Elite Eight

If you’ve been looking for, or are actively seeking, ways to lessen the importance of men’s March Madness, the past few weeks were a veritable shopping spree. You could throw any number of items in the cart whileyou sprint through the…

Creighton celebrates a big W on Friday night.Photo: Getty ImagesThe Creighton Blue Jays became just the third 10-seed to make it to the Elite Eight in the history of the women’s tournament, and the fourth double-digit seed, after…

Olivia MilesPhoto: APWith the official March Madness sticker finally slapped onto the women’s NCAA basketball tourney, this year’s field has truly embraced the name of the game. As fiscal, concrete, and abstract changes have been…

The unlikely contenders from St. Peter’s dance on the court after a win.Photo: Getty ImagesSt. Peter’s not only hasn’t won a men’s NCAA tournament game before this year, the Peacocks had never been particularly close. In 1991, the…

Photo: APFor the first time this year, the NCAA Women’s Tournament will expand to 68 teams, matching the men’s showcase, which expanded to that number of teams chasing a national championship in 2011. That’s more chances for a longshot to…

Danny Manning, Larry Brown and the 1988 Kansas Jayhawks are in the running for the best 6-seed ever.Image: Getty ImagesThe NCAA Tournament has become one of the most unpredictable, edge-of-your-seat sporting events of the year due to its…