Final Four

CBS saw 14% decline in viewers for NCAA men’s basketball championship game, while ratings for women’s title match on ESPN grew

The title game between Arizona and Stanford attracted an average of 4 million viewers on Sunday, peaking at 5.9 million.

3 years ago

N.C.A.A. Acknowledges $13.5 Million Budget Gap Between Men’s and Women’s Tournaments

Financial details revealed publicly for the first time show that the N.C.A.A.’s budget for the men’s tournament was nearly double…

3 years ago

The financial burden on NCAA sports wears wingtips, not sneakers

Let me repeat that. The salaries of just 10 NCAA administrators could sustain the most successful program in women’s basketball…

3 years ago

March 29 – April 4, Highlights and Lowlights

? This week our highlight goes to coaches Dawn Staley of South Carolina and Adia Barnes of the team from Arizona…

3 years ago

When Paige Bueckers and Jalen Suggs faced each other, it was ‘just amazing stuff’

The world now knows Paige Bueckers and Jalen Suggs as freshman phenoms ... The close friendship they have built since…

3 years ago

Twenty-five years ago, the U.S. women won basketball gold and established a legacy

This Final Four tells an uplifting story that covers a quarter-century of exquisite stewardship. Twenty-five years ago, a transformative U.S.…

3 years ago

Two Black women will be head coaches in the same NCAA women’s Final Four for the first time

For the first time in NCAA women's tournament history, two Black women will be head coaches in the same Final…

3 years ago