N.C.A.A. Men’s Championship Live: North Carolina, Kansas Play for Title

Alan Blinder

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Connecticut and South Carolina marched all the way into the women’s title game in Minneapolis, and along the way, they did not earn a cent from the N.C.A.A. that they could perhaps spend on scholarships, athletic facilities or other costs.

But Kansas and North Carolina, the teams in the men’s championship on Monday night, each likely earned their leagues at least $10 million these last few weeks.

With the Division I men’s tournament generating multimillion-dollar paydays, women’s basketball coaches…

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