Basketball

Mississippi beats Wisconsin 57-46 in NCAA tourney
It turns out there is someone who can tone down the taunting and irreverent antics Marshall Henderson is becoming known for. His name is Marshall ...
Florida Gulf Coast stuns Georgetown 78-68
College basketball, meet Florida Gulf Coast. A school so new it wasn't eligible for the NCAA tournament until last year busted a load of brackets ...
Streak now 25, as Heat rally past Detroit 103-89
It's becoming almost commonplace now, this trend of the Miami Heat getting off to slow starts and having to dig their way back from double-digit ...
Anthony scores 37, Knicks clinch playoff berth
When the New York Knicks signed Kenyon Martin last month, they hoped the veteran big man might help them with a playoff push. Left short-handed by a ...
Harvard's 1st NCAA win brings 'unexpected pride'
Michael Lesley crisscrossed Harvard Yard, looking up from his copy of David Hume's "The Natural History of Religion" only to avoid the tourists that ...
Revenge of the nerds: Harvard moves on at NCAAs
Talk about revenge of the nerds! Bill Gates is, like, the coolest guy on the planet. "Big Bang Theory" is the highest-rated show on television.
Indiana overpowers James Madison 83-62
Indiana's got a few brutes, some big boys from the Big Ten who know how to throw their weight around. But in their NCAA tournament opener, the ...
Miami makes NCAA return with 78-49 win vs Pacific
Miami coach Jim Larranaga has so much confidence in Shane Larkin that he pretty much let his only non-senior starter run the show in the NCAA ...
McDermott has 27, Creighton tops Cincinnati 67-63
Doug McDermott can put his decision about whether to stay at Creighton or bolt for the NBA on hold. He'll let the Bluejays' NCAA run play a factor in ...
No. 13 seed La Salle beats No. 4 K-State, 63-61
John Giannini kept calling timeouts as La Salle's big lead kept slipping away, an 18-point halftime advantage wiped out by fourth-ranked Kansas ...
Injured Wyatt leads Temple over NC State 76-72
Khalif Wyatt grabbed his left thumb — the one alarmingly wrapped in black support tape — pulled it toward his stomach and grimaced. His non-shooting ...
No. 2 seed Duke beats Albany 73-61
Duke had been hearing about Lehigh for a year. The second-seeded Blue Devils used the perimeter shooting of Seth Curry and the inside dominance of ...
Obama picks Baylor to win NCAA women's title
President Barack Obama is going with Brittney Griner and Baylor to win back-to-back titles in the NCAA women's basketball tournament. In his 2013 ...
TV ratings up for NCAA tournament's 1st full day
The NCAA tournament's first full day has earned its highest television rating in 19 years. The games Thursday on CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV averaged a 5.
Upset of the day: Harvard ousts New Mexico
Some people may have heard of the school that's suddenly generating a bit of March Madness buzz. Harvard. Yep, Harvard —the school known for producing ...
BracketRacket: 'Notice we don't say reality'
Welcome back to BracketRacket, the one-stop shopping place for all your NCAA needs. Today, Patrick Carney of The Black Keys drops by to explain why ...
Memphis survives frantic finish, beats St Mary's
When D.J. Stephens is dunking and blocking shots, Memphis looks like a team that could make an extended run in this NCAA tournament. Then, the Tigers ...
Top-seeded Louisville stays above the upset fray
No matter where he's coaching or who his team is facing, Rick Pitino has never liked playing the first game of the NCAA tournament as a top seed.
Pac-12 starts strong in NCAA tourney in San Jose
Twelve turned out to be a lucky number for the Pac-12 Conference. Go figure. A year after sending only two teams to the NCAA tournament, the league ...
Nuggets beat 76ers 101-100 for 14th straight win
Down five points with less than 10 seconds left, Corey Brewer figured this was the end of the Denver Nuggets' longest streak since joining the NBA in ...
No. 5 seed VCU races past Akron in 88-42 rout
VCU was at its best, pressing, running — and winning with ease. The fifth-seeded Rams set an NCAA tournament record that stood for about an hour ...
No. 12 seed Cal beats No. 5 seed UNLV 64-61
Allen Crabbe clapped his hands toward the roaring crowd. Richard Solomon shook his hips and danced. Senior reserve Robert Thurman pumped his fist ...
Robinson, Michigan beat South Dakota State 71-56
Trey Burke hit the ground with a thud, and a rough night suddenly turned downright painful. The Michigan star left the court for a bit but came back ...
Nuggets win 14th straight, 101-100 over 76ers
The Denver Nuggets' streak lives on thanks to some luck and pluck. Corey Brewer sank three free throws with 2.1 seconds left and the Denver Nuggets ...