The Tar Heels delivered a message to their critics with an easy victory vs. the Aztecs on the first night of the NCAA Tournament

North Carolina takes on San Diego State in the First Four Tuesday night, after Alabama State beat St. Francis in a wild ending..

Her steal-and-kiss capped an 11-0 run for LSU women’s basketball that opened the March Madness first-round contest against San Diego State. Aneesah Morrow hit a bankshot fadeaway jumper at the first-quarter buzzer then turned and blew a kiss toward the ...

Madness is here, and with it comes a First Four showdown between the North Carolina Tar Heels and the San Diego State Aztecs. North Carolina enters as a 4.5-point favorite, but their inconsistency has made them a tough team to predict.

Sister Jean stole everyone’s heart in 2018 when Loyola-Chicago made its magical run to the Final Four. She’s still alive at 105 years old, which is more than anyone who filled out a bracket with a team seeded lower than third in the Elite Eight could say in their bracket challenge.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. North Carolina’s Elliot Cadeau (3) celebrates with teammate Jae’Lyn Withers (24) during the first half ...

Madness picks, predictions, odds for North Carolina vs San Diego State First Four South Region game on Tuesday, March 18, 2025.

The Tigers (28-5) are the No. 3 seed in the Spokane 1 Region and open up March Madness hosting No. 14 San Diego State (25-9) inside the Pete Maravich Assembly Center Saturday night (9:15 p.m., ESPN). A win advances LSU to the second round where it would ...