Turn NCAA brackets into bites with a regional snack board

With teams divided into four regions across the country, the championship structure offers built-in inspiration for a snack board inspired by regional favorites.
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Toronto chooses to pick 6th in WNBA draft instead of 1st in expansion draft after winning coin flip

The Toronto Tempo will have the sixth pick in the WNBA draft on April 13, choosing that option over having the top choice in the expansion draft on April 3.
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'The Housemaid' heads to Blu-ray with twists and secrets within a troubled mansion

"The Housemaid" arrives on Blu-ray with Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried leading a twist-heavy thriller backed by strong extras and commentary tracks.
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Johnson, top-seeded Michigan roll past Howard in March Madness after slow start

Morez Johnson Jr. had 21 points and 10 rebounds on a perfect shooting night, and No. 1 seed Michigan rode a second-half surge to a 101-81 victory over 16th-seeded Howard in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday.
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Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino, defending his company, takes star role at antitrust trial

Live Nation Entertainment's longtime chief executive was the star witness at a New York antitrust trial Thursday, defending the dominant position his company has taken over the last two decades as a lawyer for nearly three dozen states tried to portray the concert giant as greedy and abusive to customers.
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Duren scores 36, Cunningham leaves early with back spasms as Pistons beat Wizards

Jalen Duren had 36 points and 12 rebounds for the Eastern Conference-leading Detroit Pistons, who lost fellow All-Star Cade Cunningham to back spasms in the first half of a 130-117 victory over the Washington Wizards on Tuesday night.
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March Madness wagering set to tip off with the games just 2 months after federal gambling charges

The NCAA basketball tournaments open this week and billions of dollars will run through a gambling market that has evolved from office bracket contests and illegal bookmaking operations into a booming industry where it's legal in most states to wager on outcomes or a seemingly endless menu of statistics-based predictions within the games.
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Live Nation ticketing worker regrets calling customers stupid, he says at antitrust trial

A Live Nation Entertainment ticketing employee testified Tuesday at the company's antitrust trial that his private instant messages were "very immature and unacceptable" several years ago when he told a coworker some customers were "so stupid" and boasted of "robbing them blind, baby."
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A Florida woman has been charged in a shooting at Rihanna's Los Angeles home

A Florida woman accused of firing gunshots at Rihanna's home in Los Angeles was charged Tuesday with one count of attempted murder and other felony offenses including 10 counts of assault on a person with a semiautomatic firearm.
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Maryland rides big first half to win over Oregon to open Big Ten Tournament

David Coit scored 17 points, Elijah Saunders added 15, and Maryland defeated Oregon 70-60 in a first-round game of the Big Ten Tournament on Tuesday.
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Multiple gunshots fired near Rihanna's L.A. home and a woman is taken into custody

Los Angeles police took a woman into custody after she fired gunshots near the home of Grammy-Award winning performer Rihanna, according to police and news reports.
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Duke marks its record 150th No. 1 ranking in the AP Top 25, Wisconsin, Louisville back in poll

Duke was chosen No. 1 in the AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll for a record 150th time on Monday.
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Culture Wire: The end of 'Jersey Shore,' BTS returns and 'Lanterns' trailer drops

It's the end of an era on the boardwalk. MTV has confirmed that Jersey Shore: Family Vacation will wrap its run with an 18-episode farewell season kicking off May 7 at 8 p.m. ET/PT
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Wizards reveal forward Kyshawn George has a partially torn UCL in his left elbow

The Washington Wizards announced Wednesday that forward Kyshawn George partially tore the UCL in his left elbow Monday against Houston.
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Trial that could lead to the breakup of Ticketmaster's parent company gets underway

A high-stakes antitrust trial that could lead to the possible breakup of Live Nation, the parent company of Ticketmaster, got underway Tuesday in a case over whether the entertainment giant's dominance of the concert industry amounts to an illegal monopoly.
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Banchero matches season high with 37 points as Magic ease past Wizards

Paolo Banchero equaled a season high with 37 points, Desmond Bane scored 25 and the Orlando Magic eased to a 126-109 victory over the Washington Wizards on Tuesday night.
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American rivals set for early Candidates' clash

The battle to pick the challengers for the open and women's world championship title moves into high gear this month as top chess players gather in Paphos, Cyprus, at the end of the month for the FIDE Candidates and FIDE Women's Candidates Tournaments.
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Young to make Wizards debut Thursday against Jazz

Guard Trae Young is expected to make his Washington Wizards debut on Thursday at home against the Utah Jazz.
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Justin Timberlake sues to block release of police video of drunken driving arrest

Justin Timberlake is suing to block the release of police body camera footage from his drunken driving arrest in New York's Hamptons in 2024.
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Savannah Guthrie returns to her mother's home in first sighting there since disappearance

"Today" show host Savannah Guthrie and her sister returned to their mother's home outside Tucson on Monday in their first sighting at the house since Nancy Guthrie went missing a month ago.
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UConn remains unanimous No. 1 in AP Top 25 heading into postseason; followed by UCLA, South Carolina

UConn heads into the postseason undefeated and still the unanimous No. 1 choice in The Associated Press women's basketball Top 25.
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'Scream 7' opens with a franchise-best $64.1 million in box-office win for Paramount

"Scream" is still making a killing.
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Poor performance that ends Spurs' 11-game winning streak leaves Wembanyama surprised

Victor Wembanyama was surprised. His San Antonio Spurs, who were untouchable in February, were unsteady to start March. San Antonio didn't respond well to the New York Knicks' defensive pressure Sunday and had its 11-game winning streak snapped with a 114-89 loss.
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Cher's son charged with simple assault and trespassing at New Hampshire private school

Police say Cher's son was arrested on Friday after acting belligerently at a New Hampshire private high school, of which he has no association.
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Olson's 28 points help power Michigan to a win over Maryland

Olivia Olson scored 21 of her game-high 28 points in the first half, and No. 8 Michigan snapped No. 14 Maryland's six-game winning streak with an 87-69 victory in the teams' regular-season finale on Saturday.
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