The last time the Connecticut women were not in the Final Four, Twitter was less than a year old. Instagram did not exist. The iPhone had just been introduced.
The last time the Connecticut women were not in the Final Four, George Bush was in the White House. That’s three presidents ago.
The last time the Connecticut women were not in the Final Four, Paige Bueckers, the sophomore star on a repaired knee, was not yet in kindergarten back in Minnesota. By the way, there’s where this Final Four will be. As Bueckers said in her television interview Monday night, the reality of the NCAA tournament is win or go home. Her team won and she’s going home.
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Fourteen Final Fours in a row, barely. The wondrous 91-87 double overtime win over North Carolina No-Luck State was the latest argument that this belongs on the short list of monumental sports achievements of the age. Any sport. Maybe any age.
Think of it…