March Madness live updates: NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 schedule, bracket, scores and news

The East and West regions both lost No. 1 seeds during the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament, creating a wide-open field as the Sweet 16 begins Thursday.Follow here for news and insights from The Athletic's staff.Pregame readingThe NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16 is set, but there’s questions for all of themKansas State's Markquis Nowell is writing March magic into his NYC hoops origin storyDonovan Clingan is UConn’s next big star. His mom would have loved itUp to date look at the bracketThursday's Sweet 16 matchupsNo. 3 Kansas State 98, No. 7 Michigan State 93 No. 4 UConn 88, No. 8 Arkansas 65No. 4 Tennessee vs. No. 9 Florida Atlantic | 9 p.m. ET | TBSNo. 2 UCLA vs. No. 3 Gonzaga | 9:45 p.m. ET | CBS(Photo: Andy Lyons / Getty Images)

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