2025-26 March Madness Odds: Best Bets for Illinois-UConn, Michigan-Arizona
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NCAA proposes barring players who opt in to, remain in draft - ESPN
After two high-profile cases in basketball this season, the NCAA Division I Cabinet will consider proposed changes to eligibility rules, including one that would bar athletes who have entered and remained in a professional sports draft from competing in college.
Bill Self to return as Kansas Jayhawks basketball coach - ESPN
Kansas men's basketball coach Bill Self is set to return to the sideline for the 2026-27 season, he announced Wednesday.
Bears' stadium decision 'late spring, early summer,' says Warren - ESPN
PHOENIX — One day after NFL commissioner Roger Goodell stressed the importance of the Chicago Bears coming to a decision «relatively soon» on where they will build their new stadium, team president and CEO Kevin Warren laid out the team's projected timeline.
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Men's March Madness 2026: Ranking the final four teams - ESPN
The four teams left standing were all viewed as fringe men's national title contenders before the season — but only if everything came together. There were no guarantees. Only UConn was ranked in the top four of the AP preseason poll. Michigan was seventh, Arizona 13th and Illinois 17th.
Arizona, Michigan co-favorites as bettors back UConn - ESPN
Arizona and Michigan will head into the Final Four deadlocked as the favorites to win the NCAA men's basketball tournament and at nearly a pick 'em for their head-to-head showdown, with Illinois and UConn battling it out as the underdogs.
Inside UConn's stunning win over Duke in Sunday's Elite Eight - ESPN
UConn will join Arizona, Illinois and Michigan in Indianapolis after the Huskies punched their ticket to the Final Four in dramatic fashion.