Patriots’ owner asks Roger Goodell to reinstate first-round pick lost to Deflategate; Fourteen ways Northern Iowa could have prevented Texas A&M’s miracle comeback; NFL considers playing a regular season game in China; March Madness: Inside Texas A&M’s miracle comeback; Wisconsin hits buzzer-beater; Maryland tops Hawaii; The key to winning the National League East? No mercy for Braves and Phillies.; Patriots’ reworked roster positions them for another Super Bowl push; NBA power rankings: For all of the excitement of March Madness, NBA still wins; ACC set record for teams in the Sweet 16 — with a little luck, good basketball; Rex Pflueger’s second chance at a second chance sends Notre Dame to Sweet 16; Notre Dame escapes upset by Stephen F. Austin thanks to last-second tip-in; Villanova ousts Iowa, exorcises second-round demons to reach Sweet 16; The key players that will decide Sunday’s NCAA tournament games; Forget March Madness: Spurs over Warriors was the best game of the night; Tom Crean and Indiana: It’s complicated. But beating Kentucky in NCAA tournament helps.; Stephen F. Austin stayed true to itself in advancing to face Notre Dame; Up and down vs. Wichita State, Jim Larranaga and Miami land back in the Sweet 16; Iowa Coach Fran McCaffery’s players don’t know much about ‘White Magic’; Wichita State is back; Miami and rest of NCAA tournament field has been warned; Notre Dame shoots its way past Michigan; West Virginia admits it overlooked Stephen F. Austin; now it’s headed home; Can you name all the NFL coaches in this photo? We bet you can’t.; NBA vs. NCAA basketball is the dumbest argument in sports; Novak Djokovic believes male players deserve more money than women tennis players; UCLA stunk this year so Coach Steve Alford is returning his contract extension; Browns reportedly ‘moving forward’ toward signing Robert Griffin III; Joe Maddon’s Cubs dress code: ‘If you think you look hot, you wear it.’; Possible No. 1 overall pick Ben Simmons reportedly will enter NBA Draft; Let’s celebrate Twitter’s 10th birthday by killing off the Crying Jordan meme; The NFL is taking a long, hard look at the stickiness of gloves; How to watch the NCAA tournament Sweet 16; Jose Mourinho will struggle to rebuild Manchester United; All about the Benjamins: By leaving early for NBA, Ben Simmons doubles future money; Why Oklahoma should reach Final Four over Oregon, Duke and Texas A&M; There were literally 48 better power metrics than RPI for predicting Sweet 16; Texas A&M pulls off the biggest March Madness miracle ever; Syracuse presents Gonzaga with best chance at the Bulldogs’ first Final Four; Villanova buries Iowa, early-round ghosts. Now, how far can the Wildcats go?; March Madness picks ATS — Sunday’s Round 2 games; Gonzaga’s backcourt, an early-season concern, has fueled the Bulldogs’ March; Indiana Hoosiers’ defensive rebirth has them rolling into the Sweet 16   National sports stories and blog updates   Patriots’ owner asks Roger Goodell to reinstate first-round pick lost to Deflategate Robert Kraft says he wrote to the NFL commissioner over a month ago. By Mark Maske  •  Read more » Fourteen ways Northern Iowa could have prevented Texas A&M’s miracle comeback Northern Iowa set the cruelest record Sunday night in unthinkable fashion. By Adam Kilgore  •  Read more »   NFL considers playing a regular season game in China The league might play in China as soon as 2018. By Mark Maske  •  Read more »   March Madness: Inside Texas A&M’s miracle comeback; Wisconsin hits buzzer-beater; Maryland tops Hawaii We're here to give you all the updates and analysis as the NCAA tournament keeps rolling along. By Washington Post Staff  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   The key to winning the National League East? No mercy for Braves and Phillies. There is a formula for gaining a berth in the playoffs, and it involves absolutely feasting on the worst teams in the game. By Barry Svrluga  •  Read more »   Patriots’ reworked roster positions them for another Super Bowl push Did trading away Chandler Jones and adding Martellus Bennett aid New England's Super Bowl cause? By Mark Maske  •  Read more »   NBA power rankings: For all of the excitement of March Madness, NBA still wins This week's Washington Post NBA power rankings. By Tim Bontemps  •  Read more »   ACC set record for teams in the Sweet 16 — with a little luck, good basketball The ACC will send a record six teams to the second weekend of the NCAA tournament. By Adam Kilgore  •  Read more »   Rex Pflueger’s second chance at a second chance sends Notre Dame to Sweet 16 Notre Dame's Rex Pflueger had a chance to tip-in a game-winner once and missed. He got a second chance Sunday, and took full advantage of it. By Tim Bontemps  •  Read more »   Notre Dame escapes upset by Stephen F. Austin thanks to last-second tip-in The Irish just snuck by the upset-minded Lumberjacks to reach the Sweet 16. By Tim Bontemps  •  Read more »   Villanova ousts Iowa, exorcises second-round demons to reach Sweet 16 The Wildcats put the past behind them and continued their charge towards their first Final Four appearance since 2009. By Tim Bontemps  •  Read more »   The key players that will decide Sunday’s NCAA tournament games Some players will play bigger roles than others Sunday. By Matthew Giles  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Forget March Madness: Spurs over Warriors was the best game of the night The San Antonio Spurs beat the Golden State Warriors Saturday night in a game that could've been straight out of the Western Conference finals. By Tim Bontemps  •  Read more »   Tom Crean and Indiana: It’s complicated. But beating Kentucky in NCAA tournament helps. Tom Crean has a complicated relationship with his fan base, but things are great after Indiana beat rival Kentucky. By Adam Kilgore  •  Read more »   Stephen F. Austin stayed true to itself in advancing to face Notre Dame Stephen F. Austin stuck to its routine, stayed true to itself and pulled off a big upset Friday night. By Tim Bontemps  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   Redskins & NFL Roundup Recapping the week's NFL action. Sign Up »         Share Sports Break:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. 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