Basketball

No. 4 UConn and No. 8 Arkansas are set to face off in the Sweet 16 on Thursday. Tipoff is set for 7:15 p.m. at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Arkansas enters the Sweet 16 matchup against UConn after upsetting No. 1 Kansas 72-71 last weekend. UConn’s second round …

The Miami Heat defeated the New York Knicks Wednesday night 127-120 at Miami-Dade Arena. The Heat got 35 points from perennial all-star Jimmy Butler, who went 11-19 from the field and 11-14 from the free throw line. Tyler Herro added 22 points in the win, including 14 in the fourth …

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant is returning to action after serving an eight-game suspension with no pay. The suspension was enforced by the NBA in response to Morant flashing a gun on his Instagram Live while attending a nightclub. Morant spent some time in a counseling program in Florida to reportedly …

Rick Pitino, 70, is headed back to New York after agreeing to a 6-year contract to be St. John’s next head men’s basketball coach. Pitino’s Hall-of-Fame Resume Pitino has played integral roles as the head coach of several organizations throughout his career. His coaching journey trails back to 1974, where …

College of Holy Cross men’s basketball parted ways with former Gator Brett Nelson on March 10. Nelson was the head coach for the school for four seasons. https://t.co/ia3z3YZQjv — Holy Cross Men's Basketball (@HCrossMBB) March 10, 2023 Nelson with Holy Cross Coming off of an assistant head coaching job at …

The women’s NCAA Sweet 16 is set after four upsets in the round of 32. The Southeastern conference once again shows its dominance as four of the 16 teams are SEC teams, including No. 1 South Carolina. https://twitter.com/MarchMadnessWBB/status/1638038184939466752?s=20 Major Upsets On Monday, all in the same day, No. 9 seed …

On Monday night, a day after No. 1 seed Stanford fell to No. 8. seed Ole Miss, the No. 1 seed Indiana Hoosiers saw their tournament run end with a two-point loss to No. 9 seed Miami. The upset marks the first time since 1998 that the Sweet 16 will …

The Florida Gators women’s basketball team picked the right time to hit their stride. After a narrow victory in their opening matchup of the National Invitation Tournament (NIT), the Gators came back out looking stronger than ever in the round of 32. Florida downed the Wake Forest Demon Deacons 80-63 Monday …

The Florida Gators women’s basketball team is set for a round two matchup in the WNIT against Wake Forest Monday evening. The Gators defeated the Wofford Terriers in round one, 66-63, last Thursday. Wofford automatically qualified for the WNIT as the regular season Southern conference champions. The Gators made the …

An initial seven Southeastern Conference women’s teams received bids to the NCAA tournament. Four of these seven teams remain alive and in the hunt to bring the SEC a national championship. Alive and Fighting SEC Teams The SEC has had excellent representation in March. South Carolina, Ole Miss and LSU …