Top Sports Headlines – March 23, 2026

Teams are competing for a spot in the Sweet 16. We're tracking how each winner punches its ticket.

The NBA has rescinded Luka Doncic's 16th technical foul, allowing him to play in the Los Angeles Lakers' road game against the Detroit Pistons on Monday night.

Pop singer Chappell Roan has said she "does not hate children" in response to former Chelsea and Arsenal player Jorginho's criticism.

Longtime Kansas coach Bill Self said after Sunday's season-ending loss to St. John's that he has not yet made a decision about his coaching future, later adding that any decision will be based solely on his health.

On Sunday, there was one stat that couldn't be easily dismissed -- the margin of defeat. The Wildcats' 19-point loss in an 82-63 defeat against Iowa State was Kentucky's largest defeat in an NCAA tournament game since 1972.

Jessi Pierce, who covered the Wild as the correspondent for NHL.com for the past decade. and her three children were killed Saturday in a house fire in Minnesota.

Amaya Battle hit a tiebreaking jump shot with 0.7 seconds left, lifting Minnesota past Mississippi 65-63 in the second round Sunday to send the Gophers to the Sweet 16 for the first time in 21 years.

Dylan Darling's layup as time expired sent St. John's to its first Sweet 16 since 1999 with a 67-65 win over Kansas in the men's NCAA tournament.

Alvaro Folgueiras nailed a 3-pointer with 4.5 seconds remaining, and Iowa eliminated defending national champion Florida in the second round of the men's NCAA tournament.

Madison Booker scored a career-high 40 points in a dazzling display of shotmaking and No. 1 Texas rolled past No. 8 Oregon 100-58.

It was a tense finish at the first full-field domestic stop this season, and the primetime showdown, held at the picturesque Sharon Heights Golf and Country Club, marked an important win for LPGA commissioner Craig Kessler.

No longstanding NBA scoring records were hurt in the making of the Knicks’ 145-113 victory over the Washington Wizards on Sunday. As for the egos of the players suiting up for the nation’s capital? That’s a completely different story. Clobbering Time was in full effect at Madison Square Garden, where the Knicks — in what’s become typical Knicks fashion — were tied, 38-38, against a 16-win team ...

Michigan State led by five points at the end of the opening half, but Oklahoma came out strong in the second half.

Can the Illini pull off the upset and head to the Elite Eight?

Florida basketball was stunned by the No. 9 Iowa Hawkeyes in the second round of March Madness. Here are three takeaways from the upset in Tampa.

The second-ever meeting between the Bruins and Huskies comes in Philly.

If you can still get DeLauter, do it.

Inside the wild final sequence that sent St. John's and and Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino past Kansas at the buzzer and into to the Sweet 16.

Check out the latest 2026 MLB World Series odds. The Dodgers are favored to win again in 2026.

TAMPA, Fla. — Florida’s hopes for a rare repeat came to a stunning conclusion as ninth-seeded Iowa bounced the Gators from the NCAA Tournament. A 3-pointer with 4.5 second by 6-foot-10 Spaniard Alvaro Folgueriras ended Florida’s national championship bid during a 73-72 loss to Iowa Sunday night at Benchmark International Arena. Point guard Xavian Lee took the ensuring inbounds pass the length ...

Hall of Fame Kansas basketball coach Bill Self said after a crushing loss to St. John's that he hasn't decided if he'll be back next season or retire.

Neighboring states battle for a Sweet 16 berth.

The Spanish center-back spoke in the mixed zone after the Derby

Dylan Darling's layup as time expired sent St. John's to its first Sweet 16 since 1999 with a 67-65 win over Kansas in the men's NCAA tournament.

Pop singer Chappell Roan has said she "does not hate children" in response to former Chelsea and Arsenal player Jorginho's criticism.