Xavier and Illinois will meet on Friday night in the first round of the 2025 NCCA tournament at the Fiserv Forum, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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Arguably the best 48-hour stretch of the American sports calendar continues Friday as 2025 March Madness hits full stride with 16 more first-round NCAA Tournament games filling screens across the country from noon ET until after midnight.

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VCU coach Ryan Odom is expected to be named the next head coach at Virginia, according to multiple reports. ESPN first reported the two sides were approaching a deal. Odom, 50, led VCU to the NCAA Tournament this season in only his second year with the program.