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Arkansas shook up the NCAA tournament field Saturday, taking down the Jayhawks 72–71. Now the Razorbacks are headed toward their third straight Sweet 16.
Elite NCAA tournament coaches don’t come around often, but Arkansas may officially have one in Eric Musselman. The high-energy coach put on perhaps his most impressive performance yet, taking down No. 1 Kansas 72–71 as a No. 8 seed Saturday in an upset that further shook up the NCAA tournament field.
Since Nolan Richardson, the Arkansas program had consistently fallen flat in the Big Dance.

MLB’s efforts to speed up the game and increase pace of play has led to the league adding a controversial pitch clock.
Some long term fans are excited about the change, while others are unhappy about major alterations to the sport.
Players themselves have had mixed reactions. Many have come out in favor of the pitch clock, with some even using it to get an easy strikeout.
READ: YANKEES PITCHER TAKES ADVANTAGE OF PITCH CLOCK, GETS 20-SECOND STRIKEOUT
It’s also had a demonstrable impact on the length of games, with a drastic shift in spring training to this point.

Princeton University shouldn’t have been in the Round of 32 according to pretty much everyone, but that didn’t stop them from beating the No. 2 seed Arizona Wildcats.
Well, then they definitely shouldn’t be making a trip to the Sweet 16. I mean, c’mon, that would be preposterous. Yet, that didn’t stop the team in the NCAA tournament with eh highest collective SAT scores (I’m assuming) from shocking everyone again.
This time they did it with a stunning — and commanding — win over the No. 7 seed Missouri Tigers.
Never count out those Ivy leaguers, man.

The Sweet 16 will be rounded out on the men’s side, while the women’s tourney starts its round of 32. Here’s some advice about how to best spend your day.

The Ivy League champs got the better of their higher-seeded SEC foe on Saturday to become the second consecutive No. 15 seed to advance to the Sweet 16.
For the second consecutive season, a No. 15 seed is advancing to the Sweet 16.
No. 15 seed Princeton cruised to a 78–63 blowout win over No. 7 seed Missouri on Saturday afternoon to advance to the second weekend of the men’s NCAA tournament.
Princeton joins St. Peter’s as the second No.

Arkansas got hot in the second half and it paid off tremendously, which left Eric Musselman topless following the win. The No. 8 Razorbacks delivered the knockout blow to No.1 Kansas– last year’s national champion — and have secured a spot in the Sweet-Sixteen.
Following the game, Eric Musselman headed straight for the Arkansas section, taking off his shirt and celebrating the upset win with his fans. This isn’t new for Musselman, who has made it a habit of going full Hulkamania following big wins.

Eric Musselman went straight for the crowd and goes full Hulk Hogan pic.twitter.

The Razorbacks’ head coach let it all out after the win.
Arkansas ended Kansas‘s dreams of repeating as the men’s NCAA tournament champions on Saturday, pulling off a stunning upset of the No. 1 seed in the West region of the bracket. No one was more fired up over the statement win than head coach Eric Musselman.
The Razorbacks coach celebrated with fans by jumping onto the scorers table and removing his shirt while soaking in the victory.

The top seeds are rolling, but so are some double-digit seeds in the first round of the women’s tournament.
While the first day of the NCAA women’s tournament was mostly chalk, the second day of the first round saw its fair share of upsets and comebacks. Much has gone as planned for the top seeds, but the biggest surprises have come from middle-of-the pack teams that have shaken up the bracket a bit.
Here’s a round-up of some of the top moments and story lines.
Top seeds roll—even with some limitations
So this wasn’t exactly a surprise. But it’s still worth noting: All eight No.

If officials were going to make Josh Williams park his car during the NASCAR Xfinity Series race in Atlanta, he was going to do it on his terms and in style.
During the caution-plagued race, Williams was involved in a crash with Kyle Weatherman and Jeb Burton.

27 laps. 3 cautions.
Kyle Weatherman got the worst of it. Jeb Burton and Josh Williams also picked up some damage. https://t.co/cZkplAdIkr pic.twitter.com/UHmFPC6BZF
— FOX: NASCAR (@NASCARONFOX) March 18, 2023

That dust-up left Williams’ No.

The Razorbacks fought back from an eight-point halftime deficit to upset the West’s top seed.
Another No. 1 seed has fallen in the first week of the men’s NCAA tournament.
In a thrilling round of 32 contest in Des Moines, Iowa, No. 8-seed Arkansas stunned the world Saturday by knocking off defending champion Kansas, 72–71.
The Razorbacks fought their way back from a 35–27 halftime deficit to outscore the Jayhawks 45–36 in the second half in a contest that came down to the wire.