Tyler Tanner was inches from March Madness immortality.

March Madness wasn’t for mid-majors this year.

Texas has become the first team in five years to go from the NCAA Tournament’s First Four to the Sweet 16.

A clock issue cost Clemson an apparent buzzer-beater in the women's NCAA Tournament.

Forty games into the NCAA Tournament, fans hoping to fill out a perfect bracket were a respectable 2 for 26,587,885.

There hasn't been quite as much madness in March Madness in recent years.

Michigan State has advanced to the Sweet 16 for the 17th time under coach Tom Izzo, beating Louisville 77-69 on in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

North Carolina athletic director Bubba Cunningham says the school is evaluating “all facets” of its tradition-rich men’s basketball program after another early exit from the NCAA Tournament under Hubert Davis.

Yaxel Lendeborg punctuated his 25-point outing with a massive dunk in transition, and the Midwest Region’s top-seeded Michigan advanced to the Sweet 16 with a 95-72 win over Saint Louis in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

Florida began its national title defense with the second-largest victory margin in NCAA Tournament history, pounding Prairie View A&M 114-55.

Tyler Fay pitched Alabama’s first nine-inning, complete-game no-hitter in 84 years, striking out 13 in a 6-0 victory over Florida.

Zamareya Jones scored 15 of her career-high 30 points in the first half to help build a double-digit lead and seventh-seeded North Carolina State went on to beat the slumping, 10th-seeded Tennessee 76-61 in the first round of March Madness.

High Point’s bracket-busting NCAA Tournament upset has put the spotlight on the private school in North Carolina that offers some unusual perks for its student body.

The NCAA has filed a complaint in federal court seeking an emergency restraining order against online sportsbook DraftKings.

Minnesota survived a home-court scare by No. 13 seed Green Bay, getting 21 points from Amaya Battle and using a 30-point fourth quarter for a 75-58 victory in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Family matters at High Point, enough that coach Chelsea Banbury has no problem with assistant Katie Clayman missing the Panthers’ last practice before their NCAA Tournament opener.

Mila Holloway and Syla Swords each had seven points in a dominant opening quarter and combined to score 33 points, leading second-seeded Michigan to an 83-48 win over 15th-seeded Holy Cross in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament.

The dreams of a perfect NCAA Tournament bracket have already gone bust for the vast majority of those hoping to go an improbable 63-0.

Santa Clara may have lost to Kentucky in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday, but few will forget the way everything unfolded at the end of regulation.

President Donald Trump has issued an executive order barring College Football Playoff and other postseason games from airing during the annual Army-Navy matchup in December.

Dion Brown scored 18 points on 9-of-10 shooting, all on layups and dunks, and Saint Louis blew out Georgia 102-77 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

The NCAA Tournament brackets have already been busted for millions of college basketball fans.

Chase Johnston made his first 2-point basket of the season, a fast-break layup with 11.7 seconds remaining that gave No. 12 seed High Point an 83-82 victory over fifth-seeded Wisconsin in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Xavier Edmonds converted a layup to beat the shot clock with 4.3 seconds left, and No. 9 seed TCU held off a furious second-half rally by eighth-seeded Ohio State for a 66-64 victory to open the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

The top seeds in the NCAA Tournament are generally heavy favorites in their first-round games.

High Point head coach Flynn Clayman is navigating the NCAA Tournament with his wife Katie Clayman, an assistant with the Panthers’ women’s team that is also tournament-bound.

Duke is the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, but could be missing two key players due to foot injuries.

Duke is the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament and No. 1 in the final AP Top 25 of the regular season.

UConn, UCLA, Texas and South Carolina are the top four teams in The Associated Press women’s basketball Top 25, matching the No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament.

UConn is the No. 1 overall seed in the women’s NCAA Tournament and enters March Madness needing six more victories to complete the seventh undefeated season in school history.

Darius Acuff Jr. scored 30 points and handed out 11 assists, leading No. 17 Arkansas to its first Southeastern Conference Tournament championship and first automatic NCAA Tournament berth since 2000, beating 22nd-ranked Vanderbilt 86-75.

Duke is the top overall seed in the NCAA men’s college basketball tournament, with Arizona, Michigan, and Florida also landing on the No. 1 line.

Southeastern Conference commissioner Greg Sankey called the NCAA language covering tampering rules “archaic,” but stopped short of urging the oversight body to halt tampering investigations, the way the Big Ten did earlier this week.

Brayden Burries scored 21 points and hit a pair of clinching free throws with 8.3 seconds left, sending No. 2 Arizona to a 79-74 victory over No. 5 Houston on Saturday night in the Big 12 Tournament title game.

Darius Acuff Jr. scored five of his 24 points in overtime and No. 17 Arkansas held off Mississippi 93-90 to reach the Southeastern Conference Tournament championship game for the first time since 2017.

Anticipated No. 1 seeds UConn, UCLA, South Carolina and Texas were chosen as hosts for the first two rounds of the NCAA Women’s Tournament on Saturday.

