College Sports
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NCAA announces 16 opening-weekend hosts for women's tournament before the bracket revealMar 14, 2026 3:11 pm - Anticipated No. 1 seeds UConn, UCLA, South Carolina and Texas were chosen as hosts for the first two rounds of the NCAA Women's Tournament on Saturday.
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Lincicome: Fans, get your brackets and exclamation marks ready!!!Mar 14, 2026 10:00 am - Columnist Bernie Lincicome writes about the upcoming men’s and women’s NCAA tournaments.
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O’Donnell: Robots and distraction but few surprises in NCAA men’s tourney?Mar 14, 2026 10:00 am - Columnist Jim O’Donnell writes about the upcoming NCAA men’s basketball tournament.
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Close, but no trophy: Illini falter late in loss to WisconsinMar 13, 2026 7:33 pm - Illinois suffered its fourth overtime loss in the last five weeks and was knocked out of the Big Ten Tournament with a 91-88 loss to Wisconsin on Friday at the United Center.
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As Martinelli’s Northwestern career ends, his brother recalls how it all beganMar 12, 2026 9:18 pm - Northwestern forward Nick Martinelli likely played his last game Thursday at the Big Ten Tournament, a loss to Purdue. Watching from his seats, older brother Dom relfected on where the story began.
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To build a Final Four contender, Illinois basketball looked 5,000 miles east — to the Balkans
Mar 12, 2026 10:00 am - The back of the Illinois team bus is a Balkan party after most road wins. Tomislav Ivisic is banging the ceiling on drums. His twin brother, Zvonimir Ivisic, is on his feet and pumping his fist to the beat. David Mirkovic is on vocals … or at least the loudest one.
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Martinelli refuses to quit, sends Northwestern past IndianaMar 11, 2026 9:58 pm - Northwestern forward Nick Martinelli continued to boost his scoring record, pouring in 28 points as the Wildcats advanced past Indiana in Round 2 of the Big Ten Tournament at the United Center.
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Nick Martinelli scores 24 points and Northwestern eases past Penn State 76-66 in Big Ten Tournament
Mar 10, 2026 9:29 pm - CHICAGO — Nick Martinelli scored 24 points, Jayden Reid added 14, and Northwestern defeated Penn State 76-66 in a first-round game of the Big Ten Tournament on Tuesday. F...
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O’Donnell: The most intriguing team in the NCAA men’s tournament — and it’s not IllinoisMar 10, 2026 5:41 pm - Columnist Jim O’Donnell writes about the upcominng NCAA men’s basketball tournament.
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Yaxel Lendeborg scores 27, No. 3 Michigan beats No. 8 Michigan State 90-80 to sweep season series