Tournament First Round

Kaiir Elam looks forward to new opportunity after being in the "back seat" with the Bills

Cornerback Kaiir Elam played his first three seasons with the Bills after they made him a first-round pick.

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Cal women secure No. 8 seed in NCAA Tournament

Cal is going (big) dancing. The Bears secured their spot in the NCAA Tournament on Sunday as one of 68 teams to make the field following a 25-8 campaign and 12-6 showing in their first season in ...

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Virginia vs. Georgia Tech odds, prediction, time: 2025 ACC Tournament picks from proven model

SportsLine's model revealed its college basketball predictions for Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs. Virginia Cavaliers on Wednesday in a second round 2025 ACC Tournament game

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Illinois wins offensive showdown against Iowa to set up Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal matchup with Maryland

INDIANAPOLIS — Illinois coach Brad Underwood and his players knew they might be in for an offensive showdown when they matched up with Iowa on Thursday night in the second round of the Big Ten ...

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Gonzaga earns No. 8 seed in NCAA Tournament, opens against No. 9 Georgia in Wichita

Mar. 16—Gonzaga is headed to Wichita, Kansas. The Zags earned a No. 8 seed for the NCAA Tournament where they will play No. 9 Georgia in the opening round on Thursday in the Midwest Region. The ...

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Fayetteville State men's basketball wins dramatic NCAA Tournament opener in overtime

Fayetteville State men's basketball made history with its first-ever NCAA D2 Tournament win, beating Fairmont State in OT. Here's how it happened.

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Louisville a No. 8, Clemson a No. 5 in NCAA Tournament? Cards fans react

Louisville basketball will play its first NCAA Tournament game since 2019 in Lexington, but fans aren't happy about the Cardinals' seeding.

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Well outside the NCAA Tournament bubble, Rutgers' loss to USC assures historic squander of talent

The Scarlet Knights are set to become the first team with two top-five recruits to miss the NCAA Tournament

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Top scoring duo lead Mitchell girls past rival Pierre in state consolation round

Mar. 14—RAPID CITY — The Mitchell High School girls basketball team was ready for another clash with Pierre in the state tournament on Friday. Strong performances from the Kernels' leading scoring ...

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How did Justin Thomas follow his record-tying round at The Players Championship? Here's how

Justin Thomas shot a 1-over-par on Saturday, a day after shooting a tournament-tying -10 on Friday. He stands at 3-under heading into the final day.

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Reacting to West Virginia being left OUT of the NCAA Tournament

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Bedford girls basketball aims for first trip to state semis at Breslin

Bedford girls basketball looks to make school history in final stages of Division 1 state tournament.

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Dillon Hunter injury update: Clemson basketball guard injures right hand vs SMU in ACC tournament

Dillon Hunter suffered a right hand injury in the final seconds of the first half vs SMU. He returned to the starting lineup in the ACC tournament.

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Michigan defense suffocates Purdue basketball, leading to early Big Ten Tournament exit

For the first time since 2021, Purdue is at home for the Big Ten Tournament semifinals after Michigan knocked the Boilers out on Friday night.

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Grand Canyon rallies past UT Arlington for WAC title, 1st NCAA Women's Tournament berth

Grand Canyon extended its nation's longest winning streak to 30 games Saturday, earning its first NCAA Women's Tournament appearance.

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Duke women’s basketball to face Lehigh to open March Madness in 2025 NCAA Tournament

Duke women's basketball just won its first ACC tournament championship in 12 years, and now the Blue Devils head into March Madness as a No. 2 seed.

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I picked every game in March Madness bracket. Here's who wins 2025 NCAA Tournament | Estes

Take a peek at my March Madness bracket predictions and picks for every NCAA Tournament game from the First Four to the Final Four.

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Jacob Ognacevic bounces back after missing season due to injury and leads Lipscomb into NCAA Tournament

Lipscomb (25-9) is making its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2018 and will face Iowa State (24-9) in Milwaukee.

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March Madness 2025 betting, odds, lines: Three key storylines for the NCAA tournament

Here are three storylines that stood out after the bracket was revealed and sportsbooks put up their Round 1 odds.

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Alabama State wins first SWAC tourney title since 2011, pulls away late to beat Jackson State 60-56

CJ Hines scored 20 points and No. 5 seed Alabama State pulled away late to beat No. 2 seed Jackson State 60-56 in the Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament championship and clinched its first ...

