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College Basketball Insider Jon Rothstein Previews Final Four
PITTSBURGH (93-7 THE FAN) — CBS College Basketball Insider Jon Rothstein joined The Fan Morning Show Friday to look at this weekend’s Final Four match-ups on CBS. Rothstein talks in depth about who he...
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President Obama Continues Tourney Tradition, Reveals His NCAA Bracket
BRISTOL, Conn. (CBSNewYork/AP) — President Barack Obama is picking Indiana to go all the way in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. ESPN revealed Wednesday that Obama picked the Hoosiers to win it...
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Five Things: Motivated Cardinals Prevail And Wichita State Stays Alive
By Andrew Kahn Even with limited drama—none of the regional finals were particularly thrilling—the NCAA Tournament is a wonderful thing, the perfect blend of fairness and unpredictability. The No. 1...
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Five Things: Cards Find A Way And Reserves Shine For Wolverines
By Andrew Kahn Tonight, the No. 1 overall seed takes on a team once ranked No. 1 and now playing its best basketball. On one side is Louisville, the favorite when the field was announced, trying to...
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Is Your NCAA Bracket Wrecked?
PITTSBURGH (93-7 The Fan) — Shelby Mast, USA Today’s Bracketologist, stopped by 93.7 The FAN to give Bob Pompeani some bracket advice. Mast to gave a preview of Pittsburgh’s match-up with No. 1 Florida...
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Florida 1st To Final Four, Beating Dayton 62-52
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Florida Gators are first yet again this season. Scottie Wilbekin scored 14 of his 23 points in the first half, and Florida became the first team to advance to the Final Four...
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Wisconsin Beats Arizona 64-63 In OT In West Region
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Wisconsin bumped and grinded its way into the Final Four. Frank Kaminsky had 28 points and 11 rebounds for Wisconsin, rallying the Badgers to a 64-63 overtime victory against...
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UConn Upsets Michigan St 60-54, Back To Final Four
NEW YORK (AP) — Shabazz Napier scored 17 of his 25 points in the second half, and UConn beat Michigan State 60-54 to return to the Final Four a year after the Huskies were barred from the NCAA...
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Harrison Lifts Wildcats To 75-72 Win Over Michigan
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Aaron Harrison made a 3-pointer from NBA range with 2.3 seconds left Sunday to lift Kentucky to a 75-72 win over Michigan and a trip to the Final Four. Harrison, one of five...
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Rising Star: Connecticut Guard Ryan Boatright
By Andrew Kahn >>More articles Shabazz Napier and DeAndre Daniels jump off the stat sheets from Connecticut’s wins at Madison Square Garden this past weekend. The play of junior guard Ryan...
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Top 5 NCAA Final Four Moments Ever
By Jason Iannone » More columns With the NCAA Final Four almost here, it’s common for many a website to look back on the memorable moments that made up Final Fours past. One problem though — nobody...
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UConn Players’ Loyalty After Postseason Ban Pays Off
By Andrew Kahn >>More articles In college basketball, nothing compares to March, when the conference and NCAA tournaments take place. When the University of Connecticut men’s basketball team...
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Keidel: Kentucky Coach John Calipari Comes Of Age
By Jason Keidel» More Columns Of all the Bruno Magli men who stomp the sidelines, the slicksters who roam the hardwood like hungry, angry grads on the chaotic floor of the stock exchange, there is one...
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Daniels Sparks UConn To 63-53 Upset Of Florida
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — DeAndre Daniels had 20 points and 10 rebounds Saturday to help UConn snap Florida’s 30-game win streak with a 63-53 upset of the Gators at the Final Four. Shabazz Napier had 12...
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Final Four Sets NCAA Attendance Record
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Final Four has set an NCAA basketball attendance record at the billion-dollar home of the Dallas Cowboys. The national semifinals drew 79,444 on Saturday night at AT&T...
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Kentucky 74-73 Over Wisconsin, To Play For Title
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Aaron Harrison hit a 3-pointer with 5.7 seconds left, after taking a pass from his twin brother Andrew, and Kentucky beat Wisconsin 74-73 on Saturday night to advance to the...
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Five Things: Kentucky And UConn To Play For Title
By Andrew Kahn >>More articles The wildest NCAA Tournament of the modern era culminates with an 8 seed versus a 7 seed for the championship. Kentucky, a 74-73 winner over Wisconsin on Saturday,...
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Rising Star: Kentucky Guard James Young
By Andrew Kahn >>More articles After Kentucky beat Wisconsin on Saturday night to advance to the championship game, John Calipari channeled his inner Nostradamus. “James Young has had 25 point...
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Five Things: Cats Enter Final Four With Eight Lives
By Andrew Kahn The record-setting start to the Tournament—as far as one-point games—gave way to exciting, compelling matchups this past weekend. Now it’s on to the Final Four in Indianapolis. Duke and...
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NCAA Tournament: Best Games, Performances From The Sweet 16 & Elite 8
With a few days to go before basketball resumes, the only thing we can do to quench our March Madness thirst is talk about what was and what is still to come in this year’s NCAA Tournament. This is...
