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South Carolina returns to the NCAA championship game in a showdown with newcomer UCLA

Dawn Staley and South Carolina are back in a familiar place, reaching the NCAA championship game for the fourth time in five years.

UCLA withstands Texas' late charge, reaches first national championship game with grinding 51-44 win

Madison Booker's offense disappears during tough shooting night as Texas falls to UCLA in Final Four

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South Carolina smothers UConn 62-48 to advance to NCAA title game, snaps Huskies' 54-game win streak

Auriemma rips officials and beefs with Staley, but bad night for Strong and Fudd is why UConn fell

Flavor Flav, a longtime supporter of women's sports, is courtside at Final Four

UConn has remained women's college basketball's gold standard amid rapid growth of the game

Illinois throws out book on previous matchups with UConn and tries to flip the script in Final Four

UConn's Dan Hurley is in the Final Four yet again. He's trying to enjoy it a little more, too

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Arizona coach stays and Michigan awaits the Wildcats for heavyweight game at a distracted Final Four

Michigan rolls in hoops and hockey but a football scandal leaves the athletic director on thin ice

Arizona's Tommy Lloyd agrees to extension amid status as potential candidate for UNC job

Nebraska's Fred Hoiberg named Associated Press Coach of the Year after breakthrough season

A New England furniture store will refund customers if both UConn teams make the NCAA title games

Duke freshman forward Cameron Boozer named The Associated Press men's national player of the year

Women's Final Four teams reflect on the transfer portal's impact

Washington extends women's basketball head coach Tina Langley through 2031-32 season

Big men, bigger lineups: how length, size got Illinois, UConn, Arizona, Michigan to the Final Four

Shea Ralph, Sarah Strong savor AP basketball awards with Vanderbilt and UConn families present

Shea Ralph named AP women's basketball Coach of the Year after Vanderbilt's 29-5 season

UConn star sophomore Sarah Strong named the AP Player of the Year in women's college basketball

Bigger and better: Women's Final Four teams filled with multi-talented frontcourt players

UCLA and Texas get Final Four rematch of Longhorns' early-season win

Rusty in crunch time, women's Final Four teams brace for tight games after so many blowouts

Attorneys say Oklahoma basketball player who died after game wasn't given proper medical care

UConn's Braylon Mullins finds it difficult to turn the page on his incredible shot at the Final Four

Cheryl Miller and Breanna Stewart celebrated as the greatest players of the women's poll era

UConn and South Carolina meet again with place in NCAA women's championship game at stake

Final Four showdown with top seeds Michigan and Arizona includes intriguing matchups

Providence's Duncan Powell pleads not guilty to charges resulting from altercation with woman

Keaton Wagler leads deep group of talented freshmen still putting their imprint on March Madness

Michigan starter Elliot Cadeau joins teammates at Final Four after accidental exposure to nuts

Iowa State star Audi Crooks entering the transfer portal, the latest to leave team in mass exodus

Michigan's 'Fab Five' will reunite during Saturday's Final Four

Delta State's women's basketball legacy endures even as national spotlight has faded

Pioneer women's basketball powers fade into the shadows full of pride as money reshapes the game

It has been 50 years since the last perfect NCAA champion. Indiana will be honored not far from home

Believe it! After a wild March Madness, Final Four teams look to conjure up more magic

Kansas coach Bill Self is returning for a 24th season with the Jayhawks

Nevada Smith, former Marquette and Texas assistant with NBA ties, picked to become Siena coach

Justin Gainey wants his hiring to unite NC State's fanbase

Michigan's Elliot Cadeau gets medical attention for possible allergic reaction before Final Four

Coach John Andrzejek leaves Campbell basketball: 'The institution now has different priorities'

Auriemma taking an undefeated UConn team to Final Four for 9th time

Kyle Green's fourth stint at Northern Iowa comes with the top job and a 5-year contract

UConn won its last natty with help from 2 power league transfers; Reed, Demary are hoping for same

UConn carries an 18-game winning streak in Sweet 16 or later into a stacked Final Four

Miracle shot has Braylon Mullins' hometown eager for a Final Four reunion with the UConn star

Men's NCAA tournament averaging 10.3 million viewers, its most-watched since 1993

March Madness: UConn assistant Luke Murray juggles Final Four run and new job at Boston College

New Mexico hires Amy Eagan away from Lindenwood to take over women's basketball program

NC State announces hiring of former Wolfpack player Justin Gainey as men's basketball coach

March Madness: After so many blowouts, fans should be treated to tighter games in women's Final Four

Final Four brings Aday Mara's parents from Spain to experience March Madness with Michigan big man

Brad Underwood waited 26 years for a Division I job. Now in Year 39, he has Illinois in Final Four

World's tallest basketball player, 7-foot-9 Olivier Rioux, is transferring from Florida

St. Bonaventure hires Mike MacDonald of Division II power Daemen to succeed the retired Mark Schmidt

Texas coach Vic Schaefer is chasing an elusive national title in his fourth women's Final Four

Raven Johnson named Sacramento 4 Regional MOP as South Carolina reaches Final Four

Area colleges

Rick Pitino wants 7-footer, stronger backcourt going forward

Pitino signs restructured deal to stay at St. John's

5 questions for St. John's after its Sweet 16 exit

Mike Repole to St. John's fans: Let's all contribute for NIL help

Rubin: St. John's needs to get Pitino to sign restructured contract now!

St. John's season ends in Sweet 16 with loss to Duke

3 takeaways from the Red Storm's loss to Duke in the Sweet 16

Rubin: Fracas in Providence was turning point for Red Storm

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