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Winners and losers from first weekend of the NCAA tournament feature John Calipari, Darryn Peterson, Big Ten and blue bloods

The first weekend of theNCAA tournamentis in the books, and there are, of course, distinct winners and losers.

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Among the big winners are the Big Ten and John Calipari, who has guided Arkansas to its secondSweet 16in his second season as head coach. Kentucky, meanwhile, is headed home.

As for future NBA Draft lottery pick Darryn Peterson, he didn't exactly make the final impression at Kansas that NBA executives were hoping to see. Let's take a look at the biggest winners and losers from the first two rounds of tournament play:

Winner: John Calipari

John Calipari's exit from Kentucky marked a seismic shift in the college basketball landscape.

The game's winningest program parted with one of the most successful coaches of his his era, who'd opened up a pipeline of elite talent to Lexington and led the Wildcats to a national championship.

But a prolonged lack of tournament success that included a nine-year Final Four drought made the relationship untenable. And the two parted ways after a first-round exit in the 2024 NCAA tournament.

With Darius Acuff Jr., John Calipari and the Razorbacks are a threat in the Sweet 16.

Fast-forward two years, and Calipari's winning the breakup. Calipari took some of his talent with him to his new job with SEC rival Arkansas and led the Razorbacks to the Sweet 16 in Year 1. Now he's got Arkansas back in the Sweet 16 with a star point guard in Darius Acuff Jr. leading the way as arguably the best player in the tournament through two games.

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A future NBA lottery pick with top-five upside who was named first-team All-America as a freshman, Acuff is going scorched earth in tournament play. In wins over Hawaii and High Point, Acuff has averaged 30 points, 6.5 assists and 1 steal per game. He's shooting 49% from the floor and 5 of 11 (45.5%) from 3. He's the kind of talent Kentucky came to take for granted during Calipari's reign.

Now he's at Arkansas in the tournament's second weekend. AndKentucky is headed home after a listless second-round lossto Iowa State that will have head coachMark Pope on the hot seatentering his third season coaching his alma mater.

-Jason Owens

Loser: Darryn Peterson

Presumptive lottery pick Darryn Peterson entered the tournament with a chance to cement his spot atop NBA Draft boards and answer the questions that have dogged him throughout his freshman campaign at Kansas.

With Kansas' underwhelming loss to St. John's in the second round,the questions surrounding Peterson remain intact, and his spot at the top of the draft is anything but certain.

Peterson's tournament was a microcosm of his turbulent regular season at Kansas. In the first round, he reeled off 10 straight points and flashed his prowess as an elite three-level scorer as Kansas opened a 26-point lead against Cal Baptist.

Darryn Peterson's time at Kansas is almost certainly done. Will he be the No. 1 pick in June's NBA Draft?

But as Cal Bapist cut that lead to 6 points late in the second half, Peterson disappeared down the stretch. He hit a floater with 5:43 remaining for his 28th point and didn't score again. In fact, he was barely involved in KU's offense and didn't touch the ball on repeated trips down the floor as Cal Baptist cut its 66-52 deficit to 66-60 in the final minutes.

Kansas survived the upset bid, setting up Sunday's game against St. John's. Peterson again led the JayHawks with 21 points. But there were times in the game when he wasn't involved in KU's offense. And then came the final play, where Peterson, a strong defender, didn't help as Dylan Darling knifed through the Kansas defense virtually unchallenged for a game-winning layup at the buzzer.

That's likely the final image of Peterson's college career. And it's not a flattering look.

-Jason Owens

Winner: Betting favorites

A lack of upsets in the NCAA tournament has been very good business for people betting the favorites.

Favorites went 16-0 in the first round Friday, and that luck continued into the second round. Yes, No. 11 Texas beat No. 3 Gonzaga to give us a true upset, but even some games that looked like upsets really weren't.

No. 6 Tennessee closed as a slight favorite over No. 3 Virginia. The same can be said for No. 5 St. John's, who was a 3.5-point favorite over No. 4 Kansas.

There are myriad theories for why favorites have done so well this year — with NIL budgets being a leading thought. Will that run continue in the Sweet 16 and the Elite Eight? We're not so sure. The gaps between teams in the next rounds will be significantly smaller.

