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March Madness is here: ‘Can’t miss’ sports on TV this weekend
Every Friday, the staff of The Athletic recommends the most compelling sports on TV to watch this weekend.
This week, in honor of the early days of perennial March Madness, we lead with the most must-see college basketball games of the weekend, plus a few other games to watch.
📝Selection Sunday Shows
Men’s NCAA Tournament Selection Show
Sunday, 6 p.m. ET on CBS
There are sporting events that feel like national holidays. The Super Bowl is the biggest, where 120 million or so gather around TVs across the nation. Opening Day or night for baseball, basketball and college football are others, for some.
For my money, Selection Sunday may be the best of them all. For college basketball diehards, be it the men’s side or the women’s, it is when you find out where your team is going or not going. The jubilation and the depression are what make sports great. And the three weeks that follow may be the most fun of any event on the American sports calendar. It is not as big as the Super Bowl, but with everyone able to put their best guesses in a pool, it creates a nice cross-section of fans to enjoy. On Sunday, we find out who is dancing. — Andrew Marchand
Women’s NCAA Tournament Selection Show
Sunday, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN
Heading into Selection Sunday, questions remain about how the top of the bracket will look. It’s likely that either Big Ten tournament champ UCLA or SEC tournament champ South Carolina will be the No. 1 overall seed, but uncertainty remains about which teams will get the nod. There are also questions about which team will be the fourth No. 1 seed. Texas or UConn will likely get that spot, with the other being the first No. 2 seed. Either way, after a season full of parity, it’s fitting that key seeding questions remain. — Ben Pickman
Conference tournaments
Listed in chronological order
America East Championship Game
Saturday, 11 a.m. ET on ESPN2
The heavy hitters play in prime time, but the morning tipoff in the America East title game is one of my favorite March traditions. Brunch-time, high-stakes basketball in a tiny-but-loud gym somewhere in the thawing Northeast? A great way to start your Selection Sunday Eve. Vermont, which won the last three titles, lost in the semifinals, so this year’s game pits No. 3 seed Maine — going for its first NCAA Tournament bid ever — at top-seeded Bryant, a university in Smithfield, R.I., with a gym that seats just 2,600. Watch this to get ready. — Mark Cooper
SEC Semifinals
Saturday, 1 p.m. ET on ESPN
It isn’t hyperbole that the four teams playing in the SEC Tournament semifinals could be a preview of the Final Four itself; the conference is THAT good. While none of the games will impact any of the teams being in or out of the tournament field, it could have a huge impact on whether a team is a No. 1 or a No. 2 seed and what region it is placed in. — Dan Shanoff
Big 12 Championship Game
Saturday, 6 p.m. ET on ESPN
It seems crazy that Kansas is an afterthought in the Big 12 Tournament, but the reality is that Houston is the team to watch. A likely 1-seed in the Big Dance, if you haven’t seen Houston play yet this season, this is the moment to check out a team that a lot of people in your bracket pool will be picking to go far, led by star LJ Cryer, the typical ferocious Cougars D and, this year, an offense ranked Top 10 in the country by KenPom. — Dan Shanoff
Big West Championship Game
Saturday, 9:40 p.m. ET on ESPN2
If the seeding holds, this will be an incredible matchup of would-be NCAA Cinderellas — No. 1 seed UC San Diego vs. No. 2 seed UC Irvine. (Click those links for incredible reads on each team.) Both deserve a place in the NCAA Tournament field based on their respective resumes, but a win here lets one of them breathe a lot easier on Selection Sunday. — Dan Shanoff
SEC Championship Game
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET on ESPN
The culmination of one of the best conference campaigns in college basketball history happens on Sunday afternoon. A quartet of potential No. 1 seeds — Auburn, Florida, Alabama and Tennessee — will all be in contention for the crown, but the league’s incredible depth (likely 11+ Tournament teams) could make for a surprise matchup. Winning this event will be nearly as difficult as winning the NCAA Tournament itself. — Jim Root
Big Ten Championship Game
Sunday, 3:30 p.m. ET on CBS
