Legendary sportscasters celebrate Ian Eagle getting top NCAA tournament job
Everyone from Mike Breen to Jason Bennetti to Bill Raftery offered glowing praise of Eagle in a new profile at The Ringer ahead of Eagle's first Final Four call.
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Jim Boeheim on NC State’s magical run, loving ‘Bosch,’ and why he’ll never call a Syracuse game
Michigan state rep confuses March Madness team buses for ‘illegal invaders,’ doubles down
No, Gonzaga's buses were not full of "illegal invaders."
TV and Streaming Viewing Picks for March 28, 2024: how to watch NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
Busy day in sports with Opening Day in Major League Baseball, a full slate of NHL games and the Sweet Sixteen phase begins in the NCAA Men's Tournament.
2024 NCAA Men’s Tournament Sweet 16 announcing schedule
The 2024 NCAA Tournament was almost as chalky on the men’s side as the women’s, with 12 of...
Ian Eagle talks calling everything from SHEBA Gravy Race to Final Four: ‘The approach, believe it or not, is very similar.’
ESPN’s Joe Lunardi tells ‘Big East media shills’ to ‘get over it’
"There's no conspiracy here, just bad math and bad luck. Follow the lead of your classy commissioner and get over it."
Grade the 2024 NCAA Tournament announcers
It's once again time for you to rank the NCAA Tournament broadcasters.
Jay Williams roasted for ‘insane’ plan for 112-team NCAA Tournament
"Worst take in the history of 'First Take.' And they’ve had some bad ones."
ESPN2’s ticker draws ridicule during Shohei Ohtani press conference
"The betting odds at the bottom of the ESPN ticker are an incredible touch here."
AEW Collision moved to later time slot for April 6 episode
It's also the first night of WWE WrestleMania XL.
Bill Murray bought CBS’ Bill Raftery dinner in Brooklyn
"I think we got the invite. We just didn't realize that Bill Murray was going to show up."
NC State’s Sweet Sixteen run means announcer Gary Hahn can’t retire just yet
"I'll tell you what, I could go six more games and a national championship real easy."
Charles Barkley: Grand Canyon played ‘dumbest game of basketball…I’ve ever seen’
"That was some of the dumbest college basketball I've ever seen [played by] grown college men."
Ian Eagle’s March Madness calls include Brooklyn wedgies and portable washing machines
"Who has a portable washing machine?!"
Grand Canyon fan’s ear-splitting screams drive audience nuts
'Grand Canyon is cool but can we remove the microphone from the screaming child's throat?'
Nate Oats criticizes officiating during in-game interview
"The calls down here aren't equal to the calls down there."
Purdue HC Matt Painter strikes back against Zach Edey critics: ‘They just shouldn’t cover basketball’
"Just try to knock out the fools so they don't have to meet at the local Wal-Mart and say things that don't make any sense."
2024 NCAA Tournament averaging record viewership through first three days
Through three days, March Madness is on fire for CBS and Warner Bros. Discovery.
TV and Streaming Viewing Picks for March 24, 2024: how to watch JMU-Duke in the NCAA Tournament
The Men's NCAA Tournament resumes today with eight more games and Duke in its traditional 5:15 p.m. ET slot on CBS
Charles Barkley wanted North Carolina to lose ‘because I hate Kenny (Smith)’
"I want Izzo to win because I hate Kenny (Smith)."
CBS broadcast shows ‘Danning Manning’ watching Kansas game
"'Danning Manning' is the inevitable result of a nepo baby getting an intern job as the chyron operator."
Joe Lunardi barely ahead of family dog in his bracket group
"What a country."
2024 NCAA Tournament Second Round Sunday announcing schedule
More upsets rocked the college basketball world on Friday, with four more double-digit seeds advancing to the second...