Day: March 16, 2025

Auburn, Duke, Houston and Florida were tabbed as the four #1 seeds for the 2025 Men’s NCAA Tournament. The top four seeds in each region are:

South Region

1. Auburn
2. Michigan State
3. Iowa State
4. Texas A&M

East Region

1. Duke
2. Alabama
3. Wisconsin
4. Arizona

Midwest Region

1. Houston
2. Tennessee
3. Kentucky
4. Purdue

West Region

1. Florida
2. St. John’s
3. Texas Tech
4. Maryland

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Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James is expected to miss at least one more week due to his strained groin. James has missed the last three games for Los Angeles.

Due to rescheduled games, the Lakers play five games over the next week. Los Angeles has two sets of back-to-backs this week against the Phoenix Suns and San Antonio Spurs, followed by the Denver Nuggets and Milwaukee Bucks.

The Lakers have lost four consecutive games. The downturn has seen Los Angeles fall from second place in the Western Conference to fifth place over the last week.

New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson’s absence from a sprained right ankle could sideline him a bit longer than expected. Brunson isn’t expected back until late-March or early-April from the injury.

New York said Brunson would be re-evaluated from the injury in two weeks, after he was hurt on March 6. However, reports are that this is a three- to four-week long recovery time for the Knicks point guard.

The Knicks have gone 2-2 in the four games Brunson has missed due to the sprained ankle. Miles McBride has started in place of Brunson during his absence.