Billy Witz
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The N.C.A.A. Once Eschewed Las Vegas. Times, and Prospects, Have Changed.
Las Vegas will host a men’s basketball regional this week, the men’s Final Four in 2028 and numerous other college championships — all prompted by...
Houston and Alabama Size Each Other Up From the Same Arena
The Cougars and Crimson Tide, the remaining No. 1s in the N.C.A.A. men’s tournament, both played this weekend in Birmingham, Ala. They will headline a...
A Fourth Alabama Player Was at a Deadly Shooting, in a Car Hit by Bullets
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...
Seedings for N.C.A.A. Men’s Tournament Show Wide-Open Field
Alabama, Houston, Kansas and Purdue earned No. 1 seeds in a tournament where top teams seem more beatable than usual, and others that usually might...
Alabama’s Championship Push Arrives With Murder Indictment
A former Crimson Tide player, Darius Miles, and Miles’s friend Michael Davis were indicted by a grand jury. At the Southeastern Conference tournament, Brandon Miller...
Gonzaga Rolls Into NCAA Tournament With Another West Coast Crown
The Zags may have more losses than usual, but in cruising to yet another conference title they sent a signal that they won’t be an...
A Deep Pac-12 May Soon Have a Sea Change
Washington State won the Pac-12 women’s basketball tournament as the No. 7 seed, the latest sign of parity in a league once ruled by Stanford....
Hansel Enmanuel Is an Ordinary Player Who’s Anything But
Hansel Enmanuel, who lost his left arm at age 6, doesn’t want sympathy. He just wants to play.
He Was Billed as the Next LeBron. But Will Emoni Bates Make It at All?
Bates was on a magazine cover at 15. He was playing Division I college basketball at 17. Now he’s 19, his college career may be...
The N.C.A.A. Offered Arguments. Judges Had Questions. Many of Them.
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...