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Hailing from Camden Town, London, England, Madness are a ska band that formed in 1976. They are one of the most enduring and beloved English bands to ever come from the late seventies and early eighties and quite possibly the world’s biggest 2-Tone band.

I think it’s fair to say that people don’t take Madness quite as seriously as they probably should. To clarify, people love them like a family member and with very good reason, but the gloriously silly, “nutty boys” image that follows them around wherever they go doesn’t even tell half their story. This is a band that have had to struggle to get anywhere their entire career, that weathered a storm of abuse and attacks both from skinheads and people accusing them of being skinheads after they’d barely released their first single.

It’s a wonder they have a sense of humour at all, let alone one as broad as theirs, but thank God in heaven that they do. It was one of the things that made them one of the biggest names in British music at the time, that and their absolutely astonishing run of singles. The band began life as The North London Invaders, founded by keys player Mike Barson, guitarist Chris Foreman and saxophonist Lee Thompson, who remain with the band to this day. They recruited drummer John Hasler, bassist Cathal Smyth and singer Dikron Tulane a year later.

The group started performing in 1977 but ran into some serious line up troubles soon afterwards, with most members leaving the band and returning soon afterwards. Graham McPherson (AKA Suggs) took over lead vocals but was kicked out in short order after choosing his beloved Chelsea football club over rehearsing one too many times. Smyth left after an argument with Barson, and the same man’s criticism of Lee Thompson’s saxophone playing led to Thompson himself leaving before the year was up. However by the following year, Thompson and McPherson were back in the fold, Daniel Woodgate and Mark Bedford had become the bands full time drummer and bassist and in 1979, they changed their name to Madness and got Smyth, now going under the nickname Chas Smash, to join as a backing singer and dancer.

The stage was set, and after that much grief with the line-up, it must have been sweet relief to see their first single, a cover of Prince Buster’s “The Prince” become a surprise hit, reaching number 16 in the charts. A performance on the legendary British music TV show Top Of The Pops followed and from that stemmed a tour with The Specials and a record deal with Stiff Records. Their debut album, “One Step Beyond…” came out in October 1979, and that records success was the blue print for the band in the early 1980’s when they were basically unstoppable. The band released one album in each of that decades first three years, all of which top ten and released deathless hit singles like “Baggy Trousers”, “Our House”, “Embarrassment”, “Night Boat To Cairo” and their sole number one hit in the U.K “House Of Fun”.

Of course, that kind of creativity and success in such a short period of time leaves a band with one way to go. In 1984, Barson left the band and by 1985 they were struggling, their singles missing the top 40 altogether and the band not happy with how their albums were turning out, in 1986 they started work on a new record, but it was not to be. The friction between the band members was too much and they announced that they were splitting in September that year. However, after some quiet attempts at solo careers failed to take hold, their single “It Must be Love” was released in 1992. It was a top ten hit all over again, reaching number 6, only two places lower than its original release over a decade ago in 1981.

The demand was there, and the band reunited in the same year for two enormous concerts at Finsbury Park, which were called Madstock!. Both shows sold out, and 75’000 people attended over that weekend, and since then the band have reunited frequently to record albums and go on an annual arena tours of the U.K during the Christmas season. They remain one of the most beloved British bands of the past three decades. Each generation seems to love them just as much as the last, shown by the colossal crowd they pulled at the 2011 Reading and Leeds festivals while slotted in between Two Door Cinema Club and Jimmy Eat World. All hail The Nutty Boys, then. After everything they’ve conquered to get where they are today, they’ve earned the title of national treasures with aplomb, and are still a band to be seen as soon as possible.

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Buster he sold the heat, with a rock steady beat! As soon as you hear this the nutty dancing starts as thousands of 40 something's (and their kids and their dads!) get busting their best Rude Boy moves to one of Great Britain's best ever Ska/Pop bands. Since 1979's "The Prince" The Nutty Boys have scored hit after hit of glorious pop with an underlying social conscience that the casual listener probably never noticed. When you go to a Madness concert you can't possibly leave without a fez on your head, sore legs and feet and a smile on your face as wide as the Clyde. These guys may be getting older and dare I say it even respectable (they we're invited to play at Her Maj's big house in London - who would have thought that in 79!) but they certainly have no signs of slowing down. Lee "Kix" Thomson still runs around with his Sax like a young kid and Chas Smash gets the crowd dancing like crazy and bellowing out every word. Only thing these days is the original bass play Mark "Bedders" Bedford seems to have retired from the band which is a shame. Whatever you do beg, steal or borrow a ticket for the next gig and get on The Nutty Train!

