March Madness

Three of the four teams handed No. 1s - Gonzaga, Baylor and Michigan - are still in the field, which is average. But so are three Pac-12 Conference teams - No. 6 USC, No. 11 UCLA and No. 12 Oregon State - which definitely is not.

Led by unflappable guard Ethan Thompson, whose 20 points included a pair of clinching foul shots with 35 seconds left, the No. 12 seed Beavers and their brilliant defense shut down eighth-seeded Loyola Chicago in a 65-58 victory on Saturday that sent their long-suffering program into the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament.

Mike Mennenga talks about this year's tournament, this year's Oregon team, his time at Maine, and insight to former Duck and Current Celtic Payton Pritchard.

Jordan Nixon banked in a short jump shot at the buzzer in overtime, giving her a career-high 35 points and lifting No. 2 Texas A&M to an 84-82 victory over seventh-seeded Iowa State on Wednesday.

We know about Sister Jean with the Loyola-Chicago Ramblers men's basketball team which led Tim Throckmorton to find other stories of hoops teams and Nuns.

Former UMaine men's coach Dr. John Giannini gives us the run down, and what to expect in the next round. He has ties to one coach still going in to the Sweet 16

The Wolverines are the only ones remaining of the nation-leading nine Big Ten teams who came to Indy.

A No. 1 seed, two No. 2s and two No. 3s have already been eliminated from this tournament. But Gonzaga (28-0) faces higher expectations as it tries to become the first undefeated champion since Indiana 45 years ago.

The Raiders (19-7) pulled off the first win by a No. 13 over a No. 4 since 2012 and earned their first tournament win in school history. Coming into this year’s tournament, No. 13 seeds were just 9-104 all-time.

Chris Duarte scored 23 points and Oregon showed no signs of rust after a long layoff, beating No. 2 seed Iowa 95-80 on Monday to reach the Sweet 16 for the fourth time in the past five NCAA Tournament