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He still has nearly another 10 months, though, as a teenager. He may be one of the nation’s best young basketball players, but the most salient part of that descriptor is his youth. Sometimes young people make foolish decisions. Very often, like all the time, they have decisions made for them. This is why I believed Bowen when he said to ESPN’s “Outside The Lines” program, “I didn’t know anything — anything at all” about the allegation his father agreed to accept $100,000 to direct Brian to commit to play basketball at the University of Louisville last spring....

A win at the end of the opening weekend means a trip to the Sweet 16. A loss means an unexpectedly sudden offseason, especially when expectations far exceeded that Sweet 16 trip. That’s what Wichita State is dealing with right now. “It was a hell of a ride,” senior Chadrack Lufile said in the locker room after the game. MORE: Incredible game | Must-see round of 32 photos The Shockers, the No....

Denzel Valentine went 6-for-6 from the free-throw line in the final minute and Spartans guard Bryn Forbes had 14 points off the bench, including three key 3-pointers, at Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, N.C. MORE: Must-see tournament photos | Day 2 Madness | How to watch online Michigan State (24-11) will face the Virginia-Belmont winner on Sunday. The seventh-seeded Spartans improved to 14-4 in NCAA Tournament openers under Tom Izzo....

There are over 700 athletes participating in the 2016 NCAA Tournament each one more eager to get their name in the marquee than the next. MORE: Biggest tournament choke jobs | Most memorable Cinderellas | Who is next? But some names are just better than others, even if their talent isn’t. That’s why we’re here: To determine the best name in the 2016 NCAA Tournament. So behold, the 2016 March Madness All-Name Team Bracket....

To help you sort through the craziness of the first weekend of March Madness, we provide a schedule of Saturday’s games below. But first, we’ll tell you how you can view the games. MORE: Interactive tournament bracket | How to watch the games How to watch or stream NCAA Tournament? Saturdays’ games are on CBS, TNT and TBS. The games are also available to watch online at the official March Madness website....

The Blue Raiders entered the game as a 1.5-point favorite on Odds Shark and took care of business. No. 12 MTSU beat No. 5 Minnesota 81-72 in the first round of the South Region in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament Thursday. The Blue Raiders will face No. 4 seed Butler on Saturday. MORE: SN’s interactive, printable bracket You knew which way the game was going by the time Tyrik Dixon hit a 3-pointer with 15:37 remaining that opened up a 14-point lead for MTSU....

“This is the greatest 8 seed I’ve ever seen.” DeCOURCY: Wisconsin does Wisconsin, and now it’s back in the Sweet 16 He was on to something. On the surface it’s obvious. Wisconsin is vastly underseeded and was a brutal draw for the No. 1 Wildcats in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. It doesn’t take an expert to arrive at the same conclusion, considering the Badgers were ranked ninth in the preseason AP Poll and were in the top 10 as recently as a month ago....

Kentucky, at 6-to-5 odds, saw its price drop from last week’s 7-to-5 as the Wildcats continue to suffocate opponents with their size and depth. Arizona (7-to-1) and Duke (7-to-1), both undefeated on the young season, saw their numbers shrink slightly, while Wisconsin (8-to-1) held steady despite a loss at the hands of the aforementioned Blue Devils. Those teams appear to be in mid-season form, but it obviously takes some teams a little bit longer to hit their stride....

MORE: NCAA scoreboard | Vegas lines, pick | Day 2’s biggest moments | Weekend matchups Louisville Cardinals (24-8) No. 4 seed, East Region Coach: Rick Pitino (14th season) Bid: At-large/Atlantic Coast Conference Starting lineup G Terry Rozier, 6-1, So., 17.0 ppg, 5.4 rpg G Quentin Snider 6-2, Fr., 3.2 ppg, 1.3 rpg F Montrezl Harrell, 6-8, Jr., 15.8 ppg, 9.4 rpg F Wayne Blackshear, 6-5, Sr., 10.7 ppg, 4.3 rpg...

What made complaints this year a little different was the NCAA’s introduction of the NET rankings. In short, NET replaced the RPI and was one a big factor in the Selection Committee’s decisions on deciding which at-large teams would earn spots in the NCAA Tournament. SN’s MARCH MADNESS HQPrintable bracket | Predictor tool | Best bracket names | Tickets In the aftermath of the March Madness bracket being revealed, fans were quick to point out that some pretty high-ranked NET teams lost out to much lower-ranked NET at-large teams....

