Final Four preview: Michigan vs. Syracuse

How each team can win and key players for the Wolverines and Orange

Michigan and Syracuse arrive at the Final Four both as No. 4 seeds, both as teams that rebounded from late-season struggles.

COMMENTS

Final Four Preview: Louisville vs. Wichita State

How each team can win and key players for the Cardinals and Shockers

Louisville and Wichita State endured gut-checks in the form of three-game losing streaks earlier this season. Until the Final Four, that’s one of the few things the Cardinals and Shockers have had in common.

COMMENTS

Athlon's Essential 11 Links of the Day

Rounding up the web's best sports links so you don't have to.

This is your daily link roundup of our favorite sports posts on the web for April 5.

COMMENTS

15 Best Teams That Never Won the NCAA Tournament

These teams were dominant, but none were able to win it all in the NCAA Tournament.

The best team doesn’t always win the NCAA Tournament. Many of greatest rosters ever assembled failed to cut down the nets in the one-and-done, single-elimination Madness of March. These are the 15 best teams that never won the NCAA Tournament.

COMMENTS

10 Candidates to Replace Fired Rutgers Coach Mike Rice

Rice was fired amid a player mistreatment scandal. Plenty of good candidates could be available

A day after a video compilation of player mistreatment aired on ESPN, Rutgers fired coach Mike Rice on March 3.

After the program recovers from a public relations nightmare which cost the job of the basketball coach, the work will begin to hire a replacement for a struggling program in transition.

COMMENTS

Ranking the Top 15 players in the Final Four

Louisville has the top team, but Michigan's Trey Burke takes the top spot

The cast of characters in this year’s Final Four covers a wide range of careers and personalities, and pretty much all are at the top of their games.

COMMENTS

NCAA Tournament: How the Final Four teams were built

Louisville, Michigan, Syracuse and Wichita State took different paths to building winners

Being a Missouri Valley team and a No. 9 seed isn't the only way Wichita State is an outlier in the Final Four. Gregg Marshall’s roster is an anomaly in this year's national semifinals.

Unlike the the other three Final Four teams, Wichita State leaned on transfers -- from junior college and Division I -- and grizzled veterans to reach the final weekend of the basketball season.

COMMENTS

20 Amazing March Madness Cheerleaders

Submitted by Rich McVey on Mon, 2013-04-01 12:00

Previous Next

Louisville Cardinals Cheerleader

1 of 21
Oregon Cheerleader

2 of 21
Louisville Cardinals Cheerleader

3 of 21
UCLA Cheerleader

4 of 21
Florida Cheerleader

5 of 21

Sure, March Madness is nearly over (it's April, after all). And your bracket predictions fizzled out days ago. To lift your spirits we put together this look at our favorite cheerleaders from this year's tournament teams.
Oregon Cheerleader

6 of 21

Sure, March Madness is nearly over (it's April, after all). And your bracket predictions fizzled out days ago. To lift your spirits we put together this look at our favorite cheerleaders from this year's tournament teams.
Indiana Hoosiers Cheerleader

7 of 21

Sure, March Madness is nearly over (it's April, after all). And your bracket predictions fizzled out days ago. To lift your spirits we put together this look at our favorite cheerleaders from this year's tournament teams.
Gonzaga Cheerleader

8 of 21
Indiana Hoosiers Cheerleader

9 of 21

Sure, March Madness is nearly over (it's April, after all). And your bracket predictions fizzled out days ago. To lift your spirits we put together this look at our favorite cheerleaders from this year's tournament teams.
Indiana Hoosiers Cheerleader

10 of 21

Sure, March Madness is nearly over (it's April, after all). And your bracket predictions fizzled out days ago. To lift your spirits we put together this look at our favorite cheerleaders from this year's tournament teams.
Gonzaga Cheerleader

11 of 21

Sure, March Madness is nearly over (it's April, after all). And your bracket predictions fizzled out days ago. To lift your spirits we put together this look at our favorite cheerleaders from this year's tournament teams.
Washington Cheerleaders

