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Take this underdog against SEC side

The LSU Tigers have dispatched each of their first four opponents this season, but will face their toughest test yet against Belmont.

Hoops star stranded half a world away as 'worst fear realized'

Kerron Johnson is trapped half a world away, fearful he will miss the birth of his first born. The former Belmont basketball star — and brother of Lions running back...

Everyone's favorite NCAA Cinderella melts down late

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The crowd stood in unison. Some were silent. Others screamed. The final seconds raced from the clock. Maryland led by one. After 33 years on the Belmont...

March Madness 2019: How we reached the lines for the First Four

Is that music getting closer? The 2019 Big Dance is about to begin! Fairleigh Dickinson has trekked from Teaneck, N.J., to Dayton, Ohio, for the NCAA Tournament’s first first play-in...

Belmont will reward tournament committee's faith

If St. John’s deserves a fresh start, then so do I. Belmont (-3½) over Temple: The tournament committee did the right thing by including the Bruins — the first Ohio...

These 5 teams will totally wreck your NCAA Tournament bracket

March is almost upon us. Selection Sunday is three weeks away. Before you know it, we will have a bracket. But while everyone is focused on the top seeds and...

Finally full-strength Virginia sheds its rep quickly

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — An up-tempo game, piling up points: What happened to the Virginia many have labeled as boring? The second-seeded Cavaliers didn’t look like the team that was 225th...

East Region: Watch out for Michigan State

This bracket is flooded with match-ups that will whet a basketball lover’s appetite. The first one that jumps out at us is No. 7 Michigan State and No. 2 Virginia...