THE NCAA MEN'S basketball tournament bracket will be unveiled Sunday, beginning a magical sporting event that unifies the country every year for nearly a month.
The tournament that gave us UCLA's dominance, Villanova's perfection and Butler's pluck remains poised for another edition of upsets, buzzer-beater and the transformations of unknown players to household names in a 67-game blur.
Meanwhile, the NCAA is dealing with a flurry of court cases, labor board decisions and Congressional apathy. And as college sports teeters on the precipice of significant change, there's concern the NCAA's hallmark event will change with it.