This feature is the third in a season-long partnership with the NBA, where, alongside their REPRESENT campaign, we’re celebrating the next generation of Canadian NBA stars. It’s the most wonderful time of the year: the NBA Playoffs. Even without the Toronto Raptors in the mix, there’s plenty of Canadian talent to cheer for. The Play-In tournament featuring two Canadians begins today, with 12 other Canucks waiting for their turn to throw down in the first round. So, let’s get to know the top Canadians expected to make waves.

Tonight marks the start of the drama-filled NBA Play-In Tournament, meaning today’s special edition newsletter includes everything from how it works to a team-by-team breakdown of the postseason action to come.

Iowa’s Caitlin Clark officially turns pro today, as the college hoops phenom and thirty-five other standout players will be selected to the WNBA during tonight’s sold-out 7 p.m. ET draft. Time to roll out the orange carpet.

The NBA regular season comes to a close on Sunday, but the playoffs are far from set. While 20 teams have clinched a postseason spot, only three teams have locked in their seeds, meaning we’re in for a wild weekend of hoops.

Sixty-eight teams and almost three weeks of women’s hoops Madness later, it all comes down to two No. 1 seeds: The South Carolina Gamecocks and Iowa Hawkeyes.

The women’s Sweet 16 tips off today with eight show-stopping showdowns on deck over the next 48 hours, including four games headlined by the No. 1 seeds (senior Kamilla Cardoso’s South Carolina, senior Caitlin Clark’s Iowa, freshman JuJu Watkin’s USC, and freshman Madison Booker’s Texas).

The Toronto Raptors’ 11-game losing streak isn’t the only thing plaguing their mediocre season — fringe player Jontay Porter is now at the center of a sports gambling investigation.

Join us as we examine the recent and rapid growth on the women’s side.

March Madness is underway after last night’s opening men’s First Four action, with two more games and the tip-off of the women’s First Four fun on deck tonight.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year — the Division I (DI) women’s basketball national tournament (aka March Madness) tips off with today’s First Four matchups.

The 68 DI men’s teams were revealed on Sunday, and the single-elimination (!!!) tournament officially begins tonight.

Last night’s dramatic bracket reveal featured first-time dancers and perennial powerhouses aplenty, setting the stage for this week’s March Madness tip-off.