What To Watch: Michigan seeks to keep Big Ten alive in NCAAs
This game features two exceptional freshmen in Michigan’s Hunter Dickinson and Florida State’s Scottie Barnes.
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Photo gallery: Arkansas, Baylor, Houston, Oregon State advance to Elite Eight
We’ve got photos of each of Saturday’s games.
Photo gallery: Indiana women in first Elite Eight with 73-70 win over NC State
Indiana (21-5) had been in the Sweet 16 just once before, back in 1983 before the women’s NCAA Tournament became a 64-team field.
Indiana Republicans resolute for school voucher expansion
Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray of Martinsville said Republican senators have discussed the potential cost of the voucher expansion but remain firm with the GOP line that “money follows the child” and that the state is funding students, not schools.
NCAA president says poor communication led to inequity at men’s, women’s tournaments
“We can’t just say we’re in favor or everything being equivalent and fair, we’ve got to make sure that’s actually the case across the board,” said Mark Emmert.
What To Watch: Baylor-Villanova, Bueckers-Clark at NCAAs
Villanova is seeking its third men’s national title in the last six years after winning it all in 2016 and 2018.
Caesars puts pandemic losses at $2B, wants insurers to pay
Casino giant Caesars Entertainment Inc., which operates multiple properties in Indiana, is suing a long list of insurance carriers it accuses of balking at paying its business interruption costs.
NCAA tourney proof of narrowing talent gap in college hoops
The difference in a top-50 basketball player headed to Duke University or Kentucky and an unranked kid heading to Loyola Chicago might have felt like night and day 15 years ago. Now, the difference is negligible — if it exists at all.
FDA panel rejects Pfizer/Lilly arthritis drug tanezumab as too risky
The expert panel for the Food and Drug Administration voted 19-1 that the drug’s modest benefits don’t outweigh its considerable risks, even with proposed measures to restrict who gets the medicine.
NCAA hires law firm to assess gender equity at tourneys
Under sharp criticism during its marquee March Madness tournaments, the Indianapolis-based NCAA said Thursday it is hiring a law firm to review potential gender equity issues related to how it conducts its men’s and women’s championship events.
Indiana’s neighbor sees virus surge after lifting restrictions
Michigan, which not long ago had one of the country’s lowest COVID-19 infection rates, is confronting an alarming spike that some experts worry could be a harbinger nationally.
U.S. jobless claims fall to 684,000, fewest since pandemic
Thursday’s report from the Labor Department marked the first time that weekly applications for jobless aid have fallen below 700,000 since mid-March of last year.
Treasury sends out additional 37 million relief payments
The second batch of payments sent out this week followed an initial 90 million payments made in the week after President Joe Biden signed the $1.9 trillion COVID relief measure on March 11.
Indiana health chief: Pandemic ‘far from over’
A day after the governor announced plans to relax precautions meant to stem COVID-19 spread, the state’s top health official cautioned Hoosiers that it’s still too early to return to “normal” life.
U.S. outlook improving as vaccinations rise, deaths fall
Still, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government’s top infectious disease expert, said Wednesday he isn’t ready to declare the nation has turned the corner on the outbreak.
Underappreciated cacao shines in Dark Chocolate Tahini Cups
With Brenner’s help, I created my own recipe for Dark Chocolate Tahini Cups, inspired by his focus on the whole cacao fruit.
The ubiquitous orchid: A pandemic project with surprises
In fact, orchids are now “the most popular blooming florist crop in the world,” says Marc Hachadourian, senior orchid curator at the New York Botanical Garden.
Orders for manufactured goods tumbled 1.1% in February
The size of the drop surprised economists, although it is likely that there was significant disruption from severe winter storms that hit much of the country last month, on top of ongoing supply-chain problems.
Teams, players and upstarts to watch in Sweet 16
The tournament is all but guaranteed to have a few more unexpected twists and turns. Here are the players and games to watch.
Problem-gambling foes warn of sports-betting college deals
The National Council on Problem Gambling on Tuesday issued a set of recommendations for such deals that aim to reduce the danger of students developing a gambling problem.