HBCUs made the 2026 NCAA Tournament field in historic numbers for the first time since 1994, with five programs earning wins and sparking a conversation about long-overdue recognition.
March Madness
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SWAC hoops put on a show in Atlanta, seeding debate remains
The SWAC basketball tournament highlights the strength of HBCU programs and their path to the NCAA tournament.
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As March Madness begins, the real madness is revealed: problem gambling impacts 2 million Minnesotans
The Minnesota Alliance on Problem Gambling has launched a campaign to raise awareness about problem gambling, using a room-destroying elephant as a visual metaphor, and providing resources for those struggling with addiction.
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March Madness Black college style
The 2025 HBCUAC women’s and men’s basketball postseason tournament will be held in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, with Tuscaloosa being the home of the University of Alabama and the regional center of industry, commerce, health care and education for the area locally known as West Alabama.
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President Biden, VP Kamala Harris, and second gentleman release March Madness brackets
President Biden, Vice President Harris, and Second Gentleman Emhoff released their March Madness brackets, recognizing the legacy of women’s college basketball and the growing popularity of women’s sports.
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For some it’s March Sadness
Macalester HC Abe Woldeslassie is attending the Division III championship game and networking with other coaches at the DI Final Four.
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March Madness: Downtown Mpls becomes Big Ten central
Six Minnesota-born Black players are participating in the first-ever sellout Big Ten WBB postseason tournament in downtown Minneapolis.
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Big Ten postseason will bring Madness here next March
‘We absolutely are actively working to draw a local crowd as well.’
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Gopher hoops in crisis
‘You have to have patience with the coaches, because there’s just a lot to it.’
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March Madness includes March sadness
‘Our goal was to win a conference title this year, and that didn’t happen.’
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The Big 10 tourney in 3 acts
The Big Ten women’s tournament is here for the first time beginning March 1, through the championship game on Sunday, March 5.
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Three sistas make hockey inroads
‘I think it’s great that there’s a group of girls of color coming,” said Edwards, who’s from Cleveland. “That’s kind of what I want to work towards.’
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March madness starts early
Both the Augsburg women and the Macalester men made the MIAC tournament championship game last Sunday.
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March Madness broadcasters reveal implicit bias
‘One of the things that jumped out was how often commentators talked about how White people jump.’
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Contenders get set for March Madness
An annual feature of March Madness is the conferences’ post-season tournaments.
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NCAA selection committee still hard at work as tournaments begin
The 10-member NCAA men’s basketball tournament selection committee, composed of Division I athletic directors and conference commissioners, don’t select the four finalists that will compete during the first weekend of April for the national championship. But earlier this week they did select the 68-team field. “We put in a great field,” Stanford AD Bernard Muir […]
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Following that long winding road to the Final Four
For the last couple of weeks, this columnist instead followed other roads to that other tournament — the women’s NCAA Final Four that also is held the same weekend in Tampa.
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All roads now lead to Minneapolis!
So let the journey begin: It’s called March Madness. The men’s field of 68 teams begins this week with the challenge of who can win six games and capture a national championship.
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Grad racial gaps stagnant among Sweet Sixteen men
Women have nearly closed the gaps The Sweet Sixteen round begins this week in men’s and women’s college basketball. But nary a word has been said about the continuing graduation disparity gap between Black and White players. Our March Madness coverage continues this week not on the games, but rather on the fact that while […]
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March Madness kickoff
March Madness is college sport’s Super Bowl – its biggest stage whether on the court, in the pool, on the ice, on the mat or on the floor apparatus – at a time when so many amateur sports conclude their respective seasons in the same given calendar month at virtually the same time. This, along […]