Articles filed under Basketball
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Defending national champion Florida is a No. 1 seed for March Madness, Illinois lurking in SouthMar 15, 2026 7:22 pm - Defending national champion Florida's path to another Final Four could include a rematch with Houston, whom it beat in the final a year ago, only this time in a South Reg...
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Indiana, Oklahoma, Auburn among a handful of teams winding up on the wrong side of the March Madness bubbleMar 15, 2026 7:18 pm - Ten Southeastern Conference teams made the 68-team March Madness field Sunday, the most of any league. It's the two that were left out — Oklahoma and Auburn — that will d...
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No. 2 Arizona earns No. 1 seed in a West Region that includes Purdue, Gonzaga and ArkansasMar 15, 2026 7:15 pm - No. 2 Arizona can add a No. 1 seed to its impressive resume. The Big 12 regular-season and tournament champion Wildcats are the No. 1 seed in the West Region — second ove...
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Selection Sunday: Schwieger helps lead marathon men of UNI to big danceMar 14, 2026 8:31 pm - Waubonsie Valley grad Ben Schwieger will be waiting with his Northern Iowa teammates Sunday to learn their NCAA Tournament destination after winning the Missouri Valley title last week.
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WNBA, players union meet for 5th straight day trying to get CBA deal to avoid any season disruptionsMar 14, 2026 4:51 pm - The WNBA and the players union will meet for the fifth straight day Saturday having a sense of urgency to get a deal done by Monday to avoid disruptions to the upcoming season.
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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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Kawhi Leonard scores 28 points in the Clippers’ 119-108 victory over the BullsMar 14, 2026 12:11 am - Kawhi Leonard scored 28 points, Bennedict Mathurin had 26 and the Los Angeles Clippers extended their winning streak to four games with a 119-108 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Friday night.
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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.