Two 8-vs.-9 games should provide first-day excitement, while No. 10 Utah State is a popular upset pick.
Category: College Athletics
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Thursday’s Matchups to Watch in the NCAA Tournament
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A Fourth Alabama Player Was at a Deadly Shooting, in a Car Hit by Bullets
The New York Times – Sports:The presence of a fourth Crimson Tide player at the deadly shooting in January has come to light as the team begins its run as the top overall seed in the N.C.A.A. men’s tournament.
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Indiana Is Here to Crash the Women’s Basketball Party
The New York Times – Sports:The Hoosiers, led by the 6-foot-3 forward Mackenzie Holmes, have a No. 1 seed for the first time in program history.
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Underdogs Enter the NCAA Tournament With Chips on Their Shoulders
The New York Times – Sports:No. 2-seed Marquette was picked ninth of 11 teams in the Big East preseason poll. The Golden Eagles’ point guard, Tyler Kolek, hasn’t forgotten.
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South Carolina Tops N.C.A.A. Women’s Tournament Field
The New York Times – Sports:There are challengers, of course, but no team is tougher on paper than the undefeated, reigning champion Gamecocks.
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The Impossible Allure of the Perfect Bracket
The New York Times – Sports:What’s one in 9.2 quintillion, anyway?
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What to Expect on Selection Sunday
The New York Times – Sports:The Big 12 should dominate the men’s bracket, while women’s teams will all want to avoid South Carolina’s region.
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Antoine Davis May Break Pete Maravich’s NCAA Scoring Record
The New York Times – Sports:Pete Maravich’s career mark has stood for more than 50 years, but the pandemic and the 3-pointer have Detroit Mercy’s Antoine Davis 26 points away from taking the crown.
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A Title IX Legacy Beyond the United States: More Olympians For Canada and Europe
The New York Times – Sports:A federal law opened doors for millions of American women. It also made the United States an incubator for women’s national teams worldwide.
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How Covid and the Rule Book Kept a Promising Athlete on the Bench
The New York Times – Sports:Jahmir Harris, a top basketball player at Fordham Prep in the Bronx, was starting to get interest from college programs, but a last-minute decision by league officials cost him his senior season.
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The N.C.A.A. Offered Arguments. Judges Had Questions. Many of Them.
The New York Times – Sports:During a hearing in a federal appeals court, the association argued classifying college athletes as employees would create gender inequities. A judge asked, “Don’t we already have that?”
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Student. Athlete. Mogul?
The New York Times – Sports:Now that college players are allowed to cut sponsorship deals, some of them are raking in the money — but at what cost to the rest?