March Madness NCAA Tournament

Florida celebrates with the trophy after their win against the Houston in the national championship at the Final Four of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Monday, April 7, 2025, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Walter Clayton Jr.'s defensive stop gives Florida its 3rd national title with 65-63 win over Houston

Florida and Walter Clayton Jr. somehow overcame Houston’s spirit-crushing defense Monday night to will out a 65-63 victory in an NCAA title-game thriller not decided until Clayton’s own D stopped the Cougars from taking a game-winning shot at the buzzer.
 
Houston head coach Kelvin Sampson leaves the court after Florida beat Houston in the national championship at the Final Four of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Monday, April 7, 2025, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Houston’s Kelvin Sampson was close to his 1st national title. It slipped away painfully vs. Florida

 
Florida guard Alijah Martin celebrates after their win against the Houston in the national championship at the Final Four of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Monday, April 7, 2025, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Florida appeared to be at a low point in the NCAA men’s title game. Instead, they made a comeback

 
Florida's Walter Clayton Jr. celebrates after Florida beat Houston in the national championship at the Final Four of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Monday, April 7, 2025, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Two courts: NCAA’s present (Gators!) and future play out 1700 miles apart on the same day

 
UConn forward Sarah Strong (21) pulls in a rebound against South Carolina during the second half of the national championship game at the Final Four of the women's NCAA college basketball tournament, Sunday, April 6, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Women’s college basketball looking for next star with no Paige Bueckers and JuJu Watkins injured

 

The Brackets

Auburn poses for a team photo during practice at the Final Four of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Friday, April 4, 2025, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

NCAA Men’s Bracket

 
Nixson Jarquin touches up the paint on the court for the Final Four in the women’s NCAA college basketball tournament, Thursday, March 6, 2025, at the Ohio Floor Company in Holmesville, Ohio. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

NCAA Women’s Bracket

 
College soccer player Lexi Drumm leaves federal court during a hearing for a landmark $2.8 billion settlement impacting NCAA college athletics on Monday, April 7, 2025, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

College soccer player Lexi Drumm leaves federal court during a hearing for a landmark $2.8 billion settlement impacting NCAA college athletics on Monday, April 7, 2025, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Judge wants range of issues addressed in $2.8 billion NCAA settlement before final approval

U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken has asked attorneys in the landmark $2.8 billion House settlement to come up with solutions for issues raised at a hearing in Oakland, California, before she grants final approval.
 
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CBS Sports entrant finishes 1 game from a perfect bracket in women’s NCAA Tournament

 

One combined Final Four? Talks of a joint NCAA Tournament showcase for the men and women resurface

 

UConn crushes South Carolina to win 12th national women’s basketball title

 

With March Madness underway, it’s game time for newly opened women’s-sports bars across the US

Several new bars dedicated to women’s sports have made the mad dash to open in time to capitalize on March Madness, now in full swing. The femme-focused bar scene has made huge strides from three years ago when The Sports Bra in Oregon was the only one. (Video by Brittany Peterson)
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Men’s tournament

Houston head coach Kelvin Sampson holds the Midwest Region championship trophy after defeating Tennessee in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA college basketball tournament Sunday, March 30, 2025, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)

Houston head coach Kelvin Sampson holds the Midwest Region championship trophy after defeating Tennessee in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA college basketball tournament Sunday, March 30, 2025, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)

March Madness guide: All No. 1 seeds in Final Four after wins by Houston and Auburn

And then there were 1s. With wins by Houston and Auburn on Sunday, next weekend’s Final Four will have all four No. 1 seeds for the second time in NCAA Tournament history.
 
