NCAA TOURNAMENT

Caitlin Clark put on a show with 41 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds to help No. 2 seed Iowa beat fifth-seeded Louisville 97-83 and send the the Hawkeyes to their first women's Final Four in 30 years.

Jordan Miller scored 27 points and made a series of crucial foul shots down the stretch as Miami rallied to an 88-81 victory over Texas for a spot in the Final Four.

Everyone’s heard of UConn.

Texas forward Dylan Disu, one of the bright stars of the opening weekend of the NCAA Tournament, was ruled out of the Longhorns' game against Miami for a spot in the Final Four on Sunday with a left foot injury. The 6-foot-9 Disu was the MVP of the Longhorns' run to the Big 12 Tournament title on the same T-Mobile Center floor two weeks ago, then helped them reach the Sweet 16 with 17 points in a win over Colgate and 28 points in a win over Penn State.

Dan Hurley got choked up when asked about his dad on the eve of UConn’s Sweet 16 game.

Jordan Hawkins scored 20 points and UConn overwhelmed its fourth straight NCAA Tournament opponent, earning its first trip to the Final Four in nine years with an 82-54 blowout of Gonzaga.

Virginia Tech and Tennessee are squaring off on the biggest stage they’ve seen yet.

The Creighton Bluiejays are one win away from a trip to the Final four - in the process, they ended the miraculous run of the 15th-seed Princeton Tigers.

Creighton used its size, 3-point shooting and a swarming second-half defense to end the March Madness run of Princeton, beating the 15th-seeded Tigers 86-75 in the Sweet 16.

For the first time in March Madness history, the Elite 8 will be without a No. 1 seed, as the Miami Hurricanes knocked out the last one standing on Friday.

Caitlin Clark scored 31 points and No. 2 seed Iowa shook disappointments the past two seasons and reached the Elite Eight of the women’s NCAA Tournament with an 87-77 win over Colorado in the Seattle 4 Regional semifinals.

The Aztecs held freshman star Brandon Miller to just 9 points on 3-of-19 shooting.

Darrion Trammell and San Diego State used a dominant defensive performance to knock top overall seed Alabama out of the NCAA Tournament, bottling up All-America freshman Brandon Miller in a 71-64 victory in the Sweet 16.

Julian Strawther hit a 3-pointer with 7.2 seconds left to answer a 3-pointer by UCLA’s Amari Bailey, lifting Gonzaga to a wild 79-76 win over UCLA in the Sweet 16.

Players and coaches in the NCAA Tournament may be breathing life into a new controversy: Inflategate.

Iowa State was quick to say that its miserable shooting performance in the NCAA Tournament had nothing to do with some wonky rims in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Seattle is a long way from home, but for some Hokie fans, it’s a trip worth making. So will you be taking the trip across the nation to support the Virginia Tech women's basketball team?

Notre Dame is finalizing a deal to make Penn State’s Micah Shrewsberry its new men’s basketball coach, two people with direct knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press.

Watch as the Blacksburg community sends off the Virginia Tech women’s basketball team for their next game in the NCAA tournament.

Kentucky head coach John Calipari reached out to Kansas State guard Markquis Nowell after referring to him as the "little kid" in his postgame press conference.

As the Virginia Tech women's basketball team gears up for the Sweet Sixteen, school officials say it draws people in.

Tobin Anderson is leaving NCAA Cinderella FDU after one fairy tale season and replacing Rick Pitino at Iona.

No. 1 seed Virginia Tech is set to play in the Sweet 16 this Saturday for the first time since 1999.

4-Seed Tennessee advances to Sweet Sixteen.

Underdogs have blown up every bracket in the country in what may be the maddest March ever.

The Miami Hurricanes used Isaiah Wong and Jordan Miller to help run away from the Indiana Hoosiers in the 85-69 win to advance to the Sweet 16.

Johnell Davis scored 29 points, Alijah Martin added 14 and Florida Atlantic ended Fairleigh Dickinson’s magical March by outlasting the No. 16 seed 78-70 in the NCAA Tournament.

Michigan State's Tyson Walker scored 23 points as the No. 7 Spartans upset No. 2 Marquette on Sunday night in the Men's Basketball Tournament.

Tyson Walker scored 23 points and No. 7 seed Michigan State beat second-seeded Marquette 69-60 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, sending coach Tom Izzo’s squad back to the Sweet 16 for the first time in four years.

Saint Mary's senior forward Alex Ducas was knocked out of Gaels' second-round NCAA Tournament game against UConn on Sunday with a first-half back injury. Saint Mary's trainers attended to him and he gingerly walked off the court with people supporting him. “His back just kind of slipped out of place,” Saint Mary's coach Randy Bennett said.

Hokies defeated the Jackrabbits 72-60.

Caitlin Clark had 22 points and 12 assists while Monika Czinano added 20 points to help Iowa beat Georgia 74-66 in a second-round women’s NCAA Tournament game.