In the early evening window, Michigan edged Tennessee and Connecticut hung on to beat Iowa State. The nightcap games were even more intriguing, with Kentucky topping rival Louisville and Michigan State holding off Virginia. Check out more info on Sporting News' live scoreboard . The winners of Friday's games join Arizona, Wisconsin, Florida and Dayton in the Elite Eight. MORE: Updated bracket | Sweet 16 photos | Unexpected heroes ahead?...

They remember the dirty plays, the stomp on an arm and the questionable tackles. Suh was once voted the “dirtiest player” in the NFL by his peers. That reputation carries on with Suh despite a relative calming to his game in his current two-year stint with the Buccaneers. A lot of the production has still made it to Tampa Bay without much of the trouble. The Buccaneers are now on the verge of the Super Bowl, and they have one of the best defensive lines in football....

Researchers at the Museum of Archaeology and Paleontology for the Community of Madrid, Spain, have recently uncovered what looks to be a decorative assemblage of enormous animal skulls in a Neanderthal cave—which appear to have been collected with symbolic intent. Neanderthals are an ancient hominin species that are believed to have lived from around 200,000 years ago to 40,000 years ago. The cave in this study, called the Cueva Des-Cubierta, is located to the north of the Madrid Region in Spain, and is believed to have been sporadically used by Neanderthals as a place for ritual activities, perhaps as a burial ground....

The Arizona Department of Corrections (ADC) announced on Tuesday that a total of 517 inmates at the ASPC-Tucson Whetstone Unit in Tucson have COVID-19. The Whetstone unit currently houses 1,066 inmates. The ADC said all inmates who have tested positive are being housed together in a separate unit away from the other prisoners while they receive medical care. The inmates will also be provided with meals and all their required medication and medical services in their housing units....

A Fox News poll published Monday found that nearly two-thirds, or 63 percent, of respondents—including a majority of independents and Democrats as well as 42 percent of Republicans—favor allowing all Americans to vote by mail ahead of the November election. Only 30 percent of respondents said they did not support the idea, with 8 percent of them said they did not know. Among Democrats, 83 percent supported allowing all Americans to vote by mail....

GOP incumbent Don Bacon has won the support of his 2016 challenger, former Democrat Representative Brad Ashford, according to a statement by Ashford to the local newspaper The Omaha World-Herald. “It was my intention to remain neutral in this Congressional race. However, more than ever we need unifiers not dividers in Congress,” the former congressman said. Ashford completed one term representing Omaha’s 2nd District in the House of Representatives from 2015 to 2017....

The Line: Michigan State -7.5, Total: 58 Line movement: This line has been see-sawing since The Wynn opened the Spartans -7 on Sunday. MSU was bet as high as -8.5 at The Wynn – and -9 elsewhere – but the larger numbers have drawn underdog money, which has pushed the line back down. For updated spreads and totals from around Las Vegas, visit our live odds page. Trends that matter: Nebraska is 4-1 ATS this year…....

The combination of neck pain and migraines can have adverse effects on your quality of life—migraine and coexisting neck pain often lead to decreased physical activity and a low sense of well-being. If you have migraines, you might be concerned about whether your neck pain is part of your migraine episodes or if it’s the sign of another problem. Sometimes, neck pain is a signal that your migraine is starting, and this pattern is noted in adults as well as children....

MORE: EA Access is the best value in gaming | Madden NFL 16 review Subscribers to EA Access get 10 full hours with the game, which doesn’t officially release until November 3. Those who decide to purchase the game on Xbox One will be able to continue any progress that was made both offline and online during the trial period. The new “Need for Speed” features five interlapping stories and variations in ways to play built around real-world automotive icons: Magnus Walker (Speed), Ken Block (Style), Nakai-san (Build), Risky Devil (Crew), and Morohoshi-san (Outlaw)....

Though it might seem corny to some, the fact of the matter is that setting up Christmas lights and other decorations can actually be good for you. As psychologist Deborah Serani told TODAY, the practice of putting up lights and other adornments creates a “neurological shift that can produce happiness. “Anything that takes us out of our normal habituation, the normal day in, day out…signals our senses, and then our senses measure if it’s pleasing or not....