8 h. ago One combined Final Four? Talks of a joint NCAA Tournament showcase for the men and women resurface

The conversation around a joint men's and women's Final Four has resurfaced

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29 h. ago UConn beat South Carolina to end drought and win their 12th national title

UConn 82-59 South CarolinaAzzi Fudd and Sarah Strong score 24 points eachUConn are back on top of women’s basketball, winning their 12th national championship by routing defending champion South Carolina 82-59 on Sunday behind Azzi Fudd’s 24 points.Sarah Strong added 24 points and 15 rebounds while Paige Bueckers had 17 points in her final game with the Huskies. Continue reading...

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34 h. ago South Carolina and UConn meet in another national showdown for women's NCAA Tournament title

Dawn Staley and South Carolina hope to finish off a second straight season with an NCAA championship, which would give the Gamecocks a third women's basketball title in four years

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3 d. ago Defending national champion South Carolina returns to title game with 74

Defending national champion South Carolina left no doubt it would return to the title game, getting 14 points from Te-Hina Paopao and overwhelming Texas 74-57 on Friday night in the Final Four of the women’s NCAA Tournament

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8 d. ago March Madness: top seeds Duke and Florida move on to men’s Final Four

Blue Devils beat Alabama 85-65 to reach 18th Final FourGators rally past Texas Tech 84-79 in Elite Eight matchupDuke’s stream of long, tall NBA-ready standouts smothered Alabama and papered over Cooper Flagg’s rough shooting night to lift the Blue Devils to the program’s 18th Final Four with an 85-65 victory Saturday night in the NCAA Tournament’s East Region final.Flagg made only 6 of 16 shots, including a brick that got stuck in the flange of the rim, but still finished with 16 points. Kon Knueppel, another potential lottery pick, led the Blue Devils with 21 points. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Meghan Trainor continues to shock fans with trim appearance amid Ozempic accusations

Trainor showcased her slimmed down physique at the Billboard Women in Music event on Saturday.

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1 week ago Why hasn’t middle America given Paige Bueckers the Caitlin Clark treatment?

The UConn star has embraced Black America rather than being pitted against it. It means she has not been lionized in the same way as a similarly brilliant playerUConn’s Paige Bueckers, the probable No 1 pick in this year’s WNBA draft, is a brilliant talent, although she may not want you to point that out.“Everybody was focused on me and what I did at UConn my freshman year,” she said during last year’s NCAA Tournament. “But I think it’s more important for the game to share the spotlight to grow the game and show all the stars of college basketball and not just focus on one particular player, whether it be me, Caitlin [Clark], JuJu [Watkins], Angel [Reese]. There’s so many names in college basketball now that are huge, that are stars that deserve credit.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Buzzer beaten! Only a handful perfect NCAA brackets remain after first two days of games

Fewer than 1% of NCAA Tournament brackets were still perfect after Thursday’s 16-game slate

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2 w. ago Fewer than 1% of March Madness brackets remain perfect after first day of games

Fewer than 1% of NCAA Tournament brackets were still perfect after Thursday’s 16-game slate

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2 w. ago Tiny McNeese and viral manager stun Clemson in first March Madness upset

No 12 McNeese hold off No 5 seed Clemson in winNo 4 Purdue survive No 13 High Point’s upset bidCheat sheet: highlights and how to win your bracketMcNeese coach Will Wade and his boombox-toting manager gave March Madness its first bracket buster.The 12th-seeded Cowboys used a stifling first half to open a 24-point lead, and then held off late-charging No 5 seed Clemson for the program’s first NCAA Tournament victory, a 69-67 win in the opening round of the East Region on Thursday. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago March Madness: The teams, dates and favorites for the 2025 NCAA tournament

Fans across the US are gearing up for the annual event. Here are all the details

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2 w. ago Skipping this year's March Madness brackets? It's not just you

As the annual NCAA tournament kicks off, some Americans are skipping March Madness — or at least they aren't trying to predict who'll win

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2 w. ago March Madness 2025 predictions: which of the No 1 seeds are in for a shock?

Who are the players to watch? Will injuries cost Duke? Our writers pick the winners, sleepers and upsets in both NCAA Tournament bracketsPJ Haggerty, a 6ft 3in redshirt sophomore guard, is already on his third college team, Memphis, after brief stints at Tulsa and TCU. Haggerty was third in Division I in scoring this year, averaging 21.8 points per game, and he scored 83 points in three games to boost the No 5-seeded Tigers to the American Athletic Conference title. DC Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Women's teams in the NCAA Tournament getting individual revenue share for 1st time. What's a 'unit'?

Women's teams in the NCAA Tournament for the first time will be getting an individual share of the March Madness revenue pie

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2 w. ago Slegers pitches for better conditions as Wright labels Madrid surface ‘disgrace’

Heavy rain left Real Madrid’s pitch almost unplayableHosts beat Arsenal 2-0 in first leg of WCL quarter-finalThe Arsenal manager, Renée Slegers, said that improving pitch conditions is “the next step for women’s football” after the state of the playing surface at the Estadio Alfredo di Stéfano drew strong criticism during Arsenal’s 2-0 defeat against Real Madrid in the first leg of their Women’s Champions League quarter-final.A combination of heavy rain in Madrid and a stadium unsuitable for such an occasion made for a pitch that was almost unplayable. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago West Virginia governor attacks NCAA ‘robbery’ after WVU excluded from March Madness

Patrick Morrisey orders state investigation into matterNorth Carolina selected over West VirginiaWest Virginia’s governor, Patrick Morrisey, said on Monday that the state will launch an investigation into the NCAA and the selection committee over how teams were picked for this year’s NCAA Tournament.His move comes a day after his state’s flagship school, West Virginia, was excluded from the tournament. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Pursuit of glory? Cold, hard cash? A new poll breaks down why people fill out March Madness brackets

As March Madness takes over this week, how many people are filling out NCAA Tournament brackets and why

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3 w. ago March Madness: The tips and tricks to win your NCAA women’s bracket

The college basketball season is winding down, which means March Madness is upon us

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3 w. ago March Madness: The tips and tricks to win your NCAA men’s bracket

The annual NCCA men’s basketball tournament is among the most closely watched sporting events in the U.S.

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3 w. ago March Madness: Bracketology a settled national pastime as the 2025 NCAA Tournament arrives

It is time: Millions of Americans are going through the annual March rite of filling out an NCAA Tournament bracket (or two or three)

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