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March Madness

UConn beats Purdue to win back-to-back NCAA titles

March Madness

South Carolina finishes off perfect season with NCAA championship, beating Clark and Iowa 87-75

The 38-0 Gamecocks became the 10th Division I team to go through a season without a loss.
March Madness

Iowa-UConn women's Final Four match was most-watched hoops game in ESPN history

The previous women’s hoops mark was 12.3 million for last Monday’s Iowa-LSU game in the Elite Eight.
March Madness

Caitlin Clark gets her shot at NCAA championship with dream matchup against powerful South Carolina

Iowa is headed back to the national championship game, where they'll face an unbeaten South Carolina.
March Madness

How much Final Four tickets cost for the women's and men's tournaments

Demand for women's tickets has been driven by fanfare for Iowa's Caitlin Clark, the all-time leading scorer in Division I.
Nation World

The women's NCAA Tournament had center stage. The stars, and the games, delivered in a big way

In homes, in sports bars from Seattle to Miami, even in NBA locker rooms, the women's games Monday night had people staring at televisions.
March Madness

Caitlin Clark scores 41 points, Iowa knocks defending champion LSU out of women's NCAA Tournament

Iowa's Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese of LSU put on a memorable show for the sold-out crowd and the millions watching.
March Madness

Tall Final Four task: Beating reigning champion UConn will not be an easy task in the desert

The first national semifinal on Saturday will be big — as in more than 14 feet and 575 pounds of men in the paint.
March Madness

Mismatched 3-point lines discovered during women's NCAA Tournament in Portland

The issue with the 3-point line was revealed Sunday before Texas and North Carolina State faced off in their Elite Eight matchup.
March Madness

March Madness: Stanford goes down and so does last remaining perfect bracket

There were three perfect ESPN brackets entering Friday play. The other two fell when No. 3 seed Oregon State defeated No. 2 Notre Dame 70-65.
March Madness

Mainers near and far hit hardwood in hopes of advancing in March Madness

Greeley graduate Anna DeWolfe plays with Notre Dame, Gorham native Mackenzie Holmes plays with Indiana, and Scarborough's J.P. Estrella plays for Tennessee.
Nation World

Crowns, chest bumps and swagger: In March Madness, the handshake isn't just for high fives anymore

Nearly every team has at least one player who greets the starters with a sometimes intricately choreographed handshake before the game starts.