Day 1 of the Elite Eight lived up to the hype, as Cinderellas put up a strong fight, and teams punched tickets to the Final Four through gritty performances. Dayton was unable to keep its miracle run going in the face of the No. 1 team in the land, but the tense action until the final seconds is surely a strong preview of what Day 2 of the Elite Eight has in store. In the interim, ...

The Dayton Flyers put on a strong showing against the No. 1-ranked Florida Gators on Saturday night. Unfortunately for Dayton, the team's performance wasn't quite enough to continue its Cinderella run and overtake the tournament's top team, as the Flyers fell by a score of 62-52. Defense shined for both teams during the first half of action. Each squad was strong inside and didn't allow many open looks. Florida continued its aggressive nature, driving with intensity ...

Media access since the initial practice session on March 17 has been scarce for Penn State football, and not much has been leaking out since then.  Fortunately, there is some information floating around, and James Franklin opened the doors to the media for a brief period on Saturday and the Twitter world lit up. At football practice, the team is working hard pic.twitter.com/sEIpNAPncj — Brian Sanvido (@Vido27) March 29, 2014   Recruits on Hand  In what appears to be a trend, ...

No. 2 Wisconsin takes down No. 1 Florida, 64-63, in a overtime thriller! Wisconsin's Frank Kaminsky led all scorers with 28 points. Read more College Basketball news on BleacherReport.com

Florida's Scottie Wilbekin got off to a hot start in the first half, dropping 14 points in the first 20 minutes against Dayton as the Gators jumped out to a 38-24 lead.With the first half coming to a close, he drained this deep three-pointer to give the Gators a 14-point advantage. His entire team was fired up heading into the locker room after that play.Read more College Basketball news on BleacherReport.com

Three years after winning the national championship, two years after coach Jim Calhoun's departure and one year after being banned from the NCAA tournament, the Connecticut Huskies are back into the Elite Eight. The program has Kevin Ollie to thank for the quick turnaround. The second-year head coach has seamlessly guided the storied UConn program through what could have been—and probably should have been—a very rocky transitional period and back to postseason glory. It's never easy replacing ...

The No. 8-seeded Kentucky Wildcats began this season as the No. 1 team in the land, but they soon lost favor and entered this NCAA tournament almost as an afterthought. Suddenly, though, after three straight victories, the talented young Wildcats find themselves one win away from the Final Four. To get there Kentucky will have to get by last year's national runner-up, the No. 2-seeded Michigan Wolverines, in the Midwest Region final on Sunday afternoon in ...

The Big Ten may catch some flak for its style of play and its lack of national championships, but it has placed three teams in the final eight of this year's NCAA tournament. One of those is the surging Michigan State Spartans, who are 6-1 straight up and 5-1-1 against the spread in the Elite Eight since 1996. They will be shooting for another Final Four appearance when they take on the Connecticut Huskies in the ...

No. 1 Florida takes down No. 11 Dayton, 62-52, behind 23 points from Scottie Wilbekin. This will be Billy Donovan's fourth trip to the Final Four.Read more College Basketball news on BleacherReport.com

Could the 2014 NCAA tournament possibly get any more intense? Friday featured four thrilling games that each came down to the wire. Just how close were these contests? The four winners defeated the four losers by a combined total of just 14 points. That's some inspiring basketball all the way around. Saturday marks the beginning of the Elite Eight as No. 1 Florida squares off against No. 11 Dayton and No. 1 Arizona faces No. 2 Wisconsin. Get your ...