12 of 21
Oklahoma State Cheerleader

13 of 21

Sure, March Madness is nearly over (it's April, after all). And your bracket predictions fizzled out days ago. To lift your spirits we put together this look at our favorite cheerleaders from this year's tournament teams.
Gonzaga Cheerleader

14 of 21

Sure, March Madness is nearly over (it's April, after all). And your bracket predictions fizzled out days ago. To lift your spirits we put together this look at our favorite cheerleaders from this year's tournament teams.
Gonzaga Cheerleader

15 of 21

Sure, March Madness is nearly over (it's April, after all). And your bracket predictions fizzled out days ago. To lift your spirits we put together this look at our favorite cheerleaders from this year's tournament teams.
Kansas Jayhawks Cheerleader

16 of 21

Sure, March Madness is nearly over (it's April, after all). And your bracket predictions fizzled out days ago. To lift your spirits we put together this look at our favorite cheerleaders from this year's tournament teams.
Kansas Jayhawks Cheerleader

17 of 21

Sure, March Madness is nearly over (it's April, after all). And your bracket predictions fizzled out days ago. To lift your spirits we put together this look at our favorite cheerleaders from this year's tournament teams.
Oklahoma State Cheerleaders

18 of 21

Sure, March Madness is nearly over (it's April, after all). And your bracket predictions fizzled out days ago. To lift your spirits we put together this look at our favorite cheerleaders from this year's tournament teams.
Kansas Jayhawks Cheerleader

19 of 21

Sure, March Madness is nearly over (it's April, after all). And your bracket predictions fizzled out days ago. To lift your spirits we put together this look at our favorite cheerleaders from this year's tournament teams.
Kansas Jayhawks Cheerleader

20 of 21

Sure, March Madness is nearly over (it's April, after all). And your bracket predictions fizzled out days ago. To lift your spirits we put together this look at our favorite cheerleaders from this year's tournament teams.
21 of 21

Other Slideshows You Might Like

Oregon Ducks Cheerleaders

Elsa Pataky Fires Up Fast & Furious 6

Clemson Tigers Cheerleaders

Stanford Cardinal Cheerleaders

Notre Dame Cheerleaders

Louisville Cardinals Cheerleaders

Boise State Cheerleaders

LSU Tigers Cheerleaders

Florida Gators Cheerleaders

Sure, March Madness is nearly over (it's April, after all). And your bracket predictions fizzled out days ago. To lift your spirits we put together this look at our favorite cheerleaders from this year's tournament teams.

COMMENTS

Ware's injury becomes Sunday's top story: Reaction from around the country

From Louisville's comeback to debates on airing the injury, Kevin Ware's broken leg became the focus

Louisville romped in the second half against Duke to defeat the Blue Devils 85-63 for a trip to its second Final Four, but the news of the day was the devastating injury to Cardinals guard Kevin Ware.

COMMENTS

10 Amazing Stats Leading into the Final Four

Key numbers for Louisville, Michigan, Syracuse and Wichita State as they head to the Final Four

The field is set for the 2013 Final Four, and three quarters of it managed to surprise us.

Michigan and Syracuse struggled near the end of the regular season, but the Wolverines’ freshmen and the Orange’s defense carried the way to the national semifinals. And Wichita State couldn’t overtake Missouri Valley champion Creighton during the regular season, but took over its region.

COMMENTS

COMMENTS

COMMENTS

COMMENTS

COMMENTS

COMMENTS

COMMENTS

Louisville Cardinals Cheerleader

Oregon Cheerleader

Louisville Cardinals Cheerleader

UCLA Cheerleader

Florida Cheerleader

Oregon Cheerleader

Indiana Hoosiers Cheerleader

Gonzaga Cheerleader

Indiana Hoosiers Cheerleader

Indiana Hoosiers Cheerleader

Gonzaga Cheerleader

Washington Cheerleaders

Oklahoma State Cheerleader

Gonzaga Cheerleader

Gonzaga Cheerleader

Kansas Jayhawks Cheerleader

Kansas Jayhawks Cheerleader

Oklahoma State Cheerleaders

Kansas Jayhawks Cheerleader

Kansas Jayhawks Cheerleader

Other Slideshows You Might Like

COMMENTS

COMMENTS

COMMENTS