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Today in History: March 21, civil rights activists begin march from Selma to Montgomery 03/21/2026 04:10am • Today is Saturday, March 21, the 80th day of 2026. There are 285 days left in the year. Today in history: On March 21, 1965, civil rights demonstrators led by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. began their third attempt to march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama — this time under the escort of U.S. A Models with Down syndrome walk a Bucharest runway for World Down Syndrome Day, in photos 03/21/2026 03:33am • BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Dozens of models with Down syndrome marked World Down Syndrome Day with a strut down a catwalk at a fashion show in Romania’s capital of Bucharest. World Down Syndrome Day celebrates the lives of people with Down syndrome to make sure they have equal freedoms and oppor How to watch full episodes of 'Matt About Town' on YouTube! 03/21/2026 02:03am • For the last three years, WTOP's "Matt About Town" segment has brought you some of the D.C. region's most interesting feature news stories every Tuesday and Thursday. Starting Tuesday, March 24, in addition to being available on WTOP.com, full episodes of "Matt About Town" will also be availa Miami takes on Houston on 3-game slide 03/21/2026 02:02am • Miami Heat (38-32, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Houston Rockets (42-27, fourth in the Western Conference) Houston; Saturday, 8 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rockets -2; over/under is 229.5 BOTTOM LINE: Miami heads into the matchup against Houston as losers of three straight games. The Ro Brooklyn takes on Sacramento on 6-game slide 03/21/2026 02:02am • Brooklyn Nets (17-53, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Sacramento Kings (18-53, 15th in the Western Conference) Sacramento, California; Sunday, 6 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Brooklyn looks to stop its six-game slide with a win against Sacramento. The Kings are 12-25 on their home court. Sacramento is 6 Memphis visits Charlotte, aims to end road losing streak 03/21/2026 02:02am • Memphis Grizzlies (24-45, 12th in the Western Conference) vs. Charlotte Hornets (36-34, 10th in the Eastern Conference) Charlotte, North Carolina; Saturday, 7 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Hornets -16; over/under is 234.5 BOTTOM LINE: Memphis will look to stop its five-game road skid when the Gri Denver puts home win streak on the line against Portland 03/21/2026 02:02am • Portland Trail Blazers (35-36, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (43-28, fifth in the Western Conference) Denver; Sunday, 5 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Denver will try to keep its three-game home win streak intact when the Nuggets play Portland. The Nuggets have gone 25-16 against Weste Boston takes on Minnesota, seeks 5th straight home win 03/21/2026 02:02am • Minnesota Timberwolves (43-28, sixth in the Western Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (47-23, second in the Eastern Conference) Boston; Sunday, 8 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Boston hosts Minnesota looking to continue its four-game home winning streak. The Celtics are 24-10 on their home court. Boston ranks t Atlanta puts home win streak on the line against Golden State 03/21/2026 02:02am • Golden State Warriors (33-37, 10th in the Western Conference) vs. Atlanta Hawks (38-32, seventh in the Eastern Conference) Atlanta; Saturday, 8 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Hawks -9.5; over/under is 228.5 BOTTOM LINE: Atlanta will try to keep its nine-game home win streak alive when the Hawks pl Tarris Reed Jr. has 31 points and 27 rebounds as No. 2 UConn beats Furman 82-71 in NCAA Tournament 03/21/2026 01:56am • PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tarris Reed Jr. put up monster numbers — 31 points and 27 rebounds, the kind of sensational stat line not seen in the NCAA Tournament in nearly 60 years — that saved UConn from the upset of this March. Yet, Reed — who missed three shots all night and had a double-double o Beers' 18 points, 10 rebounds power No. 4 seed Oklahoma in 89-59 rout of Idaho in March Madness 03/21/2026 01:45am • NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Raegan Beers had 18 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 4 seed Oklahoma overwhelmed No. 13 seed Idaho 89-59 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday night. Beers, a senior center, also had four assists and four blocks. Sahara Williams had 17 points and 10 rebounds, Aal Number of perfect March Madness brackets dwindles into the hundreds after the first round 03/21/2026 01:35am • The odds of a picking perfect NCAA Tournament bracket are astronomical for a reason. The number of unblemished entries in ESPN's bracket challenge dropped to 195 after the completion of the first round, even with all the high-seeded favorites winning — and defending national champion Florida doing Secretive deal leaves deportees from the US stuck in Equatorial Guinea with 'no more hope' 03/21/2026 01:19am • DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — When a U.S. immigration judge told a 28-year old refugee from East Africa that he was free to leave detention in California after 13 months, he was overjoyed. Though an asylum request was denied, the judge ruled he could not be deported home because it would put him in danger Peterson scores 28 points as Kansas hangs on to beat March Madness newcomer Cal Baptist 68-60 03/21/2026 01:15am • SAN DIEGO (AP) — Darryn Peterson made four 3-pointers and scored 28 points, and fourth-seeded Kansas squandered most of a 26-point lead before holding off scrappy NCAA Tournament newcomer Cal Baptist 68-60 on Friday night. Kansas (24-10) advanced to face St. John's in the second round on Sunday in Malik Reneau scores 24 as Miami pulls away from Missouri late for 80-66 win in NCAA Tournament 03/21/2026 01:14am • ST. LOUIS (AP) — Malik Reneau, Tre Donaldson and the rest of the guys from Miami heard the boos before they stepped onto the floor for their NCAA Tournament opener, which was supposedly played at a neutral site but sure felt like a road game. The crowd was filled with Missouri fans for a game play