March Madness

Maurice Calloo from the Oregon State Beavers hit a last-second shot against the Houston Cougars that determined the betting outcome of the first March Madness Elite 8 game. (Image: Darron Cummings/AP)

Elite 8 Bad Beat: Oregon State Backdoor Beavers Sink Houston Bettors

When you wager on March Madness, there’s no such thing as a meaningless basket. The Houston Cougars defeated the Oregon State Beavers 67-61 in the Elite 8 to advance to the Final Four, but bettors were saved or crushed by an uncontested 3-pointer from the Beavers. With 11 seconds remaining, […]

Buddy Boeheim gets advice from his father, Jim Boeheim, who is the head coach of Syracuse. (Image: Porter Lambert/Getty)

Sweet 16 Players to Watch: Bombardier Buddy Boeheim (Syracuse)

The #11 Syracuse Orange once again provided headaches for opposing offenses in March Madness, because every coach pulls out their hair trying to figure out how to beat Jim Boeheim and his stifling zone. The coach’s son, Buddy Boeheim, put on a shooting clinic in the first two rounds, which […]

Syracuse leading scorer Buddy Boeheim led the #11 Orange to a upset win over #3 West Virginia in the second round of March Madness. (Image: Darron Cummings/AP)

March Madness Long Shots: Loyola Chicago, Oregon State, and Syracuse

Heading into the Sweet 16 of the 2021 March Madness men’s basketball tournament, four teams are double-digits seeds and have long-shot odds, including the #11 Syracuse Orange, #11 UCLA Bruins, the smoking-hot #12 Oregon State Beavers, and #15 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles, who’ve taken on this year’s role of Cinderella. […]

Oregon State guard Jarod Lucas flexes after he scores after being fouled by Oklahoma State in the second round of March Madness. (Image: AP)

Red-Hot Oregon State Beavers Snatch Sweet 16 Spot as #12 Seed

The #12 Oregon State Beavers entered 2021 March Madness on a heater and haven’t cooled down, moving into the Round of 32 with an impressive victory over the #4 Oklahoma State Cowboys and projected NBA lottery pick Cade Cunningham. It’s been a wild 48 hours for the Oregon State Beavers. […]

The NCAA declared the first-round March Madness game between Oregon and VCU a no-contest after the Rams reported multiple positive COVID-19 tests within their program. (Image: Ryan M. Kelly/Getty)

COVID-19 Plays Bracket Buster as VCU Withdraws from March Madness Before Oregon Game

The NCAA Men’s Basketball Committee has declared the first-round March Madness game between Oregon and Virginia Commonwealth University a no contest due to multiple positive COVID-19 tests within the VCU program. As a result, VCU has withdrawn from the NCAA Tournament, and Oregon automatically advances to the second round. VCU […]

Oral Roberts celebrates a major upset victory over Ohio State, ranked #7 in the country, in the first round of the March Madness college basketball tournament. (Image: Getty)

Bracket Buster: No. 15 Oral Roberts Upsets No. 2 Ohio State in OT

Only five games into the first round of 2021 March Madness, and we witnessed the first bracket buster of the tournament. #15 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles upset the #2 Ohio State Buckeyes in an overtime thriller. Oral Roberts became only the ninth #15 seed to upset a #2 seed in […]

Jason Preston from the Ohio Bobcats could play the role of Cinderella as a #13 seed. (Image: AP)

No. 13 Seed Cinderella: UNC Greensboro Spartans and Ohio Bobcats

The #13 seeds don’t get enough love compared to the #12 seed in March Madness, which is why we want to take a closer look at UNC Greensboro Spartans and the Ohio Bobcats. In one corner of the bracket, you have UNCG and FSU heading into battle and, in the other, […]