NCAA Tournament action resumes Thursday as the Sweet 16 gets underway with four huge games that each bring compelling storylines. By night's end, just 12 teams will be left standing in the race to crown a 2025 national champion.

If Texas advances to the Elite Eight, they will play the winner of Notre Dame (a team that beat the Longhorns in November) and TCU (the Longhorns' former foe from the Big 12). Last season, the Longhorns lost to North Carolina State in the Elite Eight 76-66.

Star Game mini-tournament next season. Commissioner Adam Silver said Thursday that the format used last month -- a four-team tournament made up of 24 All-Stars and another team of rookies and sophomores that played their way in by winning the Rising Stars event on All-Star Friday,

It's unclear what next year's NBA All-Star Game will look like, but commissioner Adam Silver said the league is "a bit back to the drawing board" as it moves away from the three-game mini-tournament that was implemented this season.

The NBA will not bring back its All-Star Game mini-tournament next season. “We’re back to the drawing board,” Commissioner Adam Silver said.