10 mins into the first episode of The Zach Lowe pod: Bliss. No one does it better IMO.

‼️ Women's National Championship Ratings: 8.5M viewers on ESPN platforms, third-most-watched title game. For comparison: vs 2024 (SC–Iowa): ⬇️ 10.4M (-55%) vs 2023 (LSU–Iowa): ⬇️ 1.4M (-14%) vs 2022 (SC–UConn*): ⬆️ 3.65M (+75%) *Broadcast on ESPN, not ABC.

Geno Auriemma compared coaching young athletes to drinking wine. 🍷 "Wine is good for you too. And if you're around it all the time, after a while, you wake up and you go, 'That was really bad.'" The 71-year-old did not give a definitive answer on when he'd retire.

Paige Bueckers has the net wrapped around her neck as she gets set for the postgame press conference.

Geno Auriemma cuts down the net in celebration of his record 12th championship with UConn.

Sarah Strong, UConn’s star freshman and member of the All-Tournament Team, cutting down a piece of the net.

UConn players, old and new, celebrating the team’s 12th national title.

UConn's 2025 March Madness victory margins: First round: 69 Round of 32: 34 Sweet 16: 23 Elite Eight: 14 Final Four: 34 Championship: 30 with under six minutes left

UConn's closest game in the tournament was a 14-point win in the Elite Eight against the JuJu-less USC Trojans.

How it looks inside Amalie Arena about 10 minutes from the start of the Women’s National Championship game.

UConn makes their red carpet entrance.

South Carolina makes their red carpet entrance at the Amalie Arena in Tampa.

@nicoleganglani NVM I thought Women’s March Madness 😂 guess the time is synced

The scene outside Amalie Arena in Tamp as UConn fans await the red carpet entrance of the Huskies in about 10 minutes. Tip-off is at 3 p.m.

@nicoleganglani We're happy in Tampa rn haha! That 9 p.m. tip Friday was rough. Press conferences ended at 1 a.m. lol

Two things can be true: The ratings dip is real and a 3.9M average is a win. The one-year drop for needs additional context too. Last year’s UConn-Iowa game was a nail-biter. UCLA-UConn this year was the largest Final Four victory margin ever. https://t.co/dwNj1qUsje

Women’s Final Four Ratings: ↕️ 3.9M average, third-highest-ever. 11M last year, 4.5M in 2023. 👀 4.1M for UConn vs UCLA, fifth-most-watched Final Four game but likely dipped due to blowout.

NCAA VP for women's basketball Lynn Holzman told @FOS on Wednesday they have "increased ticket sales therefore we have increased revenue" due to the format change. More ⬇️ https://t.co/IobxPvXVwG

Geno Auriemma expresses frustration with the tournament format: “You shouldn’t be trying to make more money by short-changing [the players’] experience." He also spoke last night about how he dislikes the decision in 2023 to move the regional rounds from four to two regions.

UConn breaks their huddle and the players wave goodbye to the fans at the end of their open practice here at Amalie Arena.