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Coming off upset wins over BYU and Gonzaga, Texas looks to keep the train rolling in its Sweet Sixteen matchup against Purdue. The Longhorns are the only remaining double-digit seed through two eventful rounds of March Madness as they look to knock off the Big Ten Tournament champions. After upsetting Michigan in the Big Ten […]

After each winning their first two March Madness games by 20 points or more, Michigan and Alabama meet in the Sweet Sixteen. The top-seeded Wolverines enter the game off a 95-72 win over Saint Louis, which followed a 101-80 nod over Howard in the Round of 64. After going over a month without a 20-point […]

For most of the 2025-2026 college basketball season, Michigan has looked unstoppable. However, following a late-season injury to point guard L.J. Cason, the Wolverines need to lean on what has worked between forward Yaxel Lendeborg and center Aday Mara if they are going to reach the 2026 March Madness Final Four. Despite only averaging 8.4 […]

The Cleveland Browns enter the 2026 NFL Draft with a top-10 pick for the second consecutive season after going just 5-12 in 2025. After reloading in the offseason and replacing Kevin Stefanski with Todd Monken, Cleveland enters yet another new era. The Monken era began in free agency, where the Browns overhauled their blocking unit […]

UConn head basketball coach Dan Hurley knows his approach is unconventional and has no intention of changing it. The 53-year-old admitted he feels a responsibility to keep the old-school approach alive, specifically shouting out Tom Izzo ahead of their March Madness matchup. Hurley said he feels that coaches like Izzo and himself reverse the effects […]

As long as Rick Pitino continues to coach college basketball, it will be at St. John’s and not North Carolina. The 73-year-old Pitino is in his third season with the Red Storm and is committed to sticking with them for the remainder of his career. The legendary coach’s name came up as a potential replacement […]

Despite the sour way he parted with the Miami Dolphins, Tua Tagovailoa knows he still has the talent to start in the NFL. The Hawaiian southpaw believes he is given a fresh start with the Atlanta Falcons, where he is looking forward to competing with Michael Penix Jr. for the starting quarterback job in 2026. […]

The 2026 March Madness tournament has already produced some of its all-time best viewership numbers. The event’s first six days have led to record-setting numbers on TNT and CBS Sports broadcasts. The 2026 NCAA Tournament averages 10.1 million viewers through the first two rounds, the most of all-time, March Madness announced on social media. The […]

Despite rumors of a potential retirement, 41-year-old Joe Flacco is returning to the Cincinnati Bengals in 2026. While many expected the veteran quarterback to hang it up, he actually chose the Bengals over reported interest from rival teams, including the Las Vegas Raiders. The Raiders, who are expected to make Fernando Mendoza the No. 1 […]

Texas head coach Sean Miller knows that by preparing for Purdue in the NCAA Tournament, he is really preparing to face the best version of Braden Smith. Miller had nothing but praise for Smith, who just broke the NCAA all-time assists record in Purdue’s first-round win over Queens. Texas’ head coach praised Smith’s ability to […]

Three seasons at Oregon are enough for Jackson Shelstad, who will be entering the 2026 college basketball transfer portal once it officially opens in April. Shelstad, a former top-50 recruit, led Oregon to two NCAA Tournament seasons in his first two years with the team. However, a myriad of injuries limited him to just 12 […]

After a chaotic free agency period, the Minnesota Vikings turn their focus to the 2026 NFL Draft, where they will begin the night with nine picks to work with. Minnesota remains without a general manager since firing Kwesi Adofo-Mensah in January, and vice president of football operations Rob Brzezinski is set to lead the charge […]

The New York Giants committed to a full rebuild when they replaced Brian Daboll with John Harbaugh and followed through during the 2026 free agency period. After kicking off the month by landing athletic tight end Isaiah Likely, the team also added veterans Tremaine Edmunds and Greg Newsome II to its overhaul, among others. The […]

For the 32nd consecutive season, sans the 2020 COVID-19 year, UConn is headed back to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA women’s basketball Tournament with a dominant 98-45 win over Syracuse. The game meant everything to Azzi Fudd, who might have just cemented herself as the No. 1 prospect of the 2026 WNBA Draft with […]

Darius Acuff Jr.’s clutch performance in Arkansas’ Round of 32 win over High Point is only the latest piece of evidence furthering his case as the best guard in college basketball. The freshman now has two dominant performances in as many March Madness appearances to bolster his legacy and NBA Draft stock. While Acuff’s performance […]

John Calipari believes any college basketball fan who watched Arkansas take down High Point in March Madness now knows exactly who Darius Acuff Jr. is. While most fans are already familiar with Acuff’s game, the March Madness spotlight brings additional eyes to the sport. When asked how Arkansas pulled off the win at the end, […]

With its win over Gonzaga in the Round of 32, Texas is the first double-digit-seeded team to reach the 2026 March Madness Sweet Sixteen. Bulldogs coach Mark Few knows his team got upset, but does not want fans to label the Longhorns the annual “Cinderella” team. After the game, Few expressed frustration with college basketball […]

For the second consecutive season, Arkansas has reached the March Madness Sweet Sixteen under John Calipari with a back-and-forth win over High Point. Although not the way fans imagined, the Razorback faithful is still grateful for another successful NCAA Tournament victory. Arkansas has now reached the Sweet Sixteen for the fifth time in the last […]

Tyler Tanner came within inches of becoming the biggest legend in Vanderbilt basketball history in its Round of 32 loss to Nebraska. Tanner’s final shot of the back-and-forth game epitomized the highs and lows of March Madness. Just moments after Braden Frager’s layup gave Nebraska the lead with 2.2 seconds remaining, all Vanderbilt had hope […]