Did one call change the direction of Alabama basketball's win over Maryland in March Madness? UMD coach Kevin Willard says it did.

Kansas’ best two players were neutralized for long stretches, its point guard played on a sprained ankle in the second half, and the Jayhawks once again were without their Hall of Fame coach, Bill Self.

Blake Peters made five 3-pointers in the second half and Princeton shocked another power conference team to reach the regional semifinals for the first time in 56 years by beating Missouri 78-63.

Olivier Nkamhoua tied his career high with 27 points, and No. 4 seed Tennessee beat Duke 65-52 to advance to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2019.

The San Diego State Aztecs defeated 13-seed Furman in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday, ending the Paladins March Madness run.

San Diego State had little trouble ending the run of March Madness darling Furman, getting 16 points from Micah Parrish to pace a balanced scoring attack and pulling away for a 75-52 win on Saturday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

Kansas Jayhawks basketball coach Bill Self will miss his second consecutive NCAA Tournament game on Saturday against Arkansas after undergoing a heart procedure.

Bill Self will miss top-seeded Kansas’ second-round NCAA Tournament game against Arkansas.

Trayce Jackson-Davis made staying up late worthwhile for Indiana fans. The All-American did it all with 24 points, 11 rebounds, five blocked shots and five assists as Indiana defeated 13th-seed Kent State 71-60 Friday night to reach the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2016. Jackson-Davis became the first player since blocks became an official NCAA statistic in 1985-86 to have at least 20 points, 10 rebounds, five blocks and five assists in an NCAA Tournament game, according to OptaSTATS.

Add Fairleigh Dickinson to the list of giant-killing New Jersey colleges in March Madness.

Rick Pitino insists he doesn’t know his next move.

Rick Pitino insists he doesn't know his next move. After the 70-year-old Hall of Famer's 13th-seeded Iona team was knocked out of the NCAA Tournament by UConn on Friday, he addressed speculation that St. John's is targeting him as its next coach. Pitino talked earlier this week about how much he admires St. John's President Rev. Brian Shanley, who previously worked at Providence.

Kentucky bounced back Friday from its opening-round loss last year in the NCAA Tournament, defeating Providence in the first round, 61-53.

Fairleigh Dickinson became the second No. 16 seed in history to win an NCAA Tournament game, stunning top-seeded Purdue 63-58 behind 19 points from Sean Moore and a relentless, hustling defense.

A University of Illinois professor who runs an analytics website thinks the transfer portal has hurt some power conference schools in the NCAA Tournament. Changes brought on by an increasingly active portal have diminished the cohesiveness within some marquee programs, said Sheldon Jacobson, who operates the site BracketOdds.

UConn trailed by two points at halftime, but a 26-point advantage in the second half propelled the Huskies to a victory in the first round on Friday.

The Virginia Tech Women’s Basketball team went into a sold-out Cassell Coliseum to secure a dub against the Southern Conference champion Chattanooga Mocs 58 to 33.

Adama Sanogo scored 10 of his 28 points in the first five minutes of the second half as fourth-seeded UConn took control and beat Rick Pitino’s Iona Gaels 87-63 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Furman's JP Pegues has watched the shot over and over.

St. Mary's only led by one at halftime, but it took care of business in the second half against VCU to advance to the second round of March Madness.

Nelly Cummings scored 13 points and No. 11 seed Pittsburgh held sixth-seeded Iowa State to 23% shooting in a 59-41 victory in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Virginia Tech Women’s Basketball is in their first game of the NCAA tournament.

Zia Cooke scored 11 points as No. 1 South Carolina moved five wins away from a perfect season after opening the women's NCAA Tournament with a 72-40 victory over No. 16 seed Norfolk State on Friday.

The three-seeded Baylor Bears trailed at halftime but were able to run away with a first-round victory over No. 14 UC Santa Barbara on Friday.

Xavier staged a furious rally in the second half of an NCAA tournament game to beat Kennesaw State, 72-67. It was the first tournament appearance for the Owls.

The Michigan State Spartans advanced to the second round of the NCAA men's basketball tournament with their victory over USC on Friday afternoon.

Joey Hauser scored 17 points and No. 7 seed Michigan State clamped down defensively on No. 10 seed Southern California in the second half for a 72-62 win in the first round of the NCAA Tournament’s East Region.

The Norse stayed with Houston most of the way Thursday night in Birmingham, Ala. A former Kentucky high school player of the year led the upset effort for Northern Kentucky.

Day 2 of the NCAA Tournament kicks off Friday after a terrific first day of March Madness. Fox News highlights four games to watch.

No. 10 Penn State never looked back in its first-round matchup against No. 7 Texas A&M, dominating them from start to finish in the March Madness tournament.

A two-seed already lost to a No. 15 earlier in the first round and UCLA made sure they would not repeat bad history in their dominant win over No. 15 UNC Asheville.

