Michigan holds off UConn to win 2026 NCAA men's basketball title
This is Michigan's second NCAA title in school history, and the win ends a 26-year national championship drought for the Big Ten.
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This is Michigan's second NCAA title in school history, and the win ends a 26-year national championship drought for the Big Ten.
After being down by as many as 19 on Sunday, Braylon Mullins retrieved a loose ball near midcourt in the waning seconds against Duke and hit a three-pointer from 35 feet away to take the lead.
Santa Clara was seeking its first tournament win since 1996, when future NBA MVP Steve Nash was a senior.
The top 16 seeds in the 68-team women's NCAA field will host first- and second-round games, with the regional rounds being played at two neutral sites for the fourth straight year.
The agreement brings a seismic shift to hundreds of schools that were forced to reckon with the reality that their players are the ones producing the billions in TV and other revenue.
The March Madness tournament came to an end Monday night as the Florida Gators took home the NCAA men's basketball championship.
UConn defeated defending champion South Carolina on Sunday to win its 12th women's NCAA Tournament title.
Walter Clayton Jr. rescued top-seeded Florida with two late 3-pointers, and the Gators rallied from nine points down late to reach the Final Four with an 84-79 victory over Texas Tech in the NCAA Tournament's West Region final.
As gratifying as it was to engineer a memorable March Madness comeback, Texas Tech knows there's an even tougher task ahead if the Red Raiders want to reach the Final Four.
Darrion Williams scored to break a tie with 7.3 seconds left in overtime after tying the game with a 3-pointer in the closing seconds of regulation to lead Texas Tech to an 85-83 win over Arkansas and a spot in the Elite Eight.
Will Richard scored 15 points, Alijah Martin added 14 points and seven rebounds, and top-seeded Florida played a steady second half to run away from No. 4 seed Maryland and into the NCAA Tournament's West Region final with an 87-71 win.
Florida Gators coach Todd Golden had a plan to visit his favorite San Francisco restaurant Original Joe's when he brings his team west for their Sweet 16 appearance at the Chase Center, but his homecoming dream hit a snag.
Coach Todd Golden managed to get his top-seeded Florida Gators basketball team a reservation at his favorite San Francisco restaurant after all.
Alabama thundered past Saint Mary's 80-66 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Madina Okot had 14 points and 13 rebounds before fouling out late and ninth-seeded Mississippi State defeated California 59-46 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
The Saint Mary's Gaels came from behind and hung on for a win against the Vanderbilt Commodores, moving on with a 59-56 win in the first round of the NCAA East Region.
Auburn is the top overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, with Duke, Houston and Florida joining the Tigers on the No. 1 line in the March Madness bracket.
Braden Huff scored 18 points and Gonzaga avenged two regular-season losses to Saint Mary's to beat the 19th-ranked Gaels 58-51 in the West Coast Conference Tournament championship.
The Gales (27-4) are ranked 21st in the country after winning back-to-back outright regular-season titles in the West Coast Conference and head into the conference tournament with a chance to repeat as champions.
San Francisco State University announced Thursday that three athletic programs will be disbanded at the end of the school year, as the school's athletics program faces a major deficit.
Stanford athletic director Bernard Muir will resign after 13 years on the job.
The NCAA updated its policy one day after the administration's order banning transgender athletes from competing on female teams.
Mountain West Commissioner Gloria Nevarez says she is heartbroken over turmoil surrounding San Jose State volleyball this season.
The Pac-12 Conference announced Thursday that Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State and San Diego State will become new members as the conference rebuilds.
A federal judge probed the terms of a proposed $2.78 billion settlement of antitrust lawsuits against the NCAA and major conferences and revealed a potential snag in the deal involving student-athlete payments.
