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Michigan defeats UConn 69–63 to win 2026 NCAA men’s basketball national championship; Michigan's second NCAA title (first since 1989)
Michigan defeated UConn 69-63 in the 2026 NCAA men's basketball national championship game. The victory is Michigan's second NCAA title and its first national champi...
Writer argues a proposed 24-team College Football Playoff would harm college football more than the NCAA Tournament's expansion to 76 teams
The article responds to recent proposals to expand major U.S. college postseason fields. It notes the NCAA has approved expanding the men's and women's NCAA basketba...
UConn, UCLA, Texas and South Carolina — the same No. 1 seeds — advance to women's Final Four; UConn vs. South Carolina and UCLA vs. Texas set in Phoenix
No. 1 seeds UConn, UCLA, Texas and South Carolina have each won their regional finals and advanced to the 2026 women's Final Four for the second consecutive season—t...
UConn rallies from 19 down; Braylon Mullins hits last-second logo 3 to beat Duke and set Final Four matchup with Illinois; Arizona and Michigan advance
UConn defeated Duke in the Elite Eight after coming back from a 19-point deficit; guard Braylon Mullins, an Indianapolis-area native, hit a 3-pointer from the logo w...
Illinois defeats Iowa 71–59 in Elite Eight in Houston; buzzer and central scoreboard malfunctions delay game as Illinois advances to Final Four
In the Elite Eight of the 2026 NCAA Tournament at Houston’s Toyota Center on March 28, Illinois defeated Iowa 71–59 to advance to the Final Four — Illinois' first Fi...
UConn Coach Geno Auriemma Criticizes NCAA Two-Regional Tournament Format, Citing Scheduling, Equipment, and Quality Concerns
At a press conference during the 2026 NCAA women's tournament Sweet 16 in Fort Worth, UConn head coach Geno Auriemma criticized the NCAA's decision to use a two-site...
Villanova Coach Kevin Willard Says He’ll 'Fire' Staff During Game, Calls Comment a Joke After NCAA Tournament Loss to Utah State
During Villanova's first-round loss to Utah State in the 2026 NCAA Tournament (86-76), head coach Kevin Willard was caught on camera in a timeout saying, "I’m going ...