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The raw reality of Saturday night's stunning loss must now be squared with Scheyer's budding coaching stardom.

Kelvin Sampson may scoff at the term analytics, but he has embraced math and probabilities as valuable tools in shaping his decisions.

If approved, schools will be permitted to directly pay athletes through about $20.5 million in revenue sharing in the 2025-26 athletic year.

How we're predicting Houston vs. Florida for the championship of the men's NCAA Tournament on Monday night.

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Houston muscled its way into the national title game after a furious comeback against Duke on Saturday night in a Final Four for the ages.

Duke was cruising toward the title game. Cooper Flagg had 27 points and the ball at the end. So how did a dream season end like this?

The Cougars started to believe anything was possible in January, then drew upon their biggest win when Duke pushed them to the brink.

Houston and Florida each pulled seismic last-minute stunners in the Final Four. They duel for the national title on Monday night.

Some of the chalk that has defined this tournament got lost in a poof of smoke late Saturday.