Mar 17 March Madness is underway. How to watch and what to look out for By Associated Press The NCAA Tournament has begun with a full slate of weekend games as teams set their sites on winning the national championship in men's basketball. Continue reading
Mar 13 Watch 8:46 The risks student-athletes face amid sports betting boom By Paul Solman, Ryan Connelly Holmes March Madness brackets are set and with it comes billions of dollars in bets on the games. Paul Solman recently reported on betting companies partnering with universities and the threat it poses for students. But it turns out problems are… Continue watching
Feb 27 Watch 8:23 College partnerships are bringing sports betting to campus. Are students safe? By Paul Solman, Ryan Connelly Holmes We are weeks away from college basketball’s March Madness and billions of dollars worth of wagers on the games. As more states legalize sports betting, Paul Solman reports on the increasing concern that some colleges are too involved in its… Continue watching
Apr 05 Watch 6:39 Kansas erases historic deficit to take the men's national basketball title The Kansas Jayhawks defeated the North Carolina Tar Heels Monday after trailing by 16 points in the first half. It was the biggest comeback in a national championship in men's college basketball history in a tournament with many historic moments,… Continue watching
Apr 05 In comeback win, Kansas men defeat UNC for men's basketball title By Eddie Pells, Associated Press The championship Kansas captured Monday night traced its roots back to 2020, when the Jayhawks were a team that looked very much on track for the program's fourth national title. Continue reading
Apr 04 Watch 5:10 South Carolina Gamecocks emerge as powerhouse in women's college basketball By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris South Carolina Gamecocks took home the women's college basketball championship title Sunday, defeating the University of Connecticut in a game they largely controlled from beginning to end. Rachel Bachman, a senior sports reporter for The Wall Street Journal, joins Amna… Continue watching
Apr 03 Krzyzewski's career comes to a close as North Carolina defeats Duke By Eddie Pells, Associated Press For the 48th time over 47 years of unparalleled coaching, Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski took the slow walk to midcourt and shook the hand of the North Carolina coach who beat him. Continue reading
Apr 02 Watch 4:41 How new NCAA rules for student-athletes are playing into this year's March Madness Duke University men's basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski, fondly known as Coach K., will participate Saturday in his last Final Four, and possibly his final game, before retirement. Veteran sports writer Howard Bryant joins Geoff Bennett to discuss the matchups and… Continue watching
Mar 14 March Madness brings back pre-pandemic energy By Eddie Pells, Associated Press College basketball fans hungering for a return to normal this March should feel happy. Continue reading
Apr 06 Watch 6:14 How resilience through COVID, sexism helped Stanford women's team win NCAA championship By Amna Nawaz, Patty Gorena Morales In a trying year, the annual college basketball tournaments offered a welcome feeling of the familiar. The Baylor University men won their first title. But as Amna Nawaz reports, it was the women of Stanford who scored the big win,… Continue watching