NCAA TOURNAMENT

The WNBA and Scripps have signed a multiyear deal to televise Friday night regular-season games on ION.

Louisville’s Hailey Van Lith has entered the transfer portal.

Zach Edey of Purdue has won the John R.

The attorneys who beat the NCAA in the Supreme Court have filed a new class-action antitrust lawsuit against the association and the five wealthiest college sports conferences.

UConn's NCAA champion basketball team arrived back on campus Tuesday to more than 7,000 cheering fans inside Gampel Pavilion, the team's home arena.

There was a short list of believers in the potential of a rebuilt UConn roster before the season started.

The Cinderellas certainly had their moments in this March Madness.

Adama Sanogo led the way for Connecticut as it claimed its fifth NCAA championship.

San Diego State was done in by a terrible shooting drought in the first half of Monday night's national title game against UConn.

Adama Sanogo powered UConn to the school's fifth national title with a 76-59 victory over San Diego State.

After transferring from Oakland University, Micah Parish is living out his dream, playing for San Diego State University in the Final Four in Houston.

Connecticut guard Jordan Hawkins says he had no doubt he was going to play in Saturday night's 72-59 win against Miami in the Final Four despite battling a stomach illness.

Miami earned its way to the Final Four in part by having one of the nation’s best offenses with multiple options for hitting big shots.

Lamont Butler hit the biggest shot in San Diego State history, putting the Aztecs in the national championship game for the first time.

Nijel Pack might need to up his shoe game.

FAU’s debut at the Final Four ended in the most excruciating manner imaginable.

Lamont Butler made a jumper at the buzzer, sending San Diego State to its first national championship game with a 72-71 win over fellow mid-major Florida Atlantic in the Final Four.

The saying goes that defense wins championships.

Michigan basketball star Hunter Dickinson has entered the transfer portal after three seasons with the program.

Shaka Smart was voted the AP men's basketball coach of the year after leading Marquette to regular-season and Big East Tournament titles.

The advanced stats can tell us a lot about the teams in this year's Final Four.

The college basketball season started with familiar faces and ended up with an unexpected Final Four.

Penn State is hiring VCU’s Mike Rhoades to be its new men’s basketball coach, a person involved in the decision tells The Associated Press.

The final four begins this Saturday in Houston. The first game features Florida Atlantic vs. San Diego State.

The NCAA has gotten mostly positive reviews for its new women's Sweet 16 format during March Madness.

Dusty May is going to the Final Four and it's safe to say that few might have seen that coming.

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South Carolina is two wins away from completing the 10th undefeated season in women's college basketball history.

Aliyah Boston had 22 points and 10 rebounds, Zia Cooke scored 18 points and top-seeded South Carolina used its smothering defense to outlast second-seeded Maryland 86-75 to reach its third straight Final Four.

A person with knowledge of the deal says Texas has reached an agreement with Rodney Terry to be the Longhorns’ full-time head basketball coach.

Caitlin Clark put on a show with 41 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds to help No. 2 seed Iowa beat fifth-seeded Louisville 97-83 and send the the Hawkeyes to their first women's Final Four in 30 years.

Jordan Miller scored 27 points and made a series of crucial foul shots down the stretch as Miami rallied to an 88-81 victory over Texas for a spot in the Final Four.

Everyone’s heard of UConn.

Dan Hurley got choked up when asked about his dad on the eve of UConn’s Sweet 16 game.

Florida Atlantic has defied expectation and description all season.

Jordan Hawkins scored 20 points and UConn overwhelmed its fourth straight NCAA Tournament opponent, earning its first trip to the Final Four in nine years with an 82-54 blowout of Gonzaga.

Aliyah Boston had eight points, 14 rebounds and two blocks while reigning national champion South Carolina turned in its latest overwhelming defense-and-rebounding-first performance to beat UCLA 59-43 on Saturday in the Sweet 16 of the women’s NCAA Tournament.

Creighton used its size, 3-point shooting and a swarming second-half defense to end the March Madness run of Princeton, beating the 15th-seeded Tigers 86-75 in the Sweet 16.

Caitlin Clark scored 31 points and No. 2 seed Iowa shook disappointments the past two seasons and reached the Elite Eight of the women’s NCAA Tournament with an 87-77 win over Colorado in the Seattle 4 Regional semifinals.

