The White House Turned War Into a March Madness Hype Video
The NCAA tournament drew record audiences while the White House posted 'Operation Epic Fury' hype reels and a March Madness video conflating basketball with wartime triumph.
Sports
F1 Cancels Bahrain and Saudi GPs — War Guts Gulf Sports Calendar
The Iran war has forced F1 to cancel two Gulf races and shredded a regional sports calendar built on billions in sportswashing investment.
March Madness Day One — High Point Stuns Wisconsin, UNC Falls
A 12-seed from North Carolina that had never won an NCAA Tournament game beat Wisconsin 83-82 and busted millions of brackets before the first day was half over.
Gulf Sporting Ambitions in Ruins — Dozens of Events Scrapped
Formula 1 cancelled its Bahrain and Saudi GPs, the Finalissima is gone, and the Gulf's decade-long project to become the world's sporting hub has collided with the war it cannot host away from.
March Madness Women's Tournament Opens With Upsets
Day One of the women's tournament went 16-0 in favor of higher seeds, but several near-misses and Olivia Miles's historic performance signal the chaos is coming.
Premier League Continues Amid War — The Contrast
The Premier League plays on while the Gulf's sports calendar collapses and Iran's World Cup berth hangs by a thread — normalcy is just geography.