Some losses are understandable; others will haunt us forever. Let’s rank the 2025 men’s NCAA tournament defeats, from least to most devastating.
Category: NCAA
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The secret to Houston’s incredible comeback: Toughness and an ability to ‘hang in there’
Though their season looked over, the Cougars stayed tough and found a way to pull out a miraculous win.
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Jenkins sues NCAA for limiting pay while at Nova
Through a lawsuit filed last week in New York, former NCAA tournament hero Kris Jenkins is suing the NCAA and six conferences for limiting athlete pay and restricting his ability to capitalize off his name, image and likeness while he was at Villanova.
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Duke, UConn commits secure titles of their own on Final Four weekend
Cameron and Cayden Boozer are Duke-bound, while fellow national champion Kelis Fisher is headed to UConn.
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LSU taps Bucks exec Dupree for new GM job
LSU is filling its newly created men’s basketball general manager position with Milwaukee Bucks global scouting director Ronald Dupree.
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Best men’s Final Four … ever?! Breaking down epic comebacks by Houston, Florida
The Final Four of all No. 1 sees more than delivered. Our team breaks down what they saw in San Antonio.
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SCNext Top 25: The best high school boys’ basketball teams in 2024-25
Columbus (FL) ends the 2024-25 boys’ high school basketball season with the Chipotle Nationals championship — and the top spot in the ESPN top 25 rankings.
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Williams sets scoring mark as Huskers win CBC
Brice Williams set the single-season scoring record for Nebraska in Sunday’s victory over UCF in the championship game of the College Basketball Crown.
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For Duke, stunned silence as title run collapses
A hush accompanied the Blue Devils’ attempts to process how a six-point lead could disappear in less than 20 seconds Saturday night in a stunning 70-67 loss to Houston in the Final Four.