Danny Hurley and UConn are officially “running” college basketball
Everyone already wrote the “officially blue bloods” story a year ago, so there’s no point in rehashing it. Although I can understand the urge. It is difficult to extract new narratives from periods of sustained domination. No, this year’s story feels simpler. The 2023-24 Connecticut Huskies are one of the best men’s college basketball teams […]
UConn dominates Purdue to capture back-to-back national championships
The Connecticut Huskies defeated the Purdue Boilermakers 75-60 in the NCAA men’s basketball national championship game, returning to first place for the second straight year. Not only did the Huskies win 12 straight games in the NCAA Tournament, they maintained a winning streak of beating opponents by double digits, showing just how deadly the team […]
Purdue v UConn live updates: NCAA men’s national championship | NCAA Tournament 2024
Interesting question that Brian discusses below – Who teeth The GOAT of women’s college basketball? Take Brittney Griner, for example, who ultimately led a Baylor team that featured another WNBA player (Odyssey Sims) to a 40-0 record. 2011-12. Baylor’s record over the past three seasons was 108-5. Let’s go back to the ’80s and consider […]
UConn Finally Makes It To The Final Four Following Massive Freakout Over Flight Delay
Planes get delayed all the time, but you wouldn’t have thought that with fans’ freakouts (and the media at that). If you’ve been paying attention to social media and sports blogs, you probably know that I’m talking about the UConn Huskies men’s basketball team and their problems with a flight delay. Well, I’ve got bad […]
3 reasons Purdue can upset UConn in national championship game
In recent weeks, the following story has been making the rounds: university university It’s a huge monster and an unstoppable force. Some of us have even written that the Huskies feel it is inevitable that he will become college basketball’s first back-to-back national champions since Florida in 2006-2007. But what if, from the moment this […]
UConn vs. Purdue odds, prediction: National championship game pick
Commercial Content 21+. You can no longer select it after today. There are no more Iowa games to cover. I’m Tom Hanks at the end of Castaway. National Championship Tournament: No.1 Purdue (+6.5) vs. No. 1 UConn. I vowed to ride the Huskies until the wheels fell off and to root for Dan Hurley’s University […]
Alabama’s Nate Oats laments 1 aspect of Final Four loss to UConn
The Alabama Crimson Tide tried their best against University, but fell short 86-72 in Saturday night’s Final Four matchup. All things considered, it was one of Alabama’s best seasons, and it ended with the program’s first Final Four appearance. The team advanced to the Sweet 16 last season, but failed to advance past the first […]
UConn storms past Alabama late, will face Purdue in March Madness final
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Eventually, the 3-point shots stopped falling. When it happened, Connecticut could smell blood. Alabama persevered and tried to do something no one had ever done before in this NCAA Tournament: give the defending national champions a game. Donovan Clingan, who scored 18 points, had a dunk in University’s 86-72 Final Four win […]
UConn tops Alabama for berth in men’s basketball national championship
The University Huskies defeated the Alabama Crimson Tide 86-72 on Saturday, clinching a consecutive berth in the men’s basketball national championship. The Huskies’ starting lineup hit double digits in scoring, and the team shot an incredible 50 percent from the field, reminding the nation why they are the defending champions. The Huskies led by four […]
Iowa’s close win over UConn in women’s Final Four draws record ratings
Women’s college basketball continues to capture the nation’s attention. Just a few days ago, the rematch of last year’s NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball National Championship between LSU and Iowa drew more than 12 million viewers. The game remained the most-watched women’s college basketball game on record to this day. Last year, about 9.9 million […]