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In NCAA Women's Bracket, UConn Is Easily The Top Seed

7:25am March 17, 2015

by Tom Goldman

The NCAA has selected the teams for the women's basketball championships and, no surprise, UConn is the No. 1 seed. Some say all the other contenders are just playing for second place.

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Members of Connecticut's women's basketball team react after their 84-70 victory over USF in an NCAA college basketball game in the finals of the American Athletic Conference tournament. UConn is the returning champ in this year's women's bracket.

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UConn, Notre Dame, South Carolina, Maryland Earn No. 1 Seeds In NCAA Women's Bracket

6:40am March 17, 2015

by Sam Sanders

Though Princeton is the only undefeated team in the championship, the school enters as eighth seed. The tournament begins March 20.

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March Madness: Keeping Society Sane Since 1908

2:15pm March 16, 2015

by Emma Bowman

Think you know your NCAA tournament facts? Try these on for size: What are the odds of a perfect bracket? What surgery is performed more frequently during the madness?

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It's Bracket-Picking Time: NCAA Announces Tournament Seeds

7:50am March 16, 2015

by Camila Domonoske

Kentucky, undefeated so far, is the No. 1 seed overall. Indiana, Texas, LSU, Purdue and UCLA made it on to the bracket; Colorado State, Temple, Old Dominion and Richmond missed the cut.

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Start The Madness: Weighing The Seeds Of March

7:50am March 16, 2015

by Tom Goldman

Millions are preparing to fill out their NCAA tournament brackets, pondering deep questions such as, "Can Kentucky really run the table?" and "Which No. 5 seed will beat a No. 12 in the first round?"

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A Word Of Advice To Baseball Players: Sneeze Carefully

7:50am March 16, 2015

The Toronto Blue Jays' Kevin Pillar was sidelined after straining an oblique muscle during a violent sneeze. Other players have gotten hurt while hopping out of a truck or climbing out of a hot tub.

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$24B TV Deal Puts Cash In NBA Pockets

5:20pm March 14, 2015

Scott Simon talks basketball with NPR's Tom Goldman, from the record increase in the NBA's salary cap to an on-air announcer's very strange commentary.

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World No. 1 Serena Williams acknowledges the crowd after winning her match against Monica Niculescu of Romania during the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, Calif.

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Serena Williams Makes Emotional Return To Indian Wells

12:53pm March 14, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

The world No. 1 defeated Romania's Monica Niculescu 7-5, 7-5 in the second round. It was her first match at the tournament since her infamous 2001 title victory after which she vowed a boycott.

Duke's Christian Laettner stretches during a news conference in Indianapolis in March 1991.

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In 'I Hate Christian Laettner,' ESPN Explores The Belly Of The Beast

3:31pm March 13, 2015

by Linda Holmes

Christian Laettner played basketball for Duke in the early '90s, and ESPN's excellent documentary series investigates the intriguing vehemence with which people ... well, hated him, and still do.

Mayweather, Pacquiao Will Brawl For Boxing's Richest Purse Ever

10:28am March 13, 2015

by Nate Rott

The upcoming bout between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao may or may not be the greatest of all time, but the two fighters are expected to take home at least $200 million combined.

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