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    • March Madness bracket update with round of 32 finalized

      Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images 32 teams are still dancing in the 2025 men’s NCAA tournament. Here’s what the bracket looks like now. The round of 32 is set at the 2025 men’s NCAA tournament, and five double-digit seeds are still dancing. The No. 10 seed New Mexico Lobos and No. 12 seed Colorado State Rams joined the second round on Friday after McNeese, Drake, and Arkansas punched their ticket on Thursday. While the opening round didn’t have many moments of madness, it did set up a terrific slate of round of 32 games that will keep the NCAA tournament buzzing through the weekend. Saturday’s action has a potential thriller in the second game of the day when Rick Pitino and John Calipari square-off as No. 10 seed Arkansas faces No. 2 seed St. John’s. Pitino’s Johnnies don’t make many threes, but they have size and athleticism at every position and play an intense switching defense that currently ranks No. 1 in the country. No. 6 seed BYU vs. No. 3 seed Wisconsin feels like another barnburner Saturday evening. The game of the day goes to No. 1 seed Houston vs. No. 8 seed Gonzaga. Can the Zags pull the upset to make it 10 straight Sweet 16 appearances? Sunday is now set up for some great games, too. How about the back-to-back defending champion UConn Huskies taking on the natty favorites No. 1 seed Florida? Duke and Baylor square off in a game with four elite NBA prospects. Illinois and Kentucky should be a shootout, while Arizona and Oregon will rekindle their old Pac-12 rivalry in the nightcap.The 2025 men’s NCAA tournament got off to a wonderful start on Thursday, with McNeese and Drake becoming instant darlings for pulling off upsets as a double-digit seed. As March Madness continued on Friday, another double-digit seed joined them in the round of 32. Read our full recap of Thursday’s play at the men’s NCAA tournament here. Here’s what the bracket looks like right now headed into the round of 32: The No. 12 seed Colorado State Rams were actually a slight favorite against No. 5 seed Memphis in most sportsbooks after Tigers guard Tyrese Hunter was ruled out. The Rams entered March Madness hot after rolling through the Mountain West Conference tournament, and they kept their positive momentum going in a complete performance to knock off Memphis. Colorado State earned a 78-70 victory behind Kyan Evans’ 23 points and a solid all-around game from star forward Nique Clifford. Memphis led at the half but they couldn’t get a stop after they came out of the locker room, with Colorado State putting up 47 points in the final 20 minutes. Colorado State will now play No. 4 seed Maryland. The ‘Crab Five’ decimated No. 13 seed Grand Canyon from the opening tip, and should be a sizable favorite to reach the Sweet 16. Elsewhere in the bracket on Friday, No. 2 seed Alabama survived a scare from No. 15 seed Robert Morris, Duke rolled as Cooper Flagg returned to the lineup from an ankle injury, and Baylor outlasted Mississippi State. Here are the scores from Friday at the NCAA tournament. Friday’s scores for men’s 2025 NCAA tournament No. 1 seed Florida 95, No. 16 seed Norfolk State 69 No. 2 seed Michigan State 87, No. 15 seed Bryant 62 No. 3 seed Kentucky 76, No. 14 seed Troy 57 No. 4 seed Arizona 93, No. 13 seed Akron 65 No. 5 seed Oregon 81, No. 12 seed Liberty 52 No. 6 seed Ole Miss 71, No. 11 seed North Carolina 64 No. 6 seed Illinois 86, No. 11 seed Xavier 73 No. 10 seed New Mexico 75, No. 7 seed Marquette 66 No. 8 seed UConn 67, No. 9 seed Oklahoma 59 No. 4 seed Maryland 81, No. 13 seed Grand Canyon 49 No. 9 seed Baylor 75, No. 8 seed Mississippi State 72 No. 2 seed Alabama 90, No. 15 Robert Morris 81 No. 3 seed Iowa State 82, No. 14 seed Lipscomb 55 No. 12 seed Colorado State 78, No. 5 seed Memphis 70 No. 1 seed Duke 93, No. 16 seed Mount Saint Mary’s 49 No. 6 seed Ole Miss 71, No. 11 seed North Carolina 64 No. 7 seed Saint Mary’s 59, No. 10 seed Vanderbilt 55 Round of 32 schedule, tip-off times, and TV info for Saturday Sunday March Madness tip-times, schedule, and TV info for Sunday

