Brian Hamilton
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Senior writer for The Athletic. A lot of ins, a lot of outs, a lot of what-have-yous.
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"I tell people, my life's not real." To be an NFL long snapper is to have your worth measured by a half-dozen plays every week. It's also a shot at football nirvana. A story for
@theathletic.com
on the sport's last happy men, and what they're chasing.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/680...
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The NFLâs most anonymous men are also the happiest: âMy lifeâs not realâ
'People think itâs impossible to get in (as a long snapper). Itâs damn near impossible to stay in.'
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6802946/2025/11/20/the-nfls-most-anonymous-men-are-also-the-happiest-my-lifes-not-real
6 months ago
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NEWS: The menâs and womenâs tournaments will grow from 68 teams to 76 next season, the NCAA announced Thursday. 24 of the 76 teams participating will play in an expanded âMarch Madness Opening Round.â
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NCAA Tournaments expanding to 76 teams in biggest change to March Madness in decades (Gift Article)
Both the men's and women's tournaments will see eight additional teams next year, with 24 of 76 teams playing in an expanded opening round.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7261356/2026/05/07/ncaa-tournament-expansion-76-teams-2027?unlocked_article_code=1.glA.DUOp.HSPUe9-ckk78&source=athletic_user_shared_gift_article_copylink&smid=url-share-ta
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âIt was a dream of his to be an NBA player for as long as I could remember. Just trying to honor him in that way. Iâm living this dream for me, obviously, but also for him.â
@jxlorenzi.bsky.social
on how Ajay Mitchell is carrying the dreams of his late father:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/725...
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The Athletic
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The WNBA is on the verge of its most visible season yet. But the conversation around it? Thatâs at a crossroads. Fans can either elevate the discourse â or let it drift into the same noise that defines NBA spaces. Read for free:
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The Athletic
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The WNBA enters a new era when its 30th season tips off Friday with the expansion to 15 teams, including one in a new country. Amid so much change, there is a constant, and that is the Las Vegas Aces.
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The Athletic
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NEWS: After a storied career that included 14 seasons in the WNBA, two national championships at UConn, three Olympic gold medals and hundreds of games overseas, Tina Charles told The Athletic she has retired from professional basketball. Read more:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/725...
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The Athletic
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NEWS: Sabrina Ionescu will miss at least two weeks after suffering a left foot injury in the New York Libertyâs final preseason game on Sunday, according to a source.
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Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu to miss at least two weeks with injury
A foot injury will sideline the All-Star guard. How much will that impact New York's start to the season?
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7253615/2026/05/04/liberty-sabrina-ionescu-injury-sidelined/
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Brian Hamilton
The New York Times
3 days ago
From
@theathletic.com
: The Pulitzer for audio reporting went to the staff of âPablo Torre Finds Outâ for an investigation into how the Los Angeles Clippers seemingly evaded the NBAâs salary cap by funneling money to a star player. Watch the series on YouTube:
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Brian Hamilton
The New York Times
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The New York Times won three Pulitzer Prizes, for investigative reporting, opinion writing and breaking news photography. The Athletic, the sports site owned by The New York Times Company, won for audio. The Washington Post won the prestigious public service prize.
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/b...
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The Athletic
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The Chicago Sky have signed three-time All-Star Natasha Cloud to a one-year, $550,000 deal, sources told The Athletic. The Sky also waived Hailey Van Lith, the team announced.
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Chicago Sky sign Natasha Cloud, waive Hailey Van Lith
Cloud won a WNBA Championship with the Washington Mystics in 2019 and is a three-time All-Defensive team member.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7252869/2026/05/04/natasha-cloud-chicago-sky-hailey-van-lith/
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The Athletic
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The 2026 WNBA regular season tips off this week! đ Want the biggest stories in women's basketball, with insights from The Athletic's reporting team, free to your inbox? Sign up for the No Offseason weekly newsletter, officially launching tomorrow ⤾ď¸
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Brian Hamilton
Annie Costabile
8 days ago
Angel Reese returns to Wintrust Arena tonight, debuting a new Dream as her former team looks to turn the page. But, for a Sky team that has been in a three-year free fall from championship contention, what makes this time different?
