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The March Madness debut of the projected No. 1 pick in the NBA draft and a slew of popular upset picks highlight the first-round action as the 2025 NCAA Tournament rolls on throughout the country…

Over-rated! The chant is hurled, seemingly endlessly, at elite college and professional athletes. Kelly Flagg started to hear opposing fans shout it to her son, Cooper, when he was in the eighth grade. “Cooper actually…

Corrections and clarifications: A previous version of this story incorrectly listed the wrong first name of Southern California’s coach. “We gutted it out,” he said. “I don’t care. We won.” Less a beauty contest than…

Maryland men’s basketball coach Kevin Willard caused a stir ahead of his team’s first-round NCAA Tournament game, talking about the expected departure of the school’s athletic director and Willard’s desire to get more resources for…

Two of men’s college basketball’s winningest coaches squared off in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday in Kansas’ Bill Self and Arkansas’ John Calipari. And it went to Calipari and Arkansas. Thanks…

The 2025 men’s NCAA Tournament was as advertised on Thursday’s opening day of first-round games, with a few upsets leading the charge. No. 12 seed McNeese dominated Clemson through the first half before surviving a…

The 2025 women’s NCAA Tournament is finally here. The most pressing question that comes with the arrival of March Madness, of course, is who will emerge on the other end as national champion. The likely…

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin continues to stay on pace to pass Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career goal record before season’s end. Ovechkin, 39, entered this season needing 42 goals to break Gretzky’s record of 894 career goals, which…

As Ian Eagle prepares for the men’s NCAA Tournament and his run through calling the Final Four, he’s been finding himself going through old text messages with Greg Gumbel. Eagle had known Gumbel since he…

SUN VALLEY, Idaho — Mikaela Shiffrin is getting a head start on the Olympic season. First, though, she and the rest of the world’s top skiers have to wrap up this one. The World Cup…