College Basketball: Breaking Stories and all the Latest from The New York Times

That Spontaneous Buzzer-Beater Was Probably a Season in the Making
Players rehearse all season for a moment such as Bronson Koenig’s buzzer-beater for Wisconsin against Xavier in the second round of the N.C.A.A. tournament.

Notre Dame, Hoping to Make Another Run, Awaits Jackson’s Next Move
Coach Mike Brey plans to discuss with guard Demetrius Jackson whether he should at least declare for the N.B.A. draft before deciding whether to return for his senior year.

Sports Briefing | College Basketball: UConn’s Breanna Stewart Is Again Named an All-American
The 6-foot-5 Stewart earned Associated Press all-American honors for the third time, becoming just the sixth player to do so.

UConn 86, Texas 65: UConn Heads to Ninth Straight Final Four, Beating Texas
The Huskies led by only 2 late in the first quarter, but they pulled away from the second-seeded Longhorns for their 22nd straight N.C.A.A. tournament victory.

On College Basketball: Some See Vindication for Syracuse, Others See a Lucky Break
Could a team like Valparaiso be in the Final Four if it, instead of Syracuse, received an at-large tournament berth? We’ll never know.

ESPN Steps Back From Authenticity of 1966 Texas Western Broadcast
After doubts were raised by a producer of a documentary on the historic victory, ESPN conceded it might be showing coaches’ or scouts’ film synchronized to a radio call.

TV Sports: A Game Changed History, but It’s Hardly Been Seen Since
The 1966 N.C.A.A. championship game remains a landmark event because Texas Western started five black players against an all-white Kentucky. Now it will be seen again on ESPN.

Sports Briefing | College Basketball: Pittsburgh Lands Vanderbilt Coach Kevin Stallings
Kevin Stallings abruptly left Vanderbilt after 17 seasons to be the coach at Pittsburgh, replacing Jamie Dixon, who left last week for Texas Christian.

Sports of The Times: The A.C.C. Rules the Final Four
The Atlantic Coast Conference builds strong teams by avoiding the one-and-done model.

Women’s Roundup: Orange Halt Lady Vols’ Run to Reach Final Four
Syracuse advanced to its first women’s Final Four with an 89-67 victory over Tennessee on Sunday in the Sioux Falls Regional final in South Dakota.

North Carolina 88, Notre Dame 74: Top-Seeded North Carolina Fills Last Spot in Final Four
The Tar Heels defeated sixth-seeded Notre Dame in the East Regional final to advance to their record 19th Final Four.

Syracuse 68, Virginia 62: Seeded 10th, Syracuse Is One of the Last Four Left
The 10th-seeded Orange defied their skeptics and rode a No. 10 seed all the way to the ultimate week of the college basketball season.

Sports Briefing | College Basketball: Augustana Captures N.C.A.A. Division II Championship
Alex Richter scored 26 points, and Daniel Jansen had 25 to lead Augustana of South Dakota to the N.C.A.A. Division II championship, 90-81, over top-ranked Lincoln Memorial of Tennessee in Frisco, Tex.

Syracuse Strikes, Making No Apologies
Even if many analysts roll their eyes at the prospect of this Syracuse team’s advancing to the Final Four, the Orange players and coaches feel they are right where they should be.

Sports of The Times: Mike Krzyzewski, the Emperor Coach
In Krzyzewski’s estimation, Dillon Brooks, an Oregon sophomore, had violated the winner’s code and was fit to receive an imperial dressing down.

Villanova 64 Kansas 59 | South Regional: Villanova Holds On to Defeat Kansas
The Wildcats reached the Final Four for the first time since 2009. Oklahoma, which defeated Oregon earlier Saturday, awaits Villanova in Houston.

Oklahoma 80, Oregon 68 | West Regional: Oklahoma Dominates Oregon to Advance to the Final Four
The second-seeded Sooners, behind the senior guard Buddy Hield’s 37 points, were too much for the top-seeded Ducks as Oklahoma reached the Final Four for the fifth time in the program’s history.

Sports of The Times: For Notre Dame’s Star Guard, Family Came First
Demetrius Jackson found the stable home life he craved when he moved in with his best friend’s family.

