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No. 1 seeds atop women's AP poll before tourney

March 16, 2026 - 12:39pm
UConn, UCLA, Texas and South Carolina were the top four teams in the final regular-season Associated Press women's basketball Top 25 released Monday, matching the No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament that begins this week.

Oddsmakers again pick Duke as king of NCAA field

March 16, 2026 - 12:39pm
Duke, Michigan and Arizona have separated themselves from the rest of the field as betting favorites to win the NCAA men's tournament in the eyes of oddsmakers.

Team USA stifles D.R.'s offense to make WBC final

March 16, 2026 - 12:39pm
The United States held the Dominican Republic's vaunted offense in check to advance to the World Baseball Classic final with a 2-1 victory.

WNBA, union end 6th day of talks with no deal

March 16, 2026 - 10:18am
WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert said progress is being made toward a new collective bargaining agreement despite a sixth day of marathon talks with no deal.

UConn overall 1-seed; joined by UCLA, Texas, SC

March 16, 2026 - 10:18am
Undefeated UConn was awarded the top overall seed in the women's NCAA tournament Sunday. The Huskies are joined by UCLA, Texas and South Carolina as the other No. 1 seeds.

Duke top men's seed as Miami (OH) sneaks in

March 16, 2026 - 10:18am
Duke, Arizona, Michigan and Florida were named the top seeds in the men's NCAA tournament with one-loss Miami (Ohio) grabbing an at-large bid.

Young birdies 17, wins Players on Fitzpatrick miss

March 16, 2026 - 10:18am
Cameron Young made a tying 9½-foot putt for birdie on 17 and then won the Players Championship on 18 after Matt Fitzpatrick missed an 8-foot par putt.

✍️ Vols track lands Kevin Hart's son, Hendrix

March 16, 2026 - 10:18am
Hendrix Hart's personal bests include 10.68 seconds in the 100-meter dash and 21.35 in the 200-meter dash.

Arbeloa's youth revolution at Real Madrid is straight from Pep's playbook

March 16, 2026 - 9:42am
Promoted from the B team, Álvaro Arbeloa has overseen the biggest influx of young talent into Real Madrid's first team in living memory. Sound familiar?

Arsenal are making soccer worse, despite Dowman's dream moment

March 16, 2026 - 9:42am
For one moment Saturday, wonderkid Max Dowman achieved the improbable: making Arsenal likeable.

As it happened: Antonelli wins in Shanghai, Mercedes 1-2 again

March 16, 2026 - 9:33am
Kimi Antonelli converted his record-breaking Chinese Grand Prix pole into a maiden Formula 1 victory on Sunday, you can relive exactly how it happened here.

Hamlin roars back to win Vegas after early penalty

March 16, 2026 - 9:12am
Denny Hamlin overcame an early speeding penalty and drove through the field in a fairly dominating win for Joe Gibbs Racing and Toyota.

Tournament bets: 12-over-5 upset pick and the 2-seed with clearest path to Elite Eight

March 16, 2026 - 8:59am
Ready to make your first bet on the first round and beyond?

Sinner wins Indian Wells, shouts out F1's Antonelli

March 16, 2026 - 3:29am
Jannik Sinner beat Daniil Medvedev in the Indian Wells final 7-6 (6), 7-6 (4) on Sunday, winning seven straight points to rally from a 4-0 deficit in the second-set tiebreak and claim the title without dropping a single set.

Sources: Goedert stays with Eagles on new deal

March 16, 2026 - 3:29am
Tight end Dallas Goedert reached agreement Sunday on a one-year deal to return to the Eagles for his ninth season in Philadelphia, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

NBA: Missed call late in Lakers-Nuggets thriller

March 16, 2026 - 3:29am
The NBA ruled that Spencer Jones had a clean strip of Austin Reaves with 9.2 seconds remaining in regulation of Saturday's Nuggets-Lakers game and that Reaves should not have gone to the free throw line.

McDavid calls on NHL to audit suspension process

March 16, 2026 - 12:24am
Connor McDavid called on the NHL to investigate how it doles out suspensions in the wake of a controversial ban of just five games for Radko Gudas' hit on Auston Matthews.

Boilermakers trip No. 3 Michigan, reign in Big Ten

March 15, 2026 - 10:21pm
Oscar Cluff scored 21 points as Purdue, which lost four of its last six regular-season games, topped No. 3 Michigan to win its first Big Ten tournament since 2023.

Acuff scores 30 as Calipari, Hogs roll to SEC title

March 15, 2026 - 9:54pm
Darius Acuff Jr. had 30 points as No. 17 Arkansas beat No. 22 Vanderbilt to win its first SEC tournament crown and first automatic NCAA tournament berth since 2000.

Let the fun begin: Make your picks for the women's tournament

March 15, 2026 - 9:53pm
The field is set. Go region by region and round by round to choose a national champion.