Daily Sports TL;DR 2025

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March 17 headlines

• Bengals reach extensions with Ja’Marr Chase, Tee Higgins
• Auburn is overall No. 1 seed for men’s NCAA Tournament
• Duke, Houston, Florida round out men’s No. 1 seeds
• UCLA is overall No. 1 seed for women’s NCAA Tournament
• South Carolina, Texas, USC also women’s No. 1 seeds
• Rory McIlroy, J.J. Spaun set for Monday playoff at THE PLAYERS

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March 18 headlines

• Nuggets win at Warriors despite Jokic, Murray missing game
• Rockets rally from 25 down, beat 76ers for 7th straight win
• Josh Hart has triple-double as Knicks handle struggling Heat
• Timberwolves fall to Pacers, win streak snapped at 8

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March 19 headlines

• North Carolina drubs San Diego St in First Four romp
• Late score lifts Alabama St to Round of 64 vs (1)Auburn
• Cavaliers suffer 2nd straight loss after 16-game win streak

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March 20 headlines

• Pistons beat Heat with Cunningham’s 3-pt FG in final second
• Doncic’s big 1st half powers Lakers to easy win over Nuggets
• Booker scores 41 in Suns’ win; Cavaliers lose 3rd straight
• Xavier reels in Texas in 2nd half, will play (6)Illinois in 1st Rd
• Sharp-shooting Mount St. Mary’s advances to face (1)Duke
• (16)Southern, (11)Iowa St women win First Four games

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March 21 headlines

• (12)McNeese men upset (5)Clemson in 1st Round
• (11)Drake withstands 2nd-half run to defeat (6)Missouri
• (2)St. John’s, (10)Arkansas win; Pitino, Calipari to meet
• (5)Michigan hangs on to beat (12)UC San Diego by 3
• Chaz Lanier puts up 29 as (2)Tennessee advances
• Ovechkin scores, is 7 goals from breaking Gretzky’s record

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March 22 headlines

• Reigning men’s champion UConn defeats (9)Oklahoma
• (1)Florida sails into 2nd Rd; Cooper Flagg, (1)Duke cruise
• (6)Michigan women slip past (11)Iowa State, into 2nd Rd
• (1)South Carolina, (3)ND, (5)Tennessee top 100 pts in wins
• Former heavyweight boxing champ George Foreman, 76, dies
• Rockets pick up 9th straight win, hand Heat 10th straight loss

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March 23 headlines

• LeBron scores 17 in return, but Bulls hammer Lakers
• Calipari, (10)Arkansas oust Pitino, cold-shooting (2)St. John’s
• (2)Tennessee tops (7)UCLA; in Sweet 16 for 3rd straight year
• (6)BYU hangs on to beat (3)Wisconsin despite Tonje’s 37 Pts
• (1)Auburn tops (9)Creighton; (1)Houston outs (8)Gonzaga
• (1)Texas, (2)UConn, (3)LSU eclipse 100 points in easy wins

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March 24 headlines

• Derik Queen’s buzzer-beater propels (4)Maryland to Sweet 16
• (1)Florida men hang on, beat 2-time defending champ (8)UConn
• (6)Ole Miss beats (3)Iowa St; (4)Arizona, Love top (5)Oregon
• (1)UCLA, (1)South Carolina women advance to Sweet 16
• Thunder’s defense steps up late to hold off Clippers
• Rockets’ streak halted at 9 as Nuggets win without Jokic

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March 25 headlines

• USC’s JuJu Watkins out for season with torn right ACL
• Kiki Iriafen (36 pts) helps (1)USC cruise without Watkins
• (4)Maryland outlasts (5)Alabama in 2OT, 111-108
• Bueckers scores 34 as (2)UConn breezes into Sweet 16
• Davis scores 12 in return to help Mavericks downs Nets
• Celtics’ Tatum suffers sprained ankle in win over Kings

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March 26 headlines

• Heat handle Warriors in Jimmy Butler III’s return to Miami
• Thunder defeat Kings for 60th win of season
• Bucks guard Damian Lillard (calf) out indefinitely
• Russell Wilson agrees to 1-year deal with Giants
• Stefon Diggs joining Patriots on 3-year deal
• Caps fall at Jets in OT; Ovechkin 6 goals from passing Gretzky

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March 27 headlines

• LeBron beats buzzer with tip to send Lakers past Pacers
• Nikola Jokic returns, has 39-pt triple-double in Nuggets’ win
• Leonard, Harden help Clippers pull away for win at Knicks
• Kristaps Porzingis powers Celtics to dominant victory at Suns
• Brewers-Yankees kicks off Opening Day

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March 28 headlines

• (3)Texas Tech outlasts (10)Arkansas in OT, reaches Elite 8
• Flagg, (1)Duke get the better of Love, (4)Arizona
• (2)Alabama rides record 3-point shooting past (6)BYU
• (1)Florida tops (4)Maryland, reaches 1st Elite 8 since 2017
• Josh Giddey hits half-court shot at buzzer, Bulls stun Lakers
• Ohtani homers as Dodgers down Tigers in stateside opener

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March 29 headlines

• Mookie Betts slams walk-off 3-R HR; Dodgers improve to 4-0
• (1)Auburn men top (5)Michigan, face (2)Michigan St in Elite 8
• (1)Houston beats (4)Purdue as Milos Uzan hits go-ahead layup
• (2)Tennessee men handle (3)Kentucky in 3rd meeting of year
• (1)UCLA, Lauren Betts advance, set for clash with (3)LSU
• (1)South Carolina outlasts (4)Maryland, takes on (2)Duke next

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March 30 headlines

• (1)Duke men cruise past (2)Alabama, advance to Final Four
• (1)Florida men rally past (3)Texas Tech to reach Final Four
• Paige Bueckers scores career-high 40 Pts as (2)UConn rolls
• (1)USC women to meet (2)UConn in Elite 8 on Monday
• (1)Texas women will face (2)TCU in Elite 8 on Monday
• Aaron Judge hits 3 HR as Yankees rout Brewers, 20-9

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March 31 headlines

• Men’s Final Four: Florida-Auburn and Houston-Duke
• For 2nd time, all 4 1-seeds make men’s Final Four
• (1)UCLA women beat (3)LSU to reach Final Four for 1st time
• (1)South Carolina women reach 5th straight Final Four
• Ovechkin scores No. 890, now 5 away from passing Gretzky
• Wolves top Pistons; 5 players, 2 coaches ejected after brawl