Why Kentucky vs. UConn Is the Perfect March Madness Finale

Go ahead and grab your sharpest knife. Because no matter how you slice this thing, Monday night's NCAA title game between Kentucky and Connecticut is the perfect March Madness finale

In one corner: Kentucky's precocious teenage prodigies; the relentlessly hyped Greatest Recruiting Class of All-Time; the kids who were given everything before they earned anything; the NBA-obsessed villains the media loved to tear down amid mid-season hiccups; the slick salesman on the sideline who bucks everything college sports purports to stand for — but, in some ways, might be the most honest coach around

In the other corner: UConn's lovable underdog Huskies; the team no one expected to be here; the Cinderella whose luck just won't run out; the waterbug guards whose quick feet wreak defensive havoc; the burgeoning legend of Shabazz Napier; the second-year coach returning the program he once played for to glory through toughness and teamwork Read more...