It wasn’t that long ago, so I can still vividly recall covering my first national championship game in 2019 in Tampa. I remember trying to sweep away the confetti off my keyboard as I tried to file a story on deadline from my courtside seat. I remember the disappointment on the faces of the Notre Dame players. I remember watching DiDi Richards jump into NaLyssa Smith’s arms and the excitement and pure joy coming from the Baylor bench. I remember wondering about the two teams that lost in the semifinals – Oregon and UConn – and questioning whether the Huskies’ reign was over, and whether Sabrina Ionescu could get
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