EDDIE PELLS | Associated Press The magical March Madness cocktail will now include eight more teams, eight more games and more of one other ingredient, too: beer. Maybe wine, too. 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, explaining that it made the… Continue reading

Members of Michigan celebrate after defeating UConn in the NCAA college basketball tournament national championship game at the Final Four, Monday, April 6, 2026, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) EDDIE PELLS | Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Michigan’s new Fab Five threw style points out the door and brought home a prize not even the school’s most… Continue reading

Iowa forward Alvaro Folgueiras (7) puts up a three-point shot against Florida in the second half of the second round of the NCAA college basketball tournament Sunday, March 22, 2026, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara) ROB MAADDI | Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Alvaro Folgueiras told Bennett Stirtz he’d be ready for the… Continue reading

Iowa guard Kyle Feuerback (4) is fouled by Farleigh Dickinson guard Madlena Gerke (0) during the first half in the first round of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Saturday, March 21, 2026, in Iowa City, Ia. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) JOHN BOHNENKAMP | Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Ava Heiden scored a career-high 29 points,… Continue reading