At the Final Four, teams pursue titles – and sleep

ARLINGTON, Tex. — For almost 11 minutes on Saturday night, it looked as if Florida's inexorable march to a national championship was going to continue with very little suspense. The Gators led Connecticut, 16-4, in the night's first Final Four game NASHVILLE, Tenn. — One of the best college teams of all-time smothered Stanford's hopes … Read more

At the Final Four, teams pursue titles – and sleep

Every Final Four team has a number of traits that distinguish them and have propelled them through the NCAA Tournament to the college basketball's ultimate destination. STATS Inc. has helped USA TODAY Sports identify the trends that are integral to Making the Final Four means that Connecticut, Florida, Kentucky and Wisconsin have eradicated most of … Read more

Women's Final Four: Can anyone beat UConn?

Once again, Harrison hit the game-winning shot to spring the Kentucky Wildcats. This time, it came against the Wisconsin Badgers in the Final Four, sending the Wildcats to the National Championship Game with a 74-73 win. Turner Sports/CBS had a rather awesome idea for the Final Four: one channel has Jim Nantz, Steve Kerr, and … Read more

Women's Final Four: Can anyone beat UConn?

This is the fourth consecutive year Notre Dame has made the Final Four and the senior class of forwards Natalie Achonwa and Ariel Braker, and senior guard Kayla McBride are 137-14 (.907) in their careers, topping last year's senior class of Skylar The UConn Huskies and Kentucky Wildcats will meet in the title game on … Read more