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Chairs with March Madness logo are seen prior to the first round of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Wednesday, March 18, 2026, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

76 teams, zero cheers: The backlash over the new March Madness plan

The "Cinderella story" is under fire. The NCAA is weighing a controversial plan to expand March Madness to 76 teams, a move critics call a "power grab" for big-name schools. From the new 24-team opening round to the threat to mid-majors, here is what you need to know about the proposed changes to the Big Dance.

April 30, 2026
George Clooney, left, and Amal Clooney arrive at the 83rd Golden Globes on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP) **FILE**

George Clooney defends Kimmel over Melania quip: ‘Jokes are jokes’

George Clooney defended late-night host Jimmy Kimmel Monday night, drawing a parallel between Kimmel's joke about first lady Melania Trump and a remark by White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, saying both sides should be held to the same standard on political rhetoric.

April 29, 2026
Former NBA player and assistant coach Damon Jones arrives at Brooklyn federal court, Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Ex-NBA player Damon Jones pleads guilty to wire fraud in $10M betting, poker schemes

Damon Jones, a former NBA player and coach, pleaded guilty in federal court in Brooklyn to two counts of wire fraud conspiracy -- one tied to an insider betting scheme that exploited confidential NBA information and another involving rigged illegal poker games across the country, federal prosecutors announced. Combined losses in both cases exceed $10 million.

April 28, 2026
A man accused of leading a major transnational cocaine trafficking organization in Central America was arrested in San Diego and made his initial federal court appearance Friday, April 24, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of California. Eugenio Dario Molina-Lopez, 61, known as "Don Dario," is alleged to be the leader of Los Huistas, a transnational drug trafficking organization based in the Huehuetenango region of northwestern Guatemala along the Mexican border. (Photo courtesy of Department of State)

Alleged Guatemalan cartel leader ‘Don Dario’ arrested in San Diego

A man accused of leading a major transnational cocaine trafficking organization in Central America was arrested in San Diego and made his initial federal court appearance Friday, April 24, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of California.

April 28, 2026
LeVar Burton arrives at the Star Trek Day celebration on Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021, at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. Burton has been hired as host of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, giving the competition a celebrity headliner who's also a longtime literacy advocate as Scripps takes over production of the bee telecast. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File) **FILE**

LeVar Burton blasts PBS funding cuts, book banning

LeVar Burton used an appearance on ABC's "The View" this week to slam federal cuts to public broadcasting and what he called a national "problem with the truth," weaving pointed political commentary into a wide-ranging conversation about his decades in television.

April 28, 2026