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Louisville’s seeding in the men’s NCAA tournament doesn’t make any sense, but there’s one reason for hope.
The Louisville Cardinals were the saddest team in men’s college basketball only one year ago. Kenny Payne’s disastrous head coaching tenure reached rock bottom with consecutive seasons of some of the worst basketball in history for a program with as much tradition as the Cards. In 2022-23, Louisville started 0-9 with losses Bellarmine, Wright St., and Appalachian St. to open the season.

Check out this week’s “Spinning Back Clique,” MMA Junkie’s weekly live show that takes a spin through the biggest topics in mixed martial arts.
This week’s panel of Brian “Goze” Garcia, Mike Bohn and Danny Segura will join host “Gorgeous” George Garcia live at noon ET (9 a.m. PT) to discuss and debate the following topics:

Roman Dolidze made a big step Saturday. The veteran middleweight contender defeated former title challenger Marvin Vettori in a unanimous decision in the main event of UFC Fight Night 254.

The Los Angeles Dodgers will take on the Chicago Cubs in a two-game series in Tokyo later this week but will be doing so without Mookie Betts as the eight-time All-Star continues to recover from what sounds like a serious illness.
Betts, who is listed at 180 pounds, has lost close to 15 pounds over the past few days as he deals with this unknown illness, according to Dodgers manager Dave Roberts.

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The USC Trojans are the fourth No. 1 seed in the March Madness bracket, and coach Lindsay Gottlieb feels some type of way about it.
Usually when teams are handed a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, they are ecstatic. Or at least happy.
But it would be incorrect to say that USC coach Lindsay Gottlieb felt that way on Sunday night when the women’s March Madness bracket came out.
The Trojans were indeed a No. 1 seed after going 28-3, winning the Big Ten regular season title and appearing in the conference tournament championship game.

Joe Burrow is getting his wish. Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins have agreed to new contacts and the core of the team’s passing offense will remain together for years to come.
And they’re not just sticking together. They’re forming the NFL’s highest-paid passing attack, with three players averaging over $28.5 million per season. 
No other team has three players on the roster averaging over $28.5 million, whether they be on offense or defense. 
Both Chase and Higgins agreed to new deals over the weekend, according to a league source.

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The start to the 2025 F1 season taught us a few things about the grid, but there is a long way to go before we get the big answers
Entering the 2025 Formula 1 season one of the many questions facing the grid was whether Lando Norris had learned exactly what it takes to fight at the front with the best in the world, specifically Max Verstappen.
While Norris broke through in 2024 with his first Grand Prix victory in Miami, and ended the season with four Grand Prix wins, he won those going away.

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Wisconsin Badgers fans are in a dark place after blowing the Big Ten title game Sunday.
The Badgers lost to Michigan 59-53 in Indy in a game that was absolutely winnable. Wisconsin even held a double-digit lead at one point.
Yet, they threw it away and had to watch the Wolverines cut down the nets. The stats are justifiably enraging.
The Badgers went 15-68 from the field and 7-39 from three. The game might have set college basketball back eighty years.
Fans took to the internet after the game to share their thoughts, and people were in a state of shock.

The NCAA Women’s Tournament bracket was revealed on Sunday evening and LSU now knows what its path to the Final Four looks like.
The Tigers are a No. 3 seed, set to host San Diego State in the first round.
Also headed to Baton Rouge: No. 6 seed Florida State and No. 11 seed George Mason. If LSU beats San Diego State in round one, the Tigers will face the winner of the No. 6 vs No. 11 game.
Upsets are rare in the women’s bracket. The top three seeds are usually considered locks for the Sweet 16.