-Nick Bromberg

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Loser: West Coast Conference

The days of the West Coast Conference getting three NCAA tournament bids are probably over. And they're disappearing with none of the three WCC teams in the tournament making it past the second round. Gonzaga, Saint Mary's and Santa Clara all made the 2026 men's tournament.

But the Gaels lost to No. 10 Texas A&M in the first round, and No. 10 Santa Clara was beaten in overtime by No. 7 Kentucky on Friday afterOtega Oweh's incredible buzzer-beaterto send the game to overtime. The No. 3 Zags scuffled a bit against No. 14 Kennesaw State, but that's the only win the WCC got.

Gonzaga coach Mark Few's last NCAA tournament representing the WCC ended in an upset second-round loss.

Saturday night, Gonzaga was upset by a No. 11 Texas team that started its NCAA tournament in the First Four. That was the final game that Gonzaga will play as a West Coast Conference team.

The Bulldogs are off to join the remodeled Pac-12 in 2026-27. And much of the WCC's luster will go with them. Gonzaga being one of college basketball's preeminent powers has done a ton for the conference over the last two decades. This year was just the fourth time ever that the league got three NCAA tournament teams. And all four of those instances came in the 2000s.

-Nick Bromberg

Winner: Big Ten

The Big Ten entered Sunday with the state of its NCAA tournament already assured, having secured four of the bids available in the Sweet 16.

Then it added two more, including one with the biggest upset of the tournament. Purdue secured the conference's fifth Sweet 16 berth with a 79-69 win over Miami early Sunday. And 9 seed Iowa roared into the tournament's second weekend witha stunning upset of 1 seed and reigning champion Florida.

Alvaro Folgueiras' 3 with 4.2 seconds remaining secured the upset win.

UCLA couldn't make it 7 for 7 for the Big Ten on Sunday night as UConn delivered the conference its only second-round defeat.

But Iowa and Purdue will join Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska and Illinois in a Big Ten party in the Sweet 16.

-Jason Owens

Loser: Blue Bloods

North Carolina, Kansas and Kentucky, specifically.

None of the lauded programs survived the first weekend asNorth Carolina blew a 19-pointlead against VCU in the first round, Kentucky collapsed in the second round against Iowa State andKansas looked listless before St. John's thwarted a second-half rallywith a buzzer-beater at the rim against a less-than-inspired Jayhawks defense.

Hubert Davis' days as North Carolina's head coach may be numbered.

Not only will none of the three programs add to their combined tally of 18 NCAA championships. But they'll each leave the tournament with some level of uncertainty around their head coaches.

There's chatter thatNorth Carolina could part with Hubert Davisas soon as this week. Mark Pope's seat in Kentucky isn't nearly as hot, buthe'll enter his third season coaching his alma mater under intense pressure.

And Hall of Fame Kansas coachBill Self said after Sunday's lossthat "I haven't decided" if he'll return to coach the Jayhawks for a 24th season. His legacy that features two NCAA titles is secure, and Self — 63 and battling ongoing health concerns — wants to consult with his family before deciding his basketball future.

It's a critical juncture for all three programs and one where the decisions of the coming days and season will dictate their futures.

-Jason Owens

Winner: Texas

By most accounts, the Longhorns weren't supposed to still be here.

Texas snuck into the NCAA tournament as an 11 seed and was relegated to the First Four as one of the last four at-large teams selected for the tournament field. Three wins in five days later, and Texas has crashed the Sweet 16 as the only double-digit seed remaining in the field.

A power program with plenty of backing, it's a stretch to call Texas a Cinderella. But it's certainly an unexpected arrival to the tournament's second weekend.

No. 2 seed Purdue would be wise to not take the Longhorns lightly next weekend. Gonzaga, a 3 seed,found out the hard waythat Texas is hitting its stride at the right time.

-Jason Owens

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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Hundreds of designers, clerks and technicians went on strike Monday in Maine at one of the U.S. Navy's largest shipbuilding contractors.

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The Bath Marine Draftsmen's Association went on strike at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works after members voted to reject the shipyard's proposed wage offer over the weekend. The union represents 627 workers at the historic shipyard, which has built naval ships in Bath for more than a century.

The strike arrived several weeks after a morale-boosting appearance in which U.S. Defense SecretaryPete Hegsethtouted the need to boost defense manufacturing. It is also taking place as the U.S. intensifies itswar effort in Iran.

