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

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 ...

Lucas Oil Stadium, the home of the Indianapolis Colts, is set to welcome college basketball this weekend and is undergoing a major transformation to accommodate the Sweet 16 games.

Purdue basketball is in the Sweet 16, playing Midwest No. 1 seed Houston on Friday night at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis ... from boiler shops, the 'Boilermakers' name is adopted for Purdue ...

Watch this Sweet 16 NCAA Tournament matchup between the No. 1 Houston Cougars (32-4) and No. 4 Purdue Boilermakers (24-11) to ...

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

After Purdue tied things with 35 seconds to go, Houston’s Milos Uzan put in a layup with one second left in the second half ...

Houston and Purdue will play with a trip to the Elite Eight on the line. Here's how to watch and stream the March Madness ...

As Purdue's basketball season abruptly ended Friday at Lucas Oil Stadium, it's hard for the Boilermakers not to think about a ...

It is not labeled as a home game for Purdue but it may well sound like one when the Boilermakers (24-11) take the court ...

A closer look at the Sweet 16 matchup between Houston and Purdue, with an Elite Eight berth on the line Friday.

Purdue University's mascot, the Boilermakers, originated from a newspaper taunt in 1891 after a football victory against ... 10 p.m. Friday at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.