College Basketball

The first tickets for the 2023 Final Four will be punched on Saturday as the Elite Eight portion of the NCAA Tournament commences. Following the opener of the evening that will see Kansas State take on FAU in the East Regional final, the attention will turn to the final in the West Region featuring two of the biggest brands remaining …

ncaa nil KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Miami coach Jim Larrañaga wants to know how much money athletes at other schools are making through name, image and likeness deals. It’s only fair, he said, since no school has had the values of its athletes’ deals publicized more than Miami. “I think everybody should be transparent,” he said at a news conference …

USATSI The crescendo of March Madness will reach deafening levels on Sunday as the final slate of this year’s Elite Eight begins in earnest with the South Regional final between No. 5 seed San Diego State and No. 6 seed Creighton. Just how wild has this NCAA Tournament been? We’re guaranteed a first-time Final Four participant regardless of this matchup’s …

When the NCAA tournament started, there were no strong favorites. Everyone knew it could be a wide-open March Madness. But no No. 1 seeds in the Elite Eight? Losses by Alabama and Houston on Friday knocked out the remaining two No. 1 seeds. This is the first time since the NCAA tournament expanded in 1985 that no No. 1 seed …

Getty Images March Madness is always unpredictable, but that is especially the case this year if the CBS Sports brackets are any indication. With the Elite Eight matchups now set, every CBS Sports men’s bracket has been busted, but the chaos of this tournament goes well beyond nixing perfect brackets after the first weekend. Of the eight teams remaining in …

Rapper Lil Wayne shouted out Miami’s Cavinder sisters and LSU’s Angel Reese after their respective Sweet 16 wins. With both teams facing each other in the Elite 8, Miami and LSU players and LSU coach Kim Mulkey weigh in on who he’ll ultimately root for. Video Transcript [AUDIO LOGO] – Yesterday, you guys got a FaceTime call from Lil Wayne. …

Getty Images The first tickets for the 2023 Final Four will be punched on Saturday as the Elite Eight portion of the NCAA Tournament commences. Following the opener of the evening that will see Kansas State take on FAU in the East Regional final, the attention will turn to the final in the West Region featuring two of the biggest …

The first game in the Elite Eight in the 2023 NCAA Tournament looks to be a good one as No. 3 seed Kansas State and No. 9 seed Florida Atlantic meet inside Madison Square Garden in the East Regional final with a berth to the Final Four on the line. Regardless of outcome, we’re guaranteed a first-time ticket-puncher to the …

March Madness, indeed! The men’s NCAA Tournament has included all the mayhem expected during this time of year – with bracket-busting commonplace. “The No. 1 overall seed doesn’t guarantee you’re going to win,” Alabama coach Nate Oats said on the TBS broadcast after his team was upset. After Friday’s action, the Elite Eight is officially set, and it won’t feature …

Markquis Nowell’s record-breaking performance led Kansas State to a dramatic win in the Sweet 16. What does he have for an encore? (Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports) It’s safe to say this is a regional final almost no one expected to see. Third-seeded Kansas State meets No. 9 seed Florida Atlantic in the East regional final at Madison Square Garden on …

We’ve been treated to a historic NCAA Tournament thus far. For the first time in history, there will not be a No. 1 seed participating in the Elite Eight. No. 1 Purdue was upset in the first round, No. 1 Kansas was defeated in the Round of 32, and No. 1 seeds Houston and Alabama suffered losses in the Sweet …

No. 1 seed Alabama is done. San Diego State’s defense swarmed the Crimson Tide on Friday while an offensive outburst from senior guard Darrion Trammell sealed the deal as the Aztecs upended the Crimson Tide, 71-64, in the Sweet 16 round of the men’s NCAA tournament. The Aztecs’ win eliminates the tournament’s No. 1 overall seed and likely ends the …

The UNC basketball program has seen its fair share of players enter the transfer portal here in the past two weeks and on Saturday, they added another name to that list. Redshirt freshman Will Shaver is reportedly entering the transfer portal, becoming the fifth player on UNC’s roster to do so. The report comes from Verbal Commits, as Shaver joins …