Auburn's Chad Baker-Mazara (10) celebrates during the first half in the national semifinals at the Final Four of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Saturday, April 5, 2025, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Auburn’s Chad Baker-Mazara, Memphis star PJ Haggerty enter transfer portal. Jacob Cofie to USC

 

Former Heisman Trophy winner Charlie Ward to take over as Florida A&M’s basketball coach

 

Former Princeton point guard Xaivian Lee commits to national champion Florida

 

Duke freshman Kon Knueppel to take the 1-and-done route to the NBA draft

 

Women’s tournament

South Carolina guard Te-Hina Paopao (0) drives to the basket during the second half against Duke in the Elite Eight of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Sunday, March 30, 2025. in Birmingham, Ala. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

South Carolina guard Te-Hina Paopao (0) drives to the basket during the second half against Duke in the Elite Eight of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Sunday, March 30, 2025. in Birmingham, Ala. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

March Madness: It’s South Carolina vs. Texas and UCLA vs. UConn in women’s Final Four

Three No. 1 seeds will be in the Final Four of the women’s NCAA Tournament. It’s the No. 2 seed favored to win the title in Tampa, Florida.
 
South Carolina guard Raven Johnson (25) and guard MiLaysia Fulwiley (12) walk down court during the second half in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Friday, March 28, 2025. in Birmingham, Ala. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

South Carolina guard MiLaysia Fulwiley enters transfer portal, AP source says

 

Buffalo women’s hoops program hires former player Kristen Sharkey to replace Becky Burke

 

Arizona hires former WNBA player Michelle Marciniak as women’s basketball GM

 

UConn women’s basketball team Celebrates a “special day” with their fans with a championship parade

 

More college basketball news

Iowa State guard Cade Kelderman (13) handles the ball against Lipscomb guard Joe Anderson (22) during the second half in the first round of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Friday, March 21, 2025, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf)

Atlantic Sun champion Lipscomb hires Carroll as men’s head basketball coach to replace Acuff

 

Denver hires Tim Bergstraser as men’s basketball coach after successful stint at Division II school

 
Michigan State guard Tre Holloman walks off the court after the second half in the Elite Eight of the NCAA college basketball tournament against Auburn, Sunday, March 30, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Ex-Michigan State guard Tre Holloman is transferring to NC State

 
Florida's national champions men's basketball team is honored duringhalftime of the Orange and Blue spring NCAA college football game, Saturday, April 12, 2025, in Gainesville, Fla. (Willie J. Allen Jr./Orlando Sentinel via AP)

Florida gets another championship celebration, this one in the Swamp in front of nearly 60K

 
Pittsburgh's Jaland Lowe (15) reacts during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Florida State, March 5, 2024, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Matt Freed, File)

Kentucky lands quartet, Conwell heads to Louisville, UCLA adds 3 transfers, Michigan adds 1

 
Arizona head coach Tommy Lloyd watches from the sideline during the second half against Oregon in the second round of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Sunday, March 23, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

Arizona extends Tommy Lloyd’s contract 5 years through 2029-30 season

 

Cleveland State to introduce Rob Summers as its new men’s basketball coach

 
Louisville head coach Pat Kelsey yells during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against the Clemson in the semifinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament, Saturday, March 15, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

Louisville coach Pat Kelsey gets 1-year extension, $1 million raise after leading turnaround season

 
North Carolina guard Elliot Cadeau shoots over Duke guard Isaiah Evans during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament, Friday, March 14, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

Michigan signs Elliot Cadeau and Morez Johnson, Michigan State adds Kaleb Glenn from transfer portal

 
High Point head coach Alan Huss calls to his players during the first half in the first round of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Thursday, March 20, 2025, in Providence, R.I. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Alan Huss will leave High Point to become coach-in-waiting at Creighton, says it’s a ‘dream job’

 
Buffalo's head coach Becky Burke reacts to a referee's call during the first half of an NCAA college basketball college game against Kent State in the championship of the Mid-American Conference tournament in Cleveland, on March 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Phil Long, File)

