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💸 A total sellout💸 A total sellout
Women’s March Madness sells out of advertising with projected $25M in sales
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As of this week, women’s March Madness ads are effectively sold out. It’s estimated that Disney — the network that owns the women’s tournament — could generate more than $25M in ad sales revenue this year, up from the estimated $19.4M ESPN and ABC made during last year’s tourney.
March 22, 2024
🏀 Greatness is the Goal-ke🏀 Greatness is the Goal-ke
No. 14–seed Oakland guard Jack Gohlke helps take down No. 3 Kentucky, and other news from men’s March Madness
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More than 86.2% of brackets were already busted just two games into the men’s first round yesterday. Must be March.
March 22, 2024
🏀 First-round frenzy🏀 First-round frenzy
The first round of women’s March Madness features some tantalizing matchups
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With the women’s First Four games in the rearview mirror, their first round of full mayhem tips off this morning. In a weekend of wall-to-wall basketball, here are four not-to-miss matchups.
March 22, 2024
🏀 Five, six, seven, eight🏀 Five, six, seven, eight
March Madness First Four is underway
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March Madness is underway after last night’s opening men’s First Four action, with two more games and the tip-off of the women’s First Four fun on deck tonight.
March 20, 2024
🧑‍🏫 How it works🧑‍🏫 How it works
The Women’s NCAA National Basketball Tournament starts today — here’s what you need to know
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year — the Division I (DI) women’s basketball national tournament (aka March Madness) tips off with today’s First Four matchups.
March 20, 2024
🏀 OMG it’s happening!🏀 OMG it’s happening!
What to watch in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament’s first round.
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The full hoops hurricane begins with 16 first-round games crammed into a mere 12 hours tomorrow. Here are the ones not to miss...
March 19, 2024
⚙️ How it works⚙️ How it works
Previewing the NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament
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The 68 DI men’s teams were revealed on Sunday, and the single-elimination (!!!) tournament officially begins tonight.
March 19, 2024
📈 Nothing but (cutting) net📈 Nothing but (cutting) net
NCAA women’s basketball tournament sees exponential growth since utilizing the March Madness branding
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This year’s women’s March Madness is expected to outperform the men’s across a variety of metrics, in large part thanks to Sedona Prince’s whistleblowing in 2021 that shed light on the gender disparity between the men’s and women’s tournaments. Here’s how the competition has grown in the years since.
March 18, 2024
🎓🏀 Let the games begin🎓🏀 Let the games begin
The 2024 NCAA basketball tournament brackets are officially set
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Last night’s dramatic bracket reveal featured first-time dancers and perennial powerhouses aplenty, setting the stage for this week’s March Madness tip-off.
March 18, 2024
🏀 No. 1 conference seeds are for suckers🏀 No. 1 conference seeds are for suckers
The final weekend before March Madness saw NCAA men’s conference tournament upsets galore
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Men’s conference tournament finals tend to be lost in the Selection Sunday sauce, but this year’s grand finales — and the 21 top seeds who were left hoping for an at-large natty bid — were too wild to ignore.
March 18, 2024
📊 Count it! 📊 Count it!
The women’s and men’s NCAA basketball tournament brackets by the numbers
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Let’s break down some Selection Sunday stats.
March 18, 2024
🏀 A clean and chaotic slate🏀 A clean and chaotic slate
NCAA men’s basketball conference championships will deliver thrillers this weekend
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As legendary Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo said, the regular-season slate is wiped clean when single-elimination conference tournaments begin — and this week served as a perfect reminder of that as last night’s shocking scores set up some unexpected matchups today.
March 15, 2024
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