The East Coast will be well represented at the Final Fours, with five of the eight teams and 54% of non-international players hailing from there.
Men's field: 39 players went to high school on the East Coast (Eastern Seaboard plus Pennsylvania and D.C.). North Carolina produced the most players (11), followed by Virginia (seven) and New Jersey (six).
The Boston Red Sox on Wednesday are expected to announce that games at Fenway Park will be carbon neutral, a first for Major League Baseball, Axios has learned.
Why it matters: Sports venues like Fenway Park have large carbon footprints, particularly when attendee travel is taken into account.
The State Department warned "Russian government security officials may single out and detain U.S. citizens" in Russia and Ukraine, per fresh advisories against Americans traveling to the countries on Tuesday.
Driving the news: Americans in Russia face being harassed by Russian security officials, as well as "detention, the arbitrary enforcement of local law," according to the travel warning.
NFL owners approved a change in the overtime rules that will allow both teams to have possession of the ball in overtime during the playoffs, the league announced on Tuesday.
Catch up quick: Prior to the rule change, whichever team started with the ball in overtime could end the game if they scored a touchdown, and the other team's offense would not have an opportunity to take the field.
UConn is in the women's Final Four for the 14th consecutive time, and the Huskies will be joined in Minneapolis by three No. 1 seeds: South Carolina, Stanford and Louisville.
ICYMI: UConn beat NC State, 91-87 (2OT), in an instant classic on Monday that featured 13 lead changes, nine ties, a buzzer-beater and a game-high 27 points from reigning National POY Paige Bueckers.
State of play: The most high-profile league in the world's most popular sport is now under heightened scrutiny after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, amid a crescendo ofaccusations that it's become a vehicle for state-affiliated billionaires to flex their countries' soft power.