SAN ANTONIO — The shorts were shorter than the parachutes with drawstrings preferred by college basketball players a couple of decades ago. The rest of… Read More »How Florida drew from back-to-back champs to stop Houston, start new reign over college hoops
SAN ANTONIO — How much can one program take? How can Houston stomach another one of these? Another portrait of coming so close, only to… Read More »The latest Houston Heartbreak? An ‘incomprehensible’ finish in final possession vs. Florida
The budget needed to field a competitive college basketball roster seems to be the only thing in the world trending up right now, and the… Read More »Men’s college basketball way-too-early Top 25: Purdue’s No. 1; Florida isn’t going anywhere
SAN ANTONIO — J’Wan Roberts extended his hands. Settle down, he begged. Yes, this was impossible. Yes, this whole swirling, bizarre night was on the… Read More »Working against Duke, Cooper Flagg and time, Houston concocts a surreal Final Four comeback
SAN ANTONIO — From their seats seven rows behind Duke’s bench, Ralph and Kelly Flagg had the perfect vantage point of the moment everything turned… Read More »Cooper Flagg, Duke searching for answers after fateful Final Four collapse
The Athletic has in-depth coverage of the 2025 Men’s Final Four. The men’s NCAA Tournament started with 68 teams and plenty of March Madness dreams.… Read More »Men’s NCAA Championship 2025: What to know about Florida, Houston
The Athletic has live coverage of Texas vs. South Carolina and UCLA vs. UConn in the 2025 Women’s Final Four. TAMPA, Fla. — As college… Read More »Why the NCAA Tournaments’ chalk concerns don’t spell doom for college basketball
One of the most thrilling and important games in the history of this tournament that doesn’t get mentioned enough happened on March 30, 1991: Duke’s… Read More »Haters guide to the Final Fo— nah, scrap that. Duke leaves no room to hate anything else
Before breakfast, a quick stop at the driving range. It may seem trivial that hitting a bucket of balls was Jon Scheyer’s priority on the… Read More »Will Cooper Flagg’s momentous choice to play for Duke be capped with fabled finish?
One of the four head coaches left working in the men’s NCAA Tournament will win his first national championship Monday night. It could be Houston’s… Read More »The Final Four coaches, scored and ranked: It’s Boomers vs. Millennials
To find Cinderella stories at this men’s Final Four, you have to look at the name on the back of the jersey rather than the… Read More »Thanks to the transfer portal, this March’s Cinderella stories are players, not teams
Editor’s note: This article is part of the Bracket Central series, an inside look at the run-up to the men’s & women’s NCAA Tournaments, along with analysis and… Read More »Men’s March Madness Final Four power rankings: Why all four No. 1 seeds have a title shot
The Athletic has live coverage of Auburn vs. Michigan State in the Elite Eight of the Men’s NCAA Tournament NEWARK, N.J. — With 6:39 separating… Read More »Inside the timeout that sent Duke, Cooper Flagg to Final Four
More than 1,000 Division I men’s basketball players have entered the transfer portal since it opened on March 24. That’s a lot of names and… Read More »Ranking the best players in the NCAA men’s basketball transfer portal
Jay Williams has reached what he calls an “inflection point.” “If I can’t be the best version of myself, then I can’t be that for… Read More »ESPN analyst Jay Williams wears many hats. Here are his 5 tips for juggling a busy schedule
Editor’s note: This article is part of the Bracket Central series, an inside look at the run-up to the men’s & women’s NCAA Tournaments, along with analysis and… Read More »Men’s NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 power rankings: Who’s best positioned to win it all?
The Athletic has live coverage of the 2025 Men’s March Madness PROVIDENCE, R.I. — For as satisfying as St. John’s resurrection has felt, the ending… Read More »How St. John’s magical season came crashing down vs. Arkansas in NCAA Tournament
The Athletic has live coverage of 2025 Men’s March Madness PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Because time measures history even as it moves on from it, and… Read More »John Calipari and Rick Pitino have stood the test of time, just not together
The Athletic has live coverage of 2025 Men’s March Madness CLEVELAND — Trailing by one with less than eight minutes remaining, Robert Morris guard Amarion… Read More »Where’s the March Madness? Making sense of the NCAA Tournament’s Cinderella shortage
The Athletic has live coverage of 2025 Men’s March Madness On Sunday afternoon in downtown Nashville, the Florida men’s basketball team celebrated an SEC tournament… Read More »Title IX complaints hang over top-seeded Florida’s quest for respect, national title
The NCAA Tournament’s 32-game feast across Thursday and Friday is one of the most highly anticipated TV stretches of the sports year. You should watch… Read More »‘Can’t-miss’ Men’s NCAA Tournament games on Thursday and Friday: truTV FTW?
Fittingly, the last men’s college basketball we saw before the NCAA Tournament bracket graced the screen Sunday was the end of Michigan’s win over Wisconsin… Read More »College basketball will fix its replay review woes — if the coaches don’t screw it up
The men’s basketball selection committee had an easy job at the top of the bracket this year. The 2025 NCAA Tournament might have the best… Read More »2025 NCAA Tournament bracket picks: Why CJ Moore has Florida topping Duke for national title
The Athletic has live coverage of the 2025 Men’s March Madness Selection Show Ever the gentleman, Greg Gumbel reached out to offer a welcoming handshake.… Read More »Remembering Greg Gumbel: Viewers relied on him from Selection Sunday to ‘One Shining Moment’
ESPN college basketball broadcaster Dick Vitale had an emotional moment at the end of the ACC men’s basketball championship game Saturday, expressing how grateful he… Read More »Dick Vitale gets emotional reflecting on ESPN return after battling cancer
There’s not too much shame in a botched March Madness bracket. The NCAA Tournament is compressed chaos in single elimination, upsets are part of the… Read More »The funniest 2025 March Madness bracket names: Picking our favorites
The NFL never sleeps, especially when it comes to the swirling tornado of activity otherwise known as free agency. Whom would the Las Vegas Raiders… Read More »This Week in Sports Trivia: March 13, 2025