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After three long decades, the University of Houston is back in the NCAA Final Four. College basketball fans today probably don’t even remember the last time that the Cougars made any real waves in the NCAA Tournament, but when they did, they really did. They left an imprint on the NBA. If we are talking […]

Roy Williams decided to retire as the head coach of North Carolina on Thursday, leaving a massive void for the Tar Heels. While everyone wonders who is going to replace the Hall of Fame coach, Williams revealed the main reason why he chose to retire from college basketball. Roy Williams: “I just don’t feel that […]

Duke men’s basketball head coach Mike Krzyzewski praised longtime Kansas and North Carolina head coach Roy Williams after the latter announced his retirement on Thursday. Krzyzewski said he was “surprised” to learn Williams was retiring, calling him “one of the greatest coaches in college basketball history.” The Blue Devils head coach also lauded Williams for […]

In one of the weirdest days in college basketball memory, the Texas Longhorns have snagged Chris Beard to be their replacement for Shaka Smart, who left the program for Marquette recently. Beard was last seen having an insane amount of success with Texas Tech. This news was reported by various people. However, for the sake […]

This is no April Fools’ Day joke: North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Roy Williams is retiring. North Carolina put out this release on Thursday: After 33 years as a Hall of Fame head coach, our beloved Tar Heel Roy Williams is announcing his retirement. Thank you for all you have done and meant to […]

Ah, UCLA, it’s so good to have you back. After what seems like a century-long hiatus, the UCLA Bruins are back in the NCAA Final Four and are the second team ever to make it all the way from March Madness’s First Four round to this point. Junior sharpshooter Johnny Juzang (90% FT) is looking […]

After their dominant 85-66 win over the USC Trojans, the Gonzaga Bulldogs are once again at the Final Four, where they will face off against the UCLA Bruins. This could be the year that they snag that elusive that championship. While Gonzaga’s basketball program has become more relevant these past few years, that is not […]

The No. 11 seeded UCLA Bruins are seeking to continue their Cinderella run as they successfully booked their ticket to the Final Four. However, it won’t be an easy road ahead as they are currently tagged as clear underdogs upon facing the No. 1 seeded Gonzaga Bulldogs. In fact, even calling them underdogs feels like […]

Cleveland Cavaliers star Kevin Love is ecstatic to see UCLA, his alma mater, move onto the Final Four after beating Michigan on Tuesday. Via Twitter, Love celebrated the victory of UCLA. He praised Johnny Juzang who dropped 28 points to guide the Bruins to a 51-49 victory. Juzang, who transferred from Kentucky, scored 14 of […]

The Gonzaga Bulldogs men’s basketball team is now officially one step closer to the program’s first-ever National Championship. With the “Zags” dismantling the surging USC Trojans on Tuesday evening as a result of the most recent Elite Eight clash, Gonzaga will soon begin gearing up for a Final Four matchup against either the Michigan Wolverines […]

Although this year’s “March Madness” has gone off pretty much without a hitch, the NCAA Tournament encountered quite the scary moment on Tuesday evening. With the top-seeded Gonzaga Bulldogs and sixth-seeded USC Trojans squaring off in Indianapolis, referee Bert Smith collapsed on the court just a few minutes into the Elite Eight clash. Thankfully, Smith […]

The top-seeded UConn Huskies were the beneficiaries of a controversial non-call in a tight game against the second-seeded Baylor Lady Bears in the Elite Eight of the ongoing NCAA Tournament. After gaining the narrow win to go to the Final Four, UConn head coach Geno Auriemma addressed the situation and used LeBron James as an […]

The top-seeded Michigan Wolverines will be looking to reach the Final Four for the second time in three years when they face off against the UCLA Bruins in the last game of the Elite Eight. In 2018, the Wolverines reached the Final Four and eventually lost to the Villanova Wildcats in the National Championship. UCLA […]

Two west coast powerhouses will square off in the Elite Eight as the USC Trojans get set to take on the undefeated Gonzaga Bulldogs at Lucas Oil Stadium. Gonzaga is just three wins away from pulling off the perfect season capped off by a national championship. They get their biggest test yet against a USC […]

After a controversial ending that found her Baylor Lady Bears on the wrong side of a no call, head coach Kim Mulkey dropped some pretty interesting takes. Mulkey decided in her post game press conference to speak up on how she thinks things should be handled going forward as it related to Covid-19 testing. Talking […]

Monday night’s NCAA women’s Elite Eight matchup between the UConn Huskies and the Baylor Bears had everyone glued to their television… even Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James. Bron was seen tweeting about the UConn-Baylor clash. As the matchup continued to be a back and forth game, James continued to show his enthusiasm through the […]

The Houston Cougars are headed to the Final Four for the first time in 37 years, as their Cinderella run in the tournament continues after beating the Oregon State Beavers, 67-61. According to ESPN Stats and Info, the team also moved to  6-0 all-time in the Elite 8. It is the most wins by a […]

The NCAA has had pressure come in spurts for years now from current athletes and former athletes. As the push for said athletes to either get paid directly for playing college athletics or at least be able to profit off their likeness intensifies. It has recently really been in the spotlight, with March Madness underway […]

We tip off the Elite Eight with an exciting matchup between the Oregon State Beavers and Houston Cougars at Lucas Oil Stadium. Houston has been dominant all year long, while Oregon State has become the talk of the tournament with its Cinderella run to reach the Elite Eight as a No. 12 seed. The Beavers […]

This Elite Eight matchup features two of the best teams in the nation in the Arkansas Razorbacks and Baylor Bears. The last game of the Monday night slate is set to be an instant classic at Lucas Oil Stadium. These teams have taken very different paths in the tournament to get to this point. Baylor […]

