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📚 The history📚 The history
Everything you need to know about the 2025 WNBA Draft
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So before the Dallas Wings are officially on the clock with the No. 1 overall pick, here’s everything you need to know about the always exciting and often emotional night.
April 13, 2025
🏀 It’s the wild, wild west🏀 It’s the wild, wild west
Fifteen of postseason NBA spots are undetermined ahead of final weekend of regular-season action
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It all comes down to this…no, seriously. Fifteen of the NBA’s 20 postseason spots are undetermined with the regular-season finale looming on Sunday, including eight of 10 in the hotly contested Western Conference (WC). Let’s ball.
April 11, 2025
🎓🏀 Poetry in motion🎓🏀 Poetry in motion
UConn dominates South Carolina to win NCAA-best 12th National Championship
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And with that, the 2024–25 women’s college basketball season has come to an end. Hopefully, you had your notepad handy for yesterday’s sold-out national championship game because No. 2 seed UConn put on an absolute hoops clinic.
April 07, 2025
🎓🏀 Don’t call it a comeback🎓🏀 Don’t call it a comeback
No. 1 seeds Houston and Florida will battle for the men’s national championship tonight
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The Madness isn’t over just yet: No. 1 seeds Florida and Houston will battle for the men’s championship tonight at 8:50 p.m. ET on CBS in the U.S. and TSN in Canada. One (last) shining moment, loading.
April 07, 2025
4️⃣ Final Four recap4️⃣ Final Four recap
No. 1 seed South Carolina faces No. 2 seed UConn in 2025 national title game
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Sixty-eight teams and nearly three weeks of women’s hoops Madness later, it all comes down to today’s 3 p.m. ET matchup between the sport’s two modern-day dynasties: the reigning champ No. 1 seed South Carolina Gamecocks and the No. 2 UConn Huskies. Let the countdown begin.
April 06, 2025
🎓🏀 Best day ever🎓🏀 Best day ever
Breaking down the 2025 women’s Final Four
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The sun is shining, women’s March Madness viewership numbers are skyrocketing, and the women’s Final Four is the hottest ticket in Tampa. Just another day in women’s sports.
April 04, 2025
🏀 It’s the final countdown🏀 It’s the final countdown
Your 2025 Men’s Final Four Preview
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One of the chalkiest Final Fours in men’s hoops history hits the court tomorrow, and boy, are we in for a treat. While the lack of Cinderellas in this year’s tourney means less Madness, we have a chance to see the country’s most talented players and (in theory) best squads duke it out for a trip to Monday’s title game. Preemptive chills.
April 04, 2025
🏀 The calm between the storms🏀 The calm between the storms
The women’s Final Four is set as Notre Dame’s Olivia Miles hits the transfer portal
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There’s a mid-week lull in the on-court action ahead of this weekend’s Final Four, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t any hoops news to catch up on. Consider this a chance to catch your breath and prepare for one last weekend of Madness.
April 01, 2025
🎓🏀 Doing it for the plot🎓🏀 Doing it for the plot
South Carolina and UCLA book Final Four tickets, two spots still up for grabs
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We’re smack dab in the middle of the women’s Elite Eight, meaning two Final Four tickets have already been punched and the other two are up for grabs tonight. All hoops, all the time.
March 31, 2025
🏀 Chalk dirty to me🏀 Chalk dirty to me
All four No. 1 seeds advance to the men’s Final Four for the first time since 2008
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All four top teams survived and thrived in the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight this weekend, booking their tickets to the talent-packed main event, which tips off Saturday. Here’s how the chalkiest Final Four in recent memory came together.
March 31, 2025
🤩 Larger-than-life figures🤩 Larger-than-life figures
The off-court icons that define March Madness culture
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March Madness isn’t just a basketball tournament — it’s a cultural event. And while the buzzer-beaters and upsets define the Madness, oftentimes the characters and moments behind-the-scenes live rent-free in our brains for years to come.
March 30, 2025
🎓🏀 A whole lot of hoop-la🎓🏀 A whole lot of hoop-la
Breaking down the No. 2 and No. 3 seed matchups in the women’s Sweet 16
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Half of the women’s Final Four will be locked in by the next time we talk, but first we have to whittle these Sweet 16 squads down to an elite group of eight. Every one of this weekend’s games packs a serious punch, but No. 2 vs. No. 3 seed matchups are always extra spicy. Pour a glass of milk, the Madness awaits.
March 28, 2025
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