For every great upset in the men’s NCAA Tournament, there is a favorite that found a way to lose a game it was supposed to win. Sometimes it happens because the better team has an off day or didn’t prepare well enough for an underdog with something to prove. But other times, it’s the result […]
March Madness is back, and this year’s tournament of buzzer beaters and bracket busters is set up to be even more chaotic than usual. Unlike last season, when the consensus best teams in men’s basketball met in the national final, the 2021-22 season didn’t feature twin juggernauts. Gonzaga held top billing for nearly half the […]
After 11 seasons as a player and 22 as a coach in the NBA, Mike Woodson is finally returning to March Madness, for the first time since his playing career under Bob Knight at Indiana. Tasked with returning the Hoosiers to their glory days, Woodson has his alma mater back in the NCAA Tournament for […]
As fans rushed the court to celebrate Providence’s first regular-season Big East Conference championship, the novelty of the moment was heightened by the decisiveness with which it was earned. With a near addiction to crunch-time theatrics, Ed Cooley’s Friars had collectively built a reputation as college basketball’s newest cardiac kids. Entering its pivotal matchup with […]