SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Ryan Langborg lifted Princeton to its first lead with 2:03 to play and the Tigers used a late-game run to earn their first NCAA tournament win in 25 years, topping No. 2 seed Arizona 59-55 on Thursday. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Source: Read Full Article

Tory Barron is a Bristol-based writer and editor for ESPN.com. After retiring from playing lacrosse at UConn, the DC native decided to try her hand at writing about people playing sports. It wouldn’t be March without some presidential picks. U.S. President Joe Biden and former President Barack Obama got in the college basketball spirit by filling out their 2023 March […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Alabama star Brandon Miller was accompanied to the NCAA tournament by an armed security guard Wednesday because of threats directed at him, Crimson Tide coach Nate Oats said. Source: Read Full Article

Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Chris Beard and Ole Miss are closing in on an agreement to make him the Rebels’ next men’s basketball coach, sources told ESPN. An official announcement is expected to come early this week. ESPN reported last week Beard had emerged as the leading candidate for the job, with […]

Who’s ready to pick some upsets? Now that we know the field for the 2023 men’s college basketball tournament, you’re trying to find that 12-over-5 upset that everyone just knows is coming. If you’re like us, you’d also like some numbers to support that hunch. Giant Killers is here for you. Back for a downright Boeheim-like 17th consecutive NCAA tournament, […]

INDIANAPOLIS — Alabama is the overall top seed in the NCAA tournament after cruising through the end of a season clouded by a murder case over the past two months. The Crimson Tide were awarded the top spot Sunday over Kansas and Houston, each of whom exited their conference tournament without the title and missing key cogs. Purdue secured the […]

Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Former LSU coach Will Wade will be the next head coach at McNeese State, the school announced Sunday. A news conference to introduce Wade is scheduled for Monday. “I’m so excited to welcome Coach Wade, his wife Lauren and daughter Caroline to Southwest Louisiana and McNeese!” athletic director […]

The Sydney Kings will play for a second straight title in a grand final series decider at Qudos Bank Arena on Wednesday night after a rugged 80-70 home victory by the New Zealand Breakers levelled the NBL grand final series at 2-2 on Sunday. “We’ve gotta weather the storm, and it was a hell of a storm in the second […]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas coach Bill Self spoke to his team remotely during breakfast Friday, while the Hall of Famer continued his recovery from an emergency medical procedure earlier this week, and told the Jayhawks that he was proud of their quarterfinal performance in the Big 12 Tournament. Their semifinal showing might have been even better. Jalen Wilson had […]

Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Patrick Ewing will not return as men’s basketball coach of the Georgetown Hoyas next season, the school announced Thursday evening. Ewing, one of the greatest college basketball players of all time while at Georgetown, had been the head coach of his alma mater for six years and finishes […]