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Hurley: Being proud overrides disappointment
UConn men's basketball HC Dan Hurley joins Dan Patrick to pinpoint where the national title game went wrong, discuss getting morale back up and share how pride in the team outweighs the disappointment of losing and more.

Big East Men’s Basketball

The Players Era will expand from 18 to 24 teams this year and split into two tournaments, with the two most recent national champions headlining a pair of loaded fields.
St. John’s also made a big splash in the transfer portal, adding former Syracuse forward Donnie Freeman.
The 6-foot-6 shooting guard made his announcement Saturday, April 19 on his Instagram account with highlight clips of his biggest shots and the words “unfinished business.”

Big East Women’s Basketball

Three of the most shameless tankers get the top three picks, while the “ethical” tanking Kings and Nets lose out.
All the games — times, dates, where to watch — in one easy-to-check-out location.
Game 5 is Tuesday night in Las Vegas, with Game 6 back in Anaheim on Thursday night.
Chris Mannix reacts to the 2026 NBA Draft Lottery results, including the Washington Wizards landing the No. 1 overall pick and other winners of the afternoon.

March Madness 2026

The Wolverines survive a major scare from the Huskies but scrape by to capture the Big Ten’s first title since 2000.
Follow along for live updates from UConn-Michigan in the 2026 Men’s NCAA tournament final on Monday, April 6, including real-time highlights, scores, results, stats and more as it happens.
Cori Close and her Bruins etched their names in history with the program’s first national championship.
Follow live for updates from the South Carolina-UCLA Women’s NCAA Tournament Championship on Sunday, April 5, including real-time highlights, scores, results, stats and more as it happens.
Play-by-play commentator Ian Eagle joins the Dan Patrick Show to preview the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship match between Michigan and UConn.
Michigan overpowered Arizona early and humbled the ’Cats all night long, turning the Final Four meeting billed as the Game of the Year into a 91-73 Wolverines highlight reel Saturday night.
Tarris Reed Jr. had 17 points and 11 rebounds, while the fabulous freshman Mullins scored 15 for the Huskies.

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Lendeborg played just five minutes of the first half before getting hurt in Saturday’s 91-73 victory over Arizona, which sent Michigan (36-3) to its first title game since 2018.
Only one of the two fantastic freshmen could end the night in triumph, but both led their teams on a rough offensive night for the Huskies and the Illini.
John Fanta is on the scene in Indianapolis, where he unpacks the top storylines and discusses the winning history of Final Four teams Arizona, Michigan, UConn and Illinois.
UConn coach Geno Auriemma has apologized for his actions during a heated exchange with Dawn Staley at the end of the Huskies’ loss to South Carolina in the women’s Final Four.
Dawn Staley and Geno Auriemma’s coaching rivalry reached a dramatic peak Friday night, and the heated exchange between them stirred all the elements that make their matchups must-see TV.
This was the fewest points UConn had scored since putting up 49 points in a national championship game loss to the Gamecocks in 2022.
John Fanta reflects on the Final Four teams in March Madness and what the next couple days could bring for the college basketball world with the apex of the sport tipping off in Indianapolis Saturday night.
This year’s Final Four at the women’s NCAA Tournament features a quartet of powerhouse programs, teams that have overwhelmed almost all of their opponents with superior talent and veteran coaching.
Jay Croucher and Drew Dinsick break down the odds heading into the Final Four matchup between No. 3 Illinois and No. 2 UConn, in which Illinois’ “elite” offense could prove too much to handle for the Huskies.
The impact of the transfer portal can be felt all around the basketball landscape, and that includes the women’s Final Four.