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Nicole Auerbach Press Box

Nicole

Auerbach

After years of efforts, women’s basketball teams will finally be paid for success in the NCAA tournament.
Olivia Miles and Sonia Citron committed to play at Notre Dame the same week Niele Ivey took the job. Here’s why they bought into her vision and how they built this year’s title contender.
Arkansas HC John Calipari got the better of his old rival Rick Pitino once again to return to the Sweet 16.
Two coaching giants of college basketball with complicated history are set to spar again at the NCAA Tournament.
No. 12 seed McNeese State became the NCAA Tournament’s first Cinderella on Thursday afternoon, upsetting the fifth-ranked Clemson Tigers.
The 12th-seeded McNeese State Cowboys became the first team to put on Cinderella’s slippers this March, upsetting No. 5 Clemson, 69-67, in stunning fashion on Thursday afternoon.
Rick Pitino, Bill Self and John Calipari will share the court this week in Providence - and they’re not sure it’s a coincidence.
The 2025 women’s NCAA Tournament features a number of superstars and a plethora of elite teams. The sport has never been in a healthier place.
The NCAA’s March Madness selection process leaves the league open to mistrust from the public.
Nicole Auerbach reveals her bracket and stories she’ll be watching in 2025 women’s March Madness.
Nicole Auerbach reveals her bracket for 2025 men’s March Madness and her takeaways from Selection Sunday.
Nicole Auerbach explains what makes Izzo such a great basketball coach and singular figure in the sport’s history.
Watkins and the sixth-ranked Trojans play host to No. 1 UCLA, the only unbeaten team in college basketball, on Thursday night.
The Nittany Lions’ new defensive coordinator opened up about leaving Ohio State for Penn State after winning a national championship — and how he thinks he can help the football team he always viewed as the sport’s gold standard.
Ahead of Caitlin Clark’s jersey retirement at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Nicole Auerbach reflects on how Clark’s legacy will shape the next era of Iowa basketball.
Did it hurt the sport’s regular season? Do rivalries still matter? Here’s what Nicole Auerbach took away from the first year of the expanded CFP.
After the loss to Michigan, Ohio State reeled off four straight wins and won a national title in Ryan Day’s sixth season. It was a remarkable end to a rollercoaster season.
Both of these teams are extremely polarizing. But if you’ve got to root for someone, who should it be?
The new format bodes well for the school’s continued football independence, which has been an integral part of the Notre Dame experience for decades.
Ahead of the national title game, former athletic director Jack Swarbrick reflects on the traits that led him to hire Freeman as the head football coach three years ago.
Seven weeks ago, Day’s Buckeyes had just lost to Michigan for the fourth straight time. How they responded to that defeat speaks volume about his coaching.
Sawyer forced a fumble, recovered it and ran it back for the touchdown in the final moments of Ohio State’s CFP semifinal win. It was one of the defining moments of the season.
Would the real Longhorn defense please stand up? Can Texas finish both drives and the game strong? Or will Ohio State simply continue bulldozing its postseason opponents?
None of the final four coaches has won a national championship before. Here’s why that matters.