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Sports >  NCAA basketball

A Final Four of titans is the last hope to save a forgettable March Madness

The national pastime of complaining while being spoiled has enjoyed a revival this men’s March Madness, and now it’s left to the second Final Four with all No. 1 seeds to stem the whining. Can Duke, Houston, Auburn and Florida present some sort of classic entry into the national consciousness that redefines 2025 as something other than a lack of upsets and overtimes and Cinderellas and other madnesses? When year-long titans hog all the Final Four spots and leave no space for any charming straggler, a save-best-for-last quality can take hold, for at least such a Final Four boasts the utmost quality.
Sports >  NCAA basketball

Texas tops TCU to advance to first Final Four since 2003

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Texas coach Vic Schaefer first met Madison Booker when Booker was a middle schooler. Even then, he could tell that the future Longhorns wing would be a special talent. On Monday in Birmingham, Booker showed why she is already regarded as one of the sport’s biggest stars despite being a sophomore.