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One day was madness, the other was mundane. Split across Thursday and Friday, the opening round of this year's NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament became an exercise in polarity. The former dripped with excitement in the form of Ohio State-TCU, Wisconsin-High Point, VCU-North Carolina and an instant classic between Siena and Duke in which the event's No. 1 overall seed was nearly felled. The latter brought an onslaught of predictability as […]

Santa Clara was less than three seconds away from pulling off an upset over No. 7-seeded Kentucky and advancing to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Then, the improbable happened. After Santa Clara forward Allen Graves hit a 3-pointer with 2.4 seconds remaining in the game for No. 10-seeded Santa Clara, Kentucky's Otega Oweh made a near-halfcourt shot off-glass for Kentucky to tie the game at 73-all and force […]

When Alex Karaban decided to return to UConn for another season, his fifth with the program, the clear and obvious goal was to win another national championship. Now a redshirt senior, Karaban entered the 2025-26 campaign having already won two titles with the Huskies. And after the chance for a three-peat fell short last spring, the star forward bypassed the chance to turn pro for one more run alongside head […]

It's quite clear there is nothing timid about Michigan, as the 2026 men's NCAA Tournament is upon us. Not the way head coach Dusty May attacked the transfer portal to construct one of the strongest rosters in the sport. Not the way his players began referring to themselves as "the best team ever assembled" during interviews. And certainly not the way the Wolverines have blasted one opponent after another to […]

It's almost time for college basketball's biggest stars to hit the dance floor and make their mark on March Madness. This year's NCAA Men's Tournament field is loaded with star power from freshman standout Cameron Boozer at No. 1-seeded Duke to junior forward TJ Power at 14th-seeded Penn. It's a lot to know, but we're here to sort through it all. Here are the 68 names to know heading into […]

Welcome to March Madness — a nickname earned through decades of chaos, where little-known programs take down the sport’s biggest brands. We call those bracket-busting teams "Cinderellas." They’re fun to root for, but picking the right ones? That’s where things get tricky. Even with a job that revolves around studying these teams, predicting what happens in a single-elimination tournament is never easy. So while I can’t promise perfection, I can […]

As I wrote this on the eve of Round 1 of March Madness, I realized there are not many game lines worth taking. The best numbers have left us. However, I do have a few I will make a case for. What makes this Tournament fun from a gambling perspective is the different options for wagers. Let’s start with a few game lines. This page may contain affiliate links to […]

MLB fans who tuned into the World Baseball Classic were expecting big-time performances from superstars Shohei Ohtani, Aaron Judge and Juan Soto. They came away learning more about Venezuela's title-winning squad and one espresso-loving Italy slugger. Ahead of the 2026 MLB season, some players have already boosted their profile by thriving on the worldwide stage. Here are six standouts whose stock is rising following their performances in the World Baseball Classic. […]

The Daniel Dye suspension shows, once again, that NASCAR drivers need to be aware of what they say on social media, how their actions and words can be harmful and that NASCAR is willing to act when it determines a line has been crossed. As Dye was going through trading cars with fellow driver Brent Crews while watching an INDYCAR telecast on the streaming platform Whatnot, Dye mocked the voice […]