March Madness is all about drama. But Sonia Citron’s goal is to provide a steady heartbeat for a Notre Dame team with high hopes of hoisting an NCAA Tournament trophy.
Category: College Sports
NCAA agrees to lift name, image and likeness recruitment ban
The agreement, if approved by the court, will allow college athletes to negotiate compensation for name, image and likeness deals before enrolling in a specific school.
NIT has to rescind South Alabama’s invitation after overbooking its bracket
Even amid the backdrop of college basketball’s chaotic postseason, what happened to South Alabama was “avoidable” and “unfortunate,” the school’s athletic director said.
Loyola and DePaul men and UIC women accept postseason tournament invitations
Loyola will play in the NIT for the second straight year, while DePaul will play in the inaugural College Basketball Crown tournament.
Who invented the NCAA Tournament bracket? A Staten Island bar and Kentucky postal worker stake claims.
Could it really be true? That of all of college basketball’s urban myths, one of New York’s five boroughs is actually the birthplace of filling out an NCAA Tournament bracket?
More than half of US adults don’t want legal betting on college sports in their state, according to poll
Most U.S. adults think betting on professional sports should be legal — but they don’t feel the same way about college sports, according to a new poll.
Biggest NCAA Tournament snubs? Indiana, Boise State, West Virginia and Ohio State to name a few.
Indiana won’t play another game with retiring coach Mike Woodson after being left out of the NCAA Tournament.
West Region: Florida gets No. 1 seed, will open March Madness against Norfolk State
Florida is the No. 1 team in the West Region in its bid to erase last year’s early March Madness exit.
East Region: Duke gets No. 1 seed for March Madness, headlines region with Alabama, Wisconsin, Arizona
Duke headlines the NCAA Tournament’s East Region as a No. 1 seed and will open the push for the program’s sixth national title with a short drive from campus.
Midwest Region: Houston a top seed for 3rd straight year, will open against SIU Edwardsville
Houston men’s basketball earned a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament for the third straight year and will open against first-time qualifier SIU Edwardsville on Thursday.