Kansas’s Darryn Peterson Gives Noncommittal Answer About NBA Draft After Up-and-Down Year Peterson missed 11 games during the season because of various ailments. Sports Illustrated · Mar 23
Kalshi takes a page from Warren Buffett’s March Madness playbook by offering $1 billion for a perfect bracket For less-than-perfect brackets, Kalshi is promising $1 million to the user who correctly guesses the most winners. Fortune · Mar 23
CBS, TNT Announce Record-Setting Viewership for Opening Round of March Madness Thursday’s games brought in the most average viewers in the 15 years the networks have showcased all the first-round games. Sports Illustrated · Mar 23
Carlyle Group's founder, Dallas Cowboys owner, and a Houston hospitality mogul are among the billionaires bankrolling March Madness Sweet 16 schools Billionaires like Carlyle Group's David Rubenstein, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, and Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta have poured tens of millions into the college basketball programs competing in the 2026 March Madness Sweet 16. Fortune · Mar 23
Mick Cronin Puts Price Tag on Improving UCLA After Another Disappointing Season UCLA’s season came to an end Sunday night against UConn. Sports Illustrated · Mar 23
Breaking Down Every Conference That Sent a Team to the Men’s Sweet 16 Here’s a look at the leagues that will make up the tournament’s second weekend. Sports Illustrated · Mar 23
Creighton Men’s Basketball Coach Greg McDermott Set to Retire at Season’s End Greg McDermott led the Bluejays on several impressive runs through the NCAA tournament. Sports Illustrated · Mar 23
SI:AM | Big Ten Dominating Men’s NCAA Tournament as Power Conferences Fill Sweet 16 Six of the conference’s nine teams in the field have made it through to the Sweet 16. Sports Illustrated · Mar 23
Women’s March Madness Live Updates: Scores, Action From Monday’s Second Round Sports Illustrated will follow the eight second-round games with live scores, updates, analysis and more from across the bracket. Sports Illustrated · Mar 23
Florida’s Todd Golden Was Confused Why Refs Didn’t Eject Iowa Hero for Throwing Punch Golden addressed a first half incident that involved Iowa’s game-winning scorer Alvaro Folgueiras. Sports Illustrated · Mar 23
Inside Florida’s Late-Game Gamble and How It Backfired to End Repeat Title Hopes The Gators’ plan to foul, avoid a three and extend the game unraveled in 4.4 seconds and a final possession never materialized. Sports Illustrated · Mar 23
March Madness 2026: Game Times, TV Channels for Sweet 16 of the Men’s NCAA Tournament The full schedule for the Sweet 16 at the 2026 men’s NCAA tournament is set. Here are full details, matchups and broadcast information. Sports Illustrated · Mar 23
‘Bells’ at the Buzzer: How Dylan Darling Delivered a March Madness Miracle for St. John’s After missing every other shot, the Red Storm guard called his own number to the disbelief of everyone—including Rick Pitino. Sports Illustrated · Mar 23
Iowa’s Alvaro Folgueiras Shared Sweet Moment With His Mom After Game-Winning Shot Folgueiras, who is originally from Spain, hadn’t seen his mom since August before the NCAA tournament. Sports Illustrated · Mar 23
Sports Illustrated · Mar 23 Madison Booker Is a Serious Problem for the Rest of the NCAA Tournament As shown in her 40-point explosion against Oregon, Midrange Maddie is in her final form and gives Texas the offensive ceiling to win it all.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 23 Rick Pitino Hopes to Get Revenge on Duke After Infamous 1992 Christian Laettner Shot Pitino will never, ever forget Laettner’s buzzer beater known as “The Shot” against his Kentucky Wildcats in the 1992 Elite Eight game.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 23 Bill Self Addresses Coaching Future After Kansas Falls to St. John's Bill Self discussed his coaching future after Kansas lost to St. John’s at the 2026 NCAA tournament. The Hall of Fame coach said he’d have to talk it over with his family.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 23 Duke Went From Lost Season to Legitimate March Madness Contender The Blue Devils kicked off a sluggish start to their season with a loss to Baylor. But a dominant win over the Bears on Sunday shows this Duke team is now a legitimate threat.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 22 Mark Pope Experiment at Kentucky Faces Justified Questions After March Madness Early Exit The Kentucky coach has plenty of questions to answer heading into Year 3.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 22 Hometown Hero Amaya Battle Inks Signature March Madness Moment in Minnesota’s Win The Gophers are advancing to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2005.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 22 Maryland Coach Brenda Frese Explains Viral Sideline Moment With Oluchi Okananwa This intense pep talk was exactly what Okananwa needed from her coach.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 22 How Much Did USA Flag Football Players Earn After Routing NFL at Fanatics Classic? Yes, Team USA got bragging rights. But did they also get a payday?
Sports Illustrated · Mar 22 Syracuse Looks to the Past and Future With Hire of Orange Legend Gerry McNamara After Successful Siena Run McNamara, a key cog in Syracuse’s 2003 national championship, is finalizing a deal to become the second consecutive former Jim Boeheim assistant to lead the program since the Hall of Famer’s retirement.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 22 This Photo of Vanderbilt’s Missed Buzzer Beater Physically Hurts to Look At Do not show this picture to the Commodores fans in your life.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 22 Providence Men’s Basketball Hires South Florida’s Bryan Hodgson: What to Know About New Friars Coach Hodgson won the American and brought the Bulls to March Madness in his first year at USF.