Darrion Trammell and San Diego State used a dominant defensive performance to knock top overall seed Alabama out of the NCAA Tournament, bottling up All-America freshman Brandon Miller in a 71-64 victory in the Sweet 16.

Alexis Morris hit two foul shots with 10 seconds to play as No. 3 seed LSU reached the Elite Eight for the first time since 2008, beating second-seeded Utah 66-63, Down 64-63, the Utes had a chance to back in front, but Jenna Johnson — a near 75% foul shooter — missed both attempts with 4.7 seconds to go.

UCLA freshman Kiki Rice is checking in periodically from the NCAA Tournament as told to AP Basketball Writer Doug Feinberg.

Julian Strawther hit a 3-pointer with 7.2 seconds left to answer a 3-pointer by UCLA’s Amari Bailey, lifting Gonzaga to a wild 79-76 win over UCLA in the Sweet 16.

Players and coaches in the NCAA Tournament may be breathing life into a new controversy: Inflategate.

Notre Dame is finalizing a deal to make Penn State’s Micah Shrewsberry its new men’s basketball coach, two people with direct knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press.

Princeton forward Tosan Evbuomwan spent three college seasons fighting through one disappointment after another.

The Michigan State Spartans will be looking for an Elite 8 berth in the NCAA Tournament on Thursday when they take on Kansas State in the Sweet 16.

Tom Izzo is the toast of the college basketball world, and the NCAA Tournament isn’t even at the halfway mark.

Johnell Davis scored 29 points, Alijah Martin added 14 and Florida Atlantic ended Fairleigh Dickinson’s magical March by outlasting the No. 16 seed 78-70 in the NCAA Tournament.

Caitlin Clark had 22 points and 12 assists while Monika Czinano added 20 points to help Iowa beat Georgia 74-66 in a second-round women’s NCAA Tournament game.

Kansas’ best two players were neutralized for long stretches, its point guard played on a sprained ankle in the second half, and the Jayhawks once again were without their Hall of Fame coach, Bill Self.

No lead seemed safe on Saturday in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament.

Blake Peters made five 3-pointers in the second half and Princeton shocked another power conference team to reach the regional semifinals for the first time in 56 years by beating Missouri 78-63.

Olivier Nkamhoua tied his career high with 27 points, and No. 4 seed Tennessee beat Duke 65-52 to advance to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2019.

San Diego State had little trouble ending the run of March Madness darling Furman, getting 16 points from Micah Parrish to pace a balanced scoring attack and pulling away for a 75-52 win on Saturday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

Add Fairleigh Dickinson to the list of giant-killing New Jersey colleges in March Madness.

Rick Pitino insists he doesn’t know his next move.

Fairleigh Dickinson became the second No. 16 seed in history to win an NCAA Tournament game, stunning top-seeded Purdue 63-58 behind 19 points from Sean Moore and a relentless, hustling defense.

Adama Sanogo scored 10 of his 28 points in the first five minutes of the second half as fourth-seeded UConn took control and beat Rick Pitino’s Iona Gaels 87-63 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Nelly Cummings scored 13 points and No. 11 seed Pittsburgh held sixth-seeded Iowa State to 23% shooting in a 59-41 victory in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

The University of Michigan women’s basketball team has advanced to the round of 32 after a 71-59 win over the UNLV Running Rebels in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Zia Cooke scored 11 points as No. 1 South Carolina moved five wins away from a perfect season after opening the women's NCAA Tournament with a 72-40 victory over No. 16 seed Norfolk State on Friday.

Jack Nunge blocked Terrell Burden’s driving attempt at a go-ahead layup in the final seconds, and Xavier dug out of a 13-point hole against surprising Kennesaw State to escape with a 72-67 victory in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Joey Hauser scored 17 points and No. 7 seed Michigan State clamped down defensively on No. 10 seed Southern California in the second half for a 72-62 win in the first round of the NCAA Tournament’s East Region.

The Michigan State Spartans will take on USC in the first round of the 2023 men’s NCAA Tournament this week.

With All-American Marcus Strasser watching from the bench, top-seeded Houston shook off Northern Kentucky for a 63-52 win opening the NCAA Tournament, Chants of “NKU!”.