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Scarborough outdoor theatre was a great venue especially as the rain stayed away . For an outdoor venue it's quite compact so the atmosphere & souund didn’t fade away. Madness where their usual brilliance. After over 38 years together you wouldn't expect anything less. Great encore of Madness & Night boat to Cairo. The crowd where up for it so fuelled by the bands enthusiasm it made a memorable night. 11 out of 10!

Brilliant show as always from Madness although they sang a few obscure tunes which we didn't really know from their back catalogue (although they were celebrating 40 years so I guess that was understandable). The Roundhouse is our favourite venue, it's well run, great sound, good views from wherever you stand or sit, plenty of bars & toilets.

Brilliant atmosphere,fabulous sound,& an unbelievably great show yet again,only disappointment was (some of,not all) the security guards at the venue,their level of professionalism left a lot to be desired,but The Fratellis and Madness were (and still are) just as good as they’ve always been! #TheSoundOfMadness

just brilliant! Typicall Madness. The crowd were wild (but well behaved) played all the classics and more the sound and lighting was second to none and the atmosphere was electric. They never missed a beat! Timeless. I'm Just glad I was there to witness it! Go you won't be disappointed.

Outstanding gig! Best Madness set I've heard in a while! Lee Thomson n Suggs were on top form! Glad I had a standing ticket as the atmosphere was awesome!! Monty Python's "Akways look on the bright side of life" blasting out of the sound system on everybody leaving was top class!!

Great concert, supportive crowd treated to a mix of their old 80's classics and more recent stuff, performed with the expected humour and charm. "Night Boat to Cairo" concluded a brilliant night. If you can't enjoy a Madness concert you probably don't have a heartbeat!

Madness where fantastic. Great being in a smaller venue. Only downside was no air conditioning and it was extremely hot inside . No support act to speak of just a guy playing tunes at his decks which was ok for a bit but crowd got a bit restless . Madness brilliant

A great day was had by all. The cricket ground was filled with fans, many who i spoke to have seen the band more then a few times. There was the usual mix of fez wearing men and women who were treated to an hour and a half of classic tracks and new gems.

Incredible. We were in the floor standing and the atmosphere was so good. The music was amazing, Madness at their best. I couldn't stop dancing for the entire concert along with everyone else in the venue. The songs were classic and really well-played.

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Madness Announce First US Tour in 12 Years

The post Madness Announce First US Tour in 12 Years appeared first on Consequence .

Madness have announced a run of US tour dates for 2024 in support of their recent album Theatre of the Absurd Presents C’est La Vie . It marks the legendary ska band’s first trek across the states in over a decade.

The “C’est La Vie in America” Tour”   begins on May 22nd in Seattle, before making stops in cities including Oakland, Boston, and New York throughout the month, as well as an appearance at Las Vegas’ Punk Rock Bowling Festival . These dates supplement the band’s previously-announced UK/EU leg, which will carry them out through the rest of the summer.

A Live Nation ticket pre-sale is set for Thursday, January 18th (use code SPOTLIGHT ), followed by a public on sale on Friday, January 19th via Ticketmaster .

Once tickets are on sale, you can also find them at StubHub , where orders are 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s FanProtect program. StubHub is a secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.

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“I remember the first time we were in the  USA, crossing the Brooklyn Bridge, The Mud Club, ABC City,” Madness frontman Suggs recalls in a press release. “I remember Jelly Bean Benetiz, Madonna, Beastie Boys, Run DC Link Ray. I remember California, Fishbone, BossTones, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Whisky Gogo, The Dead Kennedys. America was everything we hoped it would be, we were small fish and we still are and we can’t wait to be swimming in those waters again!”

Madness previously had planned to tour the US in 2020, but those dates were repeatedly postponed due to the pandemic.

