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Thunder Wire on MSNMarch Madness Sweet 16: Complete wrap-up of potential OKC Thunder prospectsMarch Madness has officially started. The Men's NCAA Tournament will crown a national champion among 68 teams. After the Sweet 16 ended, only eight teams were left. While the first weekend is filled with fun chaos, the second strips down to the best squads with actual hopes of a title.
The USC Trojans' loss of JuJu Watkins will really be felt in the Elite Eight matchup on Monday against Paige Bueckers and the UConn Huskies. UConn is a 13.5-point favorite at DraftKings Sportsbook for the Regional 4 final in Spokane.
Freshman Tahaad Pettiford and senior Denver Jones turned in dazzling performances when it mattered most, rallying top-seeded Auburn to a 78-65 victory over Michigan in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.
Houston is 32-4 and has won 15 consecutive games since Feb. 1, including victories over NCAA Tournament qualifiers Arizona (twice), Iowa State, Texas Tech, Kansas and BYU in Big 12 play. The Boilermakers have made the Sweet 16 the past two seasons.
Madness broadcast for Tennessee basketball vs. Kentucky mistakenly used a Purdue logo instead of Kentucky's UK logo during the game.
Mulkey's sideline fits have become their own spectacle during the women's March Madness tournament. She opted for a powder blue pantsuit during LSU's first-round win over No. 14 San Diego State and a shimmering cerulean blue suit jacket for the Tigers' second-round win over No. 6 Florida State.
Jon Heder, best known for playing Napoleon Dynamite, returned to his roots Thursday night, sitting courtside at BYU’s Sweet Sixteen matchup.
Nearly every year there’s at least one lovable underdog that rises from obscurity in the NCAA Tournament to capture the hearts of basketball fans and bust their brackets.