Below, a handful of game-day watch parties and specials to celebrate the tournament’s launch.

Both D.C. and Virginia, where sports betting is legal, prohibit wagering in in-state colleges and universities, even if they are playing somewhere else.

Check out any of these bars this weekend to get your college basketball fill.

This week in “Obama appeals to millennials to get them to sign up for Obamacare:” A Buzzfeed-style GIF bracket.

D.C.’s top elected officials were given tickets to two NCAA basketball games at the Verizon Center this week, and they’ve been using them for various purposes.

The NCAA tournament is upon us, and a lot of us at DCist are excited. Our resident college hoops fans had a chat the other day about Maryland and Virginia not making the tourney, plus a bit about local hoops in general.

It’s that time of year again, so hurry and get those picks in for the annual DCist NCAA Readers-Staff March Madness pool. Good luck!

The NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament is over, and we’re ready to announce the winners of the Sixth Annual DCist Readers-Staff March Madness Pool.

The Saturday morning post, featuring tweeting jailbirds, long-standing senators and endangered whales.

March Madness is upon us. For many, this is the most exciting time of the year in sports, where big schools and little schools, powerhouses and minnows, all get time on national TV and a shot at the national title. But it’s always more fun to watch the games out somewhere. We asked the DCist staff for some of their favorite places to watch the games, have a drink or two and get some grub.