The first ticket to the round of 16 will be punched when second-seeded Villanova tussles with West Coast Conference champion Saint Mary's at 1:05 p.m. ET on Saturday.

No one knew where Kelly Graves was, late for his own press conference. He wasn't answering his phone.

He is the first of five current and former Michigan State University football players awaiting sentencing Friday in East Lansing District Court.

Suspended University of Washington football player Andru Pulu was charged Thursday with second-degree assault in connection with an attack at an off-campus party on March 7. Pulu turned himself in to police Tuesday morning and was released on bail from King County Jail just before 6 p.m. on Wednesday.

Troy defensive tackle Eugene Kinlaw, the only returning starter on the Trojans defensive line, has decided to forego his senior season because of hardship issues.

It's one thing to say there's room for improvement. Another thing to actually improve.

The opening day of the first round of the NCAA tournament shocked the Big East - three teams lost and another won in overtime, thrilled double-digit seeds - three of them won and wore out fans with three games going overtime, including BYU's 99-92 double-overtime win against Florida.