She showed a lot of faith in her Ramblers by …
Clayton Custer sent Loyola Chicago to the Sweet 16 by hitting a game-winning shot in the final seconds of the team’s second-round game against Tennessee on Saturday. The Ramblers were down 62-61 after the Vols made a free throw with 21 seconds …
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, …
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 …
