Purdue's 'Boilermakers' nickname was the butt of a joke that went viral during 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon' this ...

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

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

Purdue's sports teams are named in honor of the big, burly "boilermakers" who worked on big, heavy metal boilers like those ...

Purdue practices Thursday, March 27, 2025, ahead of NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16 matchup against Houston at Lucas Oil Stadium ...

Gary Danielson, a former Purdue and NFL quarterback and longtime college football broadcaster, has announced he'll retire ...

Kelvin Sampson and Houston are tuning out nostalgia and naysayers with a goal of tunnel vision when the top-seeded Cougars take the court against Purdue at Lucas Oil Stadium on Friday night in a ...

Several NCAA players in the March Madness tournament have NIL deals worth over $1 million. These deals pay college athletes ...

Houston has won 28 of its last 29 games. What will it take from Purdue to knock off one of college basketball's best teams?

Both teams have AP All-Americans, which they'll lean on. Houston has fifth-year senior guard LJ Cryer, who’s averaging 15.6 ...

The No. 2 Houston Cougars and No. 22 Purdue Boilermakers square off in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16. The teams square off ...

College basketball analyst Jon Rothstein argues that No. 1 seed Houston is at a "geographical disadvantage" in heading to ...