March Madness

On Thursday at 12:15 p.m., the 2013 men's NCAA basketball tournament—aka March Madness—kicks off with No. 3 seed Michigan State vs. 14th-seeded Valparaiso. It's a wide-open tournament this year, and lots of teams have a good chance at the title.

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With March Madness breathing right down our necks, are you getting ready to take part in your office's annual bracket contest?

The 2013 NCAA tournament begins Tuesday night in Dayton, Ohio. Between now and the national championship game in Atlanta on April 8, the nation's best college basketball teams will duel to decide which school deserves the title. Here's a preview of what to watch for in each region: Download a printable 2013 NCAA bracket EAST Best First Round Game — Butler vs...

March Madness begins on Tuesday, with the four play-in games, then starts for real on Thursday. But on Sunday, we finally got a look at the brackets for the first time—and a few teams are feeling left out, forgotten or just plain insulted.

Big East champ Louisville was named the top-overall seed in the 2013 NCAA tournament's 68-team field announced on Sunday evening. Kansas, Indiana and Gonzaga joined the Cardinals as No. 1 regional seeds. The Big East led all conferences with eight teams invited, while seven Big 10 teams received bids to the tournament...

Patriot League Championship: Bucknell 64 — Lafayette 56 Center Mike Muscala scored 20 points, including six points during a big second-half run, and Bucknell beat Lafayette, 64-56, in the Patriot League tournament championship at Lewisburg, PA...

Top-ranked Gonzaga, Davidson and James Madison were among five teams that won their conference championships on Monday to clinch automatic bids for the 2013 NCAA tournament. Here's a recap of Monday's conference championships: West Coast Conference Championship: Gonzaga 65 — St...

Creighton, Liberty and Harvard were among the first five teams to qualify for the 2013 NCAA men's basketball tournament via automatic bids they received for winning their conference championships this weekend. Here's a recap of the conference championships:  Sunday, March 10 Missouri Valley Conference Championship: Creighton 68 — Wichita State 65 Jahenns Manigat scored 16 points, including a layup

The tourney is over. Check your Million Dollar NCAA Bracket Challenge bracket below, to see how you did after the fiery Final Four finale, and the NCAA championship game on April 8.

The college basketball season is done.  March Madness just happens to be one of my favorite times of the “sporting” year.  Thank goodness the Women’s final lived up to its billing.   A couple of number 2 seeds went at it last night in the Women’s Final...