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Alvaro Folgueiras looks like the early star of this year’s March Madness. The Iowa forward Folgueiras was the hero for his team during Sunday’s Round of 32 matchup against Florida. Folgueiras sank the game-winning three-pointer with 3.9 …
The defending champions are officially out of March Madness. No. 1 seed Florida shockingly fell in the Round of 32 on Sunday to No. 9 seed Iowa. The Hawkeyes led for much of the game and raced out to an early 12-point advantage in the first half at …
Rick Pitino has been to the Sweet 16 before, and he sure acted like it on Sunday after St. John’s beat Kansas at the buzzer. St. John’s guard Dylan Darling caught the ball in the backcourt with 3.9 seconds left and got all the way to the …
The Kentucky Wildcats were blown out during Sunday’s NCAA Tournament game against Iowa State, and one remarkable stat summed everything up. The Cyclones beat Kentucky 82-63 at Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Mo. on Sunday. Iowa State outscored …
Maryland women’s basketball coach Brenda Frese garnered attention Saturday for her extremely intense coaching of one of her players. Cameras caught Frese delivering a firm, passionate message to star player Oluchi Okananwa during the …
A brutal photo of Vanderbilt’s buzzer-beater attempt showed just how close the shot came to going in. The image spread around social media Saturday after the Commodores suffered a heartbreaking 74-72 loss to the Nebraska Cornhuskers in the …
Longtime Nebraska basketball radio announcer Kent Pavelka sounded like he was about to have a heart attack on Saturday as his team survived a scare against Vanderbilt. Pavelka, who has been Nebraska’s radio announcer for 41 years, was electric …
John Calipari gave fans a glimpse Saturday of why star athletes love to play for him. The Arkansas head coach had a speech prepared in praise of his star players, Darius Acuff Jr. and Meleek Thomas, after the Razorbacks held on for a 94-88 win over …
Vanderbilt sophomore Tyler Tanner was a friendly bounce away from NCAA Tournament immortality. 5-seed Vanderbilt trailed 4-seed Nebraska 74-72 in the closing seconds of their South Regional matchup at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Okla. With 2.2 …
VCU was definitely relishing in their upset victory over North Carolina in the previous round. The No. 11 seed Rams faced off on Saturday against No. 3 seed Illinois for their South Region Round of 32 game at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, …
Texas head coach Sean Miller was clearly not prepared for a question about a former boy band star during his most recent NCAA Tournament postgame press conference. Miller was riding high when he spoke to reporters Saturday after 11-seed Texas’ …
Mark Few and Gonzaga continue to be the bridesmaids of March Madness. The No. 3 seed Bulldogs suffered another early NCAA Tournament exit on Saturday with a loss in the Round of 32 to the No. 11 seed Texas Longhorns. Gonzaga blew an early eight-point …
The No. 9 seed TCU Horned Frogs were left figuratively bloodied on Saturday by Cameron Boozer and the No. 1 seed Duke Blue Devils. It was a little bit more literal, however, for Horned Frogs star David Punch. During the first half of the contest, …
The Michigan Wolverines became the first team to advance to the Sweet 16 thanks to a dominant performance by Yaxel Lendeborg, and it may have earned him a new nickname. Lendeborg threw down an explosive dunk during the second half of Saturday’s …
The NCAA filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against DraftKings on Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. The complaint targets the sportsbook operator’s use of several NCAA-registered trademarks in …
John Bol was making March Madness headlines on Friday for all the wrong reasons. The UCF center committed an embarrassing blunder during his team’s NCAA Tournament first-round contest against UCLA at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, Pa. …
