4 March Madness upset pick predictions for 2024, according to NCAA experts

Get your NCAA tournament bracket set with these expert March Madness upset picks and potential Cinderella teams.

• Mar 21, 2024

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.

• Mar 21, 2024

Sac State baseball player Matt Masciangelo hit by pitch 8 times in 9 plate appearances: "I couldn't help but laugh"

The 23-year-old was making his debut for the Hornets on Friday in a doubleheader against Loyola Marymount.

• Feb 19, 2024

California's Newsom plays hardball in China, collides with student during schoolyard basketball game

Politicians have long sought to project vitality, youth and a common touch by staging photo shoots spotlighting their athletic prowess. California Gov. Gavin Newsom is the latest to find out that plans for a confident jump shot can turn into a torrent of online potshots.

• Oct 30, 2023

Steve Young among roughly 20 on-air ESPN personalities laid off Friday

Jeff Van Gundy, Suzy Kolber, Jalen Rose and Steve Young are among roughly 20 ESPN commentators and reporters who were laid off on Friday as part of job cuts by the network.

• Jun 30, 2023

Americans bet $220B on sports in 5 years since legalization

Americans have bet over $220 billion on sports with legal gambling outlets in the five years since the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for all 50 states to offer it.

• May 8, 2023

Olivia Pichardo becomes first woman to play in a Division 1 baseball game

The left-handed batting utility player from Queens, New York, went to plate with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning.

• Mar 17, 2023

Cori, the unofficial UC Davis vet med mascot, now retrieving baseball bats

As the UC Davis Aggie baseball players gear up for the season, they aren't the only ones getting their game faces on.

• Feb 17, 2023