March Madness brackets are all busted, but the Sweet 16 beckons
The 2023 men's tournament is wide open: to find a recent champion in the Sweet 16 field, you have to go all the way back to 2014 winners UConn.
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March Madness is in full swing. Catch up on the highlights so far
We're in the full swing of March Madness with the NCAA men's and women's basketball tournaments underway. There have already been a few upsets and surprises.
Saturday Sports: March Madness begins; men's FIFA World Cup expands format
March Madness has begun in college basketball with some stunning upsets in the first round, the World Baseball Classic comes to a close, and the men's FIFA World Cup expands its format.
Fairleigh Dickinson stuns top-seeded Purdue during March Madness
Fairleigh Dickinson became the second No. 16 seed in history to win an NCAA Tournament game, thanks to a relentless, hustling defense.
Coverage and resources for women's basketball lag behind the surge in fan support
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Chantel Jennings, senior writer for women's basketball for The Athletic, about March Madness and the women's game.
Get your bracket cards ready — March Madness tips off today
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Nicole Auerbach, senior writer for The Athletic, about this year's NCAA Men's and Women's 68-team tournaments.
Is your bracket intact? More games are on tap in the Men's NCAA basketball tournament
March Madness is fully underway. The opening of college basketball's tournament season brought exciting play and some upsets.
'Chang Can Dunk' is the coming-of-age sports film Jingyi Shao wished for as a kid
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with filmmaker Jingyi Shao about Chang Can Dunk, a coming-of-age sports film about an Asian American teen's quest to reinvent himself — by learning to dunk.
Mets' Edwin Díaz hurts his knee during a World Baseball Classic celebration
New York Mets star closer Edwin Díaz injured his right knee celebrating a win that advanced Puerto Rico in the World Baseball Classic and eliminated the Dominican Republic.
In a rare sweep, Alaska Natives take the top 3 spots in the 50th Iditarod
The annual Iditarod sled dog race came to a historic finish in Nome, Alaska, on Tuesday. For the first time all top-three finishers claim Alaska Native heritage.