Madness 2024 Tour Dates: 05/22 – Seattle, WA @ Wamu Theater 05/23 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater 05/24 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater 05/27 – Las Vegas, NV @ Las Vegas Punk Rock Bowling and Music Festival 05/29 – Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway 05/30 – New York, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom 06/14 – Margate, UK @ Dreamland 06/15 – Plymouth, UK @ Plymouth Hoe Plymouth Summer Sessions 06/16 – Southampton, UK @ Southampton Summer Sessions 06/28 – Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK @ Newcastle Racecourse 06/29 – Lincoln, UK Lincoln Castle 07/05 – Edinburgh, UK Edinburgh Castle Esplanade 07/06 – Lancashire, UK @ Lytham Green Lytham Festival 07/12 – Derby, UK @ Derby Summer Sessions 07/12 – Scarborough, UK @ Scarborough Open Air Theatre 07/13 – Llangollen, UK @ Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod 07/14 – Derby, UK @ Derby Summer Sessions 07/18 – Cardiff, UK @ Cardiff Castle 07/19 – Reading, UK @ Englefield House 07/31 – Esher, UK @ Sandown Park Racecourse 08/02 – Essex, UK @ Audley End 08/09 – Belfast, UK @ Custom House Square Belfast 08/10 – Galway, IE @ Galway Airport

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Ska and pop legends Madness return to the US for the first time in eight years with the announcement of stateside tour dates for 2020.

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UK ska and pop legends Madness have announced a slate of new tour dates to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the band and their 1979 debut album One Step Beyond… .

Along with a number of shows in Europe, the UK, and Dubai , the band also announced stops in Hammerstein Ballroom in New York, the Fox Theater in Oakland, Boston’s House of Blues and a headlining appearance at Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival in Las Vegas on 25 May, making it the two-tone outfit’s first visit stateside in eight years.

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The group are touring with the majority of their core line-up including frontman Graham “Suggs” McPherson, keyboard/pianist Mike Barson, bassist Mark Bedford, drummer Dan “Woody” Woodgate, saxophonist Lee Thompson and guitarist Chris Foreman.

As part of the late-70s 2-Tone ska revival, Madness stormed the UK charts with their debut album in 1979 and continued to reign with nearly 20 Top 10 singles over the course of three decades with enduring hits like such as ‘Our House’ and ‘Baggy Trousers’.

Prior to their US tour announcement, Madness have a number of UK dates this month including three sold-out nights at the Roundhouse in London from 15-17 December. Following their US dates, the band will return to the UK in the summer, with stops in Gloucestershire on 13 June, the York Festival on 18 June and House of Fun Weekender in Minehead on 20 November 2020.

The ska veterans also released a new single, ‘Bullingdon Boys (Don’t get bullied by the bully boys)’ this past November and their last studio effort was Can’t Touch Us Now in 2016.

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12 December 2019 @ AFAS Live, Amsterdam, Netherlands 15 December 2019 @ Roundhouse, London, UK 16 December 2019 @ Roundhouse, London, UK 17 December 2019 @ Roundhouse, London, UK 05 March 2020 @ The Irish Village, Dubai, UAE 21 May 2020 @ House of Blues Boston, Boston, Massachusetts 22 May 2020 @ Hammerstein Ballroom at Manhattan Center, New York, NY 25 May 2020 @ Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival, Las Vegas, Nevada 27 May 2020 @ Fox Theater, Oakland, California, US 13 June 2020 @ Westonbirt Arboretum, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, UK 19 June 2020 @ York Sports Club, York Festival, York, UK 20 June 2020 @ Thetford Forest, Brandon, Suffolk, UK

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The beloved British ska and pop band Madness announced their first US tour since 2012, giving American audiences their first chance to see the band in over a decade. The Madness C’est La Vie In America tour follows their new UK #1 album Theatre of the Absurd Presents C’est la Vie. In their 40-year careers, the bandmates released numerous hit singles and two #1 greatest hits albums, but this is their first #1 studio album.

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Madness Announce First US Tour in 12 Years

The ska legends will embark on a six-date run beginning in May

Madness have announced a run of US tour dates for 2024 in support of their recent album Theatre of the Absurd Presents C’est La Vie . It marks the legendary ska band’s first trek across the states in over a decade.

The “C’est La Vie in America” Tour”   begins on May 22nd in Seattle, before making stops in cities including Oakland, Boston, and New York throughout the month, as well as an appearance at Las Vegas’ Punk Rock Bowling Festival . These dates supplement the band’s previously-announced UK/EU leg, which will carry them out through the rest of the summer.

