NCAA men's basketball

South Carolina head coach Frank Martin, second from left, is hugged by Chris Silva, left, as they celebrate after a second-round game against Duke in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament in Greenville, S.C., on Sunday.

NCAA Stunner: South Carolina Boots Duke From Tournament

4:01am March 20, 2017

by Doreen McCallister

Second-seed Duke was knocked out of the men's NCAA basketball tournament on Sunday by No. 7 seed South Carolina, 88-81.

New Orleans Privateer guard Nate Frye signs autographs after a Monday practice at the University of Dayton Arena. Frye, a senior, joined the team when it was going through a difficult period of deciding whether it had the resources to compete in Division

'A Dream Come True' As New Orleans Plays In The First Four

10:22am March 14, 2017

by Tom Goldman

After a huge decline in enrollment following Hurricane Katrina, the University of New Orleans considered dropping its sports program from Division I. But it reconsidered and today joins March Madness.

Josh Hart of the Villanova Wildcats races the ball upcourt Monday in the first half against the North Carolina Tar Heels during the NCAA championship game in Houston.

Villanova Beats North Carolina 77-74 On Buzzer Beater To Win Hoops Title

11:45pm April 04, 2016

by Christopher Dean Hopkins

The Wildcats' vaunted defense locked down the Tar Heels in the second half, winning the school's second national championship.

Frank Kaminsky of the Wisconsin Badgers will face off against the Duke Blue Devils' Jahlil Okafor in Monday night's NCAA title game. When the teams played in December, Duke won 80-70.

NCAA Men's Final: Wisconsin And Duke Play For It All Monday Night

10:11am April 06, 2015

by Bill Chappell

For Wisconsin, a win would bring its first title since 1941. Perennial power Duke last won it all in 2010. The game will tip off at 9:18 p.m. ET.

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Jarvis Summers of the Mississippi Rebels sits on the court in the closing seconds of his team's 17-point comeback win against Brigham Young during the first round of the 2015 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.

March Madness Starts With A Bang, And A Big Comeback

10:44am March 18, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Ole Miss scored 62 points in the second half last night to dig its way out of a hole and into the big bracket, on the first day of the NCAA men's basketball tournament.

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March Madness: Keeping Society Sane Since 1908

2:15pm March 16, 2015

by Emma Bowman

Think you know your NCAA tournament facts? Try these on for size: What are the odds of a perfect bracket? What surgery is performed more frequently during the madness?