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NCAA Tournament Glance

All Times EDT

FIRST FOUR

Tuesday, March 17

At UD Arena

Dayton, Ohio

Howard 86, UMBC 83

Texas 68, NC State 66

Wednesday, March 18

At UD Arena

Dayton, Ohio

Prairie View 67, Lehigh 55

Miami (Ohio) 89, SMU 79

EAST REGIONAL

First Round

Thursday, March 19

At Bon Secours Wellness Arena

Greenville, S.C.

Duke 71, Siena 65

TCU 66, Ohio St. 64

At KeyBank Center

Buffalo, N.Y.

Louisville 83, South Florida 79

Michigan St. 92, N. Dakota St. 67

Friday, March 20

At Viejas Arena

San Diego

St. John’s 79, N. Iowa 53

Kansas 68, Cal Baptist 60

At Xfinity Mobile Arena

Philadelphia

UCLA 75, UCF 71

UConn 82, Furman 71

Second Round

Saturday, March 21

At Bon Secours Wellness Arena

Greenville, S.C.

Duke 81, TCU 58

At KeyBank Center

Buffalo, N.Y.

Michigan St. 77, Louisville 69

Sunday, March 22

At Viejas Arena

San Diego

St. John’s 67, Kansas 65

At Xfinity Mobile Arena

Philadelphia

UConn 73, UCLA 57

At Capital One Arena

Washington

Regional Semifinals

Friday, March 27

Duke 80, St. John’s 75

UConn 67, Michigan St. 63

Regional Championship

Sunday, March 29

UConn 73, Duke 72

SOUTH REGIONAL

First Round

Friday, March 20

At Benchmark International Arena

Tampa, Fla.

Florida 114, Prairie View 55

Iowa 67, Clemson 61

Thursday, March 19

At Paycom Center

Oklahoma City

Vanderbilt 78, McNeese St. 68

Nebraska 76, Troy 47

At Bon Secours Wellness Arena

Greenville, S.C.

VCU 82, North Carolina 78, OT

Illinois 105, Penn 70

At Paycom Center

Oklahoma City

Texas A&M 63, Saint Mary’s (Cal.) 50

Houston 78, Idaho 47

Second Round

Sunday, March 22

At Benchmark International Arena

Tampa, Fla.

Iowa 73, Florida 72

Saturday, March 21

At Paycom Center

Oklahoma City

Nebraska 74, Vanderbilt 72

At Bon Secours Wellness Arena

Greenville, S.C.

Illinois 76, VCU 55

At Paycom Center

Oklahoma City

Houston 88, Texas A&M 57

At Toyota Center

Houston

Regional Semifinals

Thursday, March 26

Iowa 77, Nebraska 71

Illinois 65, Houston 55

Regional Championship

Saturday, March 28

Illinois 71, Iowa 59

MIDWEST REGIONAL

First Round

Thursday, March 19

At KeyBank Center

Buffalo, N.Y.

Michigan 101, Howard 80

Saint Louis 102, Georgia 77

Friday, March 20

At Benchmark International Arena

Tampa, Fla.

Texas Tech 91, Akron 71

Alabama 90, Hofstra 70

At Xfinity Mobile Arena

Philadelphia

Tennessee 78, Miami (Ohio) 56

Virginia 82, Wright St. 73

At Enterprise Center

St. Louis

Kentucky 89, Santa Clara 84, OT

Iowa St. 108, Tennessee St. 74

Second Round

Saturday, March 21

At KeyBank Center

Buffalo, N.Y.

Michigan 95, Saint Louis 72

Sunday, March 22

At Benchmark International Arena

Tampa, Fla.

Alabama 90, Texas Tech 65

At Xfinity Mobile Arena

Philadelphia

Tennessee 79, Virginia 72

At Enterprise Center

St. Louis

Iowa St. 82, Kentucky 63

At United Center

Chicago

Regional Semifinals

Friday, March 27

Michigan 90, Alabama 77

Tennessee 76, Iowa St. 62

Regional Championship

Sunday, March 29

Michigan 95, Tennessee 62

WEST REGIONAL

First Round

Friday, March 20

At Viejas Arena

San Diego

Arizona 92, LIU Sharks 58

Utah St. 86, Villanova 76

At Enterprise Center

St. Louis

Miami 80, Missouri 66

Purdue 104, Queens University Royals 71

Thursday, March 19

At Moda Center

Portland, Ore.

High Point 83, Wisconsin 82

Arkansas 97, Hawaii 78

Texas 79, BYU 71

Gonzaga 73, Kennesaw St. 64

Second Round

Sunday, March 22

At Viejas Arena

San Diego

Arizona 78, Utah St. 66

At Enterprise Center

St. Louis

Purdue 79, Miami 69

Saturday, March 21

At Moda Center

Portland, Ore.

