This Week in Los Angeles Sports

The GIST: It’s been two years, but the day has finally come: March Madness is here. Men’s action begins later today with the “First Four” round, but COVID-19 has already made an appearance in the Indy bubble…

The GIST: USC’s last Sweet Sixteen appearance was in 2007 and UCLA’s was in 2017. Seeing our LA squads make deep runs in this year’s tournament would be as sweet as a Sprinkles cupcake.

The GIST: Between the top-ranked U of I Illini and the heartwarming Loyola-Chicago Ramblers, Chicago has all the storylines this year. Now all we need is that trophy.

The GIST: Gonzaga has their sights firmly set on winning their first national championship, while Eastern Washington hopes to snag their first-ever NCAA Tournament win. To infinity and beyond.

The GIST: The robot, the macarena...the worm? Whichever they choose, our Philly schools have moves and are ready to bust ’em out at the Big Dance.

The GIST: The Lone Star State will be well represented in Indiana. We’re going to dive deep into two of the hometown favorites and two of the local schools. Don’t mess with Texas.

The GIST: There are potentially eight schools representing the DMV in the round of 64 and they’re ready to bust some brackets.

The GIST: We usually save the biggest WTF moments for our podcast, The GIST of It, but this one couldn’t wait.

This week in Georgetown and UVA college basketball.

The GIST: TBH, in a city of nine million people, there’s bound to be fans of each and every one of the 68 men’s March Madness teams. But we’re giving you “the gist” of each NY team that’s going dancing. Sorry, not sorry, transplants.