Houston and Florida play for title and put a different spin on the underdog role to wrap the NCAA Tournament
Houston coach Kelvin Sampson’s squad of defenders and deniers face Florida for the national title Monday night.
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Houston rallies late to stun Duke and will face Florida in the NCAA championship game
Houston rallied from a 14-point deficit and erased Duke’s title hopes Saturday in a 70-67 stunner at the Final Four. The Cougars will play Florida on Monday night for the...
Once pariahs, now winners: Final Four coaches Bruce Pearl and Kelvin Sampson a reflection of a changing game
A decade ago, Bruce Pearl of Auburn and Kelvin Sampson of Houston were emerging from exile. This week, they’re both coaching at the Final Four.
Final Four: Who are the best players to watch in a showdown between all the No. 1 seeds?
Fittingly for an NCAA Tournament in which big schools from big conferences took a record numbers of spots, the Final Four will be four No. 1s to play for the...
Duke uses a smothering defense to earn a spot in its 18th Final Four with an 85-65 win over Alabama
Duke advanced to the program’s 18th Final Four with an 85-65 victory over Alabama on Saturday night in the NCAA Tournament’s East Region final.
Wisconsin loses to BYU 91-89 despite John Tonje’s 37 points, ending the Big Ten’s perfect NCAA Tournament start
BYU withstood a ferocious charge from Wisconsin’s John Tonje to hold off the Badgers for a 91-89 victory Saturday that sends the program to the Sweet 16 for the first...
NCAA Tournament breakdown: Why North Carolina made the men’s field — and how will the SEC’s 14 teams fare?
Auburn beat out Duke to receive top billing in the NCAA men's tournament despite those three losses over the past two weeks, and despite also dropping a game to the...
Attorneys in college sports lawsuit point to ‘intergalactic paradigm shift’ for NCAA
Illinois athletic director Josh Whitman, who is chair of the NCAA Division I Council, testified at Tuesday’s U.S. House committee hearing on NIL.
Mabel Landry Staton, Chicago native who was US team’s only female long jumper at the 1952 Olympics, dies at 92
Mabel Landry Staton, the Black track and field standout who was the only U.S. woman to compete in the long jump at the 1952 Olympics, died Thursday. The Chicago native...
SafeSport Center adds morals clause, strengthens vetting after ex-investigator’s arrests
The U.S. Center for SafeSport will add a morals clause to its code of conduct in the wake of the arrest of a former investigator who was charged with rape...