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Rothstein: Best Final Four We’ve Seen In A While
By Jon Rothstein The 2015 Final Four is the best we’ve seen in quite some time. Here’s a complete breakdown of Saturday’s games in Indianapolis. DUKE/MICHIGAN STATE: Mike Krzyzewski and Tom Izzo are no...
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Rising Star: Michigan State Guard Lourawls Nairn, Jr.
By Andrew Kahn If Michigan State is to continue its magical Tournament run, it will need continued strong play from a 5’10” freshman from the Bahamas called “Tum Tum.” Yes, it’s been an unusual season...
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Is This Tom Izzo’s Most Improbable Final Four Run?
By Andrew Kahn Tom Izzo is headed to his seventh Final Four. Only three coaches have been to more: John Wooden, Dean Smith, and Izzo’s opposition on Saturday, Mike Krzyzewski. Izzo’s NCAA Tournament...
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NCAA Tournament: Top 10 Final Four Games
By Ryan Mayer The Final Four this weekend has the potential to be one of the best we’ve seen with so many story lines heading into each of these games. We decided to take a look back at the best games...
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Five Things: Duke Dominates And Badgers Beat The Unbeaten
By Andrew Kahn If your bracket wasn’t already busted, it probably is now. Kentucky, the overwhelming favorite to win it all, lost in its Final Four rematch with Wisconsin on Saturday night, 71-64. In...
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Spanarkel: A Number One Seed Will Go Down And Not Make Final Four
By Danny Cox No one could have possibly been able to predict what has gone on in this year’s 2016 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. Some may expect the four number one seeds to make it through to the...
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Five Things: Syracuse Crashes Final Four
By Andrew Kahn The Final Four in Houston is set and features three teams that spent time at No. 1 in the rankings this season and…Syracuse, a 10 seed that saved its best basketball for the Big Dance....
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Villanova Embarrasses Oklahoma, Advances To National Championship Game
By Joseph Santoloquito PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — It had sat there for a while with the Villanova Wildcats, that collective twisting, nauseating feeling that something could have been different that day—that...
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5 Things: Final Four Margin Of Victory Record Obliterated
By Andrew Kahn The regular season was exciting and unpredictable, and the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament reflected that. As the frequency of games decreased, so has the drama, no more evident...
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Gonzaga Trounces Xavier 83-59 To Advance To First Final Four In School History
SAN JOSE, Calif. (CBS/AP) — Nigel Williams-Goss scored 23 points while orchestrating Gonzaga’s efficient offense, and the Zags finally shook their overrated tag by routing Xavier 83-59 on Saturday to...
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Oregon Tops Kansas 74-60 To Advance To First Final Four In 78 Years
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (CBS/AP) — Tyler Dorsey poured in 27 points, Dillon Brooks added 17 and plucky Oregon ended Kansas’ romp through the NCAA Tournament with a 74-60 victory Saturday night that gave the...
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South Carolina Beats Florida 77-70, Makes First Trip To Final Four
NEW YORK (AP) — Sindarius Thornwell scored 26 points and South Carolina earned its first trip to the Final Four with a 77-70 victory over Florida on Sunday. The seventh-seeded Gamecocks (26-10) used...
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CBS Local Bracket Update: Out Of 28,373 Brackets, None Have Perfect Final Four
Bryan Altman The next time you think about how incredible it would be to have a “perfect bracket,” maybe take a step back and try to predict the Final Four first, because that’s proved to be hard...
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Grant Hill On Final Four: ‘Any One Of These Teams Capable Of Winning’
Bryan Altman Final Four weekend is upon us. On Saturday, April 1 four teams from the field of 68 will face off Phoenix with a national championship berth on the line. Two newcomers to the Final Four —...
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Gonzaga Holds Off South Carolina 77-73 To Advance To National Championship Game
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Nigel Williams-Goss scored 23 points, Gonzaga’s big men combined for 27 and the Bulldogs used some last-second strategy for a 77-73 victory over South Carolina on Saturday in a...
View ArticleKeidel: What Have We Learned About March Madness?
By Jason Keidel So what have we learned over 10 days of March Madness? We love Sister Jean and her scrappy gang of ballers out of Chicago. Loyola-Chicago has become the clear darlings of the NCAA...
View ArticleFan Essentials: Best Final Four Ever
Ryan Mayer After two wild weekends of games, we’ve narrowed the NCAA Tournament field down from 68 to four. There have been plenty of surprises along the way, the biggest of which is 11-seed...
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5 Things You Missed: Villanova Earns Second Title In Dominating Fashion
By Matt Citak A wild 2018 NCAA Tournament has finally come to an end. We began with 68 schools from around the country vying for the same goal- to come out of the Big Dance on top. After dominating six...
View Article3 Weeks Out, Preps Ramp Up For Final Four In Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — In three weeks from tomorrow, the NCAA Final Four festivities tip-off in Minneapolis. There will be basketball, games and music, including a free concert by Katy Perry, who...
View ArticleJim Nantz Says Final Four Hasn’t Lost Any ‘Ambience’ With Move To Play In...
(CBS Minnesota/CBS Local)- The Final Four is set to tip off this weekend at the home of the Minnesota Vikings, U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The venue continues the trend that the NCAA...
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