    • F1 Chinese Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton takes his first Ferrari win in the F1 Sprint

      Photo by Zhu Xingjian/Paddocker/NurPhoto via Getty Images Lewis Hamilton has secured his first win in red Lewis Hamilton’s first race weekend as a Ferrari driver ended on a down note, as he finished tenth in the Australian Grand Prix. His second is off to a much better start, as he starts in pole position at the F1 Sprint Race at the Shanghai Grand Prix. Hamilton admitted to being “gobsmacked” at securing P1 on Friday, as he nipped Max Verstappen to pole position along with his teammate Charles Leclerc, and a pair of very “fast” McLarens. But now Hamilton has picked up his first trophy as a Ferrari driver — a special Pirelli sprint trophy that will mark the tire supplier’s 500th Grand Prix which comes later in the season — and is in line for his second. However, he’ll need to hold off not just Verstappen, but a host of drivers over a 19-lap dash to the checkered flag to do so. Here is how the grid will line up for the F1 Sprint race: We’ll be covering the first F1 Sprint race of the 2025 Formula 1 season for you live here at SB Nation, so check back when lights go out at 11:00 p.m. Eastern on Friday night for full coverage. All updates are in Eastern time or by lap number. Chinese Grand Prix F1 Sprint 11:45: The crowd roars to life as Hamilton steps up to talk with Villeneuve. “We know we have this amazing crowd,” begins the seven-time champion. “The first race was difficult ... I really do feel a lot of people underestimated the steep climb it is to get into a new team. To become acclimatized within a team, understanding, and communication, and all sorts of things. The amount of critics and people I’ve heard yapping all the way just clearly not understanding maybe because they’ve never had the experience or just not aware. So it felt great to come here and feel more comfortable in the car. “From Lap 1 here this weekend, really feeling on it. We’ve done a great job, engineers have done a great job, mechanics have done a great job to really fine-tune the car, and it felt great today.” Asked about the pressure of driving for Ferrari, Hamilton demurred. “I don’t feel the pressure,” stated Hamilton. “I said the other day, Rome wasn’t built in a day.” 11:44: “It was a really productive Sprint,” said Piastri. “We didn’t have quite enough pace for Lewis up front, but we’ve got some good ideas for this afternoon and tomorrow.” 11:41: “Of course I tried to give it a go because I also had Piastri behind me,” said Verstappen to Jacques Villeneuve. “The last eight laps we didn’t have the pace of the others. I was just trying to survive out there. “It was tough out there to manage the tires, but it’s okay. We’ll try to do better.” 11:36: Here are your provisional points scorers at the F1 Sprint at the Chinese Grand Prix: P1: HamiltonP2: PiastriP3: VerstappenP4: RussellP5: LeclercP6: TsunodaP7: AntonelliP8: Norris Lap 19: It is official. Lewis Hamilton has his first win in red. He has taken the F1 Sprint race at the Chinese Grand Prix. Lap 19: The final lap is underway. Leclerc radios in that the car is “undriveable,” and that he cannot turn the car at all. It does not look like it on the track, however, as he is all over Russell for P4. Lap 18: Norris finally gets into the points again, completing the overtake of Stroll at the hairpin. Leclerc is all over the rear wing of Russell. Lap 17: Three laps to go and Hamilton is chasing down his first win in a Ferrari, as he is now almost four seconds ahead of Piastri. Interestingly enough Leclerc has pulled within DRS of Russell for P4. And the battle for P6 remains engaged, as Tsunoda is still holding off Antonelli. Norris remains within DRS range of Stroll for P8, but a bit of a DRS train is forming that might work against the McLaren driver. Lap 16: Piastri finally sticks the overtake on Verstappen at the end of Lap 15, and is now looking to chase down Hamilton with a few laps remaining. Lap 15: Piastri is still within DRS range of Verstappen for P2. Interestingly enough just when it seemed like Norris was out of the fight for points, he has closed to within DRS range of Lance Stroll for P8. Lap 