San Diego State knocks No. 1 seed Alabama from NCAA Tournament
Oh, how the mighty fell on Friday.Alabama, the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA men's tournament, buckled late in a 71-64 loss to fifth-seeded San Diego…
March Madness: 2023 NCAA tournament bracket picks and scores
Arkansas guard Davonte Davis drives by Kansas guard Kevin McCullar Jr. during the Razorbacks’ upset win Saturday. (Morry Gash / Associated Press) No. 4 Connecticut…
Charisma Osborne leads UCLA over Oklahoma in NCAA tournament
If this was Charisma Osborne’s final game in Pauley Pavilion, she ended with an emphatic mic drop. The senior who could be a high WNBA…
Dawn Staley, Virginia Tech among NCAA women’s tournament Day 3 winners
The Madness has come to the women’s tournament. It’s not a 16 seed upsetting a No. 1, or a little-known school knocking off a powerhouse. It’s…
NCAA men’s tournament is up for grabs like never before
All season long, this promised to be the most wide-open NCAA men’s tournament in a generation. The bluebloods weren't as blue. The top-ranked teams had…
March Madness? NCAA schools don’t pay student athletes. What a foul
As a teenager, I organized a huge NCAA tournament bracket pool at my high school. This was well before online brackets, so I’m sure my…
NCAA women’s tournament winners, losers: Baylor, Ohio State, Miami
Leads are so overrated. Day 2 of the NCAA women's tournament was wild, with Baylor, Ohio State and Miami all coming back to win after being…
Tennessee topples Duke to reach NCAA Tournament Sweet 16
Turnovers and foul trouble sent No. 5 Duke to a 65-52 loss to No. 4 Tennessee in the second round of the NCAA men's tournament, dealing…
NCAA tournament: Princeton upsets Missouri in second round
SACRAMENTO — As the final minute ticked off the clock, the Princeton fans started chanting “Sweet 16! Sweet 16!” and coach Mitch Henderson cleared the bench…
NCAA tournament: Defending champion Kansas loses to Arkansas
DES MOINES, Iowa — Kansas’ national title defense ended in the second round of NCAA tournament Saturday when Arkansas’ Ricky Council IV made five free throws…
Jaylen Clark inspires defense-minded UCLA in NCAA tournament
SACRAMENTO — Before he left the podium late Thursday night, Mick Cronin saluted someone several hundred miles away. “Jaylen Clark,” Cronin said, “we miss you, buddy.”…
Fairleigh Dickinson stuns Purdue as NCAA Tournament No. 1 seed falls
Move over, Virginia.The greatest upset in NCAA men's tournament has company. Five years after the Cavaliers were knocked off in the first round by Maryland-Baltimore…
NCAA tournament: Fairleigh Dickinson stuns top-seeded Purdue
COLUMBUS, Ohio — 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…
NCAA tournament: UC Santa Barbara falls to Baylor
DENVER — Miles Norris scored 15 points on six-of-eight shooting, but UC Santa Barbara was unable to keep pace with Baylor in the second half. The…
Column: UCLA looks all business in NCAA tournament opener
SACRAMENTO — No Furman here. No Princeton here. No late craziness or shocking weirdness or shining momentousness here. No Cinderella, only smashing pumpkins. UCLA was not…
No. 13 Furman beats No. 4 Virginia for first upset of NCAA tournament
JP Pegues made a three-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…
How many times has UCLA men’s basketball won the NCAA title?
UCLA has a rich history in men’s basketball. But when it comes to NCAA championships, that’s pretty much all it is — history. As in,…
March Madness live bracket updates: NCAA Tournament schedule starts
The first full day of the men's NCAA Tournament begins Thursday with 16 games in the Round of 64 slate. The First Four games on…
Jake Liker almost perfectly predicts NCAA tourney bracket
When leaves ripen red, birds across the country begin heading south. When branches turn bare, bears turn to hibernation for the winter. Come spring, the…
UCLA unsure if injured Adem Bona should play in NCAA opener
SACRAMENTO — To sit or not to sit, that remains the question facing Adam Bona. Should UCLA’s freshman center fight through left-shoulder soreness to play in…