The Tennessee Volunteers had a scare from the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns late in the second half, but they held them off to move on to the Second Round.

Houston really needed to fight to hold off Northern Kentucky in its first-round matchup on Thursday night. But they finished them off, 63-52.

With All-American Marcus Sasser watching from the bench, top-seeded Houston shook off Northern Kentucky for a 63-52 win opening the NCAA Tournament, Chants of “NKU!”.

Sir'Jabari Rice had the hot hand for the Texas Longhorns in their first-round win over Colgate in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.

Northwestern remained in control all game against Boise State and pulled away late in the second half to advance in the NCAA Tournament on Thursday.

The Iowa Hawkeyes came out firing in the second half, but the Auburn Tigers stayed strong throughout the game to advance in the NCAA Tournament

Duke had no problem with Oral Roberts in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday, giving Jon Scheyer his first win in the Big Dance as head coach.

An independent law firm investigating a fatal shooting by a New Mexico State basketball player recommended the school enhance its weapons policy and “strengthen a culture that encourages student-athletes to adhere to the integrity and values of NMSU at all times.”.

The NCAA March Madness Twitter account posted at the end of Thursday says only 787 brackets of unspecified millions remained perfect.

Alabama and star freshman Brandon Miller faced a new round of questions about connections between Crimson Tide players and a fatal shooting after Thursday's victory over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

The first appearance for Howard University in the NCAA Tournament since 1992 included a visit by one of the school’s most prominent alums.

Tosan Evbuomwan and Princeton used a late-game run to earn the school’s first NCAA Tournament win in 25 years, topping No. 2 seed Arizona 59-55.

The Princeton Tigers shocked the college basketball world as the No. 15 seed took down the No. 2 seed University of Arizona Wildcats, 59-55, in the First Round.

Brandon Miller finished the game scoreless, but Alabama still managed to top Texas A&M-CC 96-75 in the first round of March Madness on Thursday.

Holy Cross found out Sunday it would face second-seeded Maryland in the women’s NCAA Tournament.

Matt Bradley scored 17 points, including two free throws in the final minute, and No. 5 seed San Diego State held on to beat 12th-seeded College of Charleston 63-57 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Jalen Wilson had 20 points and seven rebounds for No. 1 seed and defending national champion Kansas in a 96-68 victory over Howard.

The Missouri Tigers were the higher seed, but the underdogs against Utah State in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament. They had a convincing win on Thursday.

Missouri used a second-half scoring spurt from Kobe Brown to win its first NCAA Tournament game in 13 years, beating Utah State 76-65.

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.

Baylor Bears head coach Scott Drew came up clutch for his little brother's Grand Canyon University team after they flew without any equipment to Denver for March Madness.

Fairleigh Dickinson came away victorious in its First Four matchup against Texas Southern Wednesday and now has a date with No. 1 Purdue in the Round of 64.

Pittsburgh narrowly defeated Mississippi State 60-59 in a game that featured 21 lead changes. The Panthers will take on No. 6 Iowa State in the Big Dance.

Isaac Mushila and Jalen Jackson led the way for Texas A&M-CC in their First Four matchup against Southeast Missouri State. The Highlanders will play Alabama next.

The NCAA Tournament is tipping off this week with more bettors than ever.

The team, which last advanced to the tournament in 2017, will face off against Boise State — which drew seed No. 10 — in Sacramento, California, on Thursday.

The Division I men’s basketball committee revealed its top 16 teams for next month’s NCAA Tournament on Saturday, and UCLA coach Mick Cronin found his team’s current seed to be “comical.” No. 8 Arizona was chosen as the sixth overall seed, while fourth-ranked UCLA was eighth. The Pac-12 rivals will meet March 4 in their regular-season finale.

Judging head coaches after half a season is not fair. But it’s obvious who is off to a tremendous start so far this season.

FOX Sports bracket forecaster Mike DeCourcy released his latest bracket, which has some movement near the top.

FOX Sports bracket forecaster Mike DeCourcy released his latest bracket, which has some movement near the top.

UConn, Purdue, Arizona and Kansas held onto their spots in the latest men's NCAA Tournament projections.

North Carolina, which was No. 1 in the AP's preseason Top 25 poll, is an eight-seed in FOX Sports bracket forecaster Mike DeCourcy's projections after stumbling to a 9-4 record.

The Wisconsin women's volleyball team earned the No. 1 seed and a Big Ten championship over the weekend as they continue to put the photo-leak scandal behind them.

Doug Edert, who starred for Saint Peter's before transferring to Bryant, was involved in an altercation with Syracuse's Judah Mintz on Saturday.

The Tar Heels are returning four of five starters after losing to the Kansas Jayhawks in the NCAA Tournament last season.

Syracuse men's basketball coach Jim Boeheim made clear what the barometer is for success in the sport, and it's not how many bids you get into the Big Dance.

As Sister Jean turns 103, here’s a look at Tribune coverage of the Loyola basketball team chaplain.