14: Hamilton maintains his lead, but the fight behind them is heating up. Piastri tries to shape a move around Piastri at the start of the lap, but Verstappen holds on. But there is concern at Red Bull, as Verstappen radios in that his tires are “dead.” Lap 12: Carlos Sainz Jr. has been called into the pits as his Williams FW47 slides back on the grid. No word on if he is dealing with a mechanical issue, but given that pit stops are not expected in the 19-lap Sprint race, an issue is likely. Lap 11: Hamilton has eased ahead of Verstappen, out of DRS range. The Red Bull driver now has to worry about his rear-view mirror, as it is filled with nothing but Piastri’s McLaren. Lap 10: A fun battle shaping up at the back of the points between Yuki Tsunoda in P6 and Kimi Antonelli in P7. Antonelly is just 0.471 seconds behind the VCARB at the moment. Lap 9: Hamilton continues to lead Verstappen, and the Red Bull driver is warned over the radio to play around with racing lines to try and find some clean air, to help with tire management. Lap 8: Norris laments over the radio that he’s “driving so slow and killing the tire.” Verstappen has closed within DRS range of Hamilton, and Piastri remains in striking distance. Piastri has opened up a lead of 2.412 seconds over Russell in P4, so this is a three-car race at the moment. Lap 7: The incident between Doohan and Lawson is now under investigation. Piastri is within DRS range of Verstappen. Now we can see if he can shape a move around the defending Drivers’ Champion. Lap 6: An incident between Liam Lawson and Jack Doohan at Turn 14 on Lap 5 has been noted by race officials. Lawson made an overtake on Doohan stick, but got his elbows out a bit, causing some contact between the two. Lap 5: While Hamilton and Verstappen run one-two, Oscar Piastri is lurking behind them, just 1.286 seconds behind Verstappen. Piastri might be waiting to see how tire degradation works over these next few laps before making a move. Lap 3: Lap 3 begins with Verstappen just outside DRS range behind Hamilton. Lap 2: George Russell sneaks by Charles Leclerc on the inside early in Lap 2, and slides into P4. Lap 1: The F1 Sprint is underway in Shanghai. Hamilton jumps to the inside and gets ahead of Verstappen to hold the lead. Lando Norris gets shuffled down to P9 from his starting spot in P6. 11:03: Here is the layout at Shanghai International Circuit: There are two DRS zones, and as you can see the long run to those first four turns means things off the start might not be settled until the end of Sector 1. Should be fun. 11:00: The formation lap is underway. 10:58: All 20 drivers are starting on the medium compound, as expected. Remember, no pit stops are required in an F1 Sprint race, so teams are expecting the medium compound to last at least 19 laps, even with the tire degradation issues we have seen this week. 10:54: “This weekend is all about managing the front tires,” says Alex Brundle on the F1TV pre-race show. The resurfaced track has been chewing up tires so far this week, and the driver that manages the tires best over these 19 laps might reach the top step of the podium. 10:44: “We’re out of position, in a good way,” says Max Verstappen to Lawrence Barretto ahead of the start. 10:32: Williams has been fined €50,000. — with €40,000 of that suspended — for their failure to “provide the video files recorded by the wireless forward and rearward cameras in the specified timescale.” This is part of the FIA’s clampdown on “flex wings,” dating back to last season. The FIA has instructed teams to install cameras on their front and rear wings to allow for further oversight on those components. However, Williams did not provide the video files from those cameras after FP1, due to a miscommunication. Race officials stated in Document 41 here that “[f]or avoidance of doubt, there was no suggestion that the wings were not in The Stewards compliance with the bodywork flexibility requirements under the Technical Regulations.” 10:24: We are live, and Nico Hülkenberg is headed for a pit lane start. Sauber changed the suspension on his car under parc ferme conditions, leading to the penalty. Hülkenberg was set to start the F1 Sprint race from P19.

