By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Michigan is going back to the Sweet 16 a year after a 24-loss season, using Roddy Gayle's surge and a surprising advantage on the boards to trounce Texas A&M 91-79 on Saturday in the NCAA Tournament. Gayle scored 21 of his ...

By GARY B. GRAVES Associated Press LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Auburn coach Bruce Pearl said a trip to the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament was no sure thing, and experienced Creighton made his top-seeded team work for it before the Tigers found their defensive mojo in the second half and ...

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Trey Kaufman-Renn had 22 points and 15 rebounds, and Purdue used a fast start to roll to a 76-62 win over McNeese in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday. Fletcher Loyer added 15 points. C.J. Cox finished with 11 ...

By The Associated Press It's the end of the line for perfect brackets on Yahoo Sports. With Michigan's 91-79 win over Texas A&M on Saturday, the final perfect Yahoo Sports bracket was shredded. Poor Shawno had been correct on every pick with his Grand Bracket until the fifth-seeded ...

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — LJ Cryer matched a career high with 30 points, including two free throws with 14.2 seconds left, and No. 1 seed Houston held on to beat eighth-seeded Gonzaga 81-76 on Saturday night to reach the Sweet 16 for the sixth straight NCAA ...

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Dan Hurley and two-time defending national champion UConn find themselves in unfamiliar territory entering their second-round NCAA Tournament game against No. 1 seed Florida. The Huskies are a 9 1/2-point underdog. The Huskies put ...