CHICAGO, Illinois - Dusty May did not mince words on the eve of the biggest game of his young Michigan tenure. Appearing on ESPN’s College GameDay Saturday morning, the Wolverines head coach offered a preview that was equal parts scouting report and battle cry. “They want Armageddon,” May said. “It’s going to be a brawl. It’s literally going to be feudal warfare in the paint.” Welcome to the Elite Eight. No. 1 Michigan (34-3) and No. 6 Tennessee (25-11) tip off Sunday aft

CHICAGO — Tennessee basketball arrives at its fourth consecutive Sweet 16 with momentum, a budding star and a sobering reality: the road to the Elite Eight runs through one of the most defensively suffocating programs in the country. The sixth-seeded Volunteers (24-11) will meet No. 2 seed Iowa State in the Midwest Region semifinals Friday night in Chicago. Tipoff is set for 10:10 p.m. ET. The game will be televised on TBS It is difficult to find another program, except perh

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