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Liam McNeeley #30 of the Connecticut Huskies shoots the ball while defended by Mohamed Wague #5 of the Oklahoma Sooners during the first half in the first round of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Lenovo Center on March 21, 2025 in Raleigh, North Carolina.

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  • Sports

Where is the NCAA basketball tournament game-winning buzzer-beater?

A wider disparity between major conferences and lesser-known conferences has lent itself to fewer close games in the early rounds of both the men's and women's NCAA tournaments.

March 22, 2025
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  • Greg Echlin
Former heavyweight champion George Foreman has hit glove lifted into the air after referee Al Munoz gave Foreman the victory in his heavyweight fight against Bert Cooper in Phoenix, on June 2, 1989.

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  • Obituaries

George Foreman, the fearsome heavyweight who became a beloved champion, dies at 76

The heavyweight who lost the "Rumble in the Jungle" to Muhammad Ali before authoring an inspiring second act as a 45-year-old champion and a successful businessman was 76.

March 22, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Kirsty Coventry reacts after she was announced as the new IOC President at the International Olympic Committee 144th session in Costa Navarino, western Greece, Thursday, March 20, 2025.

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  • World

Zimbabwean millennial Kirsty Coventry gets Olympic top job

Zimbabwean Olympic swimmer Kirsty Coventry has been elected to head the International Olympic Committee. The two-time gold medalist is marking a whole new set of 'firsts.'

March 21, 2025
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  • Kate Bartlett
Head coach Will Wade of the McNeese State Cowboys celebrates after defeating the Clemson Tigers 69-67 in the first round of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament on March 20, 2025 in Providence, Rhode Island.

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Survive and advance: First-day upsets set the table for March Madness

McNeese and Drake universities stun their heavily favored opponents as the NCAA men's and women's basketball tournaments roll into their first weekend of play.

March 21, 2025
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  • Greg Echlin
President Trump speaks before signing executive orders in the Oval Office on March 6.

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  • National

Trump suspends $175 million in funding to University of Pennsylvania over trans athletes

The University of Pennsylvania found itself at the center of the trans athlete debate when one of its trans students won a series of events during the 2022 swim season.

March 20, 2025
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  • Alana Wise
Eddie Jordan, former Formula One driver and team owner, listens during a press conference in July 2013 in Moscow.

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  • Sports

Ex-F1 team owner and media personality Eddie Jordan has died at 76

Jordan ran his own team in the 1990s and 2000s in Formula 1. He became a popular pundit on TV after selling the team in 2005.

March 20, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
From left: coach and former player, former player, current player.

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  • Sports

How well do you know your March Madness trivia? Take our quiz

Do you know your saint schools from state schools? Your legendary coaches from your little brothers? Find out if you're in the Final Four — or didn't even get seeded.

March 20, 2025
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  • Holly J. Morris
McKenna Whitham #17 poses for a portrait during NJ/NY Gotham FC NWSL Media Day on January 27, 2025

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A 14-year-old is in the National Women's Soccer League. What protections does she have?

McKenna 'Mak' Whitham made history this season as the youngest athlete in the NWSL. Here's what protections young professional athletes like her have.

March 19, 2025
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  • A Martínez and
  • Claire Murashima
Canada's Vasek Pospisil and Serbia's Novak Djokovic talk tactics during their double match against during their Round of 32 match at the Adelaide International Tennis tournament in Adelaide, Australia, Jan. 2, 2023.

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  • Sports

Professional players' group likens tennis organizers to a 'cartel' in its lawsuit

The antitrust lawsuit filed by the Professional Tennis Players' Association says the organizations that run the sport hold "complete control over the players' pay and working conditions."

March 19, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
NWSL Commissioner Jessica Berman speaks with the press during the 2025 NWSL Media Day in January.

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  • National

The NWSL is adopting a tool to protect players from online abuse, commissioner says

NWSL's Jessica Berman says the league is adopting a tool to monitor and protect players from online abuse. The NWSL was scrutinized for not doing more to protect player Barbra Banda from harassment.

March 16, 2025
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  • Jeffrey Pierre
The top overall seed in the NCAA men's tournament was awarded to the Auburn Tigers, whose star Johni Broome is a finalist for the Naismith College Player of the Year Award. The Alabama Crimson Tide were awarded a No. 2 seed.

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  • Sports

March Madness brackets are set. The SEC dominates the men's with a record 14 teams

In an all-time record, 14 of the 68 teams in the men's tournament all come from one conference — the SEC. In the women's, UCLA and South Carolina are top seeds. Games tip off this coming week.

March 16, 2025
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  • Becky Sullivan
A Goodyear Blimp, circa 1960. The airships have acted as massive, floating billboards for Goodyear tires since 1925.

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  • Arts & Life

Look up! The Goodyear Blimp is celebrating a big birthday

We head up into the skies over Los Angeles in honor of the Goodyear Blimp's 100th. Come join us ... there's room for eight.

March 15, 2025
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  • Chloe Veltman
Kristoffer Eriksen Sundal of Team Norway is one of the athletes suspended on suspicion of illegal suit manipulation.

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  • Sports

More Norwegian ski jumpers have been suspended due to a major cheating scandal

Team officials are accused of altering athletes' suits to enhance their aerodynamics. The suspension by International Ski and Snowboard Federation follows last week's FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.

March 15, 2025
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  • Manuela López Restrepo
British F1 driver Lewis Hamilton signs autographs during the Ferrari Drivers' presentation event in Piazza Castello in Milan, Italy, on March 6, 2025. For the first time in a dozen years, Hamilton has a new team as he aims to return his F1 winning ways.

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  • Sports

A new team and a new attitude, Lewis Hamilton cruises into the 2025 Formula 1 season

Lewis Hamilton has a new team, a new outlook and a new hope. Led by the sport's most successful driver, Formula 1's closest season in recent history starts on Sunday at the Australian Grand Prix.

March 15, 2025
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  • Olivia Hicks
Orlando Pride defender Kerry Abello (left) and Washington Spirit forward Trinity Rodman chase after the ball during the first half of the NWSL championship at CPKC Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. on Nov. 23, 2024.

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  • Sports

The league of chaos is back. Here's what we're watching this NWSL season

Whether you're new to the National Women's Soccer League, or you've been a fan for its past 12 seasons, here's a preview of what you should watch out for when play kicks off this weekend.

March 14, 2025
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  • Jeffrey Pierre and
  • Bill Chappell
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