
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 ...

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 ...

Lyons leads 6th-seed Arizona over Belmont 81-64
Arizona coach Sean Miller can understand why Belmont was the trendy pick to upset his sixth-seeded Wildcats. "Their style is such a nightmare," Miller ...

NCAA: Colorado State runs away from Missouri 84-72
Dorian Green scored 17 of his 26 points in the first half and eighth-seeded Colorado State used good shooting and great rebounding to run away from No

Top seed Louisville rolls to 79-48 rout of NC A&T
Louisville coach Rick Pitino rattled off Russ Smith's stats, one more impressive than the next. Then he paused and peered over his glasses. "But he ...

Gonzaga pulls out 64-58 win over Southern
It was every frontrunner's nightmare. Top-seeded Gonzaga ran into a No. 16 seed that wasn't playing like one, a crowd itching for an upset and the ...

Armstead leads Wichita State past Pitt 73-55
Wichita State's Tekele Cotton didn't just shut down Pitt's leading scorer, he had him in tears after the game. The Shockers' guard held Tray Woodall ...

Marquette escapes Davidson, 59-58, in NCAA tourney
Vander Blue had no doubt where he was going with the ball. The Marquette guard's only concern was whether he'd have room to make it happen.

Evans leads Saint Louis past New Mexico St 64-44
Saint Louis is carrying on the memory of Rick Majerus the best way it knows how: by advancing in the NCAA tournament. Dwayne Evans had 24 points and ...

Memphis avoids late collapse, tops Gaels 54-52
Before he could celebrate his first NCAA tournament victory as a head coach, Josh Pastner had to sweat out a couple of frantic seconds. Memphis held ...

Smith's double-double leads Butler to 68-56 win
The cast of characters has changed. Butler's character has not. Rotnei Clarke scored 11 of his 17 points in the last 8:44, Andrew Smith had a ...

3rd-seeded Michigan State beats No. 14 Valpo 65-54
Derrick Nix got a pass down low, backed up his beefy body to put an opponent on his back and scored. For much of Michigan State's NCAA ...

One look at the 63 NCAA women's tourney games
Baylor is six wins from a second straight national championship. But, it's hardly a foregone conclusion this year that the Lady Bears will repeat.

BracketRacket: 'I thought it's for takeout orders'
Welcome to BracketRacket, your one-stop shopping place for all things NCAA. Today, LeBron James struggles with "The Decision" (Again? Seriously?), Fox ...

La Salle, James Madison advance from First Four
Guards, guards everywhere. And they can shoot. La Salle gets to take its uncharacteristic approach — not much size but lots of shots and lots of ...

La Salle outshoot Boise St 80-71
One hot guard is awfully handy at NCAA tournament time. Four? Pretty much unbeatable. Tyrone Garland led La Salle's guard-driven offense with 22 ...

Davis again JMU's MVP in 68-55 First Four win
After winning the program's first NCAA tournament game in 30 years, James Madison sounds as if it's not done. A.J. Davis, who stepped in as a starter ...