Arizona’s Stability Is About to Be Tested by Tommy Lloyd’s Men’s Hoops Success The Wildcats coach’s meteoric rise has made him one of the sport’s hottest names as blueblood programs open. Sports Illustrated · Mar 28
Hannah Hidalgo, the Ultimate Disrupter, Is Stealing Dreams This March Madness Vanderbilt simply couldn’t keep up with the junior guard, who had a triple-double in Notre Dame’s upset win to send her team to the Elite Eight in the women’s NCAA tournament. Sports Illustrated · Mar 27
Amber Glenn Shares ‘Exhausted’ Message After Missing Podium Again at 2026 World Championships Glenn fell short of medaling again just a month after her Olympic heartbreaker. Sports Illustrated · Mar 27
Where Are They Now? Catching Up With March Madness Viral Heroes of the Past Northwestern’s crying kid. Villanova’s sobbing piccolo girl. Doug Edert and his viral mustache. Where are they now? Sports Illustrated · Mar 27
What to Expect From Caleb Foster’s Likely Return in Duke-St. John’s Sweet 16 Clash Barring any pregame setbacks, Duke is expected to have its veteran guard back against the Red Storm on Friday night. Sports Illustrated · Mar 27
Coach K Explained Why He Feels ‘Sad’ for Hubert Davis After UNC Firing Davis’s run as head coach of the Tar Heels came to an end this week. Sports Illustrated · Mar 27
Men’s March Madness Sweet 16 Recap: Duke, Michigan, UConn and Tennessee Advance to Elite Eight The Sweet 16 delivered with thrilling matchups over the last two days. Here’s everything we saw on Friday. Sports Illustrated · Mar 27
2026 World Figure Skating Championships Final: Amber Glenn Falls Off Podium After Free Skate Amber Glenn fell short of a medal while Japan’s Kaori Sakamoto won her fourth gold at the 2026 World Championships. Sports Illustrated · Mar 27
Women’s March Madness Sweet 16: Live Updates, Scores From Friday’s Games Follow the Sweet 16 with Sports Illustrated analysis, updates, highlights and more throughout Friday’s four games. Sports Illustrated · Mar 27
SI:AM | A Different Kind of Cinderella for NCAA Tournament NIL and the transfer portal are slowly leaving behind the dreams of the traditional mid-major. Sports Illustrated · Mar 27
Sophomore Slump? Not for Michigan’s Band of Young Stars Dek: Olivia Olson, Syla Swords and Mila Holloway have been the Wolverines’ ragtag trio of guards. But they’re not the only second-year players powering this team’s NCAA tournament run. Sports Illustrated · Mar 27
Where Would Bryce James Play in College? Destinations Revealed as His Age and Stats Fuel Online Debate Bryce James, son of NBA legend LeBron James, is currently navigating his redshirt year with the Arizona Wildcats and exploring potential moves to programs like Ohio State. Stay updated on his recruitment and development. International Business Times UK · Mar 27
10 Photos of Darius Acuff Jr.: March Madness Star Turns Heads With Historic Shoe Deal Arkansas freshman Darius Acuff Jr. becomes the first NCAA men's basketball player to secure a signature shoe deal with Reebok, following standout performances in the 2026 NCAA March Madness tournament. International Business Times UK · Mar 27
Flau’jae Johnson Knows Her Value, Which Is Why She Stuck Around at LSU The senior has become the epitome of an NIL superstar, but her decision to play a fourth year for the program she helped build shows she’s actually pretty old-school, too. Sports Illustrated · Mar 27
Kiplinger · Mar 27 For Some, Betting Apps Have Transformed the Fun of March Madness Into Unfun March Mayhem: How to Cope if This Is You Sports betting feels like entertainment, but for some, it's leading to debt, addiction and even a direct backlash toward athletes.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 27 Texas’s Jordan Pope Says He Played Sweet 16 Against Purdue on Broken Foot The Longhorns guard and his team gritted out a tough loss to the Boilermakers.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 27 Purdue’s Trey Kaufman-Renn Delivers Split-Second March Madness Classic With less than a second left, the senior forward beat everyone to the miss and sent the Boilermakers to the brink of another Final Four.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 27 Nebraska’s 4-on-5 Disaster vs. Iowa Was Due to ‘Miscommunication,' Coach Says Iowa scored an easy bucked in the waning seconds against Nebraska when the Cornhuskers were caught sleeping.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 27 March Madness: Five Bold Predictions for Women’s NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 Who could surprise as the tournament nears its halfway point?
Sports Illustrated · Mar 27 East Regional Is the Capital of Men’s March Madness With All Heavy Hitters Four powerhouse programs, four marquee coaches and a Sweet 16 bracket that feels more like a Final Four descend on D.C.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 26 Hannah Hidalgo vs. Mikayla Blakes Is a March Madness Treat Worth Savoring Though neither No. 6 Notre Dame nor No. 2 Vanderbilt seems like it’ll be a national champion this year, this type of matchup shows women’s basketball just keeps getting better.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 26 Women’s NCAA Tournament Regional Breakdowns Heading Into the Sweet 16 While there’s 16 teams left in the women’s NCAA tournament, only one question remains: Can anyone take down UConn?
Sports Illustrated · Mar 26 How Ilia Malinin and Amber Glenn Performed at World Championships After Olympic Setbacks The two American stars are podium hopefuls after the short program events.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 26 March Madness Sweet 16 Recap: Iowa Rallies, Purdue Hits Game-Winner, Illinois Overcomes Slow Start, Arizona Rolls The first day of the Sweet 16 had two thrillers, a rock fight and a team that steamrolled its opponent. Here’s everything we saw in those four games.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 26 Rick Pitino Argues There Is ‘No Such Thing As a Blueblood’ in College Basketball Anymore Pitino’s St. John’s squad just beat the blueblood Kansas to set up a matchup vs. another blueblood in Duke.