78% of the NCAA Tournament winners since 1985 have been either a one seed or a two seed, so as fun as it may be to pick an underdog – it doesn’t happen often. HOUSTON — March Madness is officially here, with the majority of teams beginning their tournament run on Thursday and Friday. College … Read more
The NCAA closely guards details about how much referees are paid. WASHINGTON — March Madness, the men’s and women’s NCAA college basketball tournament, kicks off this week. There will be 68 teams fighting for a chance to become the national champion in one of the year’s most anticipated sporting events. From crafting the perfect bracket … Read more
Biden’s bracket for the men’s and women’s NCAA basketball tournaments doesn’t have a No. 1 seed winning the championship. WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Thursday released his March Madness bracket. Of the 68 teams competing in the men’s tournament, he selected No. 2 seed Arizona to win the national championship. Biden’s bracket has Arizona … Read more
In 2022 and 2021, it took just 28 games for there to be no more perfect brackets. WASHINGTON — Well, that didn’t take long. Just three games in to the first-round of the men’s college basketball tournament, only 6.66% of March Madness brackets remain perfect, according to the NCAA’s website. No. 8 Maryland’s win against … Read more
We have our first March Madness upset and it’s a big one. WASHINGTON — JP Pegues made a 3-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 Virginia another first-round NCAA Tournament loss, 68-67 on Thursday. Making their first trip to the NCAA … Read more
Self said in a pregame radio interview that he’s doing better but that he wouldn’t help the team much if he were coaching on the bench. DES MOINES, Iowa — Kansas coach Bill Self will miss the defending national champion Jayhawks’ NCAA Tournament first-round game against Howard on Thursday, the school announced two hours before … Read more
SAN ANTONIO — On this episode of Locked On Spurs, host Jeff Garcia welcomes KENS 5’s Casey Viera to look at the Spurs’ next few games and ask if this team could see itself falling out of the top three spots for the upcoming NBA Lottery. Also, a very spirited discussion about Joel Embiid versus … Read more