A Live Nation ticket pre-sale is set for Thursday, January 18th (use code SPOTLIGHT ), followed by a public on sale on Friday, January 19th via Ticketmaster .

Once tickets are on sale, you can also find them at StubHub , where orders are 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s FanProtect program. StubHub is a secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.

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“I remember the first time we were in the  USA, crossing the Brooklyn Bridge, The Mud Club, ABC City,” Madness frontman Suggs recalls in a press release. “I remember Jelly Bean Benetiz, Madonna, Beastie Boys, Run DC Link Ray. I remember California, Fishbone, BossTones, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Whisky Gogo, The Dead Kennedys. America was everything we hoped it would be, we were small fish and we still are and we can’t wait to be swimming in those waters again!”

Madness previously had planned to tour the US in 2020, but those dates were repeatedly postponed due to the pandemic.

Madness 2024 Tour Dates: 05/22 – Seattle, WA @ Wamu Theater 05/23 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater 05/24 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater 05/27 – Las Vegas, NV @ Las Vegas Punk Rock Bowling and Music Festival 05/29 – Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway 05/30 – New York, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom 06/14 – Margate, UK @ Dreamland 06/15 – Plymouth, UK @ Plymouth Hoe Plymouth Summer Sessions 06/16 – Southampton, UK @ Southampton Summer Sessions 06/28 – Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK @ Newcastle Racecourse 06/29 – Lincoln, UK Lincoln Castle 07/05 – Edinburgh, UK Edinburgh Castle Esplanade 07/06 – Lancashire, UK @ Lytham Green Lytham Festival 07/12 – Derby, UK @ Derby Summer Sessions 07/12 – Scarborough, UK @ Scarborough Open Air Theatre 07/13 – Llangollen, UK @ Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod 07/14 – Derby, UK @ Derby Summer Sessions 07/18 – Cardiff, UK @ Cardiff Castle 07/19 – Reading, UK @ Englefield House 07/31 – Esher, UK @ Sandown Park Racecourse 08/02 – Essex, UK @ Audley End 08/09 – Belfast, UK @ Custom House Square Belfast 08/10 – Galway, IE @ Galway Airport

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One of the biggest and most loved British bands Madness announce their ‘C’est La Vie 2023’ tour. Known for their raucous live sets, the C’est La Vie tour will be teeming with hits from the nutty boy’s unrivalled back catalogue along with some songs from the forthcoming new album. They’ll headline The O2 on Friday 15 December 2023.

Madness said: “WOT-a-tour this promises to be! We can’t wait to be back out on the road, doing what we love best. Roll on November.”

Madness famously emerged from the backstreets of Camden Town in the late 70s and recently released a three-part original docu series with TV channel AMC about the beginnings of the band in the area. Before We Was We: Madness by Madness, chronicles the rise of one of the most loved bands in British culture.

Throughout their career, Madness have had 10 UK top ten albums, 15 top ten singles and have won a multitude of awards including a prestigious Ivor Novello. They’ve performed on the top of Buckingham Palace as part of the Queen’s Jubilee celebrations and set the record for the biggest ever audience for the BBC’s Live New Year’s Eve Broadcast - the most watched TV music event of 2018.

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The Weeknd has announced "The Madness" fall tour in support of his upcoming album,  Beauty Behind the Madness . The tour kicks off in November and stretches through the end of the year. You can check the dates below.

Beauty Behind the Madness is out August 28. It features the previously shared  "Can't Feel My Face" , "Often" , "Earned It", and  "The Hills" .

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11-03 Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre 11-06 Chicago, IL - United Center 11-07 Detroit, MI - Palace of Auburn Hills 11-11 Newark, NJ - Prudential Center 11-12 Boston, MA - DCU Center 11-14 Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun 11-15 Washington, DC - Verizon Center 11-16 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden 11-18 Brooklyn, NY - Barclays Center 11-24 Montreal, Québec - Bell Centre 11-27 Winnipeg, Manitoba - MTS Centre 11-29 Calgary, Alberta - Scotiabank Saddledome 11-30 Edmonton, Alberta - Rexall Place 12-02 Vancouver, British Columbia - Rogers Arena 12-05 Oakland, CA - Oracle Arena 12-08 Los Angeles, CA - The Forum 12-13 Houston, TX - Toyota Center 12-15 Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena 12-17 Tampa, FL - Amalie Arena 12-19 Miami, FL - American Airlines Arena

