PHILADELPHIA - Tennessee’s Ja’Kobi Gillespie put on one of the most complete performances in NCAA Tournament history Friday afternoon. Now the Volunteers must follow his lead and do it again. This time it will be against a Virginia program that may be the hottest team in the country. The No. 6 seed from the Midwest bracket is Tennessee (23-11) and the  No. 3 seed is Virginia (30-5). They tip off Sunday at Xfinity Mobile Arena at 6:10 p.m. ET. The game will be broadcast on TN

Every March needs its feel-good story. In March of 2026, Miami (Ohio)  has volunteered.  Miami (Ohio), a midsized public school tucked in the southwest corner of the state, finished the regular season a perfect 31-0, jumped into the Top 25 rankings and became the talk of college basketball.  Then came the stumble. The RedHawks lost to UMass in the MAC Tournament, blowing their chance at a guaranteed spot in the NCAA Tournament and forcing them to watch Selection Sunday like