Masters Tournament is just a week away. Here’s when the top golfers will take the course at Augusta National Golf Club.

Bergen County’s best tennis players will compete in a newly established singles tournament later this spring. The two-day tournament, featuring 16 of the county’s top players, will take place May 6 and 7 and is the brainchild of New Milford Athletic Director Joe Ricciardelli and Pascack Hills Athletic Director Steven Papa.

The race to avoid the play-in tournament in the Western Conference is once again on, and heated. And, for the third time in four years, Minnesota is at the center of it. While the Timberwolves are firmly inside the top eight of the West standings, their playoff spot is not secure.

The inaugural College Basketball Crown tournament began Monday from Las Vegas with a bang. Butler pulled off a thrilling 86-84 upset win over Utah after star guard Pierre Brooks ll hit a game-winning layup with less than :03 remaining to get the sport's newest postseason event started.

Geno Auriemma will participate in his 24th Final Four as head coach of UConn, while UCLA is in its first-ever Women's Final Four. UCLA has been one of the great stories of the season behind star Lauren Betts, but this is UConn in the NCAA tournament.

Who is playing in women's Final Four? See the national semifinal teams in the March Madness NCAA Tournament and schedule for Friday, April 4, 2025.

By bypassing the Blue Devils for the title, you can differentiate your entry. Duke’s prowess has made it the most popular title pick in ESPN’s bracket contest ( 25 percent of entries as of Tuesday) as well as CBS’s. Not going with Duke to win is a smart pool strategy Mock outlines here — while still collecting points by riding Duke to the finals.

Maliq Brown, a defensive stalwart for Duke who missed the Blue Devils’ past four games with a dislocated shoulder, was available off the bench against Arizona in the teams’ NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 matchup.