With March upon us, National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) men’s college basketball is going to start heating up. March Madness will begin soon, though a quick pit stop for the Conference Championship tournaments is necessary to get an idea of who the real contenders are to win the end-of-year tournament. This article will contain predictions for the winners of all of the Power Six conferences. These conferences include the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12, and Southeastern Conference (SEC).

The Geneseo campus fell silent as the Ice Knights were eliminated from the SUNYAC tournament on Saturday, Feb. 24. They fell to the four-seeded Cortland Red Dragons in a 3-2 nail-biter at the Ira S. Wilson Arena. It felt that their impressive 21-4-0 season was cut unfairly short in the SUNYAC semi-finals by a lesser team, yet Cortland went on to win the SUNYAC Tournament and earned an automatic bid into the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Tournament. Despite some pause, the Cardinals will not be alone.

The Geneseo men’s and women’s lacrosse teams both won impressively on Saturday, Mar. 3. The men's team defeated Ithaca 11-10, while the women’s team handily beat St. Lawrence University 16-3, with both of which occurring at College Stadium. The Geneseo men's lacrosse team is now 2-1 on the season while the women's squad is undefeated at 3-0.

The Geneseo Ice Knights were defeated by the Cortland Red Dragons on Saturday, Feb. 24, in the SUNYAC Semi-Final round. The game was a tightly contested affair with the Ice Knights narrowly falling 3-2. The Knights' defeat at Ira S. Wilson Ice Arena was only their third home loss of the season, as Geneseo’s overall season record stands at 21-5.

On Thursday, Feb. 15, Major League Baseball (MLB) Commissioner Rob Manfred announced his plans to step down as the commissioner when his term ends in 2029. Manfred’s stint has had its highs and lows—with many people believing there to be more downsides—especially when it came to the changes he made to the game during his term. 

Starting on Wednesday, Feb. 21, both SUNY Geneseo’s men's and women's swimming and diving teams competed in a four-day SUNYAC tournament where the men's team brought home their 10th-straight SUNYAC title and the women’s team claimed their 16th consecutive, as well. 

As both the head coach of SUNY Geneseo’s men’s and women’s track and field teams, along with holding the assistant head coaching position for the cross country squads, Chris Popovici has played a pivotal role in cementing both programs as cornerstones of the college’s athletics department.

Vincent Kennedy McMahon, the co-founder of World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. (WWE), has been involved in a series of serious lawsuits throughout his career. In recent news, McMahon was accused by a former WWE employee of various sexual assaults and sex trafficking allegations. McMahon is accused of preying on his female employees and wrestlers. 

If there’s one thing Coach Drew Bezek knows well, it’s lacrosse. Bezek grew up playing lacrosse with his friends before going on to play at LeMoyne College, where he helped lead his team to four national championship game appearances and one national title in 2007. Bezek’s accomplishments don’t stop there, as he was also named an NCAA Division II First-Team All-American for three consecutive seasons (2008, 2009, and 2010). He is also the winner of two NCAA Division II Defensive Player of the Year awards from 2009 and 2010.

The 2024 NHL (National Hockey League) Stadium Series did not disappoint, providing NHL fans with two thrilling rivalry games played at the Metlife Stadium in New Jersey. In the opening game of the series, the New Jersey Devils defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 6-3 on Saturday, Feb. 17. The next day, the New York Rangers met the New York Islanders in another divisional matinee. The Rangers went on to defeat the Islanders in an electrifying 6-5 overtime matchup. This entry of the Stadium Series was a rousing success for the NHL, with a combined 150,000 fans packing the seats of an exuberant MetLife Stadium.

On Wednesday, Feb. 14, the Geneseo men’s ice hockey team traveled to SUNY Morrisville to cap off their regular season with a State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) matchup. The Ice Knights returned to Geneseo on a six-game winning streak after defeating the Mustangs with a score of 7-2. 

The National Basketball Association’s (NBA) annual All-Star Weekend came to an end on Sunday, Feb. 18. NBA All-Star Weekend is an exciting multi-day event that consists of multiple challenges and contests, along with the highly anticipated All-Star game. All of these competitions end in the player with the best performance winning an award that can be looked back at fondly for years to come.

Geneseo’s men’s basketball team split a two-game homestand over the weekend. The Knights suffered their third defeat of the season after falling on Friday, Dec. 1, to SUNY New Paltz 73-69. However, they rebounded with a 78-74 overtime victory against SUNY Oneonta the next day, on Saturday, Dec. 2. The Knights’ season record currently sits at 4-3 with a 1-1 record against State University of New York Conference (SUNYAC) opponents.