March Madness

Michigan players celebrate the team’s victory that will send them to the Final Four in San Antonio. (Image: Los Angeles Times)

Longshots and Cinderellas Upsetting NCAA Tournament Bettors

Not everyone loves an underdog, especially those betting on the NCAA Tournament. Gamblers have been getting killed by all the upsets, and that trend continued in the four Elite Eight games over the weekend. Since the Sweet 16 favorites are 5-15 against the spread, sportsbooks are cleaning up as the […]

UConn is still undefeated this season, and will look to move past Duke on their way to the Final Four. (Image: Cloe Poisson)

UConn Expected to Keep Marching Toward NCAA Women’s Final Four

The undefeated UConn Huskies (34-0) enter the Sweet 16 as heavy favorites to win the Albany region of the Women’s NCAA Tournament and continue their quest to claim the school’s 12th national championship. The Duke Blue Devils (24-8) are the next team looking to end the Huskies’ perfect season. Duke is […]

Freshman Texas center Mohamed Bamba decided one year of school was enough and declared his intentions to turn professional. (Image: Getty)

Flood of College Basketball Underclassmen Dipping Toes into NBA Draft Waters

The slew of college basketball underclassmen eligible for the NBA Draft are slowly making their intentions known. Three high-profile players announced this week their intention to give up their NCAA eligibility to instead play professionally. Arizona’s Deandre Ayton, Oklahoma’s Trae Young, and Mohamed Bamba of Texas all publicly declared they […]

Central Michigan shocked Ohio State to become one of two No. 11 seeds (along with Buffalo) to reach the Sweet 16. (Image: Paul Vernon/AP)

Cinderella Stories Flavor Sweet 16 in Women’s NCAA Tournament

The top two seeds in each region of the Women’s NCAA Tournament reached the Sweet 16 with no trouble over the past week, but that didn’t mean there weren’t a few surprises during the first two rounds of the women’s edition of March Madness. As has been the case in […]

Gonzaga was a 12.5-point favorite, but nearly was upset by UNC Greensboro. (Image: Otto Kitsinger/AP)

Weakened West Coast Teams Embarrassed in NCAA Tournament

If there was any doubt about how bad West Coast college basketball was in the NCAA Tournament, Thursday painfully proved it. Arizona, the lone remaining participant of the Pac-12 Conference, got embarrassed by Buffalo, losing 89-68. They were a 9-point favorite to beat a college whose previous signature victory this […]

USC survived a double-overtime battle with UNC Asheville to move into the second round of the NIT postseason tournament. (Image: John McCoy)

NCAA Tournament Snubs Become Top Dogs in NIT Field

The National Invitation Tournament – better known to most sports fans as the NIT – was once the biggest college basketball tournament of the year, more prestigious than even the NCAA tournament itself. Today, the event has become more of a consolation prize for those who didn’t quite make it […]

Members of the Radford men’s basketball team react when they found out they were going to the NCAA Tournament. (Image: Michael Shroyer/Special to the Roanoke Times)

NCAA Tournament Teams Selected for Play-in Games Hope to Play On

Some college basketball coaches would be mad if they won a conference championship and then got assigned to a play-in game at the NCAA Tournament, but Radford Coach Mike Jones isn’t one of them. He and his team couldn’t be more pleased to be facing off against LIU Brooklyn on […]