WASHINGTON (AP) — It was well past midnight on Saturday morning after Tom Izzo's Michigan State Spartans came up short in the Sweet 16, when the 71-year-old coach was asked where he sees himself in five years. "Trying to win a national championship — plain and simple," he said. Izzo has ...

West Iron County sophomore Seth Oberlin was named to the Copper Division first team in all-conference boys basketball awards announced by the WestPAC. West Iron junior Jessiah Smith was given honorable mention for the Copper Division. In girls basketball, West Iron County sophomore Bristol ...

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — There will be a lot of sophomores who can shine when Michigan plays Louisville in the women's Sweet 16 today. That is exactly how both of these teams got this far into March. Second-seeded Michigan's top three scorers are sophomores who have started every game ...

By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Yaxel Lendeborg had 23 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists in a dazzling all-around performance, and Michigan beat Alabama 90-77 on Friday night to advance to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament for the first time in five years. Trey ...

HERMANSVILLE — Each year, the Gold Medal Classic Independent Basketball Tournament adds something unique to that years’ edition. The 2026 tournament —the 87th classic — brought a group of young men together from different high schools in the central Upper Peninsula. North Central ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jon Scheyer is the coach at Duke, the NCAA Tournament's No. 1 overall seed and arguably the top brand in college basketball. Among his peers in the East Region, however, he's also the neophyte. His opponent in the Sweet 16 — Rick Pitino — coached in his first Final ...