The New York Times – Sports:
No more upstarts — only big-time programs are left in the running for the men’s national championship.
Category: University of North Carolina
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North Carolina Ends St. Peter’s Dream Season
The New York Times – Sports:
The Tar Heels advanced to play Duke in a Final Four matchup. It will be the first N.C.A.A. tournament showdown between the two Tobacco Road rivals.
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For St. Peter’s and U.N.C. Coaches, Outcome Doesn’t Alter Rosy Futures
The New York Times – Sports:
Hubert Davis stayed on track to become the first first-year coach to win the N.C.A.A. tournament, and Shaheen Holloway was still in a position to earn a huge payday.
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March Madness: Elite 8 Schedule, Tip Times and Analysis for Sunday
The New York Times – Sports:
There are two spots left in the final weekend of the men’s tournament.
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N.C.A.A. Women’s Tournament: South Carolina and Texas Advance to the Round of 8
The New York Times – Sports:
South Carolina, the top overall seed, beat North Carolina, while Texas topped Ohio State in a game that came down to the final seconds.
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March Madness Schedule, Tip Times and Analysis For Friday’s Sweet 16 Games
The New York Times – Sports:
The Peacocks downed Purdue, 67-64, in the round of 16.
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N.C.A.A. Men’s Tournament: What to Watch as the Sweet 16 Continues
The New York Times – Sports:
North Carolina is in familiar territory behind its first-year coach, Hubert Davis, and St. Peter’s will try to go where no 15th men’s seed has ever gone.
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N.C.A.A. Women’s Tournament: What to Watch as the Round of 16 Begins
The New York Times – Sports:
All four No. 1 seeds remain and two, South Carolina and Stanford, are in action on Friday, as is Creighton, one of two No. 10 seeds still in the field.
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Powers Remain and Threats Lurk as Women’s Sweet 16 Is Set
The New York Times – Sports:
Sure, South Carolina and UConn are among the schools still in the mix — but so are the upset magicians South Dakota and Creighton.