Texas forward Camden Heide is the hero of the Longhorns’ win over Gonzaga, but Sean Miller wants at least some credit for the game-winning sequence. Miller believes that Heide’s March Madness moment would not have happened without his critical decision-making. Heide was not the player Texas anticipated taking the biggest shot of the game, but […]

Amen Thompson just put the cherry on top of a historic night with a chaotic game-winner. The Houston Rockets guard was not the story for most of the game, but he became the hero of the night by closing out the Miami Heat with a last-second tip-in at the buzzer. Down by one on the […]

Many college basketball fans still cannot believe Otega Oweh’s miraculous half-court shot to send Kentucky’s game against Santa Clara into overtime, and neither can the shooter himself. Oweh admitted that the thrill of his epic March Madness highlight lasted all day and kept him up at night. Oweh had the game of his career in […]

Kentucky has barely gotten to see Jayden Quaintance during the 2025-2026 college basketball season, and it will not get any more. The former five-star recruit slyly admitted he is likely enjoying his last March Madness run, essentially revealing his plans to enter the NBA Draft at the end of the year. Despite only appearing in […]

Michigan star Yaxel Lendeborg has made a name for himself in the 2025-2026 college basketball season. His latest March Madness performance also earned him a unique comparison to LeBron James from teammate Nimari Burnett. While Lendeborg led Michigan to a Round of 32 win over Saint Louis with another big stat line, his coast-to-cast poster […]

Iowa State finally received the grim update it feared ahead of its March Madness Round of 32 matchup with Kentucky. The Cyclones will be forced to prepare to play without star forward Joshua Jefferson, who is trending in the wrong direction with a foot injury. Jefferson hurt his ankle on a layup attempt just three […]

Michigan star Yaxel Lendeborg clearly heard all the noise from critics claiming he needs to be more aggressive. The star forward simultaneously silenced the chatter while alerting every NBA scout with the most vicious March Madness highlight in the second round against Saint Louis. Lendeborg was already doing a little bit of everything for Michigan, […]

One of the biggest advantages of being the son of an NBA veteran is having an early idea of how to approach a career. Duke star Cameron Boozer is taking that into consideration as he prepares for the 2026 NBA Draft. Unlike most top prospects, Boozer claims he does not care when he hears his […]

Class of 2027 offensive line recruit Ty Johnson is following in his father’s footsteps by committing to Kirby Smart and Georgia. Johnson, a soon-to-be senior at Lucky Beckham High School in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, announced his commitment to the Bulldogs on Saturday, On3 Sports’ Hayes Fawcett reported. The three-star recruit becomes Georgia’s seventh class […]

Tennessee basketball fans will not love Rick Barnes’ latest injury update on star forward Nate Ament. While anything can happen in March Madness, Ament’s short-term outlook remains bleak. Ament has not been 100 percent since hurting his ankle against Alabama on Feb. 28. The freshman has taken time off and played on minutes restrictions since, […]

The Big Ten might have just proved that it is the best basketball conference in March Madness. The conference took a big step in that direction after five schools — Michigan, Purdue, Illinois, Michigan State and Nebraska — each won their first-round matchups by more than 20 points, setting a new college basketball record. No […]

After nearly accomplishing the feat in the Big Ten Tournament Championship Game, Braden Smith officially broke Bobby Hurley’s record as the college basketball all-time assists leader in Purdue’s first-round March Madness win over Queens. Despite the glory of the moment, Smith admitted that it still had not set in for him yet after the game. […]

Iowa State needed someone to step up against Tennessee State when Joshua Jefferson went down, and shooting guard Killyan Toure answered the call. The freshman posted a career-high 25 points in the round one victory, nearly setting March Madness history in the process. The Iowa State guard added 11 rebounds and six assists to his […]

Villanova blew a 10-point lead to Utah State in its first March Madness game since 2022, but all fans cared about in the loss was head coach Kevin Willard’s viral mid-game comments. Willard angrily claimed he planned to fire his entire coaching staff after allowing a few easy baskets, prompting harsh criticism from fans on […]

Kevin Willard managed to get Villanova back to March Madness in his first season with the team, only to succumb to Utah State in the opening round. Despite turning the program around, frustrated Wildcats fans are already done with the Willard experience. Villanova blew a 10-point lead in the loss, scoring just six points in […]

The NCAA announced that the targeting penalty will have less of an impact on suspensions in the 2026 college football season. While the penalty itself will still result in an ejection, the NCAA will decrease its post-game effect. The organization announced in a statement that a second-half penalty will not result in suspension for the […]

Iowa State beat Tennessee State to advance to the March Madness Round of 32, but it suffered a big loss in the process. Star forward Joshua Jefferson went down with what appeared to be a significant leg injury in the win, a concerning development for head coach TJ Otzelberger. Iowa State was already up by […]

Texas Tech head coach Grant McCasland did not buy into any of the March Madness discussions that make college basketball one of the most dynamic sports in the world ahead of his team’s first-round win over Akron. McCasland, who joined Texas Tech after six successful seasons at North Texas, has seen both sides of the […]

Herb Sendek believes Otega Oweh’s miracle 3-pointer should never have happened. As wild as the moment was for fans, the Santa Clara basketball coach knows he tried to call a timeout that was not acknowledged before Kentucky tied the game. As soon as the dust settled from Oweh’s bank shot, many realized that Sendek immediately […]

Otega Oweh just had the game of his life in Kentucky’s first-round March Madness win over Santa Clara. Not only did the senior hit a half-court prayer to send the team into overtime, but he accomplished a feat not seen since Indiana State legend Larry Bird in 1979. Oweh led the Wildcats with a career-high […]