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Baylor's first National Championship in school history with their last Final Four appearance coming 71 years ago. Gonzaga's dreams of being the first undefeated team to win a title since 1976 were crushed by Baylor's ability to overwhelm the Bulldogs early. After running out to a 19-point lead, the Bears never let Gonzaga back into the contest.

On Tuesday, basketball extraordinaire LeBron James had some choice words for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The NCAA is currently under FBI investigation for corruption. Athletes from more than 20 Division I men’s basketball programs are allegedly breaking NCAA rules due to illegal recruiting, and many of the sport’s top players and coaches could face punishment. […]

If you missed it today the NCAA champion Kennedy Meeks stopped by The Block. Meeks who is having his jersey and number retired from the high school he attended right here in North Carolina (West Charlotte) came to talk about how life has been! Meeks has ended his playing career with his degree and a […]

Following North Carolina's decision to repeal parts of its "bathroom bill," the NCAA ended its six-month championship events ban within the state.

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A seventh grader from Charlotte correctly predicted the teams that made it to the Final Four in the NCAA tournament.

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Clemson and Alabama made millions during last night's national championship; Roland Martin says college football players should be paid.

Chapel Hill are the underdogs against Stanford for the Sun Bowl but don’t count them out. With a high powered offensive and star running back and Charlotte native Elijah Hood not telling how far the Tar Heels can go. Hood has had a dominate year and is a projected NFL bound player. His skilled vision […]

The NCAA announced yesterday that it has relocated seven championship events — including early rounds of the men’s basketball tournament scheduled for Greensboro — because of a controversial state law, HB2.  HB2 blocks anti-discrimination protections and requires people to use bathrooms corresponding to their birth gender rather than the sex they identify with. Two schools […]

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UPDATED: August 12, 7:34 AM EST: Twenty-year-old Simone Manuel became the first African-American female swimmer to take gold in an individual event  on Thursday night. The native of Sugar Land, Texas, who attends Stanford University, “surged home in the final half of the second lap to finish in a time of 52:70,” reports USA Today.  […]

Legendary college women's basketball coach Pat Summitt has died at the age of 64 due to complications of Alzheimer's.