How much money is bet on March Madness? Billions, according to experts.
Americans plan to bet $2.72 billion during the March Madness NCAA basketball tournament. That's about twice as much money as wagered on the Super Bowl.
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Americans plan to bet $2.72 billion during the March Madness NCAA basketball tournament. That's about twice as much money as wagered on the Super Bowl.
Find out how and what time to watch today's First Four play-in games of the 2024 NCAA March Madness tournament.
WBZ-TV's Dan Roche chats with CBS Sports' Adam Zucker about this year's NCAA Tournament and whether or not UConn can make it back-to-back titles -- or if there's a sleeper waiting to knock them off along the way.
The Holy Cross women's basketball team is going dancing for the second straight March.
The Holy Cross women are dancing, punching their ticket to the NCAA Tournament with a Patriot League Championship game victory over Boston University. WBZ-TV's Dan Roche was in Worcester for all the action and reaction as the Crusaders are returning to the big dance for the second straight season.
Adama Sanogo scores 21 points to lead UConn past Miami 72-59 and into the NCAA Tournament title game.
The 2023 NCAA Tournament has been a wild one. We're now down to just four teams -- UConn, Miami, Florida Atlantic University, and San Diego State -- and not many had any of them in the Final Four, let alone all four.
Not many people had UConn, Miami, FAU, and San Diego State in the Final Four, but here we are. Boston College men's basketball coach Earl Grant joined Steve Burton on Sports Final to break down the final two matchups of a wild NCAA Tournament.
For the first time, no team is seeded better than No. 4
Here's the complete schedule, game times, livestream links and TV info for the NCAA tournament this weekend.
There were upsets everywhere in the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament, with another 16-seed beating a 1-seed and two-seeded Princeton making it to next weekend's Sweet 16. Boston College men's basketball coach Earl Grant joins Steve Burton to break down all the madness!
South Carolina's Furman University is projected to become the Cinderella story of the NCAA Tournament.
The NCAA Tournament Round of 64 is underway on CBS.
Earl Grant talks with Dan Roche about the upcoming NCAA Tournament.
The bets and bills are flying as online sports betting officially kicks off in the Commonwealth.
The Providence Friars are in the Sweet 16 for the first time in 25 years. The New England Patriots lent a helping hand to make sure their faithful supporters got to Chicago to cheer them on.
The Bryant Bulldogs punched their ticket to March Madness on Tuesday night. But first, there was a whole lot of madness in the stands that delayed Bryant's victory.
The Bears ended Gonzaga's bid for a perfect season with a swarming defense and lights out shooting from deep.
Loyola University Ramblers' men's basketball coach Porter Moser is reported moving on to coach at the University of Oklahoma.
The veteran CBS play-by-play announcer has been the voice of the tournament for three decades now and says calling games at the famed Butler arena 'was a thrill'.
While the Bulldogs enter as a 14-point favorite, the trends over the years are in favor of the underdog Bruins entering Saturday's matchup.
The Bulldogs are looking to capture the program's first national title and their willingness to get everybody involved could be the key to getting them there.
The Bulldogs, 30-0, are looking to become the first team since the 1975-76 Indiana Hoosiers to finish the season undefeated and win the national championship.
CBS Sports Network is bringing 20 hours of coverage for Final Four weekend as college basketball fans see the season wrap up this weekend.
On Sunday, April 4, CBS Television Network will feature three hours of programming on HBCUs, their history and contributions to the game.
The fire department says an electrical issue caused six manholes to explode on Newbury Street.
A SWAT officer was shot multiple times while responding to a barricaded suspect in Spencer, Massachusetts on Tuesday night.
A new Super Bowl anthem for Patriots Nation has arrived.
The Chicago Bulls are sending center Nikola Vučević to the Boston Celtics in exchange for guard Anfernee Simons, and the teams will also swap second-round draft picks as part of the deal.
A Massachusetts native will be the new head of the Walt Disney Company.
A SWAT officer was shot multiple times while responding to a barricaded suspect in Spencer, Massachusetts.
