San Diego State-Michigan Game Offers a Flashback to the Fab Five Days

By BY SCOTT MILLER from NYT Sports Brian Dutcher, the coach of San Diego State, will visit Michigan for the first time since leaving 23 years ago. He recruited Juwan Howard, now the Wolverines’ coach, to play for Michigan.https://nyti.ms/3ok5wQC

N.C.A.A. to Use ‘March Madness’ Slogan for Women’s Basketball, Too

By BY ALANIS THAMES from NYT Sports The slogan has long applied only to the men’s college basketball tournament, drawing criticism that the women’s game has been left behind.https://nyti.ms/3ojKjXh

Jerry Harkness, 81, Dies; Star of a Historic Integrated Basketball Team

By BY RICHARD SANDOMIR from NYT Sports He was an All-American forward for Loyola University Chicago, which started four Black players against an all-white Mississippi team in the 1963 N.C.A.A. tournament.https://nyti.ms/3jn40KK

Mike Krzyzewski’s Finish at Duke Comes on His Terms

By BY BILLY WITZ from NYT Sports Some signs that the end might be near came last season. But Krzyzewski has remained steadfast in his program’s tenets even as his teams adapted to the game.https://nyti.ms/2SbLNFf

Bobby Leonard, Hall of Fame Basketball Coach, Dies at 88

By BY RICHARD GOLDSTEIN from NYT Sports He coached the Indiana Pacers for 12 seasons and took them to three A.B.A. titles. The governor of Indiana called him “the embodiment of basketball.”https://nyti.ms/3e9I1TO

How Well Did You Predict March Madness?

By Unknown Author from NYT Sports We asked readers to make their picks for the N.C.A.A. basketball tournaments — beyond just choosing winners.https://nyti.ms/2PwaACT

The Return of March Madness Brought Back Hope

By BY KURT STREETER from NYT Sports The N.C.A.A. basketball tournaments, the first significant American sporting event outright canceled in 2020 because of the pandemic, brought some optimism that the country might be turning a corner.https://nyti.ms/3sQsdf5

U.C.L.A. Is Trying to Send Gonzaga Back to ‘Heartbreak City’

By BY JONATHAN ABRAMS from NYT Sports It’s been 15 years since the Bruins’ instant-classic Sweet 16 comeback win over the Bulldogs, but their stars can’t forget. “I’m still speechless to this day,” Darren Collison said.https://nyti.ms/3uiBexO

It’s Easy (and Legal) to Bet on Sports. Do Young Adults Know the Risks?

By BY MARIE FAZIO from NYT Sports Americans wagered $13 billion on sports in 2019. With sports betting now legal in nearly half the states, experts fear the addiction danger is not being adequately addressed.https://nyti.ms/3ftTbFn

Gonzaga Makes Final Four With Another (Expected) Rout

By BY BILLY WITZ from NYT Sports The Zags’ pursuit of an undefeated season has often come on the undercard for other games during this N.C.A.A. men’s tournament.https://nyti.ms/39q0FFu

Houston Hangs On and Reaches the Final Four

By BY BILLY WITZ from NYT Sports For the first time since 1984, the Cougars advanced to the national semifinals. They will face Baylor, which is making its first Final Four appearance since 1950.https://nyti.ms/3szJuZJ

Oregon State Gets Past Loyola, Extending a Surprise March Run

By BY ALAN BLINDER from NYT Sports Oregon State’s zone defense and plenty of good shooting by Ethan Thompson lifted the Beavers into the Elite Eight.https://nyti.ms/39jgkWY

N.C.A.A. Acknowledges $13.5 Million Budget Gap Between Men’s and Women’s Tournaments

By BY ALAN BLINDER from NYT Sports Financial details revealed publicly for the first time show that the N.C.A.A.’s budget for the men’s tournament was nearly double that of the women’s tournament in 2019.https://nyti.ms/3tUuXrO

N.C.A.A. Orders Review of Gender Inequity of Tournaments

By BY ALAN BLINDER from NYT Sports The governing body of college sports turned to a civil rights lawyer, Roberta A. Kaplan, after criticism of its management of the women’s basketball tournament.https://nyti.ms/3ckCoCw

In Indianapolis, Checking the Bracket Means Looking Up

By BY BILLY WITZ AND A.J. MAST from NYT Sports Line by line, workers update this avatar for the N.C.A.A. men’s tournament.https://nyti.ms/3tRQZLN

The Son Shoots, the Dad Shouts, and Syracuse Keeps Winning

By BY ADAM ZAGORIA from NYT Sports It’s never easy to be the coach’s son. But for Jim and Buddy Boeheim of Syracuse, a strong relationship — and Buddy’s stellar play — is making things easier.https://nyti.ms/2NS5XlJ

In Indianapolis, Checking the Bracket Means Looking Up

By BY BILLY WITZ AND A.J. MAST from NYT Sports Line by line, workers update this avatar for March Madness.https://nyti.ms/3ckM6F1

The Son Shoots, the Dad Shouts, and Syracuse Keeps Winning

By BY ADAM ZAGORIA from NYT Sports It’s never easy to be the coach’s son. But for Jim and Buddy Boeheim of Syracuse, a strong relationship — and Buddy’s stellar play — is making things easier.https://nyti.ms/3fdHzpW

What We Learned From the First Weekend of the N.C.A.A. Basketball Men’s Tournament

By BY ADAM ZAGORIA from NYT Sports The Big Ten’s teams have faltered, the Pac-12’s have excelled and the upsets have been steady.https://nyti.ms/3se4WTW

What We Learned From the First Weekend of the N.C.A.A. Basketball Men’s Tournament

By BY ADAM ZAGORIA from NYT Sports The Big Ten’s teams have faltered, the Pac-12’s have excelled and the upsets have been steady.https://nyti.ms/2PnAo3G