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Comebacks highlight opening weekend in Women's March Madness

Parity in the women’s game is increasing every day, but it’s not quite at the men’s level yet.

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Two No. 1 seeds fall in Men's March Madness opening weekend

After a wild weekend, the fellas’ Sweet 16 is set — here’s who’s through, who’s out and who’s making the highlight reels along the way.

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It's national championship weekend in NCAA women's hockey

The Frozen Four is the literal crowning moment of the women’s hockey season, and tonight, four teams will take the ice to try and advance to Sunday’s 4 p.m. ET title game.

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Day one of Men's March Madness was absolute mayhem

Call in sick today — you’re up to your ears in Madness.

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NCAA women's swimming & diving championship begins today

While the men’s tournament doesn’t begin until next week, the best of the best in women’s swimming & diving will hit the NCAA championship pool starting today.

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March Madness is officially here

Clear your cal, finish your brackets and finalize your multi-screen setup — March Madness is here.

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NCAA men's March Madness brackets are set

The men aren’t wasting time tipping off the Madness — their bracket was revealed just hours before the women’s last night, and four squads are already catching flights to their First Four matchups tomorrow.

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College Sports

NCAA women's March Madness brackets revealed

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March 13, 2023

We can’t tell you how the Madness will unfold, but we can break down last night’s women’s selection show.

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Ep #254: The Madness of college hoops & another NHL WTF

The Gist of it Podcast

Ep #254: The Madness of college hoops & another NHL WTF

March 21, 2023

Hola, Hi, Salut!

On today’s episode of The GIST of It, co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz chat through the exciting first two rounds of men’s and women’s March Madness, which set the stage for next weekend’s Sweet 16 matchups.

Then after the break, the gals dive into yet another instance of an NHL player refusing to participate in his team’s Pride Night, which marks the fifth time in the last two months that an NHL player or team has refused to wear a rainbow. What’s that about hockey being for everyone?

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It's the final weekend for NCAA men's hoops before March Madness begins

This weekend’s conference tournaments, which all wrap up by Sunday afternoon, are the final opportunity for teams to make their case to the NCAA committee before Selection Sunday.

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It's time for the NCAA indoor national track & field championships

On your marks, get set…it’s time to race to Albuquerque, NM, for the indoor national championships, which kick off with the men’s heptathlon at 10 a.m. ET today and run through tomorrow’s finale, the men’s 4x400 relay.

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The puck drops on the first round of the national tournament tomorrow

The puck drops on the first round of the national tournament tomorrow, and we’re dropping all the details today so you can glide through the road to the trophy. Yo VIP, let’s kick it.

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Everything you need to know before NCAA basketball Selection Sunday

All but one (looking at you, Big 12) of the major women’s conference tournaments have wrapped, but the Power Six men’s tourneys are just hitting the hardwood. Here’s everything you need to know as the fellas take one last shot at impressing the committee before Selection Sunday.

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NCAA women's hoops teams begin punching their tickets to March Madness

As you read in yesterday’s Scroll, women’s hoopers began punching their tickets to March Madness this weekend.

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Five NCAA women's hockey teams net national tournament bids

On Saturday, the five new champs automatically netted national tourney bids, but the remaining six at-large squads didn’t have to wait long — the committee announced the full bracket later that day.