CHICAGO — Michigan State’s Tom Izzo was the last Big Ten coach to win a men’s national championship, beating Florida nearly 25 years ago in Indianapolis.

Time flies, and Izzo’s Spartans are once again the Big Ten�...Read More

LEXINGTON, Ky. — A look at the 2025 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Midwest Regional — which includes the No. 3 seed Kentucky Wildcats:

Meet UK’s first foe

Kentucky (22-11, 10-8 SEC regular season) will open ...Read More

EAST LANSING, Mich. — It’s not really fair or logical, but it’s the price you pay to play in March. It’s the power and the pain of Madness.

Everything you’ve done to this point — all the ebbs and flubs — ...Read More

NEW YORK — Rick Pitino doesn’t look at his return to college basketball’s biggest stage as a redemption story.

He said as much Saturday after leading St. John’s to its first Big East Tournament championship in 25 ...Read More

CHICAGO — Courtney Vandersloot never really left Chicago.

When she exited in 2022, the change was a necessity. The last two years with the New York Liberty lifted Vandersloot to a new level of competition. But part of ...Read More

DENVER — For a man of so many hats, one of Roger Kinney’s favorites still has a place of honor in his basement, 35 years later.

It’s still in good shape, too — a wide-brimmed, light brown Stetson, a classy number ...Read More