Reports of Alabama fan dying of COVID-19 after attending men’s NCAA tournament lead to investigation

INDIANAPOLIS – The Marion County health department is investigating whether anyone in Indianapolis was exposed by any Alabama residents after news reports of an NCAA fan dying of complications of COVID-19.

Luke Ratliff, a 23-year-old student at the University of Alabama, died after a brief illness days after attending the NCAA Tournament in Indianapolis, his father has confirmed. Multiple people told The Tuscaloosa News that he had died of complications related to COVID-19.

Ratliff, a major fan of the school's basketball team, was hospitalized shortly after returning to Tuscaloosa on March 29. He had attended the school's game against UCLA at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis the night before.

Gonzaga coach Mark Few reveals Bob Knight’s advice and influence as his team tries to replicate Indiana’s 32-0 1976 season

INDIANAPOLIS — What do Gonzaga coach Mark Few and Hall of Fame coach Bob Knight have in common? 

For starters, they both love to fly fish, and Few revealed Sunday that he and Knight have had several discussions about coaching over the years – fishing poles involved. 

Most notably, both coaches have an undefeated label attached to their name. Few's 31-0 Gonzaga team is trying to do what Knight's team did in 1976 – finish as national champions with a perfect 32-0 record. 

"We've had some great discussions, never really about that particular team," Few told reporters Sunday on a national championship news conference. "Just about coaching, in general. I had the opportunity to play his teams (when Knight was at Texas Tech) a couple times. I just try to sit and listen."

Is AOC all talk, no action? 'The Big Saturday Show' investigates

What has AOC actually accomplished?

‘The Big Saturday Show’ panel weighs in on AOC’s ineffectiveness while in Congress

Hosts of The Big Saturday Show Saturday sounded off on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s ineffectiveness in Congress, suggesting she was all talk and no action, noting that in the last Congress, she introduced 21 bills, which “went nowhere.”

GUY BENSON: New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is certainly one of the most high-profile members of the House, but a new non-partisan study by Vanderbilt University and the University of Virginia shows she was among the least effective members of the last Congress, introducing 21 bills that went nowhere. She sure does talk a big game, though.

LEO TERRELL: This woman is a noise box. Can someone in New York run against her, please? She is very ineffective…she’s ineffective, but she makes a lot of noise. She could never win any type of state-wide seat, but she serves a purpose for the left-wing extreme left media, and, social media. And that’s her calling card, not as a legislator, but as a noise piece. She is destructive to the American value and way of life.

WATCH THE FULL DISCUSSION HERE

March Madness schedule, odds and TV info for women’s NCAA Tournament national championship game Arizona vs. Stanford

What has been a thrilling women's NCAA Tournament concludes Sunday as Pac-12 Conference rivals Arizona and Stanford face off for the national title in San Antonio. 

After stunning UConn in the Final Four – though, really it shouldn't be that surprising – Arizona is in the women's championship game for the first time. 

Adia Barnes' squad will be the underdog again against Tara VanDerveer's Stanford Cardinal. Though the legendary coach's team is regularly one of the sport's premier programs, the Cardinal have not played for the championship since 2010 and have not won the title since 1992. They're on the precipice of ending that drought after surviving a frantic finish vs. fellow No. 1 South Carolina in an instant-classic Final Four game. 

Stanford vs. Arizona: NCAA Tournament championship predictions for women’s final

If you haven't been following the women's NCAA Tournament until Sunday, when you tune in for the championship game, you may be surprised at which teams are on the floor.

Sure, there's overall No. 1 Stanford, led by all-time winningest women's coach Tara VanDerveer and a slew of offensive talent, anchored by Haley Jones and Kiana Williams.

Then there's … Arizona? Yes, the No. 3 seed Wildcats have created an uproar, knocking off No. 2 Texas A&M, No. 4 Indiana and No. 1 Connecticut to earn their first chance at a championship. And Aari McDonald & Co. have a chip on their shoulder, especially after the NCAA snubbed them in the original Final Four video.

ARIZONA AND STANFORD: Battle in first all Pac-12 NCAA women's basketball championship game

Stanford is pursuing its third national title under VanDerveer, who guided the Cardinal to titles in 1990 and 1992.