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UCLA demolished South Carolina by 28 to claim its first women's national championship, handing Cori Close a title 15 years in the making and ending South Carolina's dynasty run.
Michigan and UConn meet at 8:50 p.m. ET tonight on TBS -- Hurley's 6-0 dynasty against Dusty May's program that went 8-24 two years ago and hasn't stopped winning since.
Staley's postgame grace after a 28-point loss defined Sunday more than the score did, illustrating how the sport's two best coaches responded to defeat and victory with equal dignity.
Men's March Madness crossed $1 billion in TV rights this year; the women's deal pays $65 million -- a 15-to-1 gap the UCLA championship run makes impossible to ignore.
Practice rounds begin today at Augusta National, where Rory McIlroy defends his title as the sport's annual insistence on serenity proceeds entirely on schedule.
Detroit clinched the Eastern Conference's top seed with a 116-93 win over Philadelphia -- the same program that went 14-68 two years ago and lost 28 straight.