Bracket Predictions for the Remaining 16 Men's March Madness Teams After upsets peppered the first two rounds of the men’s tournament, the Sweet 16 looks much different than fans expected. Sports Illustrated · Mar 20, 2023
SI:AM | March Madness Upsets Open Up Paths for New Crop of Contenders After some favorites went down, it’s anybody’s guess who will cut down the nets. Sports Illustrated · Mar 20, 2023
Don’t Look Now, But UConn Has Found Its Second Gear The Huskies have rebounded from a midseason skid and now look like one of the more dominant teams heading to the Sweet 16. Sports Illustrated · Mar 20, 2023
UConn men’s basketball headed to Sweet 16 for first time since 2014 after beating Saint Mary’s, 70-55 ALBANY, N.Y. – The UConn men’s basketball team is headed back to the Sweet 16 for the first time in nine years. Tribune News Service · Mar 20, 2023
Aaliyah Edwards leads the way as UConn women defeat Vermont, 95-52, in NCAA opener STORRS, Conn. — Dorka Juhász tipped the ball away from Vermont forward Aryana Dizon and passed it off to Aaliyah Edwards to get the fast break going. The 6-foot-3 forward then sprinted to the other end of the court in a flash and scored a layup plus the foul. Tribune News Service · Mar 18, 2023
Iona Couldn't Take Down UConn—But All Eyes Are Still on Rick Pitino No. 13 Iona played a strong game against the Huskies on Friday, but looming speculation about the Gaels head coach’s next move nearly distracted from the action. Sports Illustrated · Mar 18, 2023
Dom Amore: It was shaky for a while, but UConn issues statement, breathes sigh of relief with second-half revival ALBANY, N.Y. — That worst nightmare was materializing, the worst-case scenario playing out. Tribune News Service · Mar 18, 2023
Ian Powers: After UConn beats Iona in NCAA first round, is St. John’s on Rick Pitino’s horizon? NEW YORK — In a tale of two coaches, Danny Hurley’s UConn Huskies made a statement in the second half against Iona on Friday. Tribune News Service · Mar 18, 2023
UConn awakens in second half on way to 87-63 NCAA tourney victory over Rick Pitino, Iona ALBANY, N.Y. — For a half it appeared the UConn men’s basketball team may have psyched itself out of the NCAA Tournament for the third straight year. Tribune News Service · Mar 17, 2023
Azzi Fudd and the 9 other most important players in the women’s NCAA tournament UConn's standout sophomore is healthy, making the Huskies look like Final Four contenders. USA Today Sports Media Group · Mar 17, 2023
What It Will Take for UConn to Extend Its Final Four Streak After an up-and-down season, the Huskies look to make a deep NCAA tournament run. Sports Illustrated · Mar 15, 2023
Dom Amore: Pressure to win ever-present for UConn women, but Geno Auriemma isn’t walking away ROCKY HILL, Conn. – As has been well chronicled, this has been a tough year for Geno Auriemma, personally and, by UConn women’s basketball standards, at least, professionally. Tribune News Service · Mar 14, 2023
South Carolina goes entire season at No. 1 in AP women’s basketball poll The defending national champion Gamecocks (32-0) became the third school to be the top team in the poll for the entire season in back-to-back years, equaling UConn and Louisiana Tech. Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 13, 2023
Matt Calkins: It’s hard to see how Mike Hopkins is going to change things for UW men Cash or confidence? Tribune News Service · Mar 13, 2023
Sports Illustrated · Mar 13, 2023 Breaking Down the Women’s March Madness Bracket Rating the No. 1 seeds, analyzing can’t-miss matchups and predicting the national champs.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 13, 2023 ESPN’s Jay Bilas Picked a No. 4 Seed to Win March Madness The analyst chose what appears to be an unlikely choice for the 2023 champion.
Tribune News Service · Mar 11, 2023 UConn can't find a shot at the end and comes up short to Marquette, 70-68, in Big East tournament semis NEW YORK — The UConn men’s basketball team needed a big shot in the final minute of its Big East tournament semifinal matchup with regular-season champion Marquette. The Huskies trailed by two points with 12 seconds left when Adama Sanogo grabbed a defensive rebound and pushed the offense down the…
Tribune News Service · Mar 10, 2023 Matt Calkins: Costly buyout may be only thing that keeps Washington from firing Mike Hopkins SEATTLE — This is a column about Mike Hopkins' future at Washington, but first, a reference to Pete Carroll.
Tribune News Service · Mar 9, 2023 UConn men hold on to beat Providence 73-66 in Big East quarterfinal after nearly blowing 26-point lead NEW YORK –The UConn men’s basketball team went from looking like it was on the verge of a 30-point blowout win over Providence in Thursday’s Big East Tournament quarterfinal to looking like it was about to suffer one of the largest comebacks in tournament history in a matter of minutes.
Tribune News Service · Mar 9, 2023 Washington's season ends after first-round loss to Colorado in Pac-12 tournament LAS VEGAS — After Cole Bajema somehow converted the layup of a lifetime before crashing to the court that pulled the Huskies even with 1:25 left, Colorado’s Luke O’Brien drained a dagger 3-pointer on the ensuing possession.
USA Today Sports Media Group · Mar 7, 2023 Women’s College Basketball Vibe Check: Caitlin Clark is ridiculous, UConn is healthy Is Caitlin Clark the National Player of the Year?
Tribune News Service · Mar 5, 2023 UConn ends regular season with 71-59 victory against Villanova PHILADELPHIA – With breathing room on the scoreboard hard to come by at the Wells Fargo Center Saturday night, the UConn men’s basketball team found just enough in its season finale to come away with a 71-59 victory over Villanova.
Tribune News Service · Mar 4, 2023 Azzi Fudd makes return as UConn women dominate Georgetown, 69-39, in Big East tournament quarterfinals UNCASVILLE, Conn. — After a February filled with close games and multiple losses, the UConn women’s basketball team opened the most important month of the year with a dominant victory in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 2, 2023 What Final Four Ticket Prices Reveal About the College Basketball Landscape Purdue’s postseason seat costs have jumped a whopping 303% since the start of the 2022–23 campaign.
Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 2, 2023 Horrific start dooms DePaul against No. 14 UConn Blue Demons allow Huskies to take a 29-2 lead to open the game