The men’s basketball selection committee had an easy job at the top of the bracket this year. The 2025 NCAA Tournament might have the best collection of No. 1 seeds in March Madness history. By the numbers, it is the best, at least in college basketball’s advanced analytics era, which dates to 1997, when Ken … Read more
The bracket is finalized. The 68 teams have been revealed. You can print your bracket here and play along. Here’s my full bracket and early thoughts on what should be a fantastic road to the Final Four. Spokane 1 The path is paved, UCLA. It’s yours for the taking The committee is supposed to give … Read more
It’s that rejuvenating time of year when the days get longer, the weather gets brighter and roughly 80 million people feverishly track their NCAA brackets for three frantic weekends. Joining that group for the first time can be daunting, especially if you don’t have any college basketball experience. This whole event is supposed to be … Read more
NFL free agency 2025 will not rank among the most memorable in league history. There were few stunning address changes or jaw-dropping, bank-breaking contracts handed out. Yes, backup quarterbacks found themselves in high demand. And some players managed to secure solid deals. But the more interesting — and seemingly impactful — moves of last week … Read more
Lewis Hamilton says his Ferrari race debut felt like a “crash course” in learning about his new car after finishing a chaotic Australian Grand Prix in 10th place. Hamilton spent the first half of the race running eighth, stuck behind Williams driver Alex Albon, before a mid-race safety car period bunched up the field ahead … Read more
By Grant Brisbee, Andy McCullough and Stephen J. Nesbitt Every week, we ask a selected group of our baseball writers — local and national — to rank the teams from first to worst. Here are the collective results. It’s been 139 days since the New York Yankees fumbled Game 5 of the World Series and the … Read more
It is not news that Eddie Howe is meticulous. One step further is probably fair. Eddie Howe is the chief obsessive in a city filled with them. Holding onto a 1-0 lead in the Carabao Cup final and 45 minutes away from breaking a 56-year trophy-less hoodoo, Howe did not turn to words alone for … Read more
Editor’s note: This article is part of our Rankings & Tiers series, an evaluation across sport about the key players, front offices, teams, franchises and much more. They’re not always talked about as much as star players, head coaches and general managers. And, in many cases, they’re not in the limelight. But one thing I’ve seen repeatedly covering … Read more
Auburn, Duke, Houston and Florida received No. 1 seeds to the NCAA men’s basketball tournament on Selection Sunday as the SEC secured multiple top seeds for the first time in 45 years and set a record for most teams in the field from one conference with 14. Two-time defending national champion UConn (23-10) will try … Read more
The Athletic has live coverage of the 2025 Men’s March Madness Selection Show Ever the gentleman, Greg Gumbel reached out to offer a welcoming handshake. Ernie Johnson responded with … a fist bump? The awkward exchange — one Johnson still describes, a decade later, as “so embarrassing” — lasted maybe two seconds. To Johnson, a … Read more