March Madness

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It Was a 'Shot for the Ages'
See the
'Legendary'
Shot That
Sank Duke
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Mar 30, 2026 6:47 AM CDT

See the 'Legendary' Shot That Sank Duke

UConn's Braylon Mullins enters March Madness lore

(Newser) - The men's Final Four is set, and top-seeded Duke is not among them. The reason? UConn freshman Braylon Mullins sank a long 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds that has left sportswriters in awe:
  • See it: Watch the moment here , or here .
  • Legend: The Washington Post calls the 35-foot rainbow
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The Final Four Is Set
The Men's Final Four Is Set
Mar 30, 2026 12:00 AM CDT

The Men's Final Four Is Set

UConn stuns Duke to join Illinois, Arizona, and Michigan in men's tournament

(Newser) - All that talent at Arizona and Michigan. All that momentum and good vibes at UConn. And somebody has to play the part of the unheralded "little guy." At the Final Four next weekend, that role belongs, improbably, to Illinois. In a sign of the times, the Illinii—a...

One Perfect March Madness Bracket Remains. It's a Kid's

14-year-old correctly picked the first 48 women's games

(Newser) - The only perfect bracket left after the opening weekend of the men's and women's NCAA tournaments—from more than 40 million entries across all the major contests—was produced not by some college basketball expert or betting guru but an eighth grader from suburban Pittsburgh. His name is...

Op-Ed: Prediction Markets Exploit a Betting Loophole

Mick Mulvaney argues that 'predictions' are same as wagers, and teens are getting hooked

(Newser) - As the NCAA tournament enters crunch time, Mick Mulvaney argues there's a fast-growing sideline to March Madness that looks like sports betting, walks like sports betting—and is quietly dodging state rules on sports betting. In an opinion piece for the Washington Post , the former Trump chief of staff...

A Late Clutch Shot Ousts Defending Champs

No. 9 Iowa upsets No. 1 Florida in the men's tournament

(Newser) - The first No. 1 seed has been ousted from the men's NCAA tournament—the defending champs, no less. Top-seeded Florida fell Sunday to No. 9 Iowa, 73-72, after Alvaro Folgueiras drilled a go-ahead three-pointer with four seconds left, reports USA Today . Watch it here . Florida, which scored a tournament-best...

One Game Busted Half of All NCAA Brackets

TCU's upset of Ohio State took out millions; day ends with more than 99% of brackets dead

(Newser) - Day one of the NCAA tournament busted a lot of brackets. Only about 14,000 flawless entries remain out of more than 36 million submitted across major platforms, reports Forbes , citing NCAA stats . The carnage started immediately: Over half of all brackets died with the opening game, when No. 9...

March Madness Underdog Wants That Cinderella Story

Miami RedHawks face First Four test after 31-0 regular season

(Newser) - Ohio's Miami RedHawks just pulled off one of the rarest feats in college basketball—yet they're still fighting to find a footing in the March Madness tournament bracket. The RedHawks went 31-0 in the regular season, joining the likes of Larry Bird's Indiana State and John Calipari's Kentucky...

Alabama's No. 2 Scorer Off the Team After Drug Bust

Aden Holloway was arrested days before start of the NCAA Tournament

(Newser) - Alabama will head into March Madness without one of its top offensive weapons. Aden Holloway has been removed from campus and is no longer with the team after his arrest Monday morning on felony marijuana charges, the university confirmed. The guard is the Crimson Tide's No. 2 scorer, ESPN...

It's March Madness Time: Here Are the No. 1 Seeds

Duke, Arizona, Michigan, Florida claim the spots on the men's side

(Newser) - The March Madness brackets are set, and Duke, Arizona, Michigan, and Florida have claimed the four No. 1 seeds in the men's tournament, the AP reports. Duke, the No. 1 overall seed in the men's tournament, will take on No. 16 Siena in the first round. Arizona, No....

West Virginia Takes Pregame Lemons, Makes a Title Run

Mountaineers credit quirky ritual for focus during Big 12 run

(Newser) - Pregame snacks usually skew toward protein bars, not fruit that makes your face pucker. But West Virginia's women's basketball team swears by lemon wedges as its go-to ritual, a tangy tradition that was on full display as the Mountaineers captured their first Big 12 tournament title since 2017...

