The NCAA Tournament has begun with a bang, and the Duke Blue Devils beat Mount St. Mary’s in the first round as Cooper Flagg made his Big Dance debut.

UCLA head coach Mick Cronin talked after yesterday's win about how tough it is to be a college basketball player these days.

NBA icon Michael Jordan admits hitting the game-winning shot in the 1982 NCAA Championship Game gave him the confidence he ...

Larry Bird, Jerry West and Carmelo Anthony first became famous in the NCAA Tournament. Michael Jordan, Patrick Ewing and Jimmer Fredette created the beginnings of their basketball legacies in the ...

As a freshman at Louisville, Ellison earned the nickname "Never Nervous Pervis" for his clutch performances that helped him ...

1997 — Tara Lipinski’s jumps, the cleanest and the surest in women’s figure skating, lift the 14-year-old into history as the youngest women’s world champion. 2000 — Pat Verbeek of the Detroit Red ...

1995 — Michael Jordan announces he is ending his 17 month NBA retirement. 2001 — Indiana’s Reggie Miller becomes the first player in NBA history to accumulate 2,000 3-pointers after hitting four in a ...

Shannon Sharpe explained why the University of North Carolina should not have received a March Madness bid this season.

Tar Heels legend George Lynch revealed how he beat Michael Jordan in a training camp and is still owed a dinner from the ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on March 18, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Weather records (from the National ...

The first Thursday of the NCAA Tournament is the most sacred day of the year for college basketball fans. It’s like Christmas ...

Michael Jordan once didn't allow a former Tar Heels player to wear his shoes during pickup games as he wasn't getting enough ...