The NCAA Tournament was going according to plan Thursday night as No. 1 seeds Pittsburgh and Connecticut advanced to the region finals. Then Missouri and Villanova shook things up. ...more

March 27, 2009

Connecticut hardly needed Hasheem Thabeet as it romped through the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament. ...more

March 27, 2009

Ty Lawson's toe is still a concern for top-seeded North Carolina. At least now the nimble point guard is used to playing through the pain. ...more

March 27, 2009

So long, Siena. Thanks, Cleveland State. Good job, Western Kentucky. The NCAA Tournament's first weekend has concluded. Now it's on to the non-Cinderella Sweet 16 - the basketball equivalent of colliding battleships. ...more

March 26, 2009

Next stop on the UConn express - Trenton. Renee Montgomery scored 25 points in her final game at home and undefeated Connecticut beat eighth-seeded Florida 87-59 in the second round of the women's NCAA Tournament on Tuesday. ...more

March 25, 2009

Ty Lawson is starting to feel better, just in time for North Carolina. ...more

March 25, 2009

Television ratings for the first and second round of the NCAA Tournament are up 6 percent from last year. ...more

March 24, 2009

Thanks for stopping by, Western Kentucky. Exit Cleveland State, stage left. ...more

March 24, 2009

Connecticut's Maya Moore says watching Ball State beat Tennessee in the first round of the NCAA tournament was a humbling experience. ...more

March 23, 2009

Florida matched a school record for victories in a season on Sunday. Breaking that record will be a much bigger challenge. ...more

March 23, 2009