The union said in a statement that the shipyard's offer does not address the members' concerns about wages, insurance coverage and retirement income security.

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The shipyard negotiated with the union for three weeks and has been unable to reach accord on a new collective bargaining agreement, said David Hench, a spokesperson for Bath Iron Works. Hench said the company's proposal includes "historic annual wage increases" of 10.1% in the first year followed by 4% in each of the following three years.

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The company plans for business operations to continue during the strike through the use of salaried personnel, subcontractors and other employees who elect to come to work, the shipyard said on its website. The shipyard's total workforce is about 6,800 people, Hench said.

"The company is continuing to negotiate in good faith with the BMDA to explore opportunities to better align company and union objectives," Hench said in an emailed statement.

The Bath Marine Draftsmen's Association is affiliated with the United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, which is commonly known as the UAW and is one of the country's largest unions. The BMDA members at Bath Iron Works work as designers, nondestructive test technicians, technical clerks, laboratory technicians and associate engineers, the union said in a statement.

Members picketed outside the shipyard Monday in cold and drizzly weather. Workers said they would continue picketing around the clock until they ratified a new contract.

Bath Iron Works is a major shipbuilder for the Navy and was awarded a multiyear contract to build several Arleigh Burke-class destroyers in 2023. The Arleigh Burke is a guided missile destroyer that Navy officials have described as the "backbone of the Navy's surface fleet." The Navy exercised an option last year to add an additional destroyer to the contract.

Shipyard representatives did not immediately respond to a question about whether the strike would slow production.

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A 19-year-old female boxer was in a medically induced coma Sunday, March 22, a day after she was knocked out during a pro fight in San Bernardino, California, according to a company involved in the event.

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The woman, Isis Sio of North Dakota, went down after a brutal knockout at 1:18 of the first round. She was convulsing and taken out of the ring on a stretcher, according to ESPN and Boxing Scene.

ProBox TV disclosed Sio's medical statusin a statement posted on social media. "Our thoughts are with her and her family at this difficult time," the statement reads. "Please join us in wishing for a full recovery."

ProBox TV is a streaming and media company owned by Garry Jones, one of three people listed as promoters of the event. The event was called PROBOX TV and the card with seven scheduled fights was held at Orange Show Events Center.

Video of the light flyweight bout shows Sio getting hit twice in the body followed by five-punch combination to the head before she drops to the canvas. She looked defenseless when she took the punches to the head.

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Her opponent was Jocelyn Camarillo, a 21-year-old from Indio, California, who fights for Jake Paul's Most Valuable Promotions (MVP). Camarillo wrote on Instagram Sunday, "my heart is with isis and keeping her in my prayers and wishing her a full recovery."

MVP posted a video clip of the knockout on its X and Facebook accounts Sunday along with a caption that read in part, "KO of the year??"

Before the fight, Sio had a record of 1-2 and was coming off a first-round knockout by body punch on Jan. 30. Sio was dropping down a weight class, meaning against Camarillo she came in seven pounds lighter than for her previous fight. She made her pro debut Sept. 19.

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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Monday a summit between her brother and Japanese Prime MinisterSanae Takaichiwon't happen if Japan sticks to "its anachronistic" approach.

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Kim Yo Jong'sstatement came after Takaichi told reporters last week that she had informed U.S. President Donald Trump during asummit in Washingtonthat she had "a very strong desire" to meet Kim Jong Un.

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In her latest statement carried by state media on Monday, Kim Yo Jong said: "I don't want to see the prime minister of Japan coming to Pyongyang." But she still described her rejection as "just my personal position," suggesting she was pressuring Japan to make concessions.

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Observers say North Korea likely aims for better ties with Japan to drive a wedge between the United States and its allies. Meanwhile, Tokyo wants to resolve the cases of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea during the 1970s and 1980s.

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Koizumi made a second visit to North Korea and met Kim Jong Il again in 2004, the last time the two nations held talks.

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5 worst moments of March Madness Round 2, from Tyler Tanner's miss to Kentucky flop

The top-seeded teams dominated the second round of theNCAA Tournament,with the lone double-digit seed advancing to the Sweet 16 being Texas, one of the most iconic brands in college sports.

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Texasbeing a"Cinderella" in 2025-26is fitting for where men's college basketball is as a sport amid the name, image and likeness era. The lone double digit seed to reach the Sweet 16 last season was Arkansas, which is led by one of the greatest coaches ever in John Calipari and was riddled with talent.