Tyler Tanner scored 20 points as No. 22 Vanderbilt beat fourth-ranked Florida 91-74 to end the defending national champion’s bid to win a second straight Southeastern Conference Tournament title and possibly hurt the Gators’ bid for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.

Yaxel Lendeborg made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds remaining, and No. 3 Michigan beat Nick Boyd and No. 23 Wisconsin 68-65 to advance to the Big Ten Tournament championship.

Braylon Mullins scored 15 of his 21 points in the first half, Jayden Ross hit a couple of momentum-stunting 3-pointers in the second, and sixth-ranked UConn defeated Georgetown 67-51 to set up a showdown of the top two seeds in the Big East Tournament final.

Arizona’s Jaden Bradley hit a fall-away jumper at the buzzer, sending second-ranked Arizona to an 82-80 victory over No. 7 Iowa State in the Big 12 Tournament semifinals Friday night.

Zuby Ejiofor scored 20 points and No. 13 St. John’s beat Seton Hall 78-68 to reach the Big East Tournament title game for the second consecutive season.

Wes Miller will not be back as the University of Cincinnati’s men’s basketball coach, two people familiar with the move told The Associated Press.

Louisiana Tech’s football team is currently listed on both the Sun Belt and Conference USA league schedules as the Bulldogs’ acrimonious departure from Conference USA drags out.

Alex Condon scored 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and fourth-ranked Florida took its first step toward defending its Southeastern Conference Tournament title by beating Kentucky 71-63 in the quarterfinals.

The NCAA is warning schools about potential travel headaches ahead of the men's and women's basketball tournaments.

The Big 12 Conference is ditching its slippery new glass floor for a hardwood court for the final two days of the tournament.

Isaiah Evans made seven 3-pointers and finished with a career-high 32 points, Atlantic Coast Conference player of the year Cameron Boozer added 23 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 1 Duke survived a scare from Florida State to beat the Seminoles 80-79 on Thursday night in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament quarterfinals.

Texas Tech guard Christian Anderson strained a muscle after slipping on the Big 12 Tournament’s new glass court during a loss to Iowa State in the quarterfinals on Thursday.

Former Michigan linebackers coach Chris Partridge is suing the university, its board of regents and its athletics director for firing him in 2023.

The Big 12 Tournament is using a high-tech glass basketball floor that's drawing rave reviews for its looks but mixed feedback for the way it plays.

Top-ranked Duke has lost starting point guard Caleb Foster to a broken right foot that will keep him out for an extended period.

There’s little doubt that UConn and UCLA will be the top two seeds in the women’s NCAA Tournament when the bracket is revealed Sunday.

One of the so-called fixers in a sprawling betting scheme to cash in on big bets on rigged NCAA basketball games has pleaded guilty.

Duke was picked No. 1 in the AP men’s basketball poll for a record 150th time on Monday.

No. 2 UCLA has closed the gap on top-ranked UConn in the latest AP Top 25 women’s basketball poll.

Texas has won its first women's Southeastern Conference Tournament title.

No. 3-ranked Michigan Wolverines (28-2, 18-1 Big Ten) will close the regular season by hosting the No. 8-ranked Michigan State Spartans (25-5, 15-4 Big Ten) during Senior Night in a Maize Out at Crisler Center.

Top seeds beware: Maryland-Baltimore County is back in the NCAA Tournament.

Cameron Boozer had 26 points, 15 rebounds and five assists to help No. 1 Duke beat No. 17 North Carolina 76-61 on Saturday night in a rivalry rematch.

Raven Johnson scored a career-high 22 points, Joyce Edwards scored 15 of her 18 points in the second half and No. 3 South Carolina displayed its toughness by holding on to beat sixth-ranked LSU 83-77 on Saturday to advance to the Southeastern Conference Tournament championship game against No. 4 Texas.

Add another chapter to UConn coach Dan Hurley’s combative history with officials just as March Madness is approaching.

Arkansas coach John Calipari became the fifth Division I men’s basketball coach to reach 900 career wins with the Razorbacks’ 88-84 victory over Missouri.

Nigel James Jr. scored 19 points and UConn coach Dan Hurley was ejected in the final second as Marquette hung on for a 68-62 victory that prevented the fourth-ranked Huskies from claiming a share of the Big East regular-season title.

President Donald Trump says questions about the war in Iran are “easy” compared to efforts to better regulate college sports.

No. 3 Michigan Wolverines (27-2, 17-1 Big Ten) begins the final week of the conference schedule Thursday with a road meeting at Iowa (20-9, 10-8 Big Ten) at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City.

A brawl between South Alabama and Coastal Carolina in the Sun Belt Tournament left eight players ejected and knocked a referee to the floor.

The Iowa City area is the epicenter of college wrestling and a fitting place to host the first NCAA women’s championships on Friday and Saturday.

Moe Odum scored 23 points, Massamba Diop added 19 and Arizona State pulled away late to beat No. 14 Kansas 70-60 on Tuesday night in what could be Sun Devils coach Bobby Hurley’s final home game.

Pete Suder scored 19 points, Antowne Woolfolk added 14 and No. 19 Miami (Ohio) closed within a victory of a perfect regular season with a 74-72 win over Toledo that extended the RedHawks’ season-opening winning streak to 30 games.

Jaden Bradley scored 17 points, Motiejus Krivas added 13 and No. 2 Arizona clinched the outright Big 12 regular-season title with a 73-57 win over No. 6 Iowa State.

Duke star freshman Cameron Boozer had a pair of long, thick and inflamed scatches wrapped around his right shoulder after a lopsided win at N.

Star freshman Cameron Boozer scored 26 points and top-ranked Duke shot 55.2% to beat N.

Duke is No. 1 in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll for the second straight week, extending its all-time record with the program’s 149th appearance in the top spot.

No. 3 Michigan lost the best backup point guard in college basketball, according to coach Dusty May.

UConn heads into the postseason undefeated and still the unanimous choice at No. 1 in The Associated Press women’s basketball Top 25.

Texas joined UConn, UCLA and South Carolina as No. 1 seeds in the women’s NCAA Tournament if it began now.

Mikey Lewis made seven 3-pointers and scored 31 points to help Saint Mary’s beat No. 9 Gonzaga 70-59 to give the Gaels a share of the West Coast Conference regular-season title.

Zuby Ejiofor had 16 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists for his first career triple-double, and No. 15 St. John’s bounced back from an embarrassing loss by blitzing Villanova 89-57 at Madison Square Garden.

South Carolina coach Dawn Staley said on social media that the school is working to try and help a few former players return home from Israel where they are playing professionally.

Donovan Atwell scored 18 points to lead No. 16 Texas Tech to an 82-73 victory over No. 4 Iowa State that sent the Cyclones to their first home loss of the season.

Alex Karaban scored 23 points after being added to the Huskies of Honor before his final home game, and No. 6 UConn rallied for a 71-67 victory over Seton Hall on Saturday.

Isaiah Evans scored 19 points to help No. 1 Duke beat No. 11 Virginia 77-51.

Athletes and college sports administrators continue to end up in court less than a year after the House vs.

Azzi Fudd had 24 points and four steals in her final regular-season home game and Sarah Strong added 13 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists as top-ranked UConn cruised to an 84-52 win over visiting Georgetown to extend its winning streak to 46 games.

The NCAA football oversight committee is recommending emergency legislation to protect the transfer portal window by issuing penalties for schools and coaches who circumvent the rules.

Tarris Reed Jr. had 20 points, 11 rebounds and six blocks, and No. 6 UConn held 15th-ranked St. John’s to 20% shooting in a 72-40 blowout that snapped the Red Storm’s 13-game winning streak.

Tre White scored a season-high 23 points and No. 14 Kansas bounced back from a surprising defeat with a 69-56 victory over No. 5 Houston.

Duke's win against Michigan has pushed the Blue Devils to No. 1 in The Associated Press men's college basketball poll.

Geno Auriemma broke a tie with Tara VanDerveer for most appearances by a coach in The Associated Press women’s basketball Top 25 on Monday when UConn was again a unanimous No. 1.

Cameron Boozer scored 18 points and No. 3 Duke handed another neutral-site loss to fellow blueblood Michigan, knocking off the top-ranked Wolverines 68-63 in a raucous possible Final Four preview in the nation’s capital.

Arizona wasn’t feeling great after losing consecutive games following a 23-0 start.

Anthony Dell’Orso tied a season high with 22 points and No. 4 Arizona toppled second-ranked Houston 73-66 on Saturday to move into sole possession of first place in the Big 12 conference.

The Atlantic 10 has issued reprimands and fined both No. 18 Saint Louis and VCU for violating the conference’s sportsmanship policy following a scuffle between the two teams near the end of a basketball game on Friday night.

Moustapha Thiam had a career-high 28 points and led Cincinnati to an 84-68 upset of No. 8 Kansas.

Bryce Hopkins had 15 points and 10 rebounds as No. 17 St. John’s breezed past Creighton 81-52 for its 13th straight victory — marking the school’s longest winning streak in 41 years.

A showdown for first place in the Atlantic 10 concluded with the benches clearing and multiple ejections in an 88-75 win by No. 18 Saint Louis against VCU.

Kellen Thames scored 16 points and No. 18 Saint Louis rallied from a 10-point deficit in the second half for an 88-75 win over VCU on Friday night in a game in which both benches emptied in the final seconds.

A judge in Tennessee has denied Joey Aguilar’s bid for an injunction that would have enabled the quarterback to continue playing for the Volunteers this fall.

South Carolina lawmakers have approved a bill to keep secret how much money teams and athletes are paid under new college sports rules.

Georgia linebackers Chris Cole and Darren Ikinnagbon have been arrested on misdemeanor charges of speeding and reckless driving.