An independent law firm investigating a fatal shooting by a New Mexico State basketball player recommended the school enhance its weapons policy and “strengthen a culture that encourages student-athletes to adhere to the integrity and values of NMSU at all times.”.

The dwindling number of perfect NCAA Tournament brackets might reach zero before the weekend.

Alabama and star freshman Brandon Miller faced a new round of questions about connections between Crimson Tide players and a fatal shooting after Thursday's victory over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

The first appearance for Howard University in the NCAA Tournament since 1992 included a visit by one of the school’s most prominent alums.

Tosan Evbuomwan and Princeton used a late-game run to earn the school’s first NCAA Tournament win in 25 years, topping No. 2 seed Arizona 59-55.

Holy Cross found out Sunday it would face second-seeded Maryland in the women’s NCAA Tournament.

Matt Bradley scored 17 points, including two free throws in the final minute, and No. 5 seed San Diego State held on to beat 12th-seeded College of Charleston 63-57 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Jalen Wilson had 20 points and seven rebounds for No. 1 seed and defending national champion Kansas in a 96-68 victory over Howard.

Missouri used a second-half scoring spurt from Kobe Brown to win its first NCAA Tournament game in 13 years, beating Utah State 76-65.

JP Pegues made a 3-pointer with 2.4 seconds remaining, and No. 13 seed Furman completed a rally from a 12-point second-half deficit to hand fourth-seeded Virginia another first-round NCAA Tournament loss, 68-67.

Maryland overcame a sluggish start and a final heave at the buzzer by Kedrian Johnson, topping West Virginia 67-65 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Watch out, No. 1 seeds.

Jessika Carter had 22 points, nine rebounds and four blocks, Anastasia Hayes added 11 points, seven rebounds and five assists and Mississippi State beat Illinois 70-56 to begin the NCAA Tournament in a First Four game.

The Texas Longhorns have team chemistry as strong as any in this NCAA Tournament.

Isaac Mushila had 15 points and 12 rebounds as Texas A&M-Corpus Christi held off Southeast Missouri State 75-71 to earn the first NCAA Tournament win in program history.

The Michigan State Spartans will take on USC in the first round of the 2023 men’s NCAA Tournament this week.

South Carolina is six wins away from becoming the 10th women’s basketball team to go undefeated for an entire season, and the Gamecocks will enter the NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 overall seed.

Purdue and Marquette were far from the favorites in their own conferences going into the season.

Kansas is the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament’s West Region and will have coach Bill Self back on the sideline.

Jalen DeLoach had 13 points and 10 rebounds, and top-seeded VCU beat second-seeded Dayton 68-56 to win the Atlantic 10 Tournament for the first time in eight years.

Dylan Disu overcame early foul trouble to score 18 points, Marcus Carr and Sir’Jabari Rice added 17 apiece, and seventh-ranked Texas silenced a heavily pro-Kansas crowd in a 76-56 romp over the third-ranked Jayhawks in the finals of the Big 12 Tournament.

The battle for the national championship in women’s basketball is on.

The NCAA Tournament has reached Sweet 16 weekend in the battle for the national championship in men’s basketball.

Tom Izzo is proud of the fact that Michigan State has played anyone, anytime, anywhere with consistently tough nonconference schedules throughout his career.

Roy Williams and Jim Calhoun will join John Beilein and Lon Kruger in a star-studded cast of coaches that will be inducted into the National College Basketball Hall of Fame in November.

North Carolina has an effective inside/outside combo in Armando Bacot and Caleb Love.

Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski's final chapter will have a distinctly blue tint.

Michigan’s first women’s hoops loss of the season was a doozy.

The run by tiny Saint Peter's to the cusp of the Final Four has been riveting.

Although your favorite team may or may not still be dancing, the NCAA Tournament continues on, with Sweet 16 games running through the weekend.

The Michigan men’s and women’s basketball programs have advanced to the Sweet 16.

Michigan and Kentucky stood out in a study examining the men’s and women’s NCAA Tournament brackets based on graduation rates, academic success and diversity in the head coaching ranks.

The University of Michigan women’s basketball team has advanced to its second-straight Sweet 16 after a win over Villanova in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

LSU is filling its men’s basketball coaching vacancy with Murray State's Matt McMahon.