Cooper Flagg and Paige Bueckers, the presumptive top picks in this year’s NBA and WNBA drafts, are on deck this weekend with hopes of a national title. But the star power doesn’t stop with them.
March Madness
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March Madness is a season for betting, but help for problem gambling is hard to find
For people with gambling disorder, the proliferation of gambling opportunities makes it difficult to fight their addiction. Investment in treatment lags behind other addiction disorders.
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Providence businesses see a bounce from March Madness
Whatever might be in your bracket, Providence hotel and restaurant owners were among the big winners in the first day of games in college basketball’s biggest tournament. Downtown streets were packed with fans of all stripes. Not all of them had to travel long distances. One couple in bright blue Jayhawks regalia from head to […]
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Women’s NCAA championship TV ratings crush the men’s competition
At its peak, 24 million basketball fans tuned in to watch the women’s championship between Iowa and South Carolina, making it the most-watched basketball game since 2019.
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N.C. State, March Madness’ biggest underdog, advances to the Elite Eight
On Friday night, the 11-seed Wolfpack took down the No. 2 seed Marquette Golden Eagles — marking the first time that N.C. State has advanced to the NCAA tournament’s Elite Eight since 1986.
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A 2024 March Madness vocabulary: How to sound like you know what you’re talking about
The NCAA basketball tournaments can be onslaught of unfamiliar names and terms enough to make any casual viewer nervous. We’re here to help. (Except for NET. We can’t explain NET.)
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I’m a frustrated PC Friar
Playing slightly better against Kansas could have put PC in the Final Four.
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March Madness In Indianapolis? Good Luck!
As COVID-19 surges, the NCAA pins its March Madness hopes on Indiana.
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Commentary: We Have Never Seen Anything Like This
From March Madness to Opening Day to The Great White Way, we are responding to the coronavirus public health menace.
