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The Last Night’s Game Team
College Basketball
We’ve made it to the final weekend in the March Madness tournament. The Final Four is set in both the men’s and women’s bracket. The women’s Final Four is tonight, and the head coaches for Arizona (Adia Barnes) and South Carolina (Dawn Staley) will make history. This is the first time there have been two Black female head coaches leading their teams in the Final Four. The teams include South Carolina (No. 1), Stanford (No. 1), UConn (No. 1) and Arizona (No. 3). Stanford and UConn are the favorites. HERE’S HOW YOU CAN WATCH
The women’s championship game is this Sunday and men’s Monday night. (More on the men’s tourney under Coaches’ Corner below).
Overtime
Jalen Suggs of the undefeated Gonzaga men’s team and Paige Bueckers of the UConn women’s team go way back. Suggs and Bueckers grew up playing basketball together. The two freshman superstars are now playing in their respective Final Fours. Suggs credits his part of his success to Bueckers and her pep talks. This week, Bueckers was named The Associated Press women's basketball player of the year. She’s the first freshman ever to earn this title. IT’S A SMALL WORLD
Sideline stat
The greatest game on grass, the Masters, starts next week at Augusta National Golf Course. But this weekend, the final round of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur will take place on the greens of the famed golf course. This is a significant moment because this is only the second time in history that a women’s golf tournament has been played at Augusta. The legendary course is known for its lack of diversity, only allowing women members in 2012. Former secretary of state Condoleezza Rice was one of the first women to receive the famed green jacket bestowed upon members. Still, there are only six women members at Augusta. HITTING THE LINKS
Coaches’ corner
The men’s Final Four will take place on Saturday with Houston (No. 2) vs. Baylor (No. 1), followed by UCLA (No. 11) and Gonzaga (No. 1). UCLA is clearly the underdog, and Gonzaga hopes to continue its undefeated streak against the Bruins. THE END GOAL IS IN SIGHT
What to watch
MLB (Major League Baseball) Opening Day is behind us and by all accounts, yesterday was a success. Keep an eye out on the possibility of moving the league’s July all-star game out of Atlanta. Calls have come to move the game because of the new voting rights laws passed in that state. STAY TUNED