Arkansas 94, High Point 88

Texas 74, Gonzaga 68

At SAP Center at San Jose

San Jose, Calif.

Regional Semifinals

Thursday, March 26

Arizona 109, Arkansas 88

Purdue 79, Texas 77

Regional Championship

Saturday, March 28

Arizona 79, Purdue 64

FINAL FOUR

At Lucas Oil Stadium

Indianapolis

National Semifinals

Saturday, April 4

UConn 71, Illinois 62

Michigan 91, Arizona 73

National Championship

Monday, April 6

Michigan 69, UConn 63

Ryan Fox wins first career major at 2026 Open Championship

CNN
(CNN) — Ryan Fox took home the Claret Jug after draining a birdie putt on the 18th hole to win the 2026 Open Championship at Royal Birkdale on Sunday.The 39-year-old Fox beat out American Cameron Young to win his first career major title, becoming only the third New Zealander to win a men’s major golf championship.Fox came into the final hole tied with Young, after the 29-year-old finished the round at 6-under 64 a few hours before.The Kiwi powered his drive into the middle of the fairway and then set up the biggest putt of his golf career so far with an approach shot that landed about 12 feet from the pin.As the putt fell into the hole, the crowd in Southport, England, gave Fox a rousing ovation as he raised both arms in the air to celebrate the achievement.The putt capped off four birdies in the last six holes for Fox.Fox was at a loss for words while speaking to the NBC Sports broadcast after the win.“I don’t really know what to think at the moment. I’ve got a lot of people to thank. First of all, my family. My wife and kids are in Florida at the moment. I spoke to my kids last night and they said, bring back a trophy. I think that’s a pretty cool one to bring back for them,” Fox said. “My family back in New Zealand and all my supporters back there. I know it’s been a long night for them, but I’m glad it was worthwhile.”Fox finished with a 2-under 68 after trailing Sam Burns, who held a two-stroke lead coming into Sunday’s final round.Fox also becomes the third-oldest major winner in the last 10 years, trailing only Phil Mickelson at the 2021 PGA Championship and Tiger Woods at the 2019 Masters.“Just an unbelievable week. The golf course was fantastic. The English weather was fantastic. You guys out there were fantastic. The support was amazing. This is pretty cool. I’m sorry if I’ve forgotten anyone, but thank you very much,” Fox added.It is another disappointment for Young, who is still looking for his first career major title despite winning The Players earlier this year. Young finished one shot back of the win at the 2022 Open Championship at St. Andrews and held the lead heading into the final round at the Masters back in April.It is also another let down for Burns, another golfer looking for his maiden major win.The Louisiana State University alum came into the round ahead by two strokes but quickly lost it and went birdie-free for the final 12 holes.“(Fox) is a well-earned champion and hats off to him,” Burns said. “He did what he needed to do down the stretch and ultimately just came up a couple short today.”Defending champion Scottie Scheffler stayed within striking range throughout the round, but wound up with a 3-under 67 on Sunday to finish tied for fourth with Tommy Fleetwood.After a drama-filled tournament, Bryson DeChambeau finished tied for 14th while Rory McIlroy, who has been critical of the LIV Golfer all tournament long, ended tied for 40th.Fox’s journey to first major winFox’s road to his first career major title wasn’t the easiest. It came with many bumps and U-turns.While speaking to CNN’s Don Riddell ahead of the Desert Classic in Dubai in early 2025, Fox opened up about his mental health issues, including being an older rookie after spending years on the DP World Tour and the PGA Tour of Australia.“I think being a rookie at 37 years old on the PGA Tour was, I probably wasn’t quite prepared for what that was again,” Fox told CNN.“I knew all the golf courses, knew how to travel work, knew where to stay, and everything was new on the PGA Tour, and that was probably a shock to the system more than anything.”Fox comes from a lineage of athletes within his family tree, including his father, Grant Fox, who was a main kicker for the New Zealand national rugby team and his grandfather, Merv Wallace, a former New Zealand cricketer who later coached the national team.Fox spoke out on the “pressure” a golfer faces, mentioning the 2024 death of former PGA Tour golfer Grayson Murray, whose parents later confirmed it was death by suicide.“It can be a stressful life. It’s all performance-based. There’s a lot of pressure on – Looking after your mental health is really, really important, and having people to talk to and all of that is part of that,” Fox said.“It’s a shame it got to that point with Grayson that, you know, we’ve had to have those, those pretty tough conversations now, but it will help – hopefully it helps someone else in a similar situation going forward because we certainly don’t want to see it again.”CNN’s Kyle Tatelbaum and Don Riddell contributed to this reporting This write has been updated with additional reporting The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2026 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.
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