    • Big 12 women’s basketball team didn’t have to look far for its new head coach

      Photo by Scott Wachter/NCAA Photos via Getty Images Grand Canyon’s Molly Miller will be the next head coach at Arizona State after guiding the Lopes to their first NCAA Tournament appearance. Grand Canyon’s Molly Miller will be the next head coach of Arizona State’s women’s basketball program, multiple sources familiar with the situation told SB Nation. Miller, 38, just led Grand Canyon to its best season as a Division I team, guiding the Lopes to a program-record 32 wins and their first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance. She was there for five seasons, going 117-37, winning 76 percent of her games. Grand Canyon fell on Friday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, losing 73-60 to Baylor. Miller was named WAC Coach of the Year this season. Before taking the reins at Grand Canyon, Miller was 180-17 during her time as a Division II head coach at her alma mater, Drury University in Missouri. Initially, Miller was seen as the frontrunner to land the Arkansas job. According to multiple sources within the sport, Razorbacks athletic director Hunter Yurachek met with Miller before the program parted ways with former coach Mike Neighbors. Miller grew up in Springfield, Missouri, just two hours from Arkansas’ campus. But that meeting with Yurachek happened before Arizona State fired Natasha Adair. Grand Canyon is just 15 miles away from ASU. Theoretically, Miller wouldn’t even have to move to make the jump from the WAC to the Power 4. Grand Canyon’s Molly Miller is essentially choosing between Arkansas and Arizona State, per multiple sources. She’s at the top of the list for both programs. #ncaaW— Mitchell Northam (@primetimeMitch) March 13, 2025 Arkansas then pivoted its search and gauged the interest of other candidates, including UTSA coach Karen Aston who previously took Texas to six NCAA Tournaments in eight years. Ultimately, the Razorbacks settled on hiring Kelsi Musick from Oral Roberts, announcing on Friday they agreed to a five-year deal with her with a total compensation of $600,000 per year. Musick went 57-39 in three seasons at ORU, but led the team to its most wins this season, 24, since 1983. Miller’s Grand Canyon beat Arizona State earlier this season, 70-59. She now inherits a Sun Devils team that hasn’t been to the NCAA Tournament since 2019 and hasn’t enjoyed a winning season since 2020. Meanwhile, other Power 4 openings remain at Houston, BYU, Auburn and Wisconsin.

    • Men’s NCAA tournament 2025: Scores, schedule, bracket for March Madness

      Photo by Ben Solomon/NCAA Photos via Getty Images We’re keeping track of the results for the 2025 men’s NCAA tournament. Update: Day 1 is in the books, and Day 2 is underway. We have our first 12-over-5 upset with McNeese knocking off Clemson, and already the second full day of action looks to be exciting with some thrilling endings shaping up. The Madness has arrived. Tuesday night the 2025 men’s NCAA tournament kicks into gear, with two of the First Four games coming from Dayton, Ohio. In the first game No. 16 St. Francis (PA) will square off with No. 16 Alabama State, with a trip to Kentucky to take on the top overall seed Auburn on the line. In the second game, No. 11 North Carolina — a surprising inclusion in the tournament — takes on No. 11 San Diego State with the winner facing No. 6 Mississippi. Wednesday night brings the First Four to a close. In the first game No. 16 American tangles with No. 16 Mount St. Mary’s, with the winners taking on Duke. The second game Wednesday night features No. 11 Xavier against No. 11 Texas, and the winner gets No. 6 Illinois. We’ll be keeping track of the results and upcoming schedule for every game in the 2025 men’s NCAA tournament. All times are Eastern. First, here’s the bracket: You can find our expert bracket predictions from Ricky O’Donnell here. Also read our expert list of the top-50 players in the 2025 men’s NCAA tournament. Here’s the full March Madness schedule. Schedule for the 2025 men’s NCAA tournament First Four Tuesday, March 18 No. 16 Alabama State 70, No. 16 St. Francis (PA) 68No. 11 North Carolina 95, No. 11 San Diego State 68 Wednesday, March 19 No. 16 Mount St. Mary’s 83, No. 16 American University 72No. 11 Xavier 86, No. 11 Texas 80 Day 1 scores and schedule: Thursday, March 20 East Region No. 3 Wisconsin 85, No. 14 Montana 66No. 11 VCU 80, No. 6 BYU 71 South Region No. 9 Creighton 89, No. 8 Louisville 75No. 1 Auburn 83, No. 16 Alabama State 63No. 4 Texas A&M 80, No. 13 Yale 71No. 5 Michigan 68, No. 12 UC San Diego 65 Midwest Region No. 4 Purdue 75, No. 13 High Point 63No. 1 Houston 78. No. 16 SIU Edwardsville 40No. 12 McNeese 69, No. 5 Clemson 67No. 8 Gonzaga 89, No. 9 Georgia 68No. 2 Tennessee 77, No. 15 Wofford 62No. 7 UCLA 72, No. 10 Utah State 47 West Region No. 10 Arkansas 79, No. 7 Kansas 72No. 6 Missouri 67, No. 11 Drake 57No. 2 St. John’s 83, No. 15 Omaha 53No. 3 Texas Tech 82, No. 14 UNC Wilmington 72 Day 2 scores and schedule: Friday, March 21 East Region No. 9 Baylor 75, No. 8 Mississippi State 72No. 2 Alabama 90, No. 15 Robert Morris 81No. 1 Duke 93, No. 16 Mount St. Mary’s 49No. 7 Saint Mary’s 59, No. 10 Vanderbilt 56No. 13 Akron vs. No. 4 Arizona, 7:35 p.m. ET, truTVNo. 12 Liberty vs. No. 5 Oregon, 10:10 p.m. ET, truTV South Region No. 3 Iowa State 82, No. 14 Lipscomb 55No. 6 Mississippi 71, No. 11 North Carolina 64No. 10 New Mexico vs. No. 7 Marquette, 7:25 p.m. ET, TBSNo. 15 Bryant vs. No. 2 Michigan State, 10:00 p.m. ET, TBS Midwest Region No. 14 Troy vs. No. 3 Kentucky, 7:10 p.m. ET, CBSNo. 6 Illinois vs. No. 11 Xavier, 9:45 p.m. ET, CBS West Region No. 12 Colorado State 78, No. 5 Memphis 70No. 4 Maryland 81, No. 13 Grand Canyon 49No. 16 Norfolk State vs. No. 1 Florida, 6:50 p.m. ET, TNTNo. 9 Oklahoma vs. No. 8 Connecticut, 9:25 p.m. ET, TNT Day 3 scores and schedule: Saturday, March 22 Midwest Region No. 12 McNeese vs. No. 4 Purdue, 12:10 p.m. ET, CBSNo. 8 Gonzaga vs. No. 1 Houston, 8;40 p.m. ET, TNTNo. 7 UCLA vs. No. 2 Tennessee, 9:40 p.m. ET, TBS/truTV West Region No. 10 Arkansas vs. No. 2 St. John’s, 2:40 p.m. ET, CBSNo. 11 Drake vs. No. 3 Texas Tech, 6:10 p.m. ET, TNT South Region No. 5 Michigan vs. No. 4 Texas A&M, 5:15 p.m. ET, CBSNo. 9 Creighton vs. No. 1 Auburn, 7:10 p.m. ET, TBS/truTV East Region No. 6 BYU vs. No. 3 Wisconsin, 7:45 p.m. ET, CBS