Arizona hires Buffalo’s Becky Burke as women’s basketball coach

 
The Commissioners of the NCAA's power four conferences, SEC's Greg Sankey, ACC's Jim Phillips, Big 12's Brett Yormark and Big Ten's Tony Petitti speak with ESPN's Roddy Jones, left, and Dana Boyle, right, at the College Sports Day on Capitol Hill reception in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, after they lobbied lawmakers earlier in the day for legislation to standardize name, image and likeness and other rules. (AP Photo/Stephen Whyno )

With NCAA settlement pending, Power Four conference stakeholders lobby lawmakers on Capitol Hill

 
John Andrzejek, the new men's basketball coach at Campbell, speaks with reporters after he was introduced at news conference, Wednesday, April 9, 2025, in Buies Creek, N.C.. (AP Photo/Aaron Beard)

John Andrzejek won a national title with Florida to start the week. Now he’s Campbell’s head coach

 
New York Yankees' Cody Bellinger celebrates scoring against the Detroit Tigers in the eighth inning during a baseball game, Monday, April 7, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Yankees’ Bellinger says he won’t eat chicken wings for years after suspected case of food poisoning

 
Lipscomb head coach Lennie Acuff looks on during the second half against Iowa State in the first round of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Friday, March 21, 2025, in Milwaukee, Wis. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf)

Lipscomb’s Lennie Acuff is heading home to Alabama to take job at Samford

 
Maryland head coach Kevin Willard reacts during the first half in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA college basketball tournament game against Florida, Thursday, March 27, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Kevin Willard says he’ll maintain culture Jay Wright built while trying to turn around Villanova

 
Texas guard Rori Harmon (3) controls the ball against South Carolina guard Raven Johnson (25) during the first half of a national semifinal Final Four game during the women's NCAA college basketball tournament, Friday, April 4, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Texas point guard Rori Harmon to return next season in bid to get Longhorns back to the Final Four

 
Notre Dame guard Olivia Miles (5) reacts after making a 3-point basket against TCU during the first half in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Saturday, March 29, 2025. in Birmingham, Ala. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Olivia Miles is transferring from Notre Dame to TCU to finish her college career

 
Florida celebrates with the trophy after their win against the Houston in the national championship at the Final Four of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Monday, April 7, 2025, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Florida’s comeback victory over Houston in men’s title game averages 18.1 million on CBS

 
Florida guard Walter Clayton Jr. holds up the trophy as the team arrives at the University of Florida after winning the NCAA national basketball championship, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in Gainesville, Fla. (AP Photo/Alan Youngblood)

Florida shows up late again, this time for the team’s championship celebration on campus

 
Texas guard Tre Johnson (20) celebrates with Xavier head coach Sean Miller after scoring during the second half of a First Four college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament, Wednesday, March 19, 2025, in Dayton, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)

Texas’ Tre Johnson announces he’ll declare for NBA draft after his stellar freshman season

 
Florida State guard Ta'Niya Latson (00) and her team react after a game against George Mason in the first round of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Saturday, March 22, 2025, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

DI leading scorer Ta’Niya Latson commits to South Carolina

 
Michigan State guard Jase Richardson (11) reacts to play against Mississippi during the first half in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Friday, March 28, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Jase Richardson enters NBA draft, leaving Michigan State a year or two sooner than father expected

 
Vanderbilt forward Jaylen Carey (22) reacts in the first half against the Saint Mary's in the first round of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Friday, March 21, 2025, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Richard)

Tennessee adds portal transfer from in-state rival Vandy with Jaylen Carey

 

USA Today Men’s Top 25 Poll

 
Florida forward Alex Condon celebrates after their win against the Houston in the national championship at the Final Four of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Monday, April 7, 2025, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Florida’s run to the national title lifts the Gators to No. 1 in the final AP Top 25 men’s poll

 
Florida's Walter Clayton Jr., rear, knocks the ball away from Houston's Emanuel Sharp (21) during the second half in the national championship at the Final Four of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Monday, April 7, 2025, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Houston on the wrong side of gritty and ugly finish against Florida in national title game

 

NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Players

 

Most NCAA Championships

 

NCAA Basketball Champions