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As Angel Reese returns to Chicago with Dream, Sky work to re-imagine their future
Has Sky general manager Jeff Pagliocca put together a playoff roster in Chicago?
http://nytimes.com/athletic/7239181/2026/04/29/angel-reese-chicago-sky-atlanta-dream-preseason/
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Brian Hamilton
The Athletic
10 days ago
NEWS: Texas Tech announced Monday that quarterback Brendan Sorsby will take an âimmediate indefinite leave of absenceâ from the football program as he enters a residential treatment program for a gambling addiction.
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Brian Hamilton
The New York Times
15 days ago
From
@theathletic.com
: Two years after losing his older brother, Drew, in a car accident, Denver Nuggets star Aaron Gordon is playing with a new purpose. Now wearing No. 32 to honor Drewâs legacy, Gordon is finding strength in grief.
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How losing his brother taught Aaron Gordon âwhat life is really aboutâ
After an unspeakable loss, the Denver Nuggets forward has immersed himself in passions: âYou canât really know life without death."
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Brian Hamilton
The Athletic
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BREAKING: Billy Donovan has stepped down as head coach of the Chicago Bulls, the franchise announced. The Bulls are coming off a 31-51 season in Donovanâs sixth year in Chicago.
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The Athletic
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Rather than close up shop or embrace a Plan B, LIV seems determined to accelerate through the bend.
@brodymiller.bsky.social
on what's happening behind the scenes ⤾ď¸
www.nytimes.com/athletic/721...
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LIV from Mexico City, a golf league thrust into tumult (Gift Article)
LIV's returns will no longer be measured in decades but in quarters.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7210948/2026/04/20/liv-golf-whats-next-funding-saudi-arabia-pif/?unlocked_article_code=1.cVA.3Z4z.TwlgiokklJh3&source=athletic_user_shared_gift_article_copylink&smid=url-share-ta
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Brody Miller
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Went to Mexico City to separate fact from fiction with what's happening at LIV Golf. The answer: It's complicated.
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LIV from Mexico City, a golf league thrust into tumult
LIV's returns will no longer be measured in decades but in quarters.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7210948/2026/04/20/liv-golf-whats-next-funding-saudi-arabia-pif/
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Brian Hamilton
The Athletic
17 days ago
NEWS: The Athletic welcomes Annie Costabile as a senior national womenâs basketball writer. Follow
@anniecostabile.bsky.social
for elite coverage as she tells the stories shaping the game.
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Brian Hamilton
The Athletic
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In a world where the concept of a Next Tiger was borderline absurd, someone still had to be next. Someone in sports always has to be next. And Sunday evening, following his back-to-back Masters win, it was never clearer that Rory McIlroy has been a worthy successor.
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Brian Hamilton
The Athletic
24 days ago
Enough player movement has taken place during the WNBA's free agency to warrant a reexamination of Monday night's draft, especially at the top.
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Brendan Quinn
24 days ago
Rory McIlroyâs first Masters win was so big, and so cathartic, and so history-bending, that it had to be a shared experience. This one? It was in the family.
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Last year belonged to the world. This year belongs to Rory and the McIlroys
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7192074/2026/04/13/rory-mcilroy-family-masters-gerry-rosie-erica-poppy/?source=emp_shared_article&unlocked_article_code=1.alA._dim.DNhrVwYIVdD2&smid=ta-ios-share
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The Athletic
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Without the ability to take a photo or FaceTime a friend, the exchanges are instantly more intimate in nature.
@gabbyherzig.bsky.social
on an experience that everyone can appreciate ⤾ď¸
www.nytimes.com/athletic/718...
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No VIPs at Amen Corner shows how the Masters flattens Americaâs celebrity caste system
Dwyane Wade, Niall Horan and others tell us how they enjoy the Masters, where the no phone policy means no selfie requests.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7187130/2026/04/11/masters-celebrities-phones-augusta-national/
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The Athletic
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Mark Davis thought the hire would revive the franchise and he was willing to hand Gruden a 10-year, $100 million contract to prove it. âIt was all just so desperate.â An inside look from
@zakkeefer.bsky.social
on Grudenâs disastrous second run with the Raiders:
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Inside Jon Grudenâs disastrous second run with the Raiders
Mark Davis thought it was a return to The Raider Way; in time, he would learn Gruden wasn't the football savant he played on TV.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7152485/2026/04/09/raiders-jon-gruden-coaching-history/source=bsky_hq
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Just four days ago, UCLA was crowned champion in the NCAA Tournament. And in four days, the 2026 WNBA Draft will occur. Our final first-round mock:
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CJ Moore
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I asked Dusty May if I could walk back to the team hotel every time he left the stadium this week. Come along for the ride, including one final celebratory walk last night. Free link:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/717...
