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    LOS ANGELES — I picked Fairleigh Dickinson to lose to Texas Southern in the First Four. I whiffed on the entire Sweet 16 of the East Region. All my Cinderellas didn't find their March romance and went home dateless for the second weekend. In other words, I'm just like most of you. But what may make me different is that I actually watched a good portion of nearly every game played from Thursday ...

      University of Virginia running back Mike Hollins is letting himself be healed by football four months after he was wounded in a shooting that killed three of his teammates. The fifth-year footballer, who is a native of Baton Rouge, La., opened up about his return to the field for the first time after practice on Tuesday. He told reporters during a Zoom call that playing football again has ...

        Social media has turbocharged March Madness, that one-of-a-kind American sporting event with communal elements already built in long before the internet even existed. Taking advantage of this Madness-fueled social media explosion requires a bit of savvy, discernment and lots of engagement.

          Michigan State coach Tom Izzo is not a big fan of the transfer portal in general, lamenting that it gives young people an easy out instead of an opportunity to overcome challenges at a potentially pivotal time in their lives. But the Spartans are not alone in relying on transfers.

          SEATTLE — Granted, there aren't a lot of people walking around with sweatshirts sporting their favorite conference. The hardcore college sports fans' moods are traditionally dictated by how well their schools, not their leagues perform. But if there is any sense of Pac-12 pride left, it's been whittled to the size of an amoeba. At least in the revenue sports. Call it the Pack Up and Go Home ...

          How do we do it during March Madness? How do we manage to bury our heads in the sand while simultaneously painting our faces in school colors? We are either magicians or contortionists. How else do you explain our ability to raucously stand up and clap our hands while we’re holding our noses at the same time to avoid the stench emanating from the cesspool otherwise known as college basketball? ...

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          Snaking down Cam McCormick’s right forearm is a neatly written tattoo that aptly describes the past several years of his life. “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience,’’ it reads, “but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.’’ On Tuesday, McCormick, an old soul still playing in college less than two weeks from his 25th ...

          Ryan Nembhard was injured and watched from the bench during Creighton’s two-game stay in last year’s NCAA Tournament. The point guard is front and center for the sixth-seeded Bluejays this year after having just played the game of his life to lead them into the Sweet 16. Nembhard scored a career-high 30 points in an 85-76 win over third-seeded Baylor in Denver on Sunday. 

          In less than a year, Jerome Tang has taken a Kansas State program that was down to two scholarship players and built a team headed to the Sweet 16. The longtime Baylor assistant has changed the culture of the Wildcats' program. Tang and his team are headed to Madison Square Garden in New York on Thursday night to play Michigan State in the NCAA Tournament.

          Coaches across college basketball are looking at ways to evolve to deal with recruiting, roster management and athletes who can earn money. It is a chaotic landscape. The challenges include players being able to move freely through the transfer portal and cash in on their fame with endorsement deals. 

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