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For two teams that can score points in bunches, there was little elegance for much of their first meeting since the 2012 NCAA tourney, when the Wildcats beat Iowa State in the second round on their way to winning the national championship.—ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026 With eight more games scheduled for Sunday, the men’s tournament will wrap up its first two rounds on Sunday.—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 22 Mar. 2026 Of the more than 36 million brackets filled out across major sports platforms, only 224 flawless entries remained entering the second round on Saturday, according to the NCAA’s website.—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 21 Mar. 2026 Tennessee matchup in the second round on Sunday.—CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026 Fabbri will coach the Bobcats in the Women’s Basketball Invitation Tournament (WBIT), as the team faces George Mason in the first round on Thursday.—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2026 This marks the 15th time since fall 2021 that Young has been within four shots of the lead entering the final round on the PGA Tour.—Justin Ray, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2026 This is the part that has done the rounds on social media and left opera houses and ballet dancers a little fired up.—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 6 Mar. 2026 An Austin startup co-founded by former Silicon Labs CEO Tyson Tuttle has secured one of Texas’ largest-ever angel investor rounds on a bet that artificial intelligence can help ease a growing manufacturing labor shortage.—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 18 Feb. 2026