The UCLA Bruins are still dancing in March, and one of the best players to come out of the school’s program is rightfully celebrating the latest victory. The 11th seed Bruins needed five extra minutes, but they eventually completed the upset of second seed Alabama Crimson Tide, 88-78 on Sunday to advance to the Elite […]

The UCLA Bruins cruised in overtime to defeat second seed Alabama Crimson Tide 88-78 in a thrilling game on Sunday. The Bruins were led by guard John Petty’s 16 points, five rebounds and an assist as the 11th seed advanced to their first regional final since 2008.  It was a game full of runs—when it […]

The Michigan Wolverines and head coach Juwan Howard are headed to the Elite Eight after obliterating the Florida State Seminoles in their Sweet Sixteen match Sunday afternoon. The Wolverines have now reached the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals four out of the last eight years and 15 times over the program’s history. For a university that carries […]

The New York Knicks have been making solid strides this year to get to fifth in the Eastern Conference under new head coach Tom Thibodeau. It looks like Thibodeau will be down an assistant, though, as multiple reports say Mike Woodson is heading to Indiana University to become the next head coach of the Hoosiers. […]

The Pac-12 continues its tournament dominance as the Oregon Ducks square off against the USC Trojans in the Sweet Sixteen. It’s time to continue the NCAA odds series and make a Oregon-USC prediction and pick. The conference rivals are fairly even on paper and will provide fireworks for spectators in the last game of the […]

The UCLA Bruins continue their impressive run in a Sweet Sixteen showdown with the Alabama Crimson Tide. UCLA is rolling right now, winning their first three tournament games. They entered the first two games as underdogs and knocked off a championship contender in the BYU Cougars in the first round. They will now have their […]

The Florida State Seminoles will face off against the Michigan Wolverines for the first time since the 2018 tournament. Michigan defeated the Seminoles by four points in that game to advance to the Final Four. Florida State has reached the Sweet Sixteen in their last three appearances and Michigan has been here four of their […]

The Creighton Bluejays will have their hands full on Sunday as they’re set to take on the undefeated Gonzaga Bulldogs in the Sweet Sixteen of the 2021 March Madness. Gonzaga has pulled off 32 straight wins dating back to last season and will be looking to continue their dominance and secure a spot in the […]

Despite trailing for much of the first half, the Baylor Bears used a late scoring surge to overcome the Villanova Wildcats Saturday afternoon and propel themselves into the Elite Eight. While other top-seeds have fallen prey to upsets, Baylor refuses to be denied. COMEBACK BEARS 🐻 (1) Baylor storms back to defeat (5) Villanova 62-51 […]

A matchup between Oregon State and Loyola-Chicago kicked off the Sweet 16 round in the NCAA Tournament with both teams competing down to the wire. Despite a late-game comeback by Loyola-Chicago, Oregon State was able to force the upset to advance to the Elite Eight. Tennessee ✅Oklahoma State ✅Loyola Chicago ✅ No. 12 seed Oregon […]

The last game of the Saturday night slate sees the Syracuse Orange continue their impressive run against the Houston Cougars. Syracuse has had a ton of tournament success in recent years and will look to build on their impressive resume with another Elite Eight appearance. The Houston Cougars on the other hand are looking to […]

A highly touted Sweet Sixteen matchup between the Villanova Wildcats and the Baylor Bears will be an instant classic on Saturday evening. The Wildcats reach the Sweet Sixteen for the third time since 2016. The last two times they reached this round, they went on to win the whole thing. Both teams won their second […]

The Oregon State Beavers will continue their impressive run against the Loyola Chicago Ramblers in the Sweet Sixteen. This is an improbable matchup that makes sense when you dive into the details. Loyola is making its second Sweet Sixteen appearance in three years, having made the Final Four back in 2018. These are two of […]

The Texas Longhorns men’s basketball team needs a new head coach after Shaka Smart departed to take over the Marquette program on Friday. Former Texas freshman sensation and current Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant told Stadium’s Jeff Goodman the Longhorns should go after the head coach of a Cinderella darling. Russell Springmann has the Oral Roberts […]

This might turn out to be a perfect, well-timed move by Shaka Smart. According to Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports, Shaka Smart is on the move to Milwaukee, to become the head coach at Marquette. Source: Marquette's administration is meeting with its players in the next few hours. Barring something unforeseen, Shaka Smart is heading […]

The March Madness tournament has been filled with upsets and buzzer-beaters, as it’s been one of the most electrifying postseasons in NCAA college basketball history. However, not all news is good news, as the college basketball world mourns the loss of Oscar Frayer. Frayer played for the Grand Canyon Antelopes and was able to help […]

Lon Kruger has decided to call time on his career as a head coach following what has been a decorated 35-year career. On Thursday, amid the flurry of NBA trade deadline moves, Oklahoma announced that the 68-year-old has decided to hang it up after 10 seasons with the team. The basketball world now bids farewell […]

Student-athletes can n0w forego their collegiate career by going straight to the G League, which has ruffled some feathers. Mick Cronin, the head basketball coach at UCLA, called out the NBA for prying Daishen Nix away from the program ahead of the 2020 season. “(Nix) was signed. And the NBA – trust me – they […]

The idea of college athletes earning improved and due compensation isn’t some new idea. However, it still hasn’t happened in the NCAA, with headway in the matter seemingly stalled. It’s high-time for that to change. Why pay student-athletes? Aren’t scholarships enough? One of the more flimsy, common arguments against compensating student-athletes relies upon these half-hearted […]