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Vokietaitis scores 17 as FAU takes down Charlotte 64-59 in American Athletic Conference Tournament

Matas Vokietaitis had 17 points in Florida Atlantic's 64-59 victory over Charlotte on Thursday in the second round of the American Athletic Conference Tournament. The fifth-seeded Owls (18-14) ...

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Iowa coach Fran McCaffery ejected during Big Ten Tournament game against No. 24 Illinois

Iowa coach Fran McCaffery was ejected after drawing two technical fouls midway through the second half of a Big Ten Tournament second-round game against No. 24 Illinois on Thursday night. As the ...

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Karaban, Johnson help UConn men pull away from Villanova for 73-56 win in Big East Tournament quarterfinal

NEW YORK – Alex Karaban and Samson Johnson took over down the stretch as the UConn men’s basketball team pulled away from Villanova for a 73-56 win in the quarterfinal round of the Big East ...

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Romanian far-right presidential hopeful barred from poll rerun

Clashes erupt in Bucharest over the ban on Calin Georgescu, whose unexpected presidential election first-round win was annulled.

BBC News - Mar. 9

Oliver Miller, nine-year NBA veteran and Arkansas star, dies at 54

Miller, known as "The Big O," helped Arkansas to the Final Four before becoming a first-round NBA draft pick

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Latest composite 2025 NFL mock draft

Breakdown of the first round of the 2025 NFL draft using a composite of four mock drafts to see latest mock trends.

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New Lions CB D.J. Reed sees greatness in Terrion Arnold

New Lions CB D.J. Reed sees greatness coming in Terrion Arnold, Detroit's first-round corner from 2024

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Cowboys are trying their hand at recreating Eagles' success in one specific way

Dallas is trying to load up on former first-round picks attempting to find a Zack Baun breakout guy for cheap

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Post-free agency mock draft has Arizona Cardinals selecting WR

The Cardinals do not go with a defensive player in this post-free agency first-round mock draft

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Notre Dame to open March Madness 2025 vs. Stephen F. Austin

The Irish dropped in their expected seeding, but at least they'll host the first two rounds again.

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2025 NFL mock draft: Giants stick at No. 3 and take a QB; Packers break a drought of more than two decades

Predicting every first-round pick with the draft a little more than a month away

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Clemson basketball faces familiar faces in March Madness vs McNeese State, including Will Wade

Clemson will face McNeese State in March Madness first round. The game will reunite Cowboys coach Will Wade with alma mater.

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How Wisconsin's Max Klesmit, Nolan Winter fared in return from injury vs Northwestern

Wisconsin basketball rolled to a 70-63 win over the Northwestern Wildcats on Thursday afternoon in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament

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Social media reacts to Wisconsin basketball's win over Northwestern

Wisconsin returned to the win column emphatically on Thursday, defeating Northwestern 70-63 in the second round of the 2025 Big Ten Tournament.

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Ranking Europa League quarterfinal matchups: Manchester United vs. Lyon the best tie remaining?

Elsewhere, Lazio will face Bodo/Glimt in the next round of the tournament while Tottenham take on Eintracht Frankfurt

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Bracketology: First automatic bid to 2025 NCAA Tournament field on tap as regular season winds down

Jerry Palm looks at the March Madness landscape as the 2024-25 campaign nears an end

CBS Sports - Mar. 8

William & Mary women capture school's first NCAA Tournament berth in men's or women's basketball

It's fair to assume King William III and Queen Mary II never filled out a bracket. Now basketball players at William & Mary are finally part of the big one. William & Mary — established by royal ...

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John Marshall embracing underdog role in first state tournament in more than 2 decades

Mar. 17—ROCHESTER — It's undeniable the 2024-25 John Marshall boys basketball team will be remembered for years to come. As time expired in the Section 1, Class 4A championship game Friday night, a ...

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Watkins scores 31 to lead No. 2 USC past Indiana 84-79 and into the Big Ten Tournament semifinals

JuJu Watkins scored 31 points, Kiki Iriafen added 21 and each grabbed 10 rebounds in their first Big Ten Tournament games, leading No. 2 Southern California to an 84-79 victory over Indiana

ABC News - Mar. 7

No. 11 Duke women top Louisville 61-48, will face No. 6 Notre Dame in ACC Tournament semifinal

Oluchi Okananwa came off the bench to score 13 points and No. 11 Duke cruised to a 61-48 victory over Louisville in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament at First Horizon ...

ABC News - Mar. 8

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