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First-year coach Ryan Odom and Virginia seek first NCAA Tournament win in 7 years
By Canadian Press on March 17th, 2026
The last time Virginia won an NCAA Tournament game, Tony Bennett and the Cavaliers celebrated by cutting down the nets after defeating Texas Tech 85-77 in an overtime thriller for the national championship. That was seven years ago. The Cavaliers men’s basketball progam faded after that. Virginia has reached the NCAA Tournament three times in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Iran’s Mexico Embassy says Iran is negotiating with FIFA to move World Cup matches
By Canadian Press on March 17th, 2026
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Iran’s Embassy in Mexico on Tuesday said the country is negotiating with FIFA to move Iran’s World Cup matches from the U.S. to Mexico after President Donald Trump discouraged the team from attending the tournament, citing safety concerns. It was unclear whether such talks are happening with FIFA, which did not ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!March Madness has brought nothing but sadness to Nebraska so far. Is this the year the curse ends?
By Canadian Press on March 17th, 2026
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Whenever Pryce Sandfort stops by the downtown Chipotle to grab a bite, someone in line will ask to take a picture with him and offer congratulations on what so far has been the greatest of all Nebraska basketball seasons. Invariably, Sandfort also gets the same question his teammates and players of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Iowa’s rebranding is complete. Two years after Caitlin Clark, Hawkeyes pounding post with Ava Heiden
By Canadian Press on March 17th, 2026
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Hawkeyes were primarily a guard-oriented team the last time they were seeded so highly for the women’s NCAA Tournament. Of course, it was just a couple of seasons ago and that guard was Caitlin Clark, college basketball’s all-time leading scorer. The Hawkeyes (26-6), the No. 2 seed in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!March Madness wagering set to tip off with the games just 2 months after federal gambling charges
By Canadian Press on March 17th, 2026
The NCAA basketball tournaments open this week and billions of dollars will run through a gambling market that has evolved from office bracket contests and illegal bookmaking operations into a booming industry where it’s legal in most states to wager on outcomes or a seemingly endless menu of statistics-based predictions within the games. Ads for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vanderbilt’s breakout season in football followed by a March Madness double act
By Canadian Press on March 17th, 2026
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — There’s a certain vibe on the Vanderbilt campus that’s been a long time coming for the Southeastern Conference’s smallest and only private university. Winning. Football just turned in the best season in program history led by the Heisman Trophy runner-up. Now the men’s and women’s basketball programs are rolling into the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Southeast got hot, with Hawks, Magic, Heat and Hornets all surging as playoff chase intensifies
By Canadian Press on March 17th, 2026
MIAMI (AP) — Atlanta is on a 10-game winning streak, its best stretch in more than 11 years. Orlando and Miami just ran off seven straight victories. Charlotte might be playoff-bound for the first time in a decade. The Southeast Division is … good? Seems so. At least, it’s not historically bad as was the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hawks fans sport Magic City gear, voice mixed reactions after NBA shuts down adult club promotion
By Canadian Press on March 17th, 2026
ATLANTA (AP) — State Farm Arena was packed Monday night as the Atlanta Hawks beat the Orlando Magic for their 10th straight win. With 18,138 fans in attendance, the atmosphere resembled a playoff game. But it wasn’t a playoff game. It was merely what was once known as Magic City night. The Hawks’ short-lived collaboration ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New Zealand beats South Africa by 68 runs in 2nd T20 and series level
By Canadian Press on March 17th, 2026
HAMILTON, New Zealand (AP) — Devon Conway topped all scorers with 60 as New Zealand beat South Africa by 68 runs in the second Twenty20 to level their five-match series at 1-1 on Tuesday. New Zealand made 175-6 after being sent in on a pitch which became trickier as the evening wore on. South Africa ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Champions League: Real Madrid, PSG and Bodø/Glimt protect 3-goal leads in round of 16
By Canadian Press on March 17th, 2026
Protecting three-goal leads, Champions League heavyweights Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain will look to clinch their places in the quarterfinals on Tuesday. So, amazingly, will tiny Bodø/Glimt. There’s a one-sided look to the first batch of second-leg matches to be completed in the round of 16, as Madrid and PSG arrive in England with a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!It isn’t only freshmen making this March Madness special. Here are top prospects in other classes
By Canadian Press on March 17th, 2026
This is the type of NCAA Tournament that should delight college basketball and NBA fans alike because it features plenty of guys who figure to be part of an extraordinarily deep draft this summer. It hasn’t always been this way lately. Just two years ago, Kentucky’s Reed Sheppard and UConn’s Stephon Castle were the only ... Read More »
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