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By The Associated Press Mar. 21, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
March 22 1932 — The blue lines are eliminated with the center red line

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By The Associated Press Mar. 20, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
March 21 1893 — The first women’s collegiate basketball game is played

Michigan State coach Tom Izzo shouts during the second half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Wisconsin at the Big Ten Conference men's tournament Friday, March 11, 2022, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
TIPPING OFF: Izzo, Coach K meet for last time, Sweet 16 spot

By The Associated Press Mar. 20, 2022 02:59 AM EDT
A look at what’s happening in the NCAA Tournament today: GAME OF THE

Iowa State's Tyrese Hunter celebrates after a first round NCAA college basketball tournament game against LSU Friday, March 18, 2022, in Milwaukee. Iowa State won 59-54. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
TIPPING OFF: Izzo, Coach K meet for last time, Sweet 16 spot

By The Associated Press Mar. 19, 2022 05:26 PM EDT
A look at what’s happening in the NCAA Tournament on Sunday: GAME OF

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By The Associated Press Mar. 19, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
March 20 1897 — Yale beats Penn 32-10 in New Haven, Conn., in the first

Saint Peter's forward Hassan Drame celebrates after grabbing a rebound during overtime in a college basketball game against Kentucky in the first round of the NCAA tournament, Thursday, March 17, 2022, in Indianapolis. Saint Peter's won 85-79. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
TIPPING OFF: Tar Heels get hot, now take on '21 champ Baylor

By The Associated Press Mar. 18, 2022 06:04 PM EDT
A look at what’s happening in the NCAA Tournament today: GAME OF THE

FILE - Sister Jean, chaplain for the Loyola Chicago men's basketball team, right, celebrates as she talks with head coach Drew Valentine after the team defeated Northern Iowa in an NCAA college basketball game in Chicago, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022. Loyola is making back-to-back tournament appearances for the first time since 1963-64. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
TIPPING OFF: Always-dangerous Ramblers set sights on Ohio St

By The Associated Press Mar. 17, 2022 06:23 PM EDT
A look at what’s happening in the NCAA Tournament today: GAME OF THE

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Mar. 17, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
March 22 1932 — The blue lines are eliminated with the center red line

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Mar. 17, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
March 18 1945 — Maurice Richard of the Montreal Canadiens becomes the

Michigan's DeVante Jones, right, dribbles up the court as Ohio State's Jamari Wheeler defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, March 6, 2022, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
March Madness tips off: Tourney gets rolling with 16 games

By The Associated Press Mar. 17, 2022 05:26 AM EDT
A look at what’s happening in the NCAA Tournament on Thursday: GAME OF

FILE - Kentucky's Oscar Tshiebwe (34) celebrates after defeating North Carolina following an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021, in Las Vegas. Tshiebwe is the unanimous pick as The Associated Press player of the year in the Southeastern Conference, announced Tuesday, March 8, 2022.(AP Photo/Joe Buglewicz, File)
The Associated Press Men's All-America Teams

By The Associated Press Mar. 15, 2022 12:01 PM EDT
The Associated Press All-America men’s basketball team with statistics through

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By The Associated Press Mar. 15, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
March 16 1938 — Temple defeats Colorado 60-36 in the first National

Kentucky forward Oscar Tshiebwe (34) celebrates during the second half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Vanderbilt in the Southeastern Conference men's tournament Friday, March 11, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
The NCAA Tournament by the numbers

Mar. 14, 2022 02:31 PM EDT
A look at the NCAA Tournament by the numbers: 0.52 — Average years of

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By The Associated Press Mar. 14, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
March 15 1869 — The Cincinnati Red Stockings, the first pro baseball

Texas A&M head coach Buzz Williams calls a play against Tennessee during the first half of an NCAA men's college basketball Southeastern Conference tournament championship game Sunday, March 13, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Oklahoma, Dayton, SMU, Texas A&M headline NIT field

By The Associated Press Mar. 13, 2022 10:43 PM EDT
Dayton, Oklahoma, SMU and Texas A&M earned top seeds Sunday night in the National

North Carolina head coach Hubert Davis works the bench in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Virginia Tech during semifinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference men's tournament, Friday, March 11, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Live updates: UNC's Davis caps 1st season in NCAA tourney

By The Associated Press Mar. 13, 2022 05:47 PM EDT
The latest on the NCAA Tournament bracket announcement: ___

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By The Associated Press Mar. 13, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
March 14 1933 — The Chicago Black Hawks forfeit a game when players

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By The Associated Press Mar. 12, 2022 10:00 AM EST
March 13 1894 — J.L. Johnstone of England invents the starting gate for

Texas A&M guard Wade Taylor IV (4) celebrates with guard Quenton Jackson (3) after the team defeated Auburn during an NCAA men's college basketball Southeastern Conference tournament game Friday, March 11, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
BUBBLE WATCH: Virginia Tech 1 win from automatic bid

By The Associated Press Mar. 12, 2022 03:02 AM EST
A look at Saturday for bubble teams chasing NCAA Tournament bids: GAME

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By The Associated Press Mar. 11, 2022 10:00 AM EST
March 12 1937 — The first National Association of Intercollegiate