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Alabama’s Brandon Miller Accompanied by Armed Security at NCAA Tournament Press Conference

When asked about the unusual security presence, coach Nate Oats alluded to Miller’s receiving threatening correspondence.

Sports Illustrated · Mar 15, 2023

U.S. arrests a Chinese business tycoon in a $1 billion fraud conspiracy

Guo Wengui, long sought by the government of China and known for cultivating ties to Trump administration figures including Steve Bannon, was arrested on charges that he oversaw a fraud conspiracy.

WEKU · Mar 15, 2023

Chinese businessman arrested in $1 billion fraud conspiracy

A self-exiled Chinese businessman has been arrested in New York on charges alleging that he oversaw a $1 billion fraud conspiracy

The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2023

US bank fears hit Asia stocks

The Thai stock exchange fell more than 3%, almost 50 points, on Tuesday in tandem with most Asian stock markets due to fears of contagion effects from the collapse of US banks.

Bangkok Post · Mar 14, 2023

What an Expanded NCAA Tournament Bracket Would Look Like Right Now

If your program didn’t make this year’s NCAA tournament, it likely would in one of these debated 80-team or 96-team formats.

Sports Illustrated · Mar 14, 2023

Tim Cowlishaw: Ex-Texas coach Chris Beard already has a full-time job again. Why doesn’t Rodney Terry?

Chris Beard got arrested in December and was initially charged with domestic assault, the police report indicating he was “slapping, throwing and biting” his fiancée at their Austin home. Rodney Terry picked up the pieces of the Texas basketball program after Beard’s dismissal and led the team to a 26-8…

Tribune News Service · Mar 14, 2023

March Madness: SI Ranks all 68 Teams in the Men’s NCAA Tournament

From Duke to Vermont, Texas to Montana State, Pat Forde highlights the best and worst teams in the Big Dance.

Sports Illustrated · Mar 13, 2023

South Carolina goes entire season at No. 1 in AP women’s basketball poll

The defending national champion Gamecocks (32-0) became the third school to be the top team in the poll for the entire season in back-to-back years, equaling UConn and Louisiana Tech.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 13, 2023

Alabama, Houston lead last AP men’s basketball poll before NCAA Tournament

Purdue, seeded first in the East Region, earned three first-place votes and was third in the AP poll after the regular-season Big Ten champion won its conference tournament, too.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 13, 2023

NCAA Tournament Round of 64: No. 7 Missouri vs. No. 10 Utah State First Look At The Tigers

NCAA Tournament Round of 64: No. 7 Missouri vs. No. 10 Utah State First Look At The Tigers Who are the Tigers? Contact/Follow @HardwoodTalk & @MWCwire Utah State receives an at-large bid and No. 10 seed after run to MWC title game. There they find ...

USA Today Sports Media Group · Mar 13, 2023