Founded in 1927 as Houston Junior College, the school was mascot-less for 20 years until a former Washington State University professor/coach named John R. Bender became a physical instructor at UH.

Despite actually leading his team to beat them in March Madness, head coach Sean Miller will leave Xavier to take over for ...

John Calipari embraced the one-and-done era in college basketball, bringing in talented freshmen and getting them to Final Fours before shipping them off to the NBA. The ...

Miller replaces Rodney Terry, who was fired on Sunday, a few days after Xavier beat Texas in the First Four in the NCAA ...

Sean Miller beat Texas in the NCAA Tournament barely a week ago, bouncing the Longhorns out early and ensuring they would be ...

Texas has hired Xavier's Sean Miller, 56. to be its new head men's basketball coach a week after he helped the Musketeers ...

The Midwest region features what might be the most consistent team of the last five years, the Houston Cougars. Head coach ...

Zippy has been knocked off her throne. In a Sports Illustrated ranking, Zippy came in as the second-best mascot in this year's NCAA Tournament. The University of Akron's bouncing kangaroo was No. 1 in ...

According to Xavier's website, D'Artagnan, one of the story's main characters, was based on a real person named Charles de ...

It’s time to fill out the March Madness brackets. Should you go with your head or your heart — or just use AI?

You get the hint. Why then is the University of Akron known as the Zips, and why would the school have the kangaroo Zippy as ...