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Duke, Arizona, Michigan, Florida get top seeding for March Madness. Miami (Ohio) gets a shot
March 15, 2026 - 6:30 PM

The team that went undefeated in the regular season, racked up more victories than anyone but Duke and Arizona — and fewer losses than any team at all — is anything but your run-of-the-mill basketball behemoth.
Unbeaten UConn joined by UCLA, Texas and South Carolina as No. 1 seeds for women's NCAA Tournament
March 15, 2026 - 6:09 PM

UConn was awarded the No. 1 overall seed in the women’s NCAA Tournament on Sunday and enters March Madness needing six more victories to complete the seventh undefeated season in school history.
AP News in Brief at 9:04 p.m. EDT
March 15, 2026 - 6:04 PM

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UConn, UCLA, Texas and South Carolina are the No. 1 seeds in the women's NCAA Tournament
March 15, 2026 - 5:38 PM

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — UConn, UCLA, Texas and South Carolina are the No. 1 seeds in the women's NCAA Tournament.
Mexico City sets the world record for the largest soccer class
March 15, 2026 - 5:15 PM

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico City set a world record for the largest soccer class ever on Sunday as 9,500 participants filled the capital’s Zocalo square as the country prepares to host the opening match of the World Cup in June.
5th member of Iranian women's soccer team gives up asylum in Australia
March 15, 2026 - 5:10 PM

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A fifth member of the Iranian women’s soccer team who accepted a refugee visa to stay in Australia has left the country, the Australian government said on Monday.
Undefeated UConn is the overall No. 1 seed in the women's NCAA Tournament, looking to win 13th national championship
March 15, 2026 - 5:07 PM

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Undefeated UConn is the overall No. 1 seed in the women's NCAA Tournament, looking to win 13th national championship.
Laporta wins 5 more years as president of Barcelona after thousands vote in club election
March 15, 2026 - 4:49 PM

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Joan Laporta was reelected as the president of FC Barcelona for another five years after winning a leadership vote among members of the Spanish soccer powerhouse on Sunday.
Snow and wind batter parts of US, with threat of thunderstorms and tornadoes starting later Sunday
March 15, 2026 - 4:42 PM

CHICAGO (AP) — A broad and erratic patchwork of severe weather rumbled across much of the U.S. on Sunday, dumping heavy snow and making roads impassable in the Upper Midwest while damaging high winds swept across the Plains.
Duke, Arizona, Michigan and Florida receive No. 1 seeds for men's March Madness. Miami (Ohio) makes the field
March 15, 2026 - 3:36 PM

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Duke, Arizona, Michigan and Florida receive No. 1 seeds for men's March Madness. Miami (Ohio) makes the field.
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Duke, Arizona, Michigan, Florida get top seeding for March Madness. Miami (Ohio) gets a shot

Unbeaten UConn joined by UCLA, Texas and South Carolina as No. 1 seeds for women's NCAA Tournament

AP News in Brief at 9:04 p.m. EDT

UConn, UCLA, Texas and South Carolina are the No. 1 seeds in the women's NCAA Tournament

Mexico City sets the world record for the largest soccer class

5th member of Iranian women's soccer team gives up asylum in Australia

Undefeated UConn is the overall No. 1 seed in the women's NCAA Tournament, looking to win 13th national championship

Laporta wins 5 more years as president of Barcelona after thousands vote in club election

Snow and wind batter parts of US, with threat of thunderstorms and tornadoes starting later Sunday

Duke, Arizona, Michigan and Florida receive No. 1 seeds for men's March Madness. Miami (Ohio) makes the field

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