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Alabama makes Nate Oats among 5 highest-paid coaches - ESPN
Alabama coach Nate Oats has signed a new contract that will make him one of the five highest-paid college basketball coaches in the country, the school announced Sunday.
College basketball betting: How to bet the men's tournament championship game - ESPN
We are down to two teams remaining in the men's tournament, as UConn and Michigan (-7.5, O/U 144.5) will clash for the right to cut down the nets. Michigan is seeking its second championship in program history, while UConn is aiming for its seventh.
Illinois rues missed shots after another Final Four loss - ESPN
INDIANAPOLIS — In its vast basketball history, Illinois has teased winning a national title throughout the years.
'We want to pinch ourselves': Dusty May's full-circle return to the Final Four - ESPN
CHICAGO — After Florida Atlantic punched its ticket to the Final Four in 2023, then-Owls coach Dusty May gathered his team. He needed to apologize for a sign that hung in the locker room.
Canada woos Italy’s crestfallen supporters after World Cup heartbreak
April 4 : Canada Soccer cheekily courted Italy’s crestfallen supporters on Saturday, urging them to swap their Azzurri blue strips for maple leaf red after the four-times champions suffered another World Cup failure.
Relegation-threatened Mallorca dent Real's title hopes with 2-1 LaLiga win
PALMA DE MALLORCA, Spain, April 4 : Mallorca dealt a major blow to Real Madrid's title aspirations as Vedat Muriqi scored an added-time winner to secure a 2-1 win for the hosts, leaving Real four points behind LaLiga leaders Barcelona who play Atletico Madrid later on Saturday.
Your men's Final Four guide: Illinois-UConn, Arizona-Michigan (with predictions!) - ESPN
The 2026 edition of the men's NCAA tournament has brought all the madness that makes March, including early-round upsets, buzzer-beaters and one shining moment (or a few).