In NCAA title game, a Michigan team on a roll tries to derail a UConn dynasty Michigan has been scoring over and swatting down opponents at a record rate during March Madness The Independent UK · Apr 6
The Loyalists: Alex Karaban and Will Tschetter, Rare One-School Seniors, Face Off in UConn-Michigan Title Clash In a sport defined by movement, two program lifers bring continuity, trust and staying power to the championship stage. Sports Illustrated · Apr 6
NCAA Tournament 2026 men’s final predictions: will UConn or Michigan cut down the nets in Indy? The Guardian’s experts break down UConn v Michigan, from the key matchups to the bold predictions, ahead of the NCAA men’s championship game The Guardian - US · Apr 6
After a Hard Reset, UCLA Decided to Win a National Championship on Its Own Terms Many doubted if the happy-go-lucky Bruins were tough enough to win it all. It turns out they had so much heart for each other that they played heartlessly against their opponents. Sports Illustrated · Apr 6
Sports Illustrated’s 2025–26 Women’s College Basketball All-Americans Dominant runs in March Madness solidified these players’ places on the end-of-season list. Sports Illustrated · Apr 6
‘We Got Smacked’: South Carolina Couldn’t Do Anything Right in the National Championship For a second consecutive year, the Gamecocks have not just lost in the national championship game but lost remarkably, gut-wrenchingly badly. Sports Illustrated · Apr 6
Why Three UCLA Players Danced to Tate McRae After Winning National Championship The routine harkens back to a challenge levied in February. Sports Illustrated · Apr 6
Breaking Down the Matchups That Will Crown a Men’s Hoops Champion: Michigan vs. UConn The Wolverines’ overwhelming size meets the Huskies’ relentless system in a national title game defined by contrasts. Sports Illustrated · Apr 5
Dan Hurley’s Wife Went to Great Lengths to Retrieve Coach’s Holy Beads for Final Four That was close. Sports Illustrated · Apr 5
March Madness: Three Bold Predictions for Michigan vs. UConn in Men’s National Championship Either way, history will be made Monday in Indianapolis. Sports Illustrated · Apr 5
Dynasty or Destiny: UConn and Michigan Collide for the Men’s Hoops Crown The Huskies chase immortality while the Wolverines carry the weight of a league seeking its first title in decades. Sports Illustrated · Apr 5
March Madness Expert Predictions for the 2026 Men’s National Championship Sports Illustrated writers crown their national champion and make final score predictions to wrap up the NCAA tournament. Sports Illustrated · Apr 5
Indiana’s Basketball Misery on Full Display in Men’s National Title Game What if IU had hired Dusty May? Would Braylon Mullins be playing at home? Instead, they’re leading Michigan and UConn for a title. Sports Illustrated · Apr 5
UConn Guard Solo Ball in Walking Boot After Final Four Injury: How It Impacts Huskies vs. Michigan Ball is banged up after UConn’s Final Four win over Illinois, with just one day until the national championship game against the Wolverines. Sports Illustrated · Apr 5
Sports Illustrated · Apr 5 Cameron Boozer Reveals Injury He Received in Duke’s Season-Ending Loss to UConn The Blue Devils forward’s season ended in pain—in more ways than one.
The Guardian - US · Apr 5 NCAA women’s national championship: South Carolina 51-79 UCLA – as it happened! Live report: The UCLA Bruins win their first NCAA women’s basketball title by routing South Carolina 79-51 in Phoenix, Arizona
Sports Illustrated · Apr 5 Ranking Every Men’s College Basketball National Championship Game of the Past 25 Years UConn and Michigan will add their names to the history books on Monday, but how does this matchup stack up against the rest of the century?
Sports Illustrated · Apr 5 Why Dan Hurley Is Worried About His ‘Lucky Suit’ Ahead of UConn’s Championship Game Hurley, who is very superstitious, has worn his lucky suit for years.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 5 Men’s College Basketball Awards: No. 1 Seeds Sweep Naismith Honors Every top team but Michigan went home with some hardware.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 5 UCLA Dominates South Carolina to Win First National Championship The Bruins controlled the game the whole way.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 5 Cameron Boozer’s Naismith Win Makes Unique College Sports History With Fernando Mendoza The Naismith and Heisman winners have something surprisingly in common.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 5 Hilary Knight Explains Why She Wasn’t ‘Surprised’ the PWHL Sold Out MSG on Historic Night The New York Sirens and Seattle Torrent broke the attendance record for women’s hockey in the U.S.
The Independent UK · Apr 5 South Carolina meets UCLA in NCAA women's title game seeking a 4th title as Bruins chase their 1st Dawn Staley and South Carolina are seeking a fourth national championship in the last nine years when they meet UCLA in the NCAA women’s basketball title game
Sports Illustrated · Apr 5 Yaxel Lendeborg Vows to Be Ready for Michigan’s Men’s Hoops Title Game The Wolverines star battled through an injury scare and early foul trouble, but his teammates stepped up in the rout of Arizona.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 5 Michigan Looks Unstoppable Barreling Into Men’s Hoops Title Game Against UConn The Wolverines turned a clash of No. 1 seeds into a rout, continuing a dominant tournament run that now meets the sport’s reigning powerhouse.