Ken Blaze / Imagn Images In the final days before Selection Sunday, 31 of the 68 spots in the 2026 men’s NCAA Tournament will be clinched by teams winning their conference’s automatic bids.

A woman raising two children was among the six U.S. service members killed last week when a refueling plane involved in the war with Iran crashed in western Iraq. Tech Sgt. Ashley B. Pruitt, 34, ...