Women’s Roundup: Texas Reaches the Round of 8 by Defeating U.C.L.A.
The Longhorns’ reward for their victory? A matchup in the regional final against mighty UConn.

Big Boasts Against Huskies Lead to Hard Falls Before Them
When teams publicly challenge Connecticut before a game, it serves to motivate the undefeated Huskies.

Virginia 84, Iowa State 71 | Midwest Regional: Even With the Crowd Behind It, Iowa State Trails From Start to Finish
United Center in Chicago was overrun with fans in the red and gold colors of Iowa State, but Virginia cruised to a victory over the Cyclones.

Notre Dame 61, Wisconsin 56 | East Regional: With ‘I-95 Edge,’ Irish Show Badgers the Exit
Notre Dame, whose roster includes players from the mid-Atlantic corridor by design, survived a frenzied final minute to edge Wisconsin and reach the round of 8.

Sports Briefing | College Basketball: Georgia Tech Fires Coach
Georgia Tech fired its men’s basketball coach, Brian Gregory, less than 48 hours after a disappointing season ended in the N.I.T.

North Carolina 101, Indiana 86 | East Regional: North Carolina Prevails Over Indiana With History in the Air
The Tar Heels and the Hoosiers, two storied programs, resumed their acquaintance in Philadelphia.

At N.C.A.A. Tournament, One Motto Fits Many Teams
Basketball teams facing off at the N.C.A.A. tournament may sometimes have the same corporate sponsor, such as Nike or Adidas, which would most likely prefer to have one slogan fit all.

Women’s Roundup: For UConn, History Takes a Back Seat
The top-ranked Huskies, who have three straight national championships in hand, weren’t looking ahead as they face Mississippi State in the round of 16 on Saturday.

Sports of The Times: For Gonzaga Guard, Speed Bumps on the Road Back
Gonzaga gave guard Eric McClellan a third chance, and he is paying them back in points.

Louisville Is a Grumpy N.C.A.A. Host as Its Team Sits One Out
March sadness has overtaken Louisville, Ky., which is hosting an N.C.A.A. tournament regional but whose college team is serving a postseason ban.

Oregon 82, Duke 68 | West Regional: Oregon Carries Pac-12 Flag
After thrashing Duke on Thursday, No. 1-seeded Oregon must overcome No. 2 seed Oklahoma on Saturday in the regional finals.

Makayla Epps’s Bluegrass Roots Are Deep
The Wildcats’ junior guard has a proud family history in Kentucky, and after a narrowly averted tragedy, her career has since flourished.

Iowa State Guard Faces Big Fan: Virginia’s Coach
Matt Thomas, a 6-foot-5 junior guard at Iowa, was heavily recruited by Virginia, the Cyclones’ opponent on Friday in the Midwest Regional.

Villanova 92, Miami 69: Villanova, Potent From Deep, Is Better Than Miami by Far
Ryan Arcidiacono and Kris Jenkins each scored 21 points, and the Wildcats made 10 3-pointers to clinch their first appearance in the N.C.A.A. tournament’s regional finals since 2009.

Oklahoma 77, Texas A&M 63: Oklahoma Puts Its Experience to Use While Cruising Past Texas A&M
Jordan Woodard scored 22 points, Buddy Hield had 10 rebounds and Isaiah Cousins collected 10 assists as the Sooners advanced to the round of 8.

Decoding the N.F.L. Database to Find 100 Missing Concussions
The N.F.L. logged 887 concussions from 1996 to 2001, and they served as the backbone for 13 research papers on head injuries.

In N.F.L., Deeply Flawed Concussion Research and Ties to Big Tobacco
An investigation by The New York Times raises questions about the league’s concussion research and its relationship with the tobacco industry.

Sports Briefing | College Basketball: Gators Fall in Quarterfinals
Tyler Cavanaugh scored 23 points, and Kevin Larsen added 19 points with a season-high 13 rebounds to help fourth-seeded George Washington (26-10) beat visiting Florida, 82-77, in the quarterfinals of the N.I.T.

For N.C.A.A. Tickets, Even Players Have to Barter
When demand exceeds supply, players often turn to bartering — or other methods — to procure tournament tickets from their teammates.