NCAA Tournament Showcasing Lack of Consistency and Accountability in Officiating Numerous missed calls and poorly-officiated games have college basketball’s refereeing problem on full display. Sports Illustrated · Mar 24, 2022
Luke DeCock: On run to Sweet 16, UNC has gotten hot enough to warm coach Hubert Davis’ heart CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — This is more what Hubert Davis imagined 50 weeks ago, a North Carolina team living up to the program’s traditional standards — “You’re not really remembered at UNC for a Sweet 16,” Armando Bacot pointed out Tuesday — and doing it with togetherness and unity. Tribune News Service · Mar 23, 2022
Tim Cowlishaw: TCU fans, others know there’s something foul about March Madness and what it’s become Maybe the problem I have with the NCAA men’s tournament is that it has reached its ultimate goal. It has become the NFL — an (occasionally) entertaining game producing great moments and played with no discernible rules. Tribune News Service · Mar 23, 2022
The Rhode Island Scumbag’s guide to betting the Sweet Sixteen (and thriving in Las Vegas) After a scorching first round, what bets does the Scumbag have next? USA Today Sports Media Group · Mar 23, 2022
Sweet 16 power ratings: Where Arizona and UCLA fit within the collection of teams still standing UCLA was good. Arizona was good and lucky. Tribune News Service · Mar 23, 2022
Brady Manek recalls 'stressful' moments watching UNC against Baylor from locker room CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Brady Manek's ejection for a flagrant-2 foul was nearly a season-ending call in North Carolina's 93-86 overtime win over Baylor on Saturday. And all he could do was watch a delayed broadcast feed that brought anxiety for every cheer at Dickies Arena because he didn't know… Tribune News Service · Mar 23, 2022
March Madness Surprises, Dark Horses and More Entering the Men’s Sweet 16 Plus, which No. 1 seed could be next to go out? Sports Illustrated · Mar 22, 2022
Duke's scoring prowess will be tested by nation's top defense in Texas Tech GREENVILLE, S.C. — Playing in the NCAA tournament's regional semifinals for the 26th time in Mike Krzyzewski's 42 seasons as Duke's coach, the Blue Devils face a team they've never previously met in the tournament. Tribune News Service · Mar 21, 2022
Ranking the 2022 Men’s Sweet 16: Who Looks Strongest? From Gonzaga to Saint Peter’s, we reshuffle the deck after two rounds. Sports Illustrated · Mar 21, 2022
Big Ten Faces Scrutiny After Another Suboptimal Men’s First Weekend The conference sent nine teams dancing, but just two remain. Can Purdue and Michigan carry the torch? Sports Illustrated · Mar 21, 2022
Report: Kansas State Hires Baylor Associate Head Coach Jerome Tang as Next Coach The Longtime Bears coach has reportedly agreed to become the next head coach at Kansas State. Sports Illustrated · Mar 21, 2022
The ‘Drew Timme Effect’ Kicks in at Just the Right Time for Gonzaga From his halftime locker room speech to his bust-out second-half performance, the Gonzaga star kept the Bulldogs on track in the best game of the tourney so far. Sports Illustrated · Mar 20, 2022
Mac Engel: From COVID to North Carolina, how Baylor got the short end of another March Madness FORT WORTH, Texas — Writer's Note: Blaming the officiating crew for an outcome a game is a lazy, tired path and ... sometimes the path of least resistance is the correct one. Tribune News Service · Mar 20, 2022
UNC Thrills, Teeters and Triumphs to Deliver First Knockout of a No. 1 Seed Baylor is out after a bizarre game that saw the defending champs nearly pull off a monumental comeback. Sports Illustrated · Mar 19, 2022
Sports Illustrated · Mar 19, 2022 Ridiculous NCAA Tournament Stat Going Viral After 2021 Title-Winner Baylor Loses The last few tournaments have been tough for defending champions.
Tribune News Service · Mar 19, 2022 UNC holds on in OT to upset top-seeded Baylor, advance to Sweet 16 FORT WORTH, Texas — North Carolina went from cruising into Philadelphia and the Sweet 16, to looking like it’d suffer the biggest collapse in program history, to finally winning in overtime with a lineup it’s never played with all season.
USA Today Sports Media Group · Mar 19, 2022 Baylor coach Scott Drew is all of us covering his eyes on UNC’s potential game-winner We sympathize with you, Scott.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 19, 2022 Baylor Becomes First 1-Seed Eliminated in 2022 With Upset Loss to No. 8 North Carolina After blowing a 25-point lead, North Carolina upset the Bears in overtime to knock the defending champs out of the NCAA tournament.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 19, 2022 Fans Upset With UNC-Baylor Officials Regarding Questionable Calls There were 43 fouls called during regulation of the Round of 32 game.
USA Today Sports Media Group · Mar 19, 2022 The officiating in UNC’s meltdown against Baylor was horrendous and the internet didn’t hold back These refs were just bad.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 19, 2022 UNC Forward Brady Manek Ejected With Flagrant-2 Foul vs. Baylor The forward earned a flagrant-2 after elbowing Bears’s Jeremy Sochan.
USA Today Sports Media Group · Mar 18, 2022 North Carolina vs Baylor Prediction, Game Preview: NCAA Tournament Second Round North Carolina vs Baylor prediction, NCAA Tournament Second Round game preview, how to watch, lines, and why each team might - or might not - win on Saturday
USA Today Sports Media Group · Mar 18, 2022 NCAA Tournament Expert Picks, Predictions: Second Round Saturday Games NCAA Tournament predictions, college basketball expert picks for the second round Saturday games
USA Today Sports Media Group · Mar 18, 2022 Baylor Bears vs. North Carolina Tar Heels: March Madness Second Round live stream, start time, odds Watch as the No. 1 seed Baylor Bears (27-6) aim to advance to the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament when they meet the No. 8 seed North Carolina Tar Heels (25-9) on Saturday at 12:10 PM. Baylor beat Norfolk State 85-49 at home last time out, and ...
Tribune News Service · Mar 18, 2022 No. 1 seed Kansas Jayhawks easily win NCAA Tournament opener. Up next: Creighton FORT WORTH, Texas — Kansas, the No. 1-seeded team in the NCAA Tournament Midwest Regional, followed the lead of fellow top seeds Baylor and Gonzaga on Thursday and drilled No. 16 seed Texas Southern 83-56 on Thursday night at Dickies Arena.