March Madness

Let's imagine that you find yourself in a pickle tomorrow. You intended to watch as many hours of March Madness as possible, but your friends want you to come out and celebrate St. Patrick's Day...what do you do?

You don't need to be a sports fan to get involved. You can pick schools whose name you like, or make your selections based on which mascot is best. No matter how it happens, March Madness sucks you in through that personal tie to a bracket or the teams you've picked to make a deep run.

The Morning Line's "Your Four" Contest saw Baylor win their first championship with an 86-70 win against previously unbeaten Gonzaga and lift Louise from Blue Hill to our grand prize.

Jared Butler scored 22 points and MaCio Teague had 19 for the Baylor Bears (28-2), who were ranked second or third in the AP poll all year long. But never first.

Does the sloppiness and gritty play of the college game add to the excitement of the game? Or do you prefer the clean, crisp, often lacking-in-defense style of play in the NBA playoffs strike your fancy.

Haley Jones scored 17 points and Stanford beat Arizona 54-53, giving the Cardinal and their Hall of Fame coach their first national championship since 1992 on Sunday night.

Jalen Suggs, a freshman, banked in a shot at the buzzer from near the Final Four logo for a 93-90 overtime win over UCLA on Saturday night that vaulted the Bulldogs to within one win of an undefeated season and the national title. Check out the Buzzer Beater!

From March Madness through MLB Opening Day and into The Masters, the action never slows down. Add in NBA and the NHL, plus college football this year at the FCS level and it's a great time to be working in sports.

Holmes, the 2019 Gatorade Player of the Year, paced the Hoosiers' deep postseason run this season, averaging 17.8ppg and 7.6rpg as a sophomore forward.

The Final 4 is Set