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tournament

[toor-nuh-muhnt, tur-] / ˈtʊər nə mənt, ˈtɜr- /


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UConn coach Geno Auriemma said on Thursday that he thought the NCAA’s switch to the two-regional format was more of an inequality issue than anything provided during the 2020 tournament.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Until 2022, the women’s tournament could not use the March Madness branding.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Italy are four-time World Cup champions but last featured at the tournament in 2014.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Coinbase has made sports a central focus of its prediction market strategy, prompting users to “trade the madness” as the college basketball tournament got under way this month.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Several other boys from the tournament traveled with him and he visited Los Angeles and Long Beach, where he stayed in the home of chess player/entrepreneur Lina Grumette and swam in her pool.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady