Student broadcasters captured the excitement as the 12th-seeded Panthers pull off their first-ever NCAA tournament win against Wisconsin. PORTLAND, Ore. — As High Point University pulled off a dramatic late-game comeback in the NCAA tournament at the Moda Center, two student broadcasters captured every second of the emotion from courtside, delivering a call that mirrored … Read more
March Madness bracket perfection ends as No. 6 Tennessee defeats No. 3 Virginia in Game 44, eliminating the final remaining flawless bracket from 36 million entries. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — And then there were none! Once again, there will not be a perfect March Madness bracket. According to the NCAA, the lone remaining perfect bracket fell … Read more
Gonzaga loses to Texas, the first team in five years to go from the NCAA Tournament’s First Four to the Sweet 16. PORTLAND, Ore. — Jordan Pope and Matas Vokieaitis each scored 17 points, Camden Heide hit a game-sealing 3-pointer and Texas became the first team in five years to go from the NCAA Tournament’s First … Read more
Houston now awaits the winner of the VCU-Illinois matchup. OKLAHOMA CITY — UPDATE: Houston beat Texas A&M, 88-57 and will advance to the Sweet 16 against the winner of tomorrow’s VCU-Illinois game. _________________________________ The Houston Cougars were in control at the half in their NCAA Tournament matchup with Texas A&M in Oklahoma City. The winner … Read more
Nearly all NCAA Tournament brackets were busted after the first round, with only a few perfect entries remaining among tens of millions submitted. WASHINGTON — The odds of a picking perfect NCAA Tournament bracket are astronomical for a reason. The number of unblemished entries in ESPN’s bracket challenge dropped to 195 after the completion of the first … Read more
The Spurs star’s decisive shot capped a 34-point performance that culminated in “M-V-P” chants at the Frost Bank Center. SAN ANTONIO — Victor Wembanyama hit a 17-foot, pull-up jumper with a second left and the San Antonio Spurs wrapped up a playoff spot to end a six-season drought, beating the Phoenix Suns 101-100 on Thursday … Read more
The odds of picking a perfect bracket at random are 1 chance out of 2 to the 63rd power, which is 1 in 9,223,372,036,854,775,808, or about 1 in 9.2 quintillion. WASHINGTON — The 2026 March Madness tournament got underway on Thursday, and that means one thing. Busted brackets. According to the NCAA, there are an … Read more