Four games on Thursday night, followed by four on Friday will determine the Elite Eight in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. Lots of big games involving big names are on tap.

The Merrimack Warriors face off with the North Dakota Fighting Hawks in a regional semifinal in Sioux Falls on Thursday.

No. 2 seed Houston faces off against the No. 3 seed Fighting Illini in the Sweet 16 of March Madness. Here's how to tune in.

The NCHC champions look to avoid an early-round upset on Thursday night, as the North Dakota Fighting Hawks take on the Merrimack Warriors in the first round of the 2026 NCAA Men’s Hockey Tournament.

The Sweet 16 gets underway Thursday night, featuring a gauntlet of heavyweights, including six Big Ten teams, one shy of an NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament record. The evening starts in San Jose, with No.

Texas, as always, remains the softest fan base in the country, hands down, and it’s not even a competition. Their cow must be ashamed. Anyways, I have reserved the big screen at my favorite BBQ restaurant tonight and will be hunkered down over some cracklings,

In lieu of a Cinderella story in the Sweet 16 of the 2026 men's NCAA tournament, we're left with 16 teams who plausibly could win it all.

The Miami Heat and Orlando Magic are among the teams hoping to emerge in the Eastern Conference and looking to avoid the play-in, but their scouts will be plugg