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Stride for stride with Michigan's Dusty May on a late-night walk of champions
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7177801/2026/04/07/dusty-may-michigan-national-championship-career/?source=emp_shared_article&unlocked_article_code=1.ZFA.IQry.sHhoOeLA6EqJ&smid=ta-ios-share
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Brian Hamilton
The Athletic
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The college basketball transfer portal opens Tuesday, and the comings and goings in April will have a major impact on what the preseason Top 25 looks like for 2026-27. But whatâs the fun in waiting?
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NEWS: With less than a week remaining in the 2025-26 season, the Chicago Bulls have fired ArtĹŤras KarniĹĄovas and Marc Eversley, their two leading basketball decision-makers in the front office.
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Bulls fire ArtĹŤras KarniĹĄovas, Marc Eversley in front-office shakeup
The Bulls had made the playoffs just once since the two men took over the front office in 2020.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7176408/2026/04/06/bulls-front-office-arturas-karnisovas-fired/
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Brendan Quinn
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A story on chasing your interest, changing perspectives, and The Kid at 56
www.nytimes.com/athletic/717...
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What Ken Griffey Jr. found in the lens at the Masters
âThereâs that old saying, be comfortable being uncomfortable. That was that whole week at Augusta."
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7170413/2026/04/04/ken-griffey-jr-masters-photographer-augusta-national/
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Ken Rosenthal
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Five reasons why the Cubsâ $141 million extension for Nico Hoerner makes sense.
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Five key reasons why the Cubsâ $141 million extension with Nico Hoerner makes sense
Hoerner is a top defender and base runner, despite only being a slightly above-average hitter during his time with the Cubs.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7174758/2026/04/06/chicago-cubs-nico-hoerner-extension/
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The Athletic
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Is Arizona-Michigan on Saturday the real national championship game? 19 of the 24 writers and editors we surveyed this week picked Arizona or Michigan to win it all. Here are our picks for the menâs Final Four:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/716...
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The Athletic
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UConn coach Geno Auriemma and South Carolina counterpart Dawn Staley engaged in a heated argument in the womenâs Final Four on Friday. The confrontation wasnât about a handshake,
@jerrybrewer.bsky.social
writes. It was about a shift in control.
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The picks are in and the first rosters in Portland Fire and Toronto Tempo history are being formed đ Hereâs who each team selected in the 2026 WNBA Expansion Draft.
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The ABS challenge system has been a learning process thatâs felt almost experimental. But when allâs said and done, thereâs less to complain about. Full story:
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In just a week, the ABS system has already changed baseball in surprising ways
Players, managers and coaches are drilling down on the best tactics to use with the new ABS system, with surprising early returns.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7167396/2026/04/03/abs-mlb-first-week-tactics-changes/
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Welcome to WNBA Expansion Draft day đ Each of the 13 existing teams can protect five players â these can be players who are under contract or free agents. Hereâs who the Portland Fire and Toronto Tempo might select (Free to read):
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WNBA expansion draft big board: Who will Toronto and Portland select? (Gift Article)
Arike Ogunbowale and AzurĂĄ Stevens could be drafted by the Fire or Tempo.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7147141/2026/03/26/wnba-expansion-draft-players-toronto-portland/?unlocked_article_code=1.X1A.0GSa.afeAKqrbIoTI&source=athletic_user_shared_gift_article_copylink&smid=url-share-ta
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The New York Times
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From
@theathletic.com
: Last year, UConn spent more than $34 million on its menâs and womenâs basketball teams. So, where exactly did that money go? We examined UConnâs fiscal year documents, plus the contracts for coaches Geno Auriemma and Dan Hurley.
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Why do UConn womenâs and menâs 2026 Final Four teams stand out financially? They invest
UConn women's and men's programs are considered powerhouses. Do they receive similar funding?