Regardless of who from the conference makes it to the title game, this last game of Championship Week is the best way to whittle away those final few hours waiting for the brackets to be revealed at 6 p.m. ET. Michigan State is the favorite, but watch out for No. 6 seed Purdue, which is doing just fine without two-time player of the year Zach Edey. — Dan Shanoff
Beyond college basketball
⚽NWSL
Portland Thorns at KC Current
Saturday, 12:45 p.m. ET on ABC
Few teams saw as much change as the Portland Thorns — icons Christine Sinclair and Becky Sauerbrunn retired, star striker Sophia Wilson (née Smith) having recently announced her pregnancy and several starters injured in preseason. They’ll have a stern test against the Kansas City Current, whose high-octane attack is led by reigning MVP Temwa Chawinga. Portland’s defense struggled throughout the start of 2024, and could be up against it on Saturday. — Jeff Reuter
🏃Track
NCAA Indoor Track Championships
Saturday, 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+
Want to be the fan in 2028 who can say you’ve been following all the Olympic runners for years? Then watch the NCAA Indoor Track Championships this weekend. Remember the name Ethan Strand: He’s the NCAA mile record holder and will be racing the 3,000m Saturday night, less than 24 hours after anchoring UNC’s distance medley relay on Friday. — Mark Puleo
🏎️F1
Australian Grand Prix
Sunday, Midnight ET on ESPN
I mean, I don’t know what to tell you. I get it, it’s on at midnight for the East Coast. That’s tough. I feel for you. But it’s the first race of what should be the most exciting Formula One season in years. It’s Lewis Hamilton’s debut race with Ferrari. Five rookies will make their full-season debuts. It’s supposed to rain, which should cause delicious fun. In 2023, the Australian GP ended with wrecks and drama. In 2024, it was won by a guy who just had an appendectomy. Have I convinced you to take a long Saturday afternoon nap yet? — Patrick Iversen
🎾Tennis
2025 BNP Paribas Open Tennis
WTA Singles Final
Sunday, 2 p.m. ET on Tennis Channel
ATP Singles Finals
Sunday, 5 p.m. ET on Tennis Channel
Indian Wells has always drawn great fields and who can blame the players, given the gorgeous climate and big crowds? We’ve already seen some upsets on both sides, but as of this writing, a delectable women’s final between Aryna Sabalenka versus Iga Swiatek is still on course. — Richard Deitsch
⚽MLS
Inter Miami at Atlanta United
Sunday, 7 p.m. ET on Apple TV (MLS Season Pass)
Atlanta United has followed an expensive offseason overhaul with a middling start to the MLS season. They’ll hope to notch a statement win against Inter Miami after eliminating Lionel Messi’s club last postseason. We’ll see if Messi plays, though, as Miami has been managing his minutes. — Jeff Reuter
(Illustration: Will Tullos / The Athletic; Photos: George Hitchens, Joe Buglewicz, Alex Slitz / Getty Images)
Marcus Smart couldn’t believe the stat line. Five steals and two blocks for who?
“Lukaaaaa,” Smart said, elongating Luka Doncic’s name while smiling toward his star teammate who was sitting with his feet in an ice bucket with ice bags wrapped around his knees.
Doncic matched his career high for steals in a regular-season game Wednesday. The guard averaging 40 points per game claimed his defense was the only thing he did well on a night when he finished one rebound short of a triple-double. While collecting 35 points, 12 assists and nine rebounds, he was an inefficient nine-for-27 from the field and four-for-11 from three. He missed four free throws, turned the ball over four times and, after picking up his fifth foul with 7:58 remaining in the fourth, nearly fouled out.
The last fact took Rui Hachimura by surprise.
“I’ve never seen him like that,” Hachimura said. “But you know, he’s trying to be more aggressive [on defense] and that’s what we need from him, too.”
Redick said Doncic had a few games when he started slow defensively in terms of physicality and engagement, but has been overall “really good” this season. Even when he was switched on to Spurs star Victor Wembanyama or point guard Stephon Castle, Doncic still competed well.
“There wasn’t matador defense,” Redick said. “He still guarded. And that was huge. The reason we won the game is because we guarded in the fourth quarter. Our fourth-quarter defense was the No. 1 reason we won the game.”
The Lakers limited the Spurs to 36.8% shooting from the field during the fourth quarter while forcing six turnovers. Wembanyama was held to 19 points on labored five-for-14 shooting with eight rebounds. He was nine-for-11 on free throws and fouled out with 1:40 remaining when he bowled over Hachimura.
