The NCAA March Madness Tournament Explained The NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament is single-elimination, The term March Madness was popularized by an Illinois high school official, Henry V. Porter, in 1939, but it was Brent Musburger who used it during coverage of the 1982 tournament. The winner of the tournament for the 32 Division I conferences receives an automatic bid. The selection committee also decides which school among non-qualifiers has the pedigree to earn an invite to the tournament. Selection Sunday on March 11 March Madness officially begins March 11 and runs through April 2, when the NCAA men’s basketball championship takes place.
With the No. 1 spot in the Mountain West conference at stake, the Lady Rebels lost in overtime to San Diego State on Saturday at The Pavilion.
UFC CEO Dana White will usher his mixed martial arts promotion into a new era in the same week he finally launches his long-discussed boxing organization.
UNLV got its best shooting performance of the season from behind the 3-point line to beat San Jose State for its second straight Mountain West victory.
The 46-year-old was in custody at the Clark County Detention Center, jail records show.
The Raiders are expected to meet with former Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel while team officials are in Miami to watch potential top pick Fernando Mendoza play in the national championship game.
Indiana is a consensus 8½-point favorite over Miami in Monday night’s College Football Playoff national championship game, and the consensus total is 47.
Israel said the Gaza executive committee “was not coordinated with Israel and is contrary to its policy,” without details.
Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Finland would face the tariff, the president said in a social media post while at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida.
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Charli Taylor passed for five touchdowns as Liberty’s flag football team rolled to its seventh consecutive victory, defeating host Bishop Gorman.
Several longtime judges did not move to retain their District Court seat in this year’s election by the filing deadline.
The Nevada State Democratic Party formally petitioned its national counterpart to allow Democrats in the Silver State to vote first in the party’s 2028 presidential primaries.
The UNLV men’s basketball team is coming off an 89-85 overtime win over Boise State and travels to San Jose State on Saturday.