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Pat Forde debates factoring Alabama’s off-court controversy in awards voting and what the bracket will hold for Purdue, UCLA and the ACC.
Forty names, games, teams and minutiae making news in college basketball (#FreeMerrimack T-shirts sold separately in North Andover):
Five Burning Questions Before the Big Dance
Selection Sunday is … this Sunday. We’ve about made it to the big bracket reveal, but don’t wish the week away—there is plenty of great basketball to be played between now and then. As we dive into Championship Week, there are some issues to address.

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This is everything you need to know about the 2023 ACC Tournament.
The ACC Tournament begins on Tuesday, with every team desperate for making a deep run into the tournament and getting their shot at the big dance. Overall, it’s been a down year for the conference—a really down year, actually. There’s no team in the ACC in the top 30 of Ken Pomeroy’s KenPom rankings, and only three teams are ranked in the top 25. No. 13 Virginia, No. 17 Miami and No.

Despite Chase Elliott’s snowboarding accident, most Cup drivers agree the reward outweighs the risk for hobbies away from the racetrack.

The week of the Big Ten conference tournament has arrived, and there’s one question on the minds of Wisconsin fans:
Will the Badgers make the NCAA Tournament?
As of early Monday morning, ESPN has the Badgers as one of the last four teams in and CBS has Wisconsin as one of the first four out. Neither projections have been updated since the Badgers beat Minnesota late Sunday night to close out the regular season.
Wisconsin now sits at 17-13 (9-11 in conference) with a game against Ohio State Wednesday to open the B1G tourney.

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Ocon is among the winners and losers from the Bahrain Grand Prix, and you can probably guess which category
The first Grand Prix of the 2023 Formula 1 season is in the books.
Before the field heads to Jeddah for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, it is time to take one last look back at the first weekend of F1 action. There were some surprise storylines — such as the strength of Aston Martin — as well as some parts to the story that unfold as expected, namely a tremendous weekend for the defending Constructors’ Champions.

If the Saints let Thomas go, and if the veteran receiver can stay healthy, then he’d be fantasy relevant with one of these five teams.
Wide receiver has become the dominant position in all of fantasy football, as young players like Justin Jefferson, Ja’Marr Chase and CeeDee Lamb (to name a few) are lighting up the stat sheets. Unfortunately, NFL teams looking to make a major splash at the position will find it difficult to accomplish, as the free agent market is a bit weak heading into the 2023 offseason. With that said, making a big splash trade these days can help fill a void.

Last week was like many others for the Miami Dolphins since Mike McDaniels and Chris Grier joined forces as the team’s head coach and general manager in that they professed their unambiguous commitment to Tua Tagovailoa as the team’s quarterback.
McDaniel talked about the Dolphins and Tagovailoa both sharing a future.
And Grier told reporters Tagovailoa remains the team’s quarterback going forward and the club is “excited” about that.

Novak Djokovic has been forced to withdraw from this week’s ATP-WTA event in Indian Wells, Calif. after being denied entry into the United States due to being unvaccinated against COVID-19.
The 35-year-old requested a vaccine waiver to enter the country, but the Biden administration and the Homeland Security Department rejected it.
READ: NOVAK DJOKOVIC HAVING TO ASK FOR SPECIAL PERMISSION TO ENTER THE U.S.

If there is one former NBA player who knows a thing or two about firearms it’s Gilbert Arenas, therefore, he has a unique perspective on the Ja Morant gun video. The three-time All-Star shared his opinion about Morant’s situation, and it was on the controversial side.
Morant has stepped away from the Memphis Grizzlies for at least the next two games following an Instagram Live stream in which he flashed a gun.

Damian Lewis will, once again, entertain fans as Bobby Axelrod on “Billions.”
The popular actor left the show at the end of season five, and it appeared like he was done for good. Axe fled to Switzerland and that was that.
Damian Lewis returning to “Billions.” (Photo by Gary Gershoff/WireImage)
Well, not so fast. After Lewis was spotted seemingly back on set in 2022, Lewis has now confirmed he will return for the show’s seventh season.
“Bobby’s back. He’s coming back … Axe is back and it’s exciting.