March Madness NCAA Tournament

Men’s tournament

UConn head coach Dan Hurley, center, and his players celebrate after the NCAA college Final Four championship basketball game against Purdue, Monday, April 8, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Fans welcome UConn’s repeat champs back to the ‘Basketball Capital of the World’

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn’s men’s basketball team returned Tuesday night to the campus the school has branded the “Basketball Capital of the World.”

UConn concludes a dominant run to its 2nd straight NCAA title, beating Zach Edey and Purdue 75-60

UConn uses strategy of shutting down Purdue’s perimeter shooters to get decisive victory

Purdue’s Zach Edey laid it all out in the NCAA title game. It wasn’t enough to top UConn

Women’s tournament

South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley celebrates after the Final Four college basketball championship game against Iowa in the women’s NCAA Tournament, Sunday, April 7, 2024, in Cleveland. South Carolina won 87-75. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Women’s NCAA title game outdraws the men’s championship with an average of 18.9 million viewers

The women’s NCAA championship game drew a bigger television audience than the men’s title game for the first time, with an average of 18.9 million viewers watching undefeated South Carolina beat Iowa and superstar Caitlin Clark.

South Carolina’s Staley shares NCAA Tournament triumph with loyal FAMS upon return home

Clark Effect: Ratings and attendance boost could be on way for WNBA

Caitlin Clark’s college career is over but her impact on the game is not. The numbers back that up

UConn’s Dan Hurley at the pinnacle of his career, joining legends like Wooden, Krzyzewski

· DAVID BRANDT

Purdue’s Jones has been a perfect transfer fit in a March Madness run to the NCAA title game

The keys for Monday night’s national title game between UConn and Purdue

· JOHN MARSHALL

More tournament news

D-I men’s basketball teams won’t need NCAA waivers for preseason games

Division I men’s basketball teams will be able to play two exhibitions against any other four-year schools without needing a waiver that required game proceeds be donated to charity under a change approved at the NCAA convention.

March Madness will pay women’s teams under a new structure approved by the NCAA

Women’s basketball teams finally will be paid for playing games in the NCAA Tournament each March just like the men have for years under a plan approved Wednesday at the NCAA convention.

Power Four seek more control over NCAA policies, including running championship events: report

Yahoo Sports is reporting that a proposal from the nation’s four largest conferences would give them more authority over rule-making, policy decisions and postseason events such as March Madness.

NCAA D-I Council appproves cutting football, basketball transfer portal windows from 45 to 30 days

The NCAA’s Division I Council has approved changes that will shorten the transfer portal windows for football and basketball from 45 to 30 days while keeping an additional 30-day window in all sports after the departure of a head coach.

NCAA lays out pay structure for women’s basketball tournament performances

A women’s basketball team that reaches the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament could bring its conference roughly $1.26 million over the next three years in financial performance rewards.

NCAA moves closer to financially rewarding women’s basketball teams that reach March Madness

Women’s college basketball teams are a step away from getting financially rewarded for success in the NCAA Tournament.

NCAA women’s selection committee to reveal full seeding of tournament teams next season

The NCAA women’s selection committee will release the seeding for the entire tournament field for the first time next season.

NCAA committee approves Indianapolis to host all 3 men’s finals, NIT in 2026, adds metrics for 2025

Indianapolis will host championships for all three NCAA divisions and the NIT in 2026, and the governing body’s men’s basketball committee has also approved including the Torvik and Wins Against Bubble rankings among metrics in evaluating teams for next year’s tournament.

Ex-Kansas stars Chalmers, Collins file class-action lawsuit vs. NCAA, others over March Madness

Kansas stars Mario Chalmers and Sherron Collins are among 16 ex-men’s college basketball players have sued the NCAA and multiple conferences over the use of their names, images and likenesses in promoting and monetizing March Madness.

NCAA presents options to expand March Madness tournaments from current 68 teams, AP source says

The NCAA has presented a plan to Division I conference commissioners that would expand the lucrative men’s and women’s basketball tournaments by four or eight teams alongside an option to leave each field at 68 teams.

Illinois basketball star Terrence Shannon Jr. ordered to stand trial on a rape charge in Kansas

A Kansas judge has ordered University of Illinois basketball standout Terrence Shannon Jr. to stand trial on a rape charge following testimony from a woman who said she was “terrified” as she was being assaulted.

NCAA removes cap on official recruiting visits in basketball to deal with unlimited transfers

The NCAA has approved a waiver that will allow men’s and women’s basketball programs to pay for unlimited official recruiting visits to help teams deals with roster depletion caused by transfers, according to a memo obtained by The Associated Press.

