Saturday, March 20, 2021

Bracket pools vary in how they will handle the canceled game.


By BY LAUREN GEWIRTZ from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3r6EOcn

Senior Teen Vogue staffer who supported Alexi McCammond’s ousting used ‘N-word’ in decade-old tweets

A senior Teen Vogue staffer who posted a letter expressing concern about Alexi McCammond for past tweets racist against Asian Americans used the N-word in tweets from over 10 years ago herself. 

source https://www.foxnews.com/media/senior-teen-vogue-staffer-mccammonds-ousting-used-n-word-in-decade-old-tweets

Charles Barkley is 'sick and tired' of student-athletes getting told 'free education is nothing'

Charles Barkley on Saturday night highlighted the value of getting a free education as student-athletes in college basketball launched their fight in hopes of compensating from their names, images and likenesses (NIL).

source https://www.foxnews.com/sports/charles-barkley-student-athletes-free-education-nothing

Evan Mobley has 17 points to lift Southern Cal past Drake

Evan Mobley had 17 points and 11 rebounds, and No. 6 seed Southern California used smothering defense in a 72-56 victory over Drake on Saturday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. 

source https://www.foxnews.com/sports/evan-mobley-has-17-points-to-lift-southern-cal-past-drake

N.C.A.A. Gets Its Worst Fear: A Canceled Tournament Game


By BY BILLY WITZ AND ALAN BLINDER from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2QeZ4eT

Virginia Commonwealth was forced out of the N.C.A.A. tournament by the coronavirus.


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Alabama got past Iona, which kept it close for a while.


By BY ADAM ZAGORIA from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2OQaYeQ