C.J. Anderson scored 14 points and Xavier shot 54 percent from the field, beating Portland State to reach the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the third straight year. ...more

March 21, 2009

Pittsburgh intends to make history in this year's NCAA Tournament. The Panthers almost did in their first game. ...more

March 21, 2009

Florida State coach Sue Semrau said she's not worried about Georgia's possible home-state edge, with the Bulldogs playing an hour's drive from their Athens campus. ...more

March 21, 2009

North Carolina coach Roy Williams says injured point guard Ty Lawson will likely be a game-time decision for the Tar Heels' game against LSU in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. ...more

March 21, 2009

If you work for Tom Hogan, don't let him catch you checking your brackets. ...more

March 20, 2009

Western Kentucky, which made an unexpected run in the NCAA tournament last year, pulled off another first-round upset. ...more

March 20, 2009

After battling heartbreak and tragedy just to reach the NCAA Tournament, the Matadors of Cal State-Northridge ran into the greatest game of Roburt Sallie's life. ...more

March 20, 2009

"Big Blue" has served his sentence and will be back in uniform for Utah State in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. ...more

March 20, 2009

Marcus Thornton scored 30 points and LSU held off a late rally to beat Butler 75-71 on Thursday in the first round of the NCAA tournament. ...more

March 19, 2009

BEST GAMES No. 8 LSU (26-7) vs. No. 9 Butler (26-5) - One of the best 8-9 games in recent memory. LSU has the SEC's best overall record. Butler was flirting with a top-four seed but stumbled against Cleveland State in the Horizon final. ...more

March 19, 2009