At a quarter 'til 1 a.m. local time, Houston guard Milos Uzan dropped in a game-winning layup and the Cougars grabbed the final Elite Eight spot in a 62-60 thriller over Purdue in the late-night ...

Madness broadcast for Tennessee basketball vs. Kentucky mistakenly used a Purdue logo instead of Kentucky's UK logo during ...

What is a Boilermaker? Here's what to know about the history of Purdue's nickname ahead of the men's NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 ...

Mike Valenti – a radio host at 97.1 The Ticket in Detroit – does not want to see an Elite Eight matchup between Big Ten rivals Michigan and Michigan State. He had a different opponent in mind. "I ...

Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including special elections and repeat ...

Purdue University's mascot, the Boilermakers, originated from a newspaper taunt in 1891 after a football victory against ...

In 1891, according to the Purdue University website: "Under accusations of recruiting athletes from boiler shops, the ...

Five members of USA TODAY Sports' writing staff gave their predictions for the Florida Gators in the Sweet 16 and beyond of ...

I've been covering college basketball for nearly 50 years now, and I feel like I know the sport pretty well. I can't tell you ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Hammers and forklifts will soon make way for pick and rolls and slam dunks inside of Lucas Oil Stadium.

After 52 teams were eliminated from the NCAA Tournament over the last five days, we are power ranking the remaining 16 teams ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Purdue basketball's inconsistencies were on display in Thursday's second round of the Big Ten Tournament. The Boilermakers entered the postseason losing five of their past seven ...