We’ll see you at HOOPS FOR HEALTHCARE, a March Madness watch party benefiting DCH Patients. It’s Friday from 11am to 11pm at the National Guard Armory in Washington. Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for children 12 and under.
Live game coverage on tv’s throughout the venue, silent auction, basketball themed games and activities and food and beverage available for purchase.
Coverage of the 1A Semi State starts at 9:05 on The General Saturday with Fans in the stands and an extended pregame show live from the Hatchet House. Tip for Barr-Reeve vs Liberty Christian is at 10:00 with Bloomfield and Hauser in game #2. Championship game between the two winners will be at 8:00pm..
NCAAB
Butler’s Thad Matta is retiring from coaching after more than 20 years of leading Division I programs.Matta finishes his career with a 502-223 record and 13 NCAA tournament appearances. A three-time Big Ten Coach of the Year, Matta won five Big Ten regular-season titles while in charge of the Buckeyes, also winning four Big Ten tournament titles and going to Final Fours in 2007 and 2012.
NCAA Tourney Facts
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Duke is the only team ranked in the top four nationally in both offensive and defensive efficiency ratings
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The Michigan State Spartans hold the longest active NCAA tournament appearance streak in college basketball, extending it to 28 consecutive seasons with this year’s trip.
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Despite being one of the sport’s sharpest coaches, it has been over a decade since St. John’s Rick Pitino has made the tournament’s second weekend.
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In a new sign of the times only 22 current power-conference men’s basketball players have been at the same school for four years.
Chances of a perfect bracket
1 in 9,223,372,036,854,775,808 (if you just guess or flip a coin) 9.2 Quintillion
1 in 120.2 billion (if you know a little something about basketball)
MLB OPENING DAY Thursday March 26th.
Boston at Cincinnati 4:10 On the General 95.9/101.3/am 1580
Chi White Sox at Milwaukee 2:10
Washington at Chi Cubs 2:20
Tampa Bay at St Louis 4:15
NFL
The Miami Dolphins are reportedly trading wide receiver Jaylen Waddle and a fourth-round pick to the Denver Broncos for a 2026 first, third and fourth-round pick
