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…
NCAA First Four: Pitt edges MSU; Texas A&M-CC ousts SE Missouri St
DAYTON, Ohio — Jamarius Burton made a go-ahead jumper with 10 seconds left and Pitt edged Mississippi State 60-59 in a back-and-forth First Four game Tuesday…
March Madness sadness: The other side of NCAA tournament glory
He’s the one everybody sees and few remember, a nearly invisible piece of history standing 6 feet 9. Newspaper photos the next day revealed his…
Selection Sunday 2023: NCAA bracket announce time, how to watch
Selection Sunday is almost here, meaning March Madness is about to hit in full force. The 68-team bracket for the 2023 NCAA men’s basketball tournament…
The Sports Report: USC’s NCAA tournament hopes might have ended with loss to Arizona State
Howdy, I’m your host, Houston Mitchell. Let’s get right to the news. Newsletter Go beyond the scoreboard Get the latest on L.A.'s teams in the…
How an FBI agent stained an NCAA basketball corruption probe
The FBI agents arrived in Las Vegas with $135,000 and a plan. They took over a sprawling penthouse at the Cosmopolitan, filled the in-room safe…
Who has made men’s NCAA Tournament?
March Madness is officially upon us. The first tickets to the 2023 men's NCAA Tournament were punched Saturday night. Southeast Missouri State defeated Tennessee Tech 89-82 in a…
Streaking UCLA deserving of No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament
They play such scathing defense, the crowd roars with every deflection. They are so smart on offense, the crowd roars with every screen. They are…
UCLA basketball’s NCAA title resurgence led by three seniors
The point guard was slow and small, that mound of dreadlocks notwithstanding. The small forward, for all his toughness, doubted himself amid repeated mistakes and…
UCLA beats Cal, laughs at projected NCAA tournament seeding
It was a sneak peek that left some UCLA basketball fans covering their eyes. A No. 2 seed in the East Region? While Arizona is…
Boogie Ellis, USC make NCAA tournament case in upset over UCLA
There wouldn’t be many more shots like this. For USC, a team just rounding into form, opportunities to state its case to the NCAA tournament…