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The annual NCAA Tournament kicks off Tuesday with two games featuring lower seeds vying for a spot in the field of 64.

Bowl season is hitting its high point with the biggest games of the year coming up in the next week. While much of the focus is understandably on the BCS games and the national championship, there are a lot of other good games coming up for your viewing pleasure in the next few days. We’ll have previews of the BCS games coming up shortly. But in the meantime, here is what to watch for in all the r

It was the most exciting week of the year so far, as six Top 25 teams, including two in the Top Five, went down to defeats. Oklahoma and Wisconsin saw their national title hopes take a big hit, while LSU and Alabama continue on a collision course for a huge showdown in two weeks. Here are all the highlights from this week in the Top 25.

The NCAA title game can be summed up in one word: Ugly. How ugly? The combined 95 points between UConn and Butler shattered the previous combined low in a shot-clock-era title game by a whopping 26 points. Butler didn't hit their second two point shot until 12:32 mark in the second half, and ended the game shooting an inconceivably bad 12 for 64...

It's been 13 years since Bozeman Mayor Jeff Krauss' favorite team made it to the Final Four. So he's not taking any chances if the Kentucky Wildcats advance to Monday's championship game.

Virginia Commonwealth University and Butler will meet Saturday in the most unlikely Final Four match up in NCAA Tournament history.

There is one team from last year's NCAA championship game  still alive and it's not the Duke Blue Devils. Yup Butler, the little-team-that-could from Indianapolis, is at it again, defeating Wisconsin 61-54 and advancing to the Elite Eight, where they'll face the Florida Gators.

Watch as Michael Jordan gives a 'pep talk' to the North Carolina players in the form of fashion criticism. Michael isn't too happy that his fellow Tar Heels are sporting Kobe's on their feet. A bit hard to understand so a transcript is included in the post.

When you are watching the NCAA Tournament this month, expect to see many shots of cheerleaders, particularly during timeouts. And why not? These young (mostly) ladies are athletes in their own right, and add a lot to the ambiance. Here's a preview of the cheerleading squads that will be represented this March.