Big East Men’s Basketball
Some of the biggest voices in the game, including UConn women’s coach Geno Auriemma, say increasing the number of teams attempts to fix something that wasn’t broken and that there are bigger issues, namely transfer rules, that should be addressed.
The Players Era will expand from 18 to 24 teams this year and split into two tournaments, with the two most recent national champions headlining a pair of loaded fields.
Preston Edmead of Hofstra was selected Rookie of the Year.
St. John’s also made a big splash in the transfer portal, adding former Syracuse forward Donnie Freeman.
Big East Women’s Basketball
The Giants expect Nabers to start against the Cowboys in the Sunday Night Football opener.
The Phoenix Mercury battled back to a one-point deficit in the fourth quarter, but were unable to get over the hump against the Golden State Valkyries.
Watch the highlights from the USWNT’s physical international friendly matchup against Brazil in Sao Paulo, Brazil that had a surge of red cards.
Olivia Miles leads a trio of 20-point scorers as the Minnesota Lynx make it look easy against Paige Bueckers and the Dallas Wings.
March Madness 2026
The Wolverines survive a major scare from the Huskies but scrape by to capture the Big Ten’s first title since 2000.
Follow along for live updates from UConn-Michigan in the 2026 Men’s NCAA tournament final on Monday, April 6, including real-time highlights, scores, results, stats and more as it happens.
Cori Close and her Bruins etched their names in history with the program’s first national championship.
Follow live for updates from the South Carolina-UCLA Women’s NCAA Tournament Championship on Sunday, April 5, including real-time highlights, scores, results, stats and more as it happens.
Play-by-play commentator Ian Eagle joins the Dan Patrick Show to preview the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship match between Michigan and UConn.
Michigan overpowered Arizona early and humbled the ’Cats all night long, turning the Final Four meeting billed as the Game of the Year into a 91-73 Wolverines highlight reel Saturday night.
Tarris Reed Jr. had 17 points and 11 rebounds, while the fabulous freshman Mullins scored 15 for the Huskies.
Latest Big East News
March Madness is expanding. For reference, this is what the new field would have looked like this year.
The NCAA on Thursday announced a long-expected expansion of its men’s and women’s basketball tournaments to 76 teams each starting next season
More games means more money and more teams get their NCAA Tournament shot, but at what cost?
Geno Auriemma sparked a firestorm of criticism after he went over to Dawn Staley in the final seconds of South Carolina’s 62-48 victory at the Final Four in Phoenix and appeared to chastise her.
Michigan pointed the way on how to build a champion through the portal. Which teams will take advantage this offseason?
The NCAA is still deliberating expanding March Madness on both the men’s and women’s sides to 76 teams for next season — a much-expected development that’s been in the works for years.
Here are all the updates you need about key transfer portal moves around women’s college basketball.
UConn guard Solo Ball will undergo wrist surgery and won’t return to the Huskies until 2027-28, the school announced Monday.
Val Ackerman, 66, has served in the role since 2013, presiding over the rebirth of the conference following the decision a year earlier for the Big East to split.
NCAA tourney star Braylon Mullins decides to chase national title at UConn instead of heading to NBA
The 6-foot-6 shooting guard made his announcement Saturday, April 19 on his Instagram account with highlight clips of his biggest shots and the words “unfinished business.”
