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localmemphis.com > article > sports > ncaa > ncaab > march-madness > march-madness-tournaments-expanding-76-teams-starting-next-season > 507-9d645f6d-fc43-488a-a67e-0e86fcace0f0

March Madness is changing for the first time in 15 years — Here's what it means for brackets

4+ mon, 5+ day ago   (655+ words) INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA announced Thursday, it will expand its two March Madness tournaments by eight teams each, starting next season. It's a move that will drop more early-round games into the first week of the highly popular and lucrative showcase…...

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localmemphis.com > article > sports > ncaa > ncaab > march-madness > ncaa-tournament-expansion-76-teams-march-madness > 507-377a1b0b-a43a-40d2-82d0-65bdad3e5874

March Madness set to expand to 76 teams: Report

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (231+ words) INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA is moving toward the biggest expansion of March Madness in more than a decade, with both the men's and women's basketball tournaments set to grow from 68 to 76 teams as soon as next season, ESPN reported Tuesday. Sources…...

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Memphis Tigers offensive tackle Travis Burke drafted to LA Chargers

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (132+ words) MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis Tiger will start his NFL career in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Chargers selected University of Memphis offensive tackle Travis Burke with the 17th pick in the fourth round of the 2026 NFL Draft. Burke went 117th overall. The…...

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Georgia women's tennis White House photo generates chatter, parade invite from Flavor Flav

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (177+ words) The photo featured the women's tennis players in the background, posing with the president, while male coaches and athletic administrators were in the foreground. More in Nation world UGA won the indoor national championship in February; the outdoor NCAA tournament…...

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localmemphis.com > article > sports > ncaa > ncaab > march-madness > 2026-march-madness-ncaa-championship-michigan-beats-uconn > 507-17405d5c-2a9a-4c91-a6c5-ef5e99b9a71f

Michigan powers to its second national title and first since 1989

5+ mon, 6+ day ago   (247+ words) INDIANAPOLIS — High-scoring Michigan had to get down and dirty to dig out the national title Monday, making only two 3-pointers all night but still muscling its way to a 69-63 victory over stingy, stubborn UConn. Elliot Cadeau led the Wolverines with…...

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localmemphis.com > article > news > nation-world > ucla-south-carolina-ncaa-womens-basketball-title > 507-89d94ee3-c7ee-4b9b-bb09-b09e786d2310

UCLA storms past South Carolina to claim its 1st NCAA women's basketball title

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (711+ words) WASHINGTON — It’s mission accomplished for UCLA. Gabriela Jaquez, Lauren Betts and the rest of the UCLA seniors secured the first NCAA women's basketball national championship in school history — a goal that was set after losing in the first Final Four…...

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localmemphis.com > article > sports > basketball > u-of-m-first-basketball-general-manager > 522-884a184d-7d69-4b56-b551-90754f1aa3fd

Penny Hardaway picks U of M basketball's first general manager

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (244+ words) MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Coach Penny Hardaway has reportedly picked the first-ever general manager of the University of Memphis men's basketball program. According to the U of M, Gabriel Harris has been hired as the program's first general manager. Harris is currently…...

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localmemphis.com > article > sports > ncaa > ncaab > march-madness > who-advanced-elite-8-2026-ncaa-mens-tournament > 507-927c884d-4906-477d-9d63-c5ccc3a1a599

Who advances to the Elite 8 in the 2026 NCAA men's tournament

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (609+ words) WASHINGTON — March Madness is well into its second weekend, and it certainly has lived up to expectations! There is a good mix of top-seeded teams as well as lower-seeded teams pulling off upsets to advance further in the tournament. The…...

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localmemphis.com > article > news > local > uofm-announces-new-womens-basketball-head-coach > 522-36925862-1dd0-4948-bb00-17030bf4c492

UofM announces new women's basketball head coach

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (351+ words) MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The University of Memphis has hired a new head coach to lead the women's basketball program. Senior Vice President and Director of Athletics Ed Scott announced Thursday, March 26, that UofM has hired Hana Haden as the 14th head coach…...

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March Madness: An eighth grader from Pittsburgh is all alone with a perfect women's NCAA bracket

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (804+ words) PITTSBURGH — The only perfect bracket left after the opening weekend of the men’s and women’s NCAA tournaments — from more than 40 million entries across all the major contests — was produced not by some college basketball expert or betting guru but an…...