• October 16, 2024
The Athletic

What do March Madness stars listen to before tip-off? 13 players and coaches share their mixtapes

[ad_1] As college basketball players head to NCAA Tournament arenas on their team buses, many will slip on headphones, zone out to a song and absorb the vibes. Coaches also sometimes take a small moment from poring over last-minute scouting reports to escape to a melody filtering through their airpods. These soundtracks, perhaps subconsciously, serve…

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March Madness upset picks: Bracket Breakers chooses its 10 most likely first-round stunners

[ad_1] Welcome back to Bracket Breakers! We know you’ve missed us, and we can’t wait to overwhelm you with our unique take on NCAA tournament upsets, powered by our proprietary statistical model, Slingshot. Hopefully, you’ve been following our work for years. But if you’re new to Bracket Breakers, here’s the most recent explanation of who…

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Why March Madness belongs to the women: Star players, big ratings make it tourney to watch

[ad_1] There’s always a sign. Last spring, I first noticed something special was happening when I couldn’t walk half a block in Dallas without running into large packs of Iowa or South Carolina fans. There were also my guy friends back home who, for the first time, were planning their weekend around the women’s NCAA…

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