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Purdue finally reaches Final Four, and everyone's crying

All business for three rounds of the NCAA men's tournament, Purdue's emotional dam broke after Boilermakers reached their first Final Four since 1980. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 

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Mon Apr 1 2024

 
Purdue Boilermakers head coach Matt Painter holds up the NCAA midwest regionals trophy Sunday, March 31, 2024, after the midwest regional finals at the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit.

All business for three rounds of the NCAA men's tournament, Purdue's emotional dam broke after Boilermakers reached their first Final Four since 1980.

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Angel Reese (10) shows Iowa Caitlin Clark her ring finger during the final seconds of the women's 2023 NCAA Tournament national championship game.
 

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From nowhere to Final Four star. DJ Burns is an unlikely tournament hero

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I'm picking Angel Reese and LSU over Caitlin Clark and Iowa. Here's why

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I'm picking Caitlin Clark and Iowa over Angel Reese and LSU. Here's why

Caitlin Clark and the Hawkeyes know what they're up against in LSU and Angel Reese and they've been preparing for this rematch for a year.

Tigers forward Angel Reese reacts to a foul call against UCLA on Saturday.
 

LSU's X-factors vs. Iowa: Rebounding dominance, keeping Reese on floor

LSU is the best rebounding team remaining in the women's tournament, and Iowa will be in trouble if the Tigers own the glass.

Iowa Hawkeyes guard Caitlin Clark (22) and forward Hannah Stuelke (45) during the NCAA first-round game against the Holy Cross Crusaders.
 

X factors for Iowa and Caitlin Clark in rematch with LSU Tigers

Led by star Caitlin Clark, Iowa will need Hannah Stuelke and Sydney Affolter to come up big for the Hawkeyes to advance to the Final Four.

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Cat Runner, a transgender climber, won HBO's reality show 'The Climb.'

Cat Runner, as part of USA TODAY's video series on transgender athletes, talks about bringing trans representation to the sport of climbing.

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While the opening weekend of the 2024 UFL season provided a couple seminal moments, did anybody even notice with so much else going on in sports?

 

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