NCAA men’s final sees viewership increase over 2023, but not enough to outdraw women’s title game

For the first time, the NCAA women’s basketball championship outdrew the men. UConn’s 75-60 victory over Purdue in Monday night’s men’s final on TBS and TNT averaged 14.82 million, which was not enough to surpass the 18.87 million who watched South Carolina defeat Caitlin Clark and Iowa in Sunday af

UConn, coach Dan Hurley provide blueprint on how to succeed in the age of NIL, player transfers

Dan Hurley and the UConn Huskies proved that even in the age of NIL and rampant player transfers, it’s possible to build a program capable of winning back-to-back national titles.

NCAA president: prop betting on college athletes ‘enormously problematic’

NCAA President Charlie Baker says prop betting on college athletes for their individual performances is “enormously problematic.”

18.7 million: Early figures from NCAA women’s title game make it most-watched hoops game in 5 years

South Carolina’s victory over Caitlin Clark and Iowa in Sunday’s women’s NCAA championship game had a preliminary audience average of 18.7 million on ABC and ESPN.

The NCAA women’s tourney had everything: stars, upsets, an undefeated champion. It’s just the start

The NCAA women’s basketball tournament is having a moment. Attendance and TV ratings during this year’s version of March Madness spiked thanks in part to Iowa star Caitlin Clark.

UConn takes precautions to prevent a repeat of the vandalism that followed the 2023 title game

Precautions are in place at the University of Connecticut designed to prevent a repeat of the violence and vandalism that marred the celebrations of the school’s 2023 NCAA men’s basketball championship.

Dawn Staley and South Carolina in good place to keep dynasty rolling and repeat as champions

Dawn Staley and South Carolina have cemented their place as the next dynasty in women’s basketball. With two NCAA titles in the past three seasons and 109 wins in the last 112 games, it’s hard to argue with that.

Every player on South Carolina’s bench feels like a starter. They played a pivotal role in title run

South Carolina’s bench wore down Iowa in the national championship game. The Gamecock reserves outscored the Hawkeyes reserves 37-0.

NCAA president hopeful women’s teams rewarded for appearance in tournament like the men

Despite huge TV ratings and unprecedented attention to women’s basketball, teams in the NCAA Tournament don’t cash in like their male counterparts.

Purdue’s Painter draws closer to an elusive title by doing things the old-fashioned way

Purdue coach Matt Painter mostly stays away from the transfer portal and stays away from making promises he can’t keep to incoming recruits.

UConn, Purdue set to collide in NCAA title game after dominating in a romp-filled March Madness

UConn and Purdue have dominated this year’s NCAA Tournament. Now they’re set to meet for the national championship on Monday night.

Purdue’s Zach Edey and UConn’s Donovan Clingan anchoring the middle in national title game

The national championship game will be a beefy one. In one corner of the paint is Zach Edey, Purdue’s 7-foot-4, 300-pound unstoppable force.

UConn’s Stephon Castle is an anomaly in this NCAA title game -- a blue-chip, 5-star recruit

UConn’s Stephon Castle is an anomaly in this year’s Final Four. That’s because he’s a blue-chip, five-star McDonald’s All-American who could have chosen just about any school in the country.

South Carolina’s title victory over Iowa and Clark sets sports-betting records

A history-making women’s college basketball season ended with multiple sportsbooks declaring Sunday’s national championship as their most bet-on female sports event.

Perfect ending: South Carolina’s Dawn Staley wins third national title as Gamecocks down Clark, Iowa

Dawn Staley got around Caitlin Clark this time. A year after South Carolina’s perfect season crashed with a semifinal loss to the sensational Clark in the Final Four, the Gamecocks, led by Staley, their fiery and fierce coach, finished the job with an 87-75 win over Iowa in the NCAA championship.

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

Coach Dawn Staley and South Carolina have completed their perfect season, ending Caitlin Clark’s historic college career with an 87-75 win over Iowa in the NCAA championship game.

Iowa star Caitlin Clark pours in 30 points in final NCAA game but Hawkeyes fall to South Carolina

Caitlin Clark scored 30 points in her final collegiate game but it wasn’t enough as the Hawkeyes fell just short of an NCAA championship for a second straight year.

Caitlin Clark set out to turn Iowa into a winner. She redefined women’s college hoops along the way

Caitlin Clark took her final bow at Iowa when the Hawkeyes lost to South Carolina in the national title game.

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