March Madness Expert Predictions for the 2026 Men’s National Championship Sports Illustrated writers crown their national champion and make final score predictions to wrap up the NCAA tournament. Sports Illustrated · Apr 5
Indiana’s Basketball Misery on Full Display in Men’s National Title Game What if IU had hired Dusty May? Would Braylon Mullins be playing at home? Instead, they’re leading Michigan and UConn for a title. Sports Illustrated · Apr 5
Ranking Every Men’s College Basketball National Championship Game of the Past 25 Years UConn and Michigan will add their names to the history books on Monday, but how does this matchup stack up against the rest of the century? Sports Illustrated · Apr 5
Story of the birth of ESPN will be showcased in a documentary on Monday night ESPN is going back to the beginning when it debuts a 90-minute documentary about its creation The Independent UK · Apr 5
UCLA Dominates South Carolina to Win First National Championship The Bruins controlled the game the whole way. Sports Illustrated · Apr 5
South Carolina meets UCLA in NCAA women's title game seeking a 4th title as Bruins chase their 1st Dawn Staley and South Carolina are seeking a fourth national championship in the last nine years when they meet UCLA in the NCAA women’s basketball title game The Independent UK · Apr 5
Maria Jose Marin wins Augusta National Women’s Amateur after Asterisk Talley collapse Talley, like many before her, came undone on the 12th at Augusta National as Marin surged to victory The Independent UK · Apr 5
Yaxel Lendeborg Vows to Be Ready for Michigan’s Men’s Hoops Title Game The Wolverines star battled through an injury scare and early foul trouble, but his teammates stepped up in the rout of Arizona. Sports Illustrated · Apr 5
Five Wild Stats Show Just How Badly Michigan Basketball Dominated Arizona in Final Four Matchup The No. 1 Wolverines knocked off the No. 1 Wildcats 91–73, and the game wasn’t as close as the final score looked. Sports Illustrated · Apr 5
UConn Embraces Underdog Role as March Madness Machine Rolls Into Title Game The Huskies’ relentless culture, battle-tested roster and Dan Hurley’s intensity have them one win from a third title in four years. Sports Illustrated · Apr 5
Why Raven Johnson Was the Best Part of Geno Auriemma-Dawn Staley Confrontation Johnson knew how to calm her coach down in the heated moment. Sports Illustrated · Apr 5
Virginia Dismisses Coach Amaka Agugua-Hamilton After Surprise Sweet 16 Run The move drew the attention of ex-Cavaliers guard and South Carolina coach Dawn Staley. Sports Illustrated · Apr 4
Dawn Staley and Geno Auriemma Aren’t Threatened by Each Other. They Just Want to Win. The Gamecocks and Huskies take incredible pride in pushing each other to be the best version of themselves. That is their culture. Winning is a byproduct of it. Sports Illustrated · Apr 4
NCAA President Charlie Baker Addresses Trump Executive Order, Tournament Expansion at Final Four Baker discussed his thoughts on the executive order that was signed on Friday. Sports Illustrated · Apr 4
Sports Illustrated · Apr 4 Following South Carolina’s Blueprint, UCLA Is a Formidable National Championship Opponent Three years after meeting in the Sweet 16, the Bruins have a roster that can go toe-to-toe with the Gamecocks.
The Independent UK · Apr 4 UConn’s Geno Auriemma apologizes for heated exchange with Dawn Stanley The incident occurred in the final seconds of South Carolina’s dominant 62-48 victory on Friday night, where a visibly upset Auriemma approached Staley, appearing to chastise her
The Independent UK · Apr 4 UCLA withstands Texas' late charge, reaches first national championship game with grinding 51-44 win Lauren Betts had 16 points and made a huge block late, and UCLA withstood a late charge by Texas for a 51-44 win to reach the women’s NCAA Tournament national championship game for the first time
The Independent UK · Apr 4 South Carolina smothers UConn 62-48 to advance to NCAA title game, snaps Huskies’ 54-game win streak Ta’Niya Latson scored 16 and Agot Makeer added 14 points and South Carolina played stifling defense to beat UConn 62-48 on Friday night, ending the Huskies’ 54-game winning streak and advancing to the women’s NCAA Tournament championship game
The Independent UK · Apr 3 President Trump signs order intended to stabilize college sports, threatens lost federal funding President Trump has signed an executive order aimed at fixing college sports that would give federal agencies authority to cut funding at schools that don’t comply with mandates covering transfers, eligibility and pay-for-play in the rapidly changing industry
Sports Illustrated · Apr 3 President Donald Trump Signs Executive Order to ‘Save College Sports’ Here’s what you need to know about Friday's executive action signed by the President.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 3 How International Big Men Are Shaping the Men’s Final Four Illinois, Arizona and Michigan are using European frontcourts amid a changing recruiting landscape to power deep postseason runs.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 3 SI:AM | One Thing to Know About Each Final Four Game These matchups, stats and tendencies could decide who advances to the national championship.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 3 Inside the Dichotomy of Dan Hurley: What It’s Like Playing for the Fiery and Joyful Coach The UConn coach’s sideline intensity is only half the story as his evolving balance of edge and empathy has the Huskies back in the Final Four.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 2 How the NCAA Aims to Tackle the Surge of Online Abuse Targeting College Athletes NCAA data shows almost 50% of players have faced abuse from bettors, while monitoring firms logged more than 2,500 abusive posts during one week of March Madness.
The Independent UK · Apr 2 Michigan star Elliot Cadeau reveals why he was rushed to hospital and missed Final Four flight Cadeau described it as ‘just a minor inconvenience’