University of Tennessee

Thursday’s Matchups to Watch in the N.C.A.A. Tournament

The round of 16 tips off with men’s games featuring a 28-year coach pitted against a first-year coach and a rematch from the 2021 Final Four.

State Officials Seek to Revisit Sports-Betting Arrangements

Officials in New York, Kansas and elsewhere are voicing new concerns about the rise of online sports betting after a series of articles in The Times examined it.

In Alabama’s ‘19th Unnamed Cave,’ a Trove of Ancient Dark-Zone Art

Researchers using 3-D technology brought to light an array of art in an Alabama cave, including a serpent, flying creatures and humanoid figures in regalia.

N.C.A.A. Women’s Tournament: N.C. State Somehow Escapes Notre Dame

Notre Dame led for much of the game. Then Raina Perez of North Carolina State drove in for a layup.

N.C.A.A. Women’s Tournament: What to Watch as the Field Narrows to 16

Eight games on Monday will determine the rest of the field for the round of 16, which begins Friday.