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No. 12 seed High Point gave its best shot at breaking that mold on Saturday, March 21, before ultimately falling to No. 4 Arkansas 94-88 in a highly competitive game. No. 11 VCU also had a chance to be the latest mid-major to reach the Sweet 16, but was dominated by No. 3 Illinois 76-55.

Only 16 teams remain, with just one weekend before the Final Four returns to Indianapolis. Here's a look at our five worst moments of the NCAA Tournament's second round in 2026:

5 worst moments of NCAA Tournament second round

Tyler Tanner misses game-winning halfcourt shot

Vanderbilt star Tyler Tannernearly made an all-time shotfor the win against No. 4 Nebraska in the second round, but the ball rimmed out after multiple bounces off the backboard and rim.

Tanner was already having a career performance, as he finished with 27 points and four assists with four steals. With 2.2 seconds he caught the inbounds pass on the opposite side of the court beforeheaving it from behind halfcourt,which barely missed and resulted in Vanderbilt's entire bench falling to their knees in disappointment.

Nebraska's Braden Frager hit a game-winning driving layup to hand his school its second-ever NCAA Tournament win and first Sweet 16 appearance. Unfortunately, one of Vanderbilt or Nebraska was headed home after one of the best second-round games in recent memory.

"We were in an inch away from being in the Sweet 16," Vandy coach Mark Byington said. "It's going to take a while for us to get over."

Florida goes home early

Florida was shocked by No. 9 seed Iowain the second round, falling 73-72 after Alvaro Folgueiras hit a game-winning 3-pointer with less than five seconds remaining. It's a brutal finish to the season for the Gators, who played their way back onto the 1-seed line after winning 16 of their last 17 regular-season games.

Florida looked like a top national championship contender, especially with its impressive frontcourt of Alex Condon, Thomas Haugh and Rueben Chinyelu. But sometimes March Madness strikes, and unfortunately it did for Florida before the first weekend came to a close.

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Iowa ended the game on a 7-3 run, which was ultimately the difference in the back-and-forth, highly competitive game.

Kentucky makes the bad kind of history

While Kentucky survived a scare against Santa Clara in the first round, it took a wild shot from Otega Oweh at the buzzer to force overtime. The Wildcats kept within distance of Iowa State in the first half of their game on March 22, before the Cyclones pulled away for a dominant 82-63 win.

Kentucky played sloppy basketballagainst Iowa State, setting a program record for most turnovers (20) in an NCAA Tournament game. The 19-point loss was also Kentucky's largest loss in a March Madness game since 1972.

Second-year coach Mark Pope is facing a pivotal offseason, especially with Oweh exhausting his eligibility.

David Punch's nose

TCU star David Punch took ashot to the face from Duke's Cameron Boozerlate in the second half of a close game on Saturday, March 21, and wasn't the same after returning to the game. Boozer was called for a Flagrant 1 on the play, although Punch was unable to shoot the free-throws as he returned to the bench with blood flowing down his face.

Punch Jr. briefly went to the locker room, missing the remainder of the first half before returning in the final 20 minutes of the game.

TCU trailed 38-34 at halftime, before falling apart and losing 81-58 to Duke to end its season. And despite coming off a 16-point, 13-rebound performance against Ohio State in the first round, he was held to four points on 1-of-10 shooting against the Blue Devils.

High Point's season comes to an end

High Point's program-best season came to an end against No. 4 Arkansas, as it fell 94-88 after winning its first-ever NCAA Tournament game in the first round. The Panthers dominated the regular season, finishing the regular season 30-4 with a Big South Conference Tournament win.

Chase Johnston became the latest March Madness legend after helping High Point to a win over Wisconsin, and Rob Martin channeled his inner-Kemba Walker with 30 points and five assists in High Point's loss to Arkansas.

High Point was putting on for mid-major programs in the NCAA Tournament and hopes to continue its momentum fresh off a respect-earning trip.

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Olivia Miles and TCU women escape with 62-59 OT win over Washington and get back to NCAA Sweet 16

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Olivia Miles was getting angry and emotional because she wasn't ready for her college career to be done. TCU's playmaking point guard was distraught when a potential winning shot didn't go in at the end of regulation.