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Brian Hamilton
The Athletic
about 1 month ago
After Hideki Matsuyamaâs win at Augusta National five years ago this week, CBS cameraman Erik Leidal saw something out of the corner of his eye. âAnd that,â Leidal says, âis when Shota Hayafuji appeared.â
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The Athletic
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For the third straight postseason, Jon Scheyerâs Duke team is done in stunning fashion. Another collapse. Another double-digit lead gone. Another ending that adds to a growing pattern. At some point, itâs no longer a one-off. Itâs the narrative.
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Seriously, the best basketball coach in the country may be in Iowa City
about 1 month ago
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North Carolina's wish list includes some of the best coaches in the country. And sources familiar with the programâs thinking indicate two coaches as the Tar Heel's present priorities: â˝ď¸ Billy Donovan, Chicago Bulls â˝ď¸ Tommy Lloyd, Arizona
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The Athletic
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NEWS: North Carolina has officially split with coach Hubert Davis, the school announced on Tuesday night, officially opening one of the sportâs premier jobs. The move comes days after UNCâs stunning NCAA Tournament collapse against VCU.
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Step into the film room with Purdueâs Braden Smith, who will become the NCAAâs all-time assist king today. Had a blast taking this trip back through Smithâs career with him (free to read):
www.nytimes.com/athletic/713...
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Braden Smith, college basketballâs soon-to-be assist king, relives his best dishes (Gift Article)
Smith is poised to break Bobby Hurley's career assist record Friday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7133574/2026/03/20/braden-smith-purdue-college-basketball-assist-record-ncaa-tournament/?source=emp_shared_article&unlocked_article_code=1.UlA.v913.sGLKqASDaiS-&smid=ta-ios-share
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The Athletic
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In its matchup with No. 1 Duke, No. 16 Siena ultimately ran out of gas. The Saints didn't make a substitution until there were 10.8 seconds left in the game.
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about 2 months ago
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The New York Times
about 2 months ago
An investigation by The New York Times found extensive evidence that Cesar Chavez, the United Farm Workers co-founder, groomed and sexually abused young girls who worked in the movement.
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We havenât really gotten to know Darryn Peterson or the details behind whatâs been going on with his health this year. I got him to open up some about a visit to the hospital and set out on a mission to learn more about who he is. His story (free to read):
www.nytimes.com/athletic/712...
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âDoes he care?â The question followed Darryn Peterson all year. He answers now (Gift Article)
Darryn Peterson's body struggled to cooperate this season. It turned a potential fairytale into a complex drama.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7127440/2026/03/18/march-madness-darryn-peterson-kansas-basketball-nba/?source=emp_shared_article&unlocked_article_code=1.UFA.AP-v.Ut6eojAp9Mzt&smid=ta-ios-share
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The Athletic
about 2 months ago
BREAKING: The WNBA and its players union have come to a verbal agreement on the terms of a new collective bargaining agreement. The deal comes after more than a year of tumultuous negotiations.
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For generations, March Madness delivered on its name. Valpo. Fairleigh Dickinson. VCU. But now, in a landscape governed by money and movement, are Cinderella stories becoming harder to conjure?
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Cinderellas bring the magic to March Madness. But are they going the way of phone books?
Coaches and former players increasingly wonder whether the delicate alchemy that produced memorable runs for overlooked teams is vanishing.
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The New York Times
about 2 months ago
From
@theathletic.com
: Duke, Michigan and Arizona have put up historically good numbers â meaning favorites could dominate the Final Four again this March Madness. Here are our expert's picks to win during the men's NCAA Tournament:
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The Athletic
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Welcome to The Athleticâs menâs NCAA Tournament big board, where you can find an in-depth breakdown of all 68 teams in the March Madness field. If youâre looking to research the teams before filling out your bracket, youâre in the right place. đ Free to read:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/709...
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The New York Times
about 2 months ago
From
@theathletic.com
: Duke is the top overall seed in the NCAA menâs basketball tournament. See whoâs in, whoâs out and the full bracket.
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Duke, Arizona, Michigan and Florida earn No. 1 seeds in menâs NCAA Tournament
Florida was the only mild question mark among the top seeds before the NCAA selection committee unveiled the bracket Sunday on CBS.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7120730/2026/03/15/ncaa-tournament-bracket-duke-michigan-arizona/?smtyp=cur&smid=bsky-nytimes
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The Athletic
about 2 months ago
Let the Madness begin. Whoâs your Cinderella team for the 2026 menâs March Madness Tournament?
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