Women's March Madness winners, losers: UConn, Paige Bueckers earn storybook ending

The women's NCAA Tournament is now complete. UConn is celebrating its 12th national championship, while South Carolina wonders what might have been.

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March Madness 2025 winners and losers: SEC lives up to the hype, Duke chokes in NCAA Tournament Final Four

Here are the winners and losers of the 2025 NCAA Tournament

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After all the injuries and losses, Bueckers and UConn complete storybook journey

After four years of disappointment, Paige Bueckers finally saw her -- and UConn's -- dream come true.

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Paige Bueckers Was a UConn Legend. Now She’s a National Champion, Too.

The story of UConn and the narrative of women’s basketball emergence cannot be told without Bueckers.

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NCAA championship: Paige Bueckers' culminating title moment took something extra — and her UConn teammates delivered

In the end, it took more than Paige Bueckers' best for her to hoist an elusive first title. It took all three of UConn's stars sharing the burden to hoist the trophy.

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Without Paige Bueckers, JuJu Watkins, who will emerge as a women’s basketball star in 2025-26?

TAMPA, Fla. — When Paige Bueckers tore her ACL in the summer of 2022, a year after winning Player of the Year honors as a freshman and a few months after leading UConn to its first NCAA Tournament ...

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Paige Bueckers is a superstar, but wasn't the only one shining in UConn's national title win

One of college basketball's biggest stars, Paige Bueckers, was finally rewarded with a national championship in her final game with the UConn Huskies.

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Can UConn Win Again? We Ranked Women’s Basketball Teams for Next Season.

Even without Paige Bueckers, the Huskies are a worthy candidate for the best team in the country.

The New York Times - 15h

Thompson: Paige Bueckers didn’t need a title to be a UConn legend. She deserved one, though

TAMPA, Fla. — With 1:32 left in the fourth quarter, while huddled with her teammates during a stoppage in play, Paige Bueckers heard her name called. It was UConn freshman Allie Ziebell, and she ...

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Women's college basketball looking for next star with no Paige Bueckers and JuJu Watkins injured

Women’s college basketball has been on the rise these last few years, riding the wave of iconic players like Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, Paige Bueckers and JuJu Watkins

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The national title was a test the great Paige Bueckers didn’t need to pass

The UConn guard’s achievements are too broad and impressive to merely be measured in trophies. But she went and got one anyway. The fact that Paige Bueckers wasn’t already considered the undisputed ...

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What's next for UConn, South Carolina? Forecasting next season for women's March Madness top seeds

From portal priorities to incoming recruits, we look ahead to next season for UConn and South Carolina after the Huskies clinched the title.

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WNBA mock draft: Projected first-round picks after 2025 women's NCAA championship

Paige Bueckers earned her first championship, and she shouldn't have to wait long for her next milestone. Here's how the rest of the draft could unfold.

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Main characters of March Madness 2025: Standouts from every round

From viral moments to game winners, here's a look at who has defined the men's and women's tournaments.

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It's so easy to be happy for Paige Bueckers

We don't know Paige Bueckers, but we were all rooting for her.

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'It's destiny': UConn's Paige Bueckers finally wins national championship to cap off decorated college career

After an incredible five-year journey, Bueckers went out on top

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2025 WNBA Mock Draft 5.0: Paige Bueckers goes No. 1 to Wings, Hailey Van Lith rises following March Madness

Olivia Miles' surprise return to college shook up the latest mock draft

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Women's March Madness perfect bracket: ESPN user was one game short of perfection

According to ESPN, one user in its women's NCAA Tournament bracket challenge was a game short of having a perfect March Madness bracket.

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UConn's emphatic national championship win over South Carolina could mark the start of another Huskies dynasty

Paige Bueckers is leaving, but UConn is in more than capable hands with Sarah Strong and Azzi Fudd

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Vanessa Bryant Mourns Late Daughter After UConn Wins National Championship: ‘Gigi Would’ve Loved Being There’

UConn star Paige Bueckers said she feels like Kobe and Gianna were "watching over us" during the tournament

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Women's March Madness 2025: What South Carolina can learn from blowout loss to UConn in national championship

The Gamecocks fell short in their repeat bid, exposing some areas for improvement in the process

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How to watch tonight's Final 4 games for March Madness 2025 NCAA Tournament

Looking for the 2025 NCAA March Madness Final Four schedule? Here's how to stream the men's and women's games.

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The national title was a test the great Paige Bueckers didn’t need to pass

The UConn guard’s achievements are too broad and impressive to merely be measured in trophies. But she went and got one anyway

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UConn beat South Carolina to end drought and win their 12th national title

UConn 82-59 South Carolina Azzi Fudd and Sarah Strong score 24 points each UConn are back on top of women’s basketball, winning their 12th national championship by routing defending champion ...

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Could freshman Sarah Strong become the best UConn player ever?

TAMPA — Paige Bueckers wore the net that UConn players cut down following their national championship win like a necklace, an elusive crown jewel made of nylon that no one can take away. The ...

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Women’s college basketball 2025-26 too-early power ranking: UConn looks like favorite again

A season that was supposed to be defined by parity instead ended with the two most iconic brands in women’s basketball meeting in the national title game and UConn adding a historic record 12th ...

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March Madness men’s final predictions: the winner and a missing giant

Will Walter Clayton Jr’s ongoing Steph Curry impression carry the Gators to a third national title? Or will the Cougars’ suffocating defense unlock the program’s first?

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March Madness 2025: Dramatic title game between Florida, Houston delivers end to greatest Final Four ever

If there was any doubt about this Final Four's greatness, Monday night's madness pushed it into GOAT territory

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After nine long years, Geno Auriemma and Connecticut are back atop women's college basketball

How the Huskies won their 12th national championship — and why Auriemma wanted so badly for Paige Bueckers to get this one.

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Top dogs: UConn at No. 1 in AP poll after title win

For the first time since 2021, UConn earned the No. 1 spot in the AP Top 25 women's basketball poll a day after beating South Carolina 82-59 for the Huskies' 12th national championship.

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Paige Bueckers' injury-to-championship path is a blueprint for Juju Watkins

Two years ago, Bueckers dealt with a similar injury to the one Watkins suffered in this year's NCAA Tournament.

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Winners and losers from NASCAR's throwback weekend at Darlington

NASCAR's 'Throwback Weekend' saw a familiar face in Victory Lane and plenty of fascinating paint schemes on the track.

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PHOTOS: Fans shop UConn women’s national championship merch at Storrs campus

Fans checked out the 2025 NCAA Women’s Basketball National Champion UConn Huskies merchandise at the UConn Bookstore on the Storrs Campus on Monday, April 7, 2025. UConn women’s basketball brings ...

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