Articles filed under Basketball
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Top overall seed Duke gets a tough NCAA East Region draw with UConn, Hall of Fame coachesMar 15, 2026 7:37 pm - Top overall seed Duke headlines an East Region bracket of March Madness t hat is stacked with big names. Dan Hurley's UConn team is the 2-seed, a decision by the NCAA Tou...
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Marching to Madness: Former Hersey star could miss Penn’s NCAA matchup vs. IlliniMar 15, 2026 7:34 pm - Illinois drew a No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament and will face Ivy League champ Penn on Thursday in Greenville, South Carolina. The Quakers have five Illinois natives on the roster, but may not be at full-strength.
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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.