/tags/march-madness March Madness en-US Copyright Mon, 04 Apr 2022 18:06:12 GMT /npr-news/2022-04-04/two-of-college-basketballs-storied-teams-face-off-tonight North Carolina and Kansas face off tonight at the Super Dome in New Orleans for a conclusion of college basketball's March Madness tournament. Mon, 04 Apr 2022 18:06:12 GMT /npr-news/2022-04-04/two-of-college-basketballs-storied-teams-face-off-tonight Jeff Dean /npr-news/2022-03-27/the-final-four-are-set-in-this-years-march-madness The Final Four is set for the NCAA men's basketball tournament: Rivals North Carolina and Duke will face off in one semifinal; in the other, Kansas will face Villanova. Sun, 27 Mar 2022 23:34:59 GMT /npr-news/2022-03-27/the-final-four-are-set-in-this-years-march-madness Emma Bowman /wyso-stories/2021-03-04/a-different-kind-of-march-madness-comes-to-ud-arena UD Arena will be hosting big games this March, but the crowds won't be what they were before the pandemic. Fri, 05 Mar 2021 02:57:36 GMT /wyso-stories/2021-03-04/a-different-kind-of-march-madness-comes-to-ud-arena Jason Reynolds /news-partners/2020-03-12/no-march-madness-ncaa-cancels-mens-and-womens-basketball-tournaments The NCAA's move was the latest in a string of dramatic cancellations across the U.S. sports landscape. Thu, 12 Mar 2020 20:49:33 GMT /news-partners/2020-03-12/no-march-madness-ncaa-cancels-mens-and-womens-basketball-tournaments Laurel Wamsley /news/2020-03-12/nhl-mlb-and-mls-suspend-seasons-due-to-coronavirus The National Hockey League, Major League Soccer and Major League Baseball are the latest professional sports leagues to suspend its regular season over… Thu, 12 Mar 2020 15:47:49 GMT /news/2020-03-12/nhl-mlb-and-mls-suspend-seasons-due-to-coronavirus Gabe Rosenberg /news-partners/2020-03-11/march-madness-will-be-a-tv-affair Citing fears of spreading coronavirus, the NCAA has taken the unprecedented step of banning basketball fans from attending any of the men's or women's March Madness tournament games. Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:11:00 GMT /news-partners/2020-03-11/march-madness-will-be-a-tv-affair Russell Lewis /news/2019-03-27/columbus-man-has-last-perfect-ncaa-tourney-bracket A Columbus man has made history with a March Madness bracket that's perfect through 48 games on the NCAA.com's "Bracket Challenge," according to the… Wed, 27 Mar 2019 10:41:34 GMT /news/2019-03-27/columbus-man-has-last-perfect-ncaa-tourney-bracket Associated Press /news/2019-03-22/ncaa-tournament-returns-to-columbus March Madness returns to Columbus Friday, as Nationwide Arena hosts four NCAA men’s basketball tournament games. The first game tips off at 12:15 p.m. and… Fri, 22 Mar 2019 12:16:57 GMT /news/2019-03-22/ncaa-tournament-returns-to-columbus Steve Brown /ideastream/2019-03-20/ohio-gambling-helpline-expects-march-madness-spike The state agency that oversees gambling addiction services in Ohio is expecting a spike in calls to the state's problem gambling helpline this month. “We have more gambling at certain times of the year,” head of the Bureau of Problem Gambling Services, Stacey Frohnapfel-Hasson. “March is one of them.” Wed, 20 Mar 2019 14:59:45 GMT /ideastream/2019-03-20/ohio-gambling-helpline-expects-march-madness-spike Adrian Ma /news/2019-03-19/dayton-police-on-alert-for-sex-trafficking-during-ncaa-tournament By the time thousands of basketball fans get into Dayton for the First Four NCAA basketball tournament this week, illegal sex trafficking encounters will… Tue, 19 Mar 2019 14:26:22 GMT /news/2019-03-19/dayton-police-on-alert-for-sex-trafficking-during-ncaa-tournament Ann Thompson