The fire department says an electrical issue caused six manholes to explode on Newbury Street.
Four Massachusetts residents are accused of using stolen identities in a SNAP and unemployment benefits fraud scheme worth over $1 million.
Ice may have damaged a gas line, causing a Nashua, New Hampshire explosion. Now the fire department is issuing a warning about ice on roofs.
The Lombardi Trophy-shaped confetti that rains down at football's biggest game got its start at a Central Massachusetts company.
There's a new drug that can help early morning shift workers stay awake and alert, a study out of Boston found.
As millions of Americans struggle with paying for health care, doctors and health experts discuss how medical care is being eroded by insurers denying necessary tests and treatment, making it "more difficult to be healthy in the United States."
Flu cases are rising rapidly, especially among kids in Boston, where hospitalizations of children under five have increased 150% over the last two weeks.
Four children have died from the flu in Massachusetts so far this season, public health officials say.
Fewer people in Massachusetts are getting their seasonal flu and COVID vaccinations as the number of respiratory infections in the state continues to rise.
It took Aaron Braun years to get more than 93,000 Dunkin' rewards points, but after a policy change he's left with a fraction of that.
In the last three years, the Better Business Bureau has received thousands of complaints about GE.
A home baker from Foxboro, Massachusetts is frustrated that the pricy oven she bought from GE wasn't working properly. Attempts to fix it failed.
Eight states have laws making police body cameras mandatory. Massachusetts isn't one of them.
A Massachusetts family got stuck with a bill for a damaged tire on their rental car, even though they bought the extra coverage.
Both the Trump and Healey administrations are using government websites to blame each other for the shutdown.
Which party stands to take more of the blame from voters for the government shutdown? Here's what a new poll says.
A UNH Survey Center/Granite State poll shows John Sununu crushing Scott Brown by 23 points among likely primary voters in New Hampshire.
Seth Moulton said he's running against Sen. Ed Markey because "our party leaders are clinging to that old playbook."
Maine Governor Janet Mills' run for Senate comes with an unusual promise - she will only serve one six-year term.
Panera, Zipcar and Thermo Fisher are all closing facilities or offices in Massachusetts.
Cape Cod potato chips will no longer be made on Cape Cod as of this spring.
Time Out Market Boston, a food hall that opened in the Fenway neighborhood in 2019, won't be closing after all.
The 2026 semifinalists for the James Beard Award are out, and several Massachusetts restaurants, bars and chefs made the list.
Boston's Time Out Market, a Fenway food hall that opened less than seven years ago, is now set to close.
Just steps from the water's edge along Lake Winnipesaukee, a spectacular estate mixes modern architecture with breathtaking views.
An innovative craft winery located in downtown Meredith, New Hampshire, Hermit Woods is taking a different approach to winemaking.
Located on the water's edge along New Hampshire's Lake Winnipesaukee, Mill Falls blends elegant luxury with spectacular vistas.
Kohler Store by Supply New England and an interior designer showcases how beauty and functionality can breathe new life into a project.
James Beard-nominated pastry chef and co-founder of Bakey in Boston gives insight on how to make his world-famous babka.
The Chicago Bulls are sending center Nikola Vučević to the Boston Celtics in exchange for guard Anfernee Simons, and the teams will also swap second-round draft picks as part of the deal.
New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel met with reporters in California ahead of Super Bowl LX.
Tom Brady is not taking sides in Super Bowl LX between his former team, the Patriots, and the Seahawks.
Robert Kraft will not be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame this year, according to an ESPN report on Tuesday.
Maybe the game itself will live up to the hype, because Super Bowl Opening Night was calmer than usual.
A tegu lizard was found buried beneath the snow in Providence, Rhode Island.
A gathering of North Atlantic right whales off Massachusetts over the weekend appears to have set a new monthly record.
A rocketship on a downtown Boston roof is part of the new Winteractive 2026 public art installation.
The overpowering scent of Dunkin' donuts in the air has some Haverhill residents complaining.
Alex Cornwell's display of nearly 300 Christmas inflatables is attracting visitors from around Massachusetts.