J. Brady McCollough

INJURY DERAILS THE BEARCATS | Injuries such as Kenyon Martin's in 2000 will always be among the tournament's greatest "what if" scenarios. In their last game before the NCAA Tournament, Martin, who many considered the best college player that season, and the Cincinnati Bearcats, then the top-ranked team in the country, were upset by St. Louis in the Conference USA quarterfinal after Martin broke his leg and tore several ligaments while attempting to set a screen. After losing the game and Martin, who never played another college game, Cincinnati only nabbed a No. 2 seed in the tournament and wasn't able to play at their full potential, falling to Tulsa in the Sweet 16.

Amid NCAA weight room backlash, one voice on gender inequality was missing — Kobe’s

March 22, 2021 at 4:03 p.m.

During a normal first weekend of the NCAA men's basketball tournament, the average college hoops fan would have hardly been made aware that the women's tournament was on the verge...

The Illinois Fighting Illini celebrate a 91-88 win over the Ohio State Buckeyes in the Big Ten men's basketball tournament championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium Sunday, March 14, 2021, in Indianapolis, Indiana.

NCAA Tournament bracket picks: Prediction for every game

March 17, 2021 at 3:26 p.m.

The NCAA tournament, back after a one-year absence, returns this week. J. Brady McCollough, The Los Angeles Times' national college sports reporter, makes his picks for every game, including the...

Los marinos de la Academia Naval saludan antes de un partido contra el Army en Filadelfia el sábado 14 de diciembre de 2019. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Academias militares investigan posible señal asociada al ‘poder blanco’ en el partido Army-Navy

December 18, 2019 at 6:15 p.m.

La Academia Militar de Estados Unidos y la Academia Naval han designado oficiales para llevar a cabo investigaciones internas separadas sobre posibles gestos con las manos que representarían el "poder...

Clemson head football coach Dabo Swinney never hesitates to voice his opinion on practically anything, including the controversial subject regarding pay for college athletes.

Clemson’s Dabo Swinney makes $9.3 million a year but doesn’t think players should be paid. Why?

October 7, 2019 at 5:47 p.m.

CLEMSON, S.C. — Dabo Swinney has had better days. But, as is his way, he slaps a smile onto his suntanned face, welcoming two visitors into his palatial corner office...

Look out Notre Dame, the Falwells have big plans for Liberty football

August 28, 2019 at 2:19 p.m.

LYNCHBURG, Va. — Sundays in this sensuous stretch of the Blue Ridge Mountains come with a sense of tradition and inevitability. The hills have seen their share of tragedy, of...

It’s ball-hog heaven at every level

August 21, 2021 at 11:35 p.m.

Ohhh no, he didn't. The game between the Sonics and Kings at the Argentine Community Center has just ended, a 60-45 victory for the Sonics. The Kings, their record a...

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