Tiny St. Francis University in Loretto, Pennsylvania, joined the list of two dozen men's teams ever to make the NCAA Tournament with a losing record, earning an automatic berth by winning the ...

Where is St. Francis University located? St. Francis University is located in Loretto, Pa., which is 79 miles away from Pittsburgh. The private Catholic university was founded in 1847 and is the ...

At its heart, March Madness is not a spectator sport. The NCAA men's and women's tournaments are meant to be experienced viscerally—whether through your team's participation, neutral observation, or ...

If a character from Nickelodeon's golden age embraced the monastic life, we'd probably see him in Loretto, Pa. 11. Smokey (Tennessee) 10. Bully (Mississippi State) 9. Reveille (Texas A&M) 8. Uga ...

Xavier's Blue Blob is back on the sport's biggest stage. / Aaron Doster-Imagn Images At its heart, March Madness is not a spectator sport. The NCAA men's and women's tournaments are meant to be ...

Wearing the costumes of badgers and beavers, gators and griffins, horses and hornets, pilgrims and patriots, among others, here's a look at some of the participating schools and the stories behind ...

Fans navigating the dozens of schools in the NCAA men's and women's basketball tournaments might become as attached to the mascots as the athletes themselves. Furry, animated characters used as ...