The NCAA has started meeting with broadcasters to explore the media value of expanding the men's basketball tournament field, industry sources say. ...
Don McNay | Posted 05.08.2009 | Business
Because of Johnson, the tax refund business might stick around, luring in more millions of Americans.
AP | EDDIE PELLS | Posted 05.07.2009 | Home
DETROIT — There was a team of destiny out there, all right. It's the North Carolina Tar Heels, and the final chapter of their story was about as...
Sam Panayotovich | Posted 05.07.2009 | Chicago
Great as North Carolina is, there is something special about this bunch from East Lansing.
Chris Kyle | Posted 05.07.2009 | Entertainment
The best part of tonight's national championship game probably won't be the game. It will happen after the game, after the nets are cut down, when CBS plays its "One Shining Moment" montage.
New York Post | Posted 05.07.2009 | Media
THE NCAA basketball tournament is becoming a gold mine for CBS. Ratings for the Final Four games Saturday night were bigger than the other three big ...
Byron Williams | Posted 05.06.2009 | Entertainment
The most recent data concludes that over half of the young men we cheer and bemoan because of the havoc wreaked on our brackets will not graduate.
AP | Posted 05.04.2009 | Entertainment
DETROIT — The NCAA says Motown legends The Temptations will sing the national anthem Monday night before the men's basketball national champions...
Myles Brand | Posted 05.01.2009 | Living
We want our presence in Final Four cities to make a difference. What we are doing in Detroit is a pilot for future legacy initiatives.
Shawna Vercher | Posted 04.26.2009 | Entertainment
But Shawna," you ask, "How do I pick the Sweet Sixteen?" Never fear! I am back with a fresh round of animal-based insight and analysis. Without further ado, your sweet sixteen.
Kiesha Ramey-Presner | Posted 04.23.2009 | Entertainment
It is estimated that America loses $1.7 billion in productivity every year to March Madness, as people like the President and me (hey, at least I'm in good company) sort out their brackets for pool entries.
Shawna Vercher | Posted 04.21.2009 | Entertainment
The rule is simple: Five on five, which team mascot would win in a fight? No consideration to ranking, team performance through the year, star players or any other reasonable measure of play.
AP | ANNE M. PETERSON | Posted 04.19.2009 | Home
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Purdue Boilermakers were beat up but smiling. Fifth-seeded Purdue held off a late charge by 12th-seeded Northern Iowa for ...
AP | JOEDY McCREARY | Posted 04.19.2009 | Home
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Marcus Thornton wasn't around for LSU's last NCAA tournament appearance, stuck instead at a junior college while those other ...
AP | DOUG TUCKER | Posted 04.19.2009 | Home
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — After overcoming heartbreak and tragedy just to get to the NCAA tournament, the Matadors of Cal State-Northridge could not ge...
Huffington Post | Posted 04.19.2009 | Entertainment
The HuffPost NCAA Tournament Results page will give you updated tourney scores, schedules, recaps, photos, and video. For each day of action, you will...
Sam Panayotovich | Posted 04.18.2009 | Chicago
I'm using my experience covering and playing basketball to predict what might happen over the next 18 days. I'm confident in my selections (but ask me how I feel in two weeks).
New York Times | JOHN BRANCH | Posted 04.18.2009 | Home
For those who do not root for the Connecticut men's basketball team, it may seem that Jim Calhoun's Huskies get all the calls. That is not true. They ...
ESPN | Dana O'Neil | Posted 04.18.2009 | Home
Tyler Hansbrough is the best player in the country. North Carolina will waltz to the national championship, maybe even go undefeated....
AP | Posted 04.18.2009 | Home
GREENSBORO, N.C. — North Carolina coach Roy Williams says there's a "huge probability" point guard Ty Lawson won't play in the Tar Heels' NCAA t...
Huffington Post | Posted 04.18.2009 | Entertainment
FINAL UPDATE 4/7 1:18AM North Carolina crushed Michigan State 89-72 to become 2009 NCAA champions: There was a team of destiny out there, all right. ...
CNN | Posted 04.16.2009 | Business
'The Score' takes you behind the scenes of how an underdog capitalizes on a big win. ...
The Sports Network | Posted 04.16.2009 | Home
Big East champion Louisville finished atop the final Associated Press men's basketball poll....
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.16.2009 | Politics
After the 2008 Election, it was generally decided that Nate Silver, of FiveThirtyEight.com was to be crowned the new God of The Maths and King Kahuna ...
Sam Panayotovich | Posted 04.16.2009 | Chicago
The World Series, the NBA Finals and the Super Bowl combined are still no match for March Madness.
Sports Business Journal | Posted 12.08.2009 | Sports