The aura of this year’s undefeated UConn team feels different from past ones. There’s a quiet confidence to the Huskies — the kind that sneaks up on opposing teams like a boa constrictor before lau…
Geno Auriemma of the UConn Huskies holds the Fort Worth Regional Trophy after defeating the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 70-52 in the Elite Eight of the 2026 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament.Perhaps the scariest part of top-seeded UConn is the feeling of inevitability, like the results are written in the stars.
March is when the best teams get tested and pushed to their limits. Some crumble under the pressure of the stage, which gets more monstrous every step of the way. Others rise to the occasion, and UConn has proven time and again that it falls in the latter category. The question isn’t whether the Huskies, winners of 54 straight games, will complete a perfect season and capture their record 13th national championship next weekend in Phoenix, but rather, is there any team that can realistically take down UConn this season? Can any of the remaining three teams — UCLA, Texas or South Carolina, the other three No. 1 seeds joining UConn at the Final Four — spoil that?Mauricio Pochettino knows one good USMNT half won't cut itHow WWE can get its awkward Cody Rhodes-Randy Orton story on track for WrestleMania Sarah Strong #21 of the UConn Huskies takes a shot over Hannah Hidalgo #3 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish during the fourth quarter in the Elite Eight of the 2026 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at Dickies Arena on March 29, 2026.UConn forward Blanca QuiÒonez reacts after scoring a three-point basket against the Notre Dame during the second half in the Elite Eight of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Sunday, March 29, 2026.Kk Arnold #2 of the UConn Huskies putts a cowboy hat on head coach Geno Auriemma of the UConn Huskies after defeating the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 70-52in the Elite Eight of the 2026 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at Dickies Arena on March 29, 2026 in Fort Worth, Texas.Floundering Yankees’ last stand comes with sobering Aaron Judge-Max Fried reality
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