The 3-pointer changed college basketball. And attempts keep ticking up heading into March Madness

March 20, 2026

No team has made more 3-pointers, nor launched more, than Alabama in the past four seasons. And nothing will shake coach Nate Oats from believing they're at the core of building a winner in modern basketball. Teams might struggle to match the Crimson Tide's sheer volume heading into March Madness, but they're leaning into those long-distance shots, too. "Finding efficient shots is at the top of what we do," Oats said recently. "It's at the top of what everybody in the NBA is looking at is generating efficient shots. And if you're not thinking about how to get open catch-and-shoot 3s, ...

WNBA and players union have reached an agreement in principle on a transformational new CBA

March 19, 2026

NEW YORK — The WNBA will have its first million dollar players after the league and its players' union reached a deal in principle on a transformational new collective bargaining agreement early Wednesday morning. Specifics still need to be finalized over the next few weeks as lawyers on both sides work on the new CBA. A term sheet should be done in the next day or two. It will then need to be ratified by the players and then approved by the league's Board of Governors. "I just want to say we have aligned on key elements of a new collective bargaining agreement together. We still ...

Venezuela beats US 3-2 on Suárez’s 9th-inning double to win first World Baseball Classic title

March 19, 2026

MIAMI — Eugenio Suárez and his Venezuelan teammates stood on the stage behind second base with shiny medals draped over their proud chests, belting out their national anthem accompanied by tens of thousands of fans who remained in the ballpark a half-hour after the final out. Back home, ...

Transfer portal era allows some players to experience March Madness at multiple schools

March 19, 2026

Wisconsin guard Nick Boyd's NCAA Tournament experiences have run the gamut at his previous schools. Boyd reached the Final Four with Florida Atlantic in 2023, endured an overtime loss in the round of 64 with the Owls a year later and then lost in the First Four with San Diego State last ...

NBA owners will work on expansion again next week with Vegas and Seattle the targets, AP sources say

March 18, 2026

The NBA may move a step closer to adding teams in Seattle and Las Vegas next week when expansion — which has been a topic for some time — will again be discussed by the league's board of governors, two people with knowledge of the matter told The Associated Press on Monday. A vote is planned on whether to go forward with those two cities as the sole expansion targets at this point, the people said. The people spoke on condition of anonymity because those details were not released publicly. It would take a three-fourths majority of governors to go forward, meaning 23 of the 30 ...

Another marathon WNBA CBA negotiation drags past 3:30 a.m. with no deal done

March 18, 2026

NEW YORK — Another marathon negotiating session between the WNBA and its players union didn't end with a new collective bargaining agreement. For the seventh consecutive day the two sides met for over 12 hours and while they said progress was being made heading into Monday's negotiationing session, there was still work that needed to be done when the sides ended discussions for the night around 3:30 a.m. EDT Tuesday morning. Revenue sharing continues to be the big sticking point between the sides. Neither side spoke to reporters after the session, but both had said earlier Monday ...