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March Madness

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

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

Caitlin Clark's star power prompts more bettors to put their money on women's basketball

BetMGM trading manager Seamus Magee says there is an unmistakable trend in betting on the women's games closing in on the men's.
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

March Madness: 3 perfect women's brackets remain entering Sweet 16

All the brackets might have been wiped out if No. 8 West Virginia had managed to upset No. 1 Iowa, but Caitlin Clark and the Hawkeyes prevailed thanks to a late run.
Nation World

Bracket not busted: All top 8 seeds advance to Sweet 16 in chalky March Madness

Despite major upsets on opening day busting most brackets, those that remain have managed to cruise, with few surprises as higher-ranked teams continue to advance.
March Madness

March Madness: Another year without a perfect NCAA men's bracket

Long shots Yale, Oakland and Duquesne also did some damage on the tournament's second day.
March Madness

Another bracket buster: Oakland beats Kentucky in shocking upset

Jack Gohlke made 10 3-pointers to help 14th-seeded Oakland beat the Kentucky Wildcats.
March Madness

Brackets everywhere busted after the first upset of March Madness

It didn't take long for the first big March Madness upset this year.
March Madness

Why Greg Gumbel is missing from March Madness coverage this year

It will be the first time the host misses the NCAA Tournament since 1997.
March Madness

Who President Biden picked to win March Madness 2024

While Biden has UConn going back-to-back, his March Madness brackets have some big upset picks.