Associated Press TCU poses for a photo with a March Madness bracket after the second round of the NCAA college basketball tournament Sunday, March 22, 2026, Fort Worth, Texas. (AP Photo/Jessica Tobias) TCU guard Olivia Miles (5) reacts during the first half in the second round of the NCAA college basketball tournament Sunday, March 22, 2026, Fort Worth, Texas. (AP Photo/Jessica Tobias) Washington center Yulia Grabovskaia (55) and TCU forward Marta Suárez (7) go for a rebound during the first half in the second round of the NCAA college basketball tournament Sunday, March 22, 2026, Fort Worth, Texas. (AP Photo/Jessica Tobias) Washington guard Avery Howell (2) and TCU forward Marta Suárez (7) go for a rebound during the first half in the second round of the NCAA college basketball tournament Sunday, March 22, 2026, Fort Worth, Texas. (AP Photo/Jessica Tobias) TCU forward Marta Suárez (7) guards the ball from Washington guard Avery Howell (2) during the first half of the second round of the NCAA college basketball tournament Sunday, March 22, 2026, Fort Worth, Texas. (AP Photo/Jessica Tobias)

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Yet she was resilient, just like the rest of the Horned Frogs, who are going to theNCAA Sweet 16for the second year in a row.

Miles had 18 points and 10 rebounds while adding some big assists late as third-seeded TCU finally overcame Washington for a 62-59 overtime victory Sunday night.

"I owe it all to my teammates, to be honest. I was crashing out multiple times. I was angry, I was feeling all the emotions because I didn't want to go home. I don't want them to let my team down," Miles said. "It'd be a disservice for me not to be resilient for them, and for myself."

Clara Silva had 16 points, with the go-ahead layup to start overtime after tying and tiebreaking baskets late in regulation on passes from Miles, and had eight rebounds. Taylor Bigby scored 15 points for TCU (31-5).

The Horned Frogs had never been to the Sweet 16 before last season, when they got to the Elite Eight. They are headed to Sacramento, where theBig 12 regular-season championswill play Saturday night against second-seeded Iowa or 10th-seeded Virginia, who play their second-round game Monday night in Iowa City.

"That was just a gritty, resilient game," third-year TCU coach Mark Campbell said. "We were down the whole time, just stayed in the fight. And we grinded that thing out, got it to overtime and then we finally broke loose ... Winning in March is so stinking hard."

TCU won its 44th consecutive home game since February 2024, matching top seed Texas for the NCAA's longest active streak.

Sayvia Sellers had 18 points for Washington (22-11), and missed a 3-pointer as time expired in overtime.

After Silva's layup on the first possession of overtime, she had a steal and then Miles assisted on a 3-pointer by Bigby. TCU had the first seven points of the extra session after Miles drove for a layup.

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The Huskies were trying to get to their first Sweet 16 sinceKelsey Plumled them there in 2017. Avery Howell, who last season as a freshman went to the Elite Eight last season with Southern Cal, had 14 points, while freshman Brynn McCaughy added 13.

Miles, who had only four points at halftime after atriple-doublein the first-roundwin over UC San Diego, had a shot to win the game in regulation, but her 3-point attempt at the buzzer ricocheted off the back of the rim.

"Oh yeah, I thought it was going in," said Miles, the graduate transfer from Notre Dame in her only season for TCU. "My teammates had to calm me down. ... I practice that shot a lot."

TCU took its first lead since the opening minutes of the second quarter when Miles passed to Silva for a layup with 1:39 left in regulation that made it 51-49. Washington got even when McGaughy beat the shot clock with a layup with 14 seconds remaining.

The game was tied for the first time, at 47, when Miles made a nifty pass over her head to Silva with 3:57 left. Miles finished with eight assists.

Washington led 27-19 at halftime after holding the Frogs to six points in the second quarter. It was their lowest-scoring quarter and half this season, after they missed 14 of their last 16 shots before the break.

Hannah Stines, who finished with 10 points, made a layup with just over 7 minutes left in the second quarter that put the Huskies from the Big Ten ahead 16-15, and they stayed ahead until TCU's late surge. Then after Miles missed again, Howell hit a 3-pointer from the right wing.

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Instead of getting to stay at home to play in the Sweet 16 at Dickies Arena, about three miles from their campus, the Frogs have to travel about 1,700 miles to California for the Sacramento Regional.

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