By Austin Lawton | @AJLawton1 Sports Capital Journalism Program CHICAGO – Bill Self, the coach of the Kansas Jayhawks, said the lid was going to come off the basket. With the Jayhawks one victory away from their 16th Final Four appearance, it did. The Jayhawks made 50% of their shots in the 76-50 victory over …

By David Song | @DeltaSigma96 Sports Capital Journalism Program The trailblazing tenth-seeded Miami Hurricanes (26-10) just made school history Friday night, and they have a chance to do it again on Sunday. After overcoming the No. 11 seed Iowa State Cyclones 70-56, Miami (26-10) is set to engage with top-seeded Kansas (31-6) on Sunday afternoon …

By Austin Lawton | @AJLawton1 Sports Capital Journalism Program CHICAGO — Kansas established itself as the winningest program in men’s NCAA basketball history, but the history won’t stop there for the Jayhawks. The No. 1 Kansas Jayhawks (31-6) will play in their 23rd Elite 8 against the No.10 Miami Hurricanes (26-10), on Sunday afternoon. A …

By David Song | @DeltaSigma96 Sports Capital Journalism Program CHICAGO — Jim Larranaga has coached the Miami Hurricanes to 226 wins and counting, more than any of his peers at “The U”. None of those victories had ever come in a Sweet 16 matchup — until Friday night, that is. No. 10 seed Miami triumphed …

By David Song | @DeltaSigma96 Sports Capital Journalism Program CHICAGO — A storm is brewing. The No. 10 seed Miami Hurricanes (25-10) and the No. 11 seed Iowa State Cyclones (22-12) are bound for a Midwest Region Sweet 16 game on Friday night at United Center. The Hurricanes will try for the first Elite Eight …

Mina Kimes of ESPN wrote on the polarizing Buffalo Bills quarterback Tyrod Taylor. Chuck Culpepper of The Washington Post described Alabama’s 24-10 win over LSU and the consistency of the Crimson Tide. George Schroeder of USA Today gives perspective of a child on the receiving end of the new Iowa football tradition of waving at …