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Fox News Sports Huddle Newsletter: Dodgers celebrate World Series repeat, NFL trade deadline frenzy
Los Angeles Dodgers star Clayton Kershaw holds the trophy as the Dodgers celebrate their win in Game 7 of baseball’s World Series against the Toronto Blue Jays, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025, in Toronto. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
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ALL EYES ON MLB – According to FOX Sports, 25,984,000 viewers tuned into Game 7 across FOX, FOX Deportes and FOX Sports streaming services. The company said it was the most-watched World Series game since Game 7 of the 2017 World Series. Continue reading …
WORLD SERIES MVP – Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched all nine innings in Game 2. He threw six innings in Game 6, and went 2 ⅔ innings in Game 7 to secure the Dodgers’ second consecutive championship. Yamamoto became the second Japanese-born player to earn World Series MVP honors. Continue reading …
THREE’S A CHARM – Shohei Ohtani has two World Series rings in his first two seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers. But the two-way Japanese superstar already has his sights set on a potential trifecta. Continue reading …
Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani acknowledges the crowd during the World Series championship parade at downtown Los Angeles on Nov. 3, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Kiyoshi Mio/Imagn Images)
‘THE TRUTH’ – The Baltimore Ravens bolstered their pass rush by picking up Dre’Mont Jones. The Tennessee Titans received a conditional draft pick in exchange for Jones, who praised the Tennessee rookie quarterback. “Cam is the truth too y’all give ‘em time, he can be great,” Jones said. Continue reading …
MAKING MOVES – The Philadelphia Eagles acquired Pro Bowl defensive back Jaire Alexander from the Baltimore Ravens in a swap of draft picks a few days before the NFL trade deadline. Continue reading …
SELL MODE – The New York Jets were involved in a series of blockbuster trades leading up to Tuesday’s deadline. New York sent All-Pro defensive tackle Quinnen Williams to the Cowboys. In a separate deal, Sauce Gardner was traded to the Indianapolis Colts in exchange for a player and two first-round draft picks. Continue reading …
New York Jets helmets during the second half against the Carolina Panthers at Bank of America Stadium on Aug. 17, 2024 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Jim Dedmon/USA TODAY Sports)
‘HE’S A BUM’ – The Cowboys dropped Monday’s game to the Cardinals, falling to 3-5-1 on the season. Dak Prescott finished the night with 259 passing yards. While the Cowboys’ offense has been a strong point this season, Draymond Green criticized Prescott and questioned his ability to ever win a championship. Continue reading …
FROM FOX SPORTS – The flurry of activity by the Dallas Cowboys leading up to this year’s NFL trade deadline prompted an animated reaction from Dak Prescott. “I’m f—— pumped. You can quote me on that,” the Pro Bowl quarterback said. Continue reading …
FROM OUTKICK – Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels fell to the turf in pain late in the 38-7 loss to the Seattle Seahawks. He was diagnosed with a dislocated elbow and could return before season’s end, though the team must decide whether to play him again. Continue reading …
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Former USC and NFL linebacker Keith Browner died Tuesday morning in San Leandro, the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office Coroner’s Bureau confirmed Wednesday. He was 63.
Keith Browner Jr. told TMZ that he talked to his father Monday night when the elder Browning was having stomach problems, vomiting and feeling tired. Browner Jr. said his father told him he would go to the hospital the next morning.
Browner was getting ready to go to the hospital Tuesday morning, according to TMZ, “when he curled over the side of a chair and collapsed to the floor next to his girlfriend.” TMZ also reported that “it appears” Browner suffered a heart attack and that his death was “unexpected and sudden.”
Alameda County authorities provided no cause of death Wednesday.
Born in Warren, Ohio, Browner was the fifth of six brothers, all of whom played college football and four of whom went on to play in the NFL. A second-round pick (30th overall) for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1984, Browner also played for the San Francisco 49ers, Los Angeles Raiders and San Diego Chargers during a five-year NFL career.
Oldest brother Ross Browner spent 10 years in the NFL, playing for the Cincinnati Bengals and Green Bay Packers. Jimmie Browner Jr. played two years with the Bengals. Joey Browner was a six-time Pro Bowl player who spent nine seasons with the Minnesota Vikings and one with the Buccaneers.
Browner Jr. followed in his father’s footsteps as a college and pro football player. A standout defensive end at Dorsey High, Browner Jr. played three seasons at California and one season with the Houston Texans.
A nephew, Ross Browner’s son Max Starks, played nine years for the Pittsburgh Steelers and one for the St. Louis Rams.
Browner — who was 14 when his father, Jimmie, died of cancer at age 49 — said his mother Julia was the driving force behind her sons’ passion for the sport.
“She’s the one who always urged us to play,” he told the Dayton Daily News in 2023, “and sometimes she’d be right out there with us in the yard when we were having pick-up games.”
A three-sport standout at Warren Harding High, Browner spent four seasons at USC (1980-83), overlapping with brother Joey for the first three. He was named a captain for his final season and finished his college career with six interceptions in 34 games played.
Browner made the NFL’s all-rookie team in 1984. After three years with the Buccaneers, he split the 1987 season between the 49ers and Raiders before spending his final NFL season with the Chargers.
He finished his NFL career with 10.5 sacks, four interceptions (including one returned 55 yards for the Chargers against the Seattle Seahawks in 1988) and five fumble recoveries, then played two seasons in the Canadian Football League and six in the Arena Football League.
Browner is survived by his son and four daughters.
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