ncaa tournament | Illinois 72, Iowa State 69
March Madness brings legions of fans, and big business, to bars around TD GardenUConn dominates SDSU in rematch of last year’s championship gameTara Sullivan: If possible, defending national champion UConn looks even hungrier to repeatIllinois rides defense to take down Iowa State at TD Garden en route to first Elite Eight since 2005
Terrence Shannon Jr. led all scorers with 29 points, but it was the Illini defense that sealed the win.
Red Sox show plenty of spark and have some fun in Opening Day win over Mariners
Rafael Devers homered and Brayan Bello got the win, going five innings.
Patriots
Bill Belichick gets roasted by his son Steve during Washington football press conferencePatriots get an up-close look at quarterback Drake Maye at North Carolina’s Pro Day
Maye, who elected not to throw at the scouting combine, followed a 60-play script featuring a wide variety of throws — on the run, off platform, in the pocket, short, intermediate, long.
WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH
Which of the most recent Oscar best-picture nominees pass/fail the Bechdel Test?Documentary review: Topless at the Condor, fearless in real lifeReal women are still missing from the movies — the Bechdel Test proves it
“I only go to a movie if it satisfies three basic requirements,” one woman tells another in Alison Bechdel’s 1985 comic strip. In the wake of “Barbie,” the Bechdel Test has hit the mainstream.
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