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Elite Eight won’t feature any No. 1 seeds for the first time in NCAA men’s tournament history. Nijel Pack’s hot shooting propelled No. 5 Miami to an 89-75 win over No. 1 Houston in the Midwest region on Friday night. Miami’s win came less than an hour after No. 1 Alabama lost to No. 5 …

When the NCAA tournament started, there were no strong favorites. Everyone knew it could be a wide-open March Madness. But no No. 1 seeds in the Elite Eight? Losses by Alabama and Houston on Friday knocked out the remaining two No. 1 seeds. This is the first time since the NCAA tournament expanded in 1985 that no No. 1 seed …

Arkansas’ weird, wild season is over. In some ways, it went about how it was expected. In others, not even close. Injuries changed the the teams’ fortunes from basically the word go. Nick Smith Jr., the nation’s top recruit, played in just 17 games and never really hit his stride. Trevon Brazile didn’t make it double-digits as a torn ACL …

Half of the Elite Eight is set after a series of regional semifinals highlighted by perhaps the best game of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. That would be No. 3 Kansas State’s 98-93 overtime win against Michigan State that included a historic performance by senior point guard Markquis Nowell, who dished out a tournament-record 19 assists. Also on Thursday, No. 4 …

Can underdogs get two more wins in Friday night’s men’s Sweet 16 action? Underdogs went 2-2 straight up on Thursday night as Kansas State and Florida Atlantic advanced to the Elite Eight. Gonzaga and UConn were favored before tipoff in their wins. Friday, the lines aren’t nearly as close as they were the day before at BetMGM. Both Gonzaga and …

LAS VEGAS — Julian Strawther asked his coach a question, and in the heat of a tense, win-or-go-home NCAA tournament moment, Mark Few didn’t want to hear it. “Can I shoot it if I’m open?” Strawther said as Few drew up a play designed to get him going downhill toward the rim. Few’s response was too profane for either of …

The best game of the NCAA tournament likely happened on Thursday night. But which one? Kansas State beating Michigan State and Gonzaga’s dramatic win over UCLA were both classics. It will be hard for any of the games on Friday to top those, but the NCAA tournament is usually pretty good at supplying memorable moments. Here are the picks for …

An Elite Eight matchup in the Midwest Region of the 2023 NCAA Tournament features the No. 2 seed Texas Longhorns and the No. 5 seed Miami (Fla.) Hurricanes clashing on Sunday afternoon. The Hurricanes knocked off the No. 1 seed Houston Cougars 89-75 on Friday. Meanwhile, the Longhorns topped the No. 3 seed Xavier Musketeers 83-71 later that evening. Miami …

San Diego State men’s basketball has an exquisite sense of timing. With the school being considered as a possible new member of the Pac-12, the Aztecs made a huge splash at the NCAA Tournament on Friday night, knocking out the top-seeded Alabama Crimson Tide. Roll Tide Wire has more on the story: “Alabama men’s basketball fell to San Diego State …

As the nation’s best teams try to survive and advance in the 2023 NCAA men’s basketball tournament, some players are still adjusting to the new basketball—Wilson Sporting Goods’ Evo NXT—that the NCAA rolled out for championship play last season. The switch previously met with criticism, and the transition continues to be far from smooth, according to certain players and coaches. …

Just eight teams remain in the hunt for a national title heading into Saturday. For the first time in the history of the NCAA Tournament, zero No. 1 seeds have advanced past the Sweet 16. Top-seeded Alabama fell to San Diego State 71-64 in the upset of the weekend. The Aztecs held Alabama star Brandon Miller to just nine points …

Getty Images As the second weekend of the 2023 NCAA Tournament winds down, we inch closer and closer to crowning a new champion in college basketball. With the final slate of Elite Eight games set, only two teams from the two games played on Saturday and Sunday will survive and advance to the final weekend of March Madness. To watch …