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Familiar foes LSU, North Texas meet again in NIT
LSU is returning to postseason play....

Magic shoot to beat Hornets for third time this season
The Orlando Magic have been on the move recently and there's no reason to stop now....

No. 10 seeds Virginia, Colorado State dial in for First Four
Virginia looks to avoid a third straight one-and-done NCAA Tournament when it meets fellow No. 10 seed Colorado State in a First Four contest on Tuesday night in Dayton, Ohio....

Xavier, Georgia happy for opportunity to play in NIT
When Georgia welcomes Xavier to Athens, Ga., for an opening-round matchup on Tuesday night in the National Invitation Tournament, Bulldogs coach Mike White believes the opposing teams will view the game with similar perspectives....

Howard, Wagner have battled their way into NCAA Tournament's First Four
The NCAA Tournament officially begins Tuesday night with the First Four opener in Dayton, Ohio, where a pair No. 16 seeds square off for the right to meet West Regional top seed North Carolina....

Old rivals Boston College, Providence meet in NIT opener
Providence and visiting Boston College, teams that were rivals when both played in the Big East, will face each other for the first time since 2018 when they meet in the opening round of the NIT on Tuesday night....

Stabilized with coach in place, Ohio State hits NIT to face Cornell
With a permanent coach in place, No. 2 seed Ohio State hosts Cornell in a first-round game of the NIT on Tuesday in Columbus....

Reports: Michigan PG Dug McDaniel enters transfer portal
Michigan standout point guard Dug McDaniel entered the transfer portal on Monday, according to published reports....

Cavs sign Marcus Morris to 10-day contract
Free agent Marcus Morris signed a 10-day contract with the Cavaliers and is available for Monday when Cleveland plays the Indiana Pacers....

Numbers game: Iowa celebrating No. 1 seed, rolls into danger-zone region
If a No. 1 seed was meant to be a prize awarded to the most deserving teams, what should the Iowa Hawkeyes make of their assignment in the Albany region along with No. 4 Kansas State, No. 3 LSU and No. 2 UCLA?...

UConn back at No. 1 ahead of NCAA Tournament
UConn is back in the top spot of the Associated Press Top 25 released Monday, but more important for the Huskies is being No. 1 when the final poll comes out next month....

Duquesne coach Keith Dambrot retiring after NCAA tourney
Duquesne men's basketball coach Keith Dambrot announced Monday that he will retire following the Dukes' first appearance at the NCAA Tournament since 1977....

Books see 'exponential' surge in women's NCAA tourney action
From in-person betting to casual office pools, March Madness annually drives the largest audience for sports betting....

Four No. 1 seeds lead women's Top 25 poll
NCAA Tournament No. 1 seeds South Carolina, Iowa, Southern California and Texas are also the top four teams in this week's Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll....

Injury concerns linger as NCAA Tournament tip-off approaches
Hurt or injured? It's a fine line that could prove the difference between advancing and elimination for multiple NCAA Tournament teams this week....

Brimming popularity, star power has everyone watching women's sports
"Everyone watches women's sports."...

Iowa's Caitlin Clark featured in new women's hoops docuseries
A four-part docuseries following Iowa star Caitlin Clark and two other college basketball stars will premiere on ABC and ESPN+ in May....

Snubbed Sycamores brace for departure of head coach
Indiana State is bracing for a lose-lose week while mounting enough focus to prepare for the NIT....

Lakers may be without Anthony Davis, LeBron James vs. Hawks
Hoping to maintain their tenuous grip on one of the final play-in spots in the Western Conference, the Los Angeles Lakers now face the prospect of playing the Atlanta Hawks on Monday at home without either of their top two players....

Celtics look to keep momentum vs. struggling Pistons
The Boston Celtics will have a chance to improve the NBA's best record when they face the visiting Detroit Pistons on Monday night....