March Madness starts today with the first four! — “The” Trainer

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CBS Sports and TNT Sports’ exclusive coverage of the 2026 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship will tip off with the NCAA First Four on truTV, Tuesday, March 17, and Wednesday, March 18 (6 PM, ET, both days). First Round game coverage will be held on Thursday, March 19, and Friday, March 20 (Noon ET, both days), with all games available live in their entirety across four national television networks – TBS, CBS, TNT and truTV – and NCAA March Madness Live. Games airing on CBS will also stream live on Paramount+. Games airing on TBS, TNT and truTV will also stream live on HBO Max.

March Madness Begins! Got your bracket filled? — “The” Trainer

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March Madness Begins
The 68-team field for the 2026 men’s college basketball tournament was revealed yesterday, with Duke, Michigan, Arizona, and defending champion Florida grabbing No. 1 seeds (see full bracket). The overall top-seeded Blue Devils are led by freshman Cameron Boozer—son of former star Carlos Boozer—widely considered the best player in the country.

Miami (Ohio), which went 31-1 but whose strength of schedule was ranked 339, enters as an 11 seed. See more snubs and surprises here.

On the women’s side, Connecticut looks to defend last year’s title while closing out its seventh perfect season (undefeated in both regular and postseason play). The Huskies are joined by UCLA, Texas, and South Carolina as the other No. 1 seeds (full bracket). Each of the top 16 teams will host first- and second-round games at home locations.

Not an expert, but have a little basketball knowledge? Your odds of a perfect bracket are roughly one in 120 billion.

Where the term “March Madness” began! — “The” Trainer

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The surprisingly poetic origins of the phrase ‘March Madness’
When legendary sportscaster Brent Musberger called the 1982 NCAA basketball tournament “March Madness,” the term stuck and helped popularize the annual event. But he wasn’t the first to use the phrase. This Time magazine article explores the contributions of Henry V. Porter, who originally used “March madness” in a 1939 article about the Illinois State basketball tournament, and later in a 1942 poem called “Basketball Ides of March.”