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Florida guard Alijah Martin celebrates after their win against the Houston in the national championship at the Final Four of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Monday, April 7, 2025, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Florida wins its 3rd national title and denies Houston its 1st, rallying for 65-63 victory in NCAA Tournament final

April 8, 2025 at 1:10 p.m.

Florida and Walter Clayton Jr. somehow overcame Houston’s spirit-crushing defense Monday night to will out a 65-63 victory in an NCAA title-game thriller.

College of Charleston soccer player Lexi Drumm leaves federal court during a hearing for a landmark $2.8 billion settlement affecting NCAA athletics on Monday, April 7, 2025, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Judge wants range of issues addressed in $2.8 billion NCAA settlement before final approval

April 7, 2025 at 8:12 p.m.

Barring any changes, the landmark plan will take effect July 1 and clear the way for each school to share up to $20.5 million each with their athletes every year.

Houston’s J’Wan Roberts (13) reacts during the first half in the national semifinals at the Final Four of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Saturday, April 5, 2025, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Houston and Florida play for title and put a different spin on the underdog role to wrap the NCAA Tournament

April 7, 2025 at 7:12 a.m.

Houston coach Kelvin Sampson’s squad of defenders and deniers face Florida for the national title Monday night.

Houston players celebrate after beating Duke 70-67 in an NCAA Tournament semifinal on April 5, 2025, in San Antonio. (Stephanie Scarbrough/AP)

Houston rallies late to stun Duke and will face Florida in the NCAA championship game

April 5, 2025 at 11:54 p.m.

Houston rallied from a 14-point deficit and erased Duke’s title hopes Saturday in a 70-67 stunner at the Final Four. The Cougars will play Florida on Monday night for the...

Houston coach Kelvin Sampson celebrates his team’s victory over Tennessee in the Elite Eight on March 30, 2025, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)

Once pariahs, now winners: Final Four coaches Bruce Pearl and Kelvin Sampson a reflection of a changing game

April 4, 2025 at 8:38 a.m.

A decade ago, Bruce Pearl of Auburn and Kelvin Sampson of Houston were emerging from exile. This week, they’re both coaching at the Final Four.

Cooper Flagg cuts a piece of the net after Duke defeated Alabama in the Elite Eight on March 29, 2025, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Final Four: Who are the best players to watch in a showdown between all the No. 1 seeds?

March 31, 2025 at 7:30 a.m.

Fittingly for an NCAA Tournament in which big schools from big conferences took a record numbers of spots, the Final Four will be four No. 1s to play for the...

Duke's Tyrese Proctor gestures against Alabama during the second half in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament on March 29, 2025 in Newark, N.J. (Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Duke uses a smothering defense to earn a spot in its 18th Final Four with an 85-65 win over Alabama

March 29, 2025 at 10:48 p.m.

Duke advanced to the program’s 18th Final Four with an 85-65 victory over Alabama on Saturday night in the NCAA Tournament’s East Region final.

Wisconsin's Max Klesmit, left, and Kamari McGee embrace after the Badgers' 91-89 loss to BYU in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on March 22, 2025, in Denver. (Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

Wisconsin loses to BYU 91-89 despite John Tonje’s 37 points, ending the Big Ten’s perfect NCAA Tournament start

March 22, 2025 at 10:38 p.m.

BYU withstood a ferocious charge from Wisconsin’s John Tonje to hold off the Badgers for a 91-89 victory Saturday that sends the program to the Sweet 16 for the first...

North Carolina guard RJ Davis celebrates after scoring against Wake Forest during the second half in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament on March 13, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

NCAA Tournament breakdown: Why North Carolina made the men’s field — and how will the SEC’s 14 teams fare?

March 17, 2025 at 7:06 a.m.

Auburn beat out Duke to receive top billing in the NCAA men's tournament despite those three losses over the past two weeks, and despite also dropping a game to the...

Attorneys in college sports lawsuit point to ‘intergalactic paradigm shift’ for NCAA

March 4, 2025 at 5:22 p.m.

Illinois athletic director Josh Whitman, who is chair of the NCAA Division I Council, testified at Tuesday’s U.S. House committee hearing on NIL.

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