INDIANAPOLIS — The road ends at Lucas Oil Stadium, where UConn and Michigan bested Illinois and Arizona to advance to Monday’s national championship. ESPN’s college basketball crew was on-site to break down how both of Saturday’s Final Four games were won — and preview each winner’s keys to the title matchup. Relive the Final Four…
PHOENIX — It’s South Carolina vs. UCLA — with a national championship on the line. On Sunday, the two No. 1 seeds clash in the NCAA title game (3:30 p.m. ET, ABC) in a matchup of powerhouse programs with plenty of experience that have spent this season in the spotlight. South Carolina is seeking its…
The 2025-26 NBA regular season is coming to a close and the playoff picture is starting to solidify, but buzz around the draft and offseason is already humming. For the 10 teams already eliminated from playoff contention, the focus has turned to the May 10 NBA draft lottery order and how it impacts their franchises….
The NBA is investigating the Milwaukee Bucks for their handling of the player participation policy and potential inconsistent statements regarding the health of Giannis Antetokounmpo, sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania on Friday. Antetokounmpo and the Bucks have told league investigators different stories. Antetokounmpo has informed the Bucks and the NBA that he wants to play,…
UConn’s Geno Auriemma was not a happy man. With the officiating. With his team’s performance. With South Carolina coach Dawn Staley. The Huskies coach ripped into the officiating crew during a live TV interview and then got into a heated argument with Staley in the final seconds of their 62-48 loss to the Gamecocks in…
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