    • Final Four contender sees All-American guard leave March Madness win with ankle injury

      Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Olivia Miles exited Notre Dame’s win over Stephen F. Austin with an ankle injury, leaving her status for the Irish’s second-round game vs. Michigan unclear. Just a few weeks ago, Notre Dame was the No. 1 team in the country in women’s college basketball. But entering the NCAA Tournament, the Fighting Irish had lost three-of-five games and fell to a No. 3 seed in the bracket. Notre Dame bounced back emphatically on Friday afternoon with an opening round win over No. 14 Stephen F. Austin, 106-54, where Sonia Citron and Hannah Hidalgo each scored 24 points apiece. The Irish now move on to the second round where they’ll face No. 6 Michigan, but it’s unclear if they’ll be at full strength. All-American point guard Olivia Miles exited Friday’s victory with 8:44 to play — and Notre Dame leading by 39 points — with a left ankle injury. After being attended to by teammates and trainers in the immediate aftermath of the injury, Miles was able to walk off the court on her own, but did so with a bit of a noticeable limp. Notre Dame coach Niele Ivey didn’t have any details about Miles’ status during the postgame press conference, but said Miles told her she was “OK.” “Yes, ankle injury,” Ivey said. “Stepped on someone’s foot. Going to be okay. But she got to get treatment.” Miles didn’t shoot all that well in the game, finishing with just two points on six shot attempts from the floor. However, according to ESPN, Notre Dame made 64 percent of their shots that came off passes from Miles and she finished with eight assists. The Irish were +31 when Miles was on the court, according to USA Today. Citron was optimistic about the outlook for Miles, telling the Athletic: “When we were all with her when she was down, she was cracking smiles. She’s a soldier, she’s a warrior. We know she’s gonna be good.” Notre Dame last played Michigan on Dec. 3, 2020, losing by 10 points at home. Miles, a redshirt junior, is averaging 15.8 points, 5.8 rebounds, 5.9 assists and 1.4 steals per game this season while shooting a career-best 40 percent from 3-point land. She missed all of what would have been her natural junior season while rehabbing a knee injury. With her, Notre Dame has arguably the best trio of guards in the country. Without her, it will be difficult for the Irish to realize its goal of contending for a national title.