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Utilita Arena, Sheffield The British pop institution head out on their by now traditional festive December tour, performing their classic hits to a rapturous response

“I t’s been two years since we’ve played live,” singer Suggs declares, reflecting on how the pandemic derailed this British pop institution. “I’ve found myself singing at old grannies at the bus stop.” Still, within seconds, band and audience resume their positions for the traditional festive staple of a Madness December tour. Around a quarter of the crowd are wearing fezzes. The sunglassed, besuited vocalist begins the evening in a stage-left phone box, supposedly phoning his mum, and still has the charmingly befuddled air of someone who woke up from a dream to find himself onstage in an arena. At 60, he changes the “I’m feeling twice as older” line in 1980’s Embarrassment to “three times as older”. He doesn’t need to complete the “Hey you, don’t watch that …” intro to One Step Beyond – the audience do it for him.

Without a new album to promote, this tour leans heavily on the hits, and The Prince and a glorious My Girl set a high bar which, in fairness, they don’t drop far below all night. More recent songs NW5 and Mr Apples easily punch their weight. The “nutty boys” image belies the rich content of Madness’s material, which documents all sorts of aspects of British life including homelessness and racial prejudice. Two songs are so new they are unreleased. Baby Burglar reflects on a misspent youth of “petty criminality” over a samba-ish rhythm. “I thought I might go mad in the last couple of years, but who’s to say I wasn’t already?” Suggs quips, by way of introducing If I Go Mad, which has enough hooks to become yet another Madness banger.

The venue’s boomy sound and a missed vocal cue at the start of The Sun and the Rain can’t dampen a fearsome home run of classics, and that song is beautifully illustrated with film of Gene Kelly in Singing in the Rain. Their own street scene stage backdrop is perfect for Our House, and It Must Be Love becomes an epic sing-song. “No more singing to old ladies!” yells Suggs, surveying the crowd rapture. “This is the stuff!”

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Connecticut blitzes Illinois and continues March Madness domination with trip to Final Four

BOSTON — It was an emotional Saturday for Connecticut coach Dan Hurley, who said after his team's Elite Eight win against Illinois that he had been in tears thinking about the possibility that the game would be the Huskies’ last this season.

“It’s not about winning (national championship) number six or going back-to-back,” he said. “This time of year, you just love your team and you can’t imagine what it would be like to not get up the next day and still coach your team.”

He didn’t need to worry: After a slow start, the No. 1 Huskies put together a jaw-dropping second half and routed No. 3 Illinois 77-52 to win the East Region and return to the Final Four. The Huskies narrowly missed becoming the first team to win an Elite Eight game by 30 or more points, last done by Cincinnati against Memphis in 1992.

This makes an NCAA-record 10 double-digit tournament wins in a row for the defending national champions. The Huskies’ closest win during this span is 13 points against Miami (Fla.) in last season’s Final Four. With each passing blowout, UConn builds a stronger case for placing this two-year run among the best in college basketball history.

“The level of basketball that we’ve played to this point, it’s been unparalleled,” Hurley said. “Unparalleled in terms of what we’ve been able to do here and the domination of quality teams.”

This one made the Huskies sweat through an ugly first half. UConn led 28-23 at the break after shooting just 10 of 30 from the field and making one of nine attempts from deep. The five-point halftime lead was the Huskies’ smallest in tournament play since leading Saint Mary’s 31-30 in last year’s second round.

But the floodgates opened early in the second half. The Huskies went on a 25-0 run coming out the locker room to push the score to 52-23 with 13:16 left, putting Illinois into an insurmountable hole. Overall, UConn went on a ridiculous 30-0 run dating to the final 1:49 minutes of the first half.

“We played a level of basketball that was demoralizing to them,” said Hurley. “We know that when you have somebody down, you better beat ‘em down. You better break ‘em. Because you just don’t want a team to hang around in a game.”

With flashy dunks and a lockdown defensive effort, the Huskies’ performance in this roughly 10-minute block is the latest warning shot to the rest of the teams still in competition for the national championship. Each passing basket and defensive stop sent a message to the three teams set to join them in the Final Four: Good luck, and you’re going to need it.