2 People Came Within One Game of a Perfect Bracket

ESPN and CBS each had one bracket with only one mistake on the women's side

(Newser) - Filling out a perfect bracket in the NCAA men's or women's tournament is all but impossible, with the odds somewhere around 1 in 9.2 quintillion, according to the AP . This year, two people came within one game of perfection on the women's side:
  • ESPN reports that
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Florida Beats Houston to Win March Madness

Florida gets 3rd national title, denying Houston its first

(Newser) - Florida and Walter Clayton Jr. somehow overcame Houston's spirit-crushing defense Monday night to will out a 65-63 victory in an NCAA title-game thriller not decided until Clayton's own D stopped the Cougars from taking a game-winning shot at the buzzer, the AP reports. Clayton finished with 11 points,...

After 'Storybook' Finale, What's Next for Women's Game?

With Paige Bueckers leaving and Juju Watkins injured, college needs a new star to emerge

(Newser) - "Truly storybook" is how former player and current TV analyst Rebecca Lobo describes the women's NCAA championship win of Paige Bueckers and UConn on Sunday. The Huskies defeated South Carolina 82-59 thanks in large part to Bueckers, whose career at UConn had been beset by injuries and heartbreak...

$1M Human vs AI Wager Will Rest on Duke-Houston Game

4C Predictions chose Houston, Sean Perry backs Duke

(Newser) - As the NCAA March Madness reaches its fever pitch, a dramatic $1 million wager between a seasoned gambler and a savvy AI site will boil down to the clash between Duke and Houston in the Final Four. Who will have the final slam dunk in this high-stakes matchup of...

March Madness May Need a New Name
March Madness
May Need
a New Name
Mar 31, 2025 5:53 AM CDT

March Madness May Need a New Name

Four No. 1 seeds make finals, suggesting a new era of predictability thanks to rule changes

(Newser) - Sometimes, the four teams left standing in the Final Four are notable for historic upsets that got them there. Sometimes, like this year, it's just the opposite. For only the second time in history, all the No. 1 seeds from their respective brackets reached the men's semifinals—Auburn,...

NCAA Women's Tournament Suffers a Huge Blow

USC's JuJu Watkins is out for the season after knee injury during March Madness game

(Newser) - USC's Trojans celebrated a big March Madness win this week, defeating Mississippi State's Bulldogs 96-59, but that victory came with a price. Per USA Today , JuJu Watkins, a guard for the Trojans and one of the game's biggest stars, hurt her knee during the Monday night matchup,...

Somebody Is Missing From the Sweet 16
Somebody Is Missing
From the Sweet 16
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Mar 24, 2025 7:51 AM CDT

Somebody Is Missing From the Sweet 16

It's Cinderella: No men's seeds worse than No. 11 make the cut for first time in 18 years

(Newser) - After a busy week of March Madness basketball, the men's Sweet 16 is set—and it's a not-too-surprising set of teams. For the first time since 2007, no team seeded No. 11 or worse has made the cut, reports USA Today . In other words, "no Cinderella story...

March Madness Has Its First Upset
March Madness
Has Its First Upset
Mar 21, 2025 12:01 AM CDT

March Madness Has Its First Upset

No. 12 McNeese State defeats Clemson

(Newser) - McNeese coach Will Wade and his boombox-toting manager gave March Madness its first bracket buster. The 12th-seeded Cowboys used a stifling first half to open a 24-point lead, and then held off late-charging No. 5 seed Clemson for the program's first NCAA Tournament victory, a 69-67 win in the...

NCAA Brackets Reveal Nears
March Madness
Brackets Announced
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Mar 17, 2025 12:00 AM CDT

March Madness Brackets Announced

Men's, women's contenders revealed, with play starting Tuesday

(Newser) - This year's March Madness brackets have been revealed. Auburn is the top overall seed in the men's NCAA Tournament, with Duke, Houston, and Florida also on the No. 1 line, the AP reports. In the women's tournament, the No. 1 seeds are UCLA, South Carolina, USC, and...

In TV Ratings for NCAA Finals, an Upset

Women outdraw the men on TV

(Newser) - Two stats from the NCAA finals tell an interesting story about the state of men's and women's college basketball. More:
  • Women win: For the first time ever, the women's championship game outdrew the men's game in TV viewers, per the Hollywood Reporter . The women's contest
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