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Sports of The Times: Small Dreams and Long Odds on N.C.A.A. Tournament’s First Day

At a time when super elite conferences reign supreme in college sports, increasing numbers of athletic programs are being forced to contemplate revised metrics...

On Kentucky’s Other Undefeated Team, the Other Star Named Moss

Thomas More College of Crestview Hills, Ky., is 31-0 entering the Division III women's Final Four and led by Sydney Moss, daughter of the...

N.C.A.A. Tournament Live Blog

The New York Times has reporters fanned out across the country for comprehensive coverage of today's full slate of N.C.A.A. men's tournament games.

Global Soccer: England Doesn’t Fit Champions League Puzzle

Seven years ago, there were fears that the Premier League was too dominant in Europe, but now England can't even place a club in...

Shrill? To N.C.A.A. Tournament Referees, It’s Symphonic

The tournament has a familiar refrain created by a specific model of whistle, the Fox 40, and this year it is being used to...

V.C.U. Seeks Another Run Without the Shock

The Rams have won at least 26 games and been to the N.C.A.A. tournament each season since, in Shaka Smart's first year as coach,...

Behind Texas Southern, a Lowly Conference Rides High

The Southwestern Athletic Conference is perennially the lowest-rated league in the country, but Texas Southern's coach has ambitions to one day earn an at-large...

An A.C.C. Breakthrough for Notre Dame

The Fighting Irish, who were not even in the A.C.C. three years ago, won their first conference tournament as Duke and North Carolina, teams...

Northeastern’s Turnaround Leads to Tournament

The basketball team, which occupies a distinctive niche in Northeastern's sporting culture, went 23-11 and toppled its conference tournament's top two seeds after going...

Harvard Looks to Surprise North Carolina

The 13th-seeded Crimson might seem to have the potential for one of those classic N.C.A.A. tournament fairy tales, but Harvard is hardly a Cinderella,...