“UConn is something serious to deal with,” senior guard Hassan Diarra said. “I hope they’re ready.”

Defensively, UConn was able to do what no other team has done this postseason: stop Illinois senior Terrence Shannon Jr., who had scored at least 25 points in each of the first three tournament games.

Kept under wraps by UConn freshman Stephon Castle, a potential lottery pick in this year’s NBA draft, Shannon finished with just eight points on 2 of 12 shooting. His season low prior to Saturday was 11 points against Purdue in early March. Shannon hadn’t been held to single digits since scoring six points against Wisconsin on Jan. 28, 2023.

“To really make it as hard as he made it on him today, that really speaks to Steph,” Hurley said.

The Huskies were led by sophomore center Donovan Clingan, who made an enormous impact on both ends. Clingan had a game-high 22 points with 10 rebounds, five blocks and three steals. He was named the MVP of the East Region.

“Everybody dreams of this as a young basketball player, and there's only a certain percentage of people that make it to this level,” he said. “Don't take any moment for granted, go out, give it everything you've got, and I'm extremely blessed to be in this position.”

Active and engaged on both ends from the opening tip, Clingan’s performance continues a hot streak of play beginning in the wake of a loss to Marquette in late February, the Huskies’ last defeat. Clingan is averaging 17 points, 11.2 rebounds and three blocks in his past five games.

“This whole stretch, from the Big East tournament until now, he’s showing why he should be a lottery pick and the first pick taken in the draft,” senior guard Tristen Newton said. “He’s been amazing.”

Another four players joined Clingan in double figures: Hassan Diarra (11 points), Cam Spencer (11), Alex Karaban (10) and Samson Johnson (10). Spencer added 12 rebounds and five assists.

With the win, UConn stays on track to become the eighth Division I program to win back-to-back titles. The most recent to do so was Florida under former coach Billy Donovan in 2006 and 2007. The Huskies are just the fourth defending champion in 30 years to reach the Final Four, along with 1995 Arkansas, 1997 Kentucky, 2001 Michigan State and the Gators.

“We’re getting used to cutting nets,” Diarra said. “We want to continue that.”

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The NCAA men’s basketball national championship game is finally here, capping off an action-packed March Madness season . No. 1 seeds Connecticut and Purdue square off in Glendale, Arizona tonight at 9:20 p.m ET. It’s a rare top matchup that features two of the biggest names in the league, Zach Edey and Donovan Clingan.

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If you want to watch UConn vs. Purdue on TV, the March Madness final will broadcast on TBS, but those without cable can stream the game live online through a variety of live TV streamers such as DirecTV Stream , Sling, Fubo TV and Hulu + Live TV .

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Connecticut is one win away from back-to-back national championships, and their sixth national title in total. If they win, they’ll be the first repeat national champion since Florida in 2006-07. Meanwhile, Purdue hopes to win their first NCAA Tournament on Monday night.

Whatever the outcome, it’s expected to be a good game thanks to UConn center Donovan Clingan and Purdue center Zach Edey who enter Monday’s game as two of the seasons most outstanding players and likely NBA lottery picks.

“I’m excited to play against one of the best players in college basketball on the biggest stage, and competing for everything” Clingan told ESPN ahead of the game.

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While hundreds of elite former women's college basketball stars have heard their names called since the first WNBA draft in 1997, one program stands above the rest on the list of schools that have produced the most first-round draft picks. That's UConn, the 11-time national championship-winning program. The Huskies have had 27 first-round picks, which is by far the most in the country.

In the 2024 WNBA draft, the Indiana Fever selected the University of Iowa's Caitlin Clark as No. 1 overall. 

Here are the colleges with the most WNBA first-round draft picks (through 2024):

Do you see the trend with these particular schools? These 10 schools have combined for 31 national championships. 

Since 1997, 25 of the 28 top overall picks came from NCAA Division I schools. The remaining three came from overseas.

No school has produced more No. 1 overall picks than Connecticut, which has five.

UConn's five No. 1 overall picks are Sue Bird (2002, Seattle Storm), Diana Taurasi (2004, Phoenix Mercury), Tina Charles (2010, Connecticut Sun), Maya Moore (2011, Minnesota Lynx) and Breanna Stewart (2016, Seattle Storm).

In all, 18 schools have had at least one No. 1 pick taken, with five having more than one.

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