A March Madness masterpiece might be on tap.Get your popcorn, kick up your feet and get ready for what shapes up to be an epic showdown in the Final Four nightcap on Saturday night.Michigan and Arizona, top-seeded teams in the NCAA Tournament after being at or near the top of the AP Top 25 all season, will face off with a spot in the championship game on Monday night at stake.The nation's top two teams in KenPom rankings will be on the same court at the Final Four for just the second time since 2015.Michigan was favored on Thursday by 1 1/2 points against Arizona and was a slight favorite over the Wildcats to win the national title, according to BetMGM Sportsbook. Connecticut and Illinois will meet in the first game Saturday night in Indianapolis.The Wolverines and Wildcats, who are a combined 71-5, are not used to playing in closely contested games. Since the tournaments expansion to 64 teams in 1985, this is the first Final Four matchup with teams that won each of their four previous games by double digits.And as the point spread suggests, the game looks like it will be up for grabs.Michigan averages 87.7 points, barely a point more than Arizona scores per game. The Wildcats allow 68.8 points a game, eight-tenths of a point less than the Wolverines give up a game.Here's a look at some of the matchups:Wolverines, Wildcats feature balanced offenses with star powerMichigan opened the season scoring 69 points in the first half of a 121-78 win over Oakland and didn't cool off.The Wolverines are the first team to score 90-plus points in four double-digit wins in the NCAA Tournament. They have scored 381 points entering the Final Four, trailing just Kentucky's 388 points in 1993 and Oklahoma's 387 in 1988.Michigan star Yaxel Lendeborg, an Associated Press All-America player, has 20-plus points in three straight games, including a 27-point performance against Tennessee in the regional final.Five of his teammates are scoring in double figures and a sixth is averaging 9.5 points on a pass-happy team.Arizona, likewise, is very balanced offensively.Brayden Burries and Jaden Bradley, honorable mention AP All-America players, combine to average nearly 30 points a game as part of a starting lineup with five double-digit scorers. Seven players in the regular rotation have scored at least 20 in a game, and eight players have shared or led the team in scoring in a game this season.The Wildcats ranked No. 4 nationally in paint points during the regular season at 42.7 per game and were 360th of 365 Division I teams by attempting just 16 3-pointers per game, seven fewer than the average team.Pounding the ball inside also helps them get to the line. Arizona is shooting 18-plus more free throws than opponents in the tournament.Tall, disciplined defense will be on display in this Final Four matchupArizonas size has been an advantage all season, but Michigan also has length in the frontcourt.The Wildcats' defense is anchored by 7-foot-2 Motiejus Krivas, an adept shot blocker, and he will likely square off with 7-foot-3 center Aday Mara.Arizona also has 6-8 freshman Koa Peat and 6-8, 250-pound reserve Tobe Awaka to create problems for opponents. The Wildcats' guards are big and agile, able to play aggressively up top because of the size behind them.Coach Tommy Lloyd wants the Wildcats to play tough defense without fouling something they've succeeded at, making more free throws than opposing teams have attempted.Michigan turns defense into offense, pressuring the ball all over the court to cause turnovers and trigger its fast break.Mara has 100 blocks, setting a single-season record, and the team has blocked at least eight shots in each of its four games in March Madness. Morez Johnson, a 6-9 forward, and Lendeborg have combined to block 70 shots to give the team three players to protect the rim.The Wolverines also throw an array of traps at teams, forcing turnovers that allow them to turn up the tempo.Coaches Lloyd and May are rising starsBoth coaches might be high on North Carolina's wish list to replace fired coach Hubert Davis.Lloyd spent 21 years as an assistant at Gonzaga, helping coach Mark Few turn the Zags from a mid-major from eastern Washington no one had heard of into a national powerhouse. He has been excellent at making adjustments, allowing the Wildcats to turn close games at halftime into lopsided wins as they did by overcoming a seven-point halftime deficit to beat Purdue 79-64 in the Elite Eight.Michigan coach Dusty May had made the most of the transfer portal, plucking players out of it in each of his two years to remarkably rebuild a program that lost a school-record 24 games two years ago before firing former Fab Five player Juwan Howard.May's staff looks for players who like to pass, believing it's an unselfish characteristic that paves the way to be a good teammate. The former student manager at Indiana under Bob Knight is making his second trip to the Final Four as a head coach, following Florida Atlantic's improbable run in 2023.Deep benches for Michigan and ArizonaAwaka and sharpshooter Anthony DellOrso were starters last season, but shifted to bench roles with the influx of talent on the roster.Awaka makes the most of his 21 minutes per game by grabbing rebounds and providing a physical presence. He leads Arizona with 9.1 rebounds per game and his offensive rebounding percentage of 20% leads the nation.DellOrso had some midseason struggles, but regained his shooting touch late in the season, providing a huge lift when he enters the game.Freshman Dwayne Aristode is one of the most athletic players on the team and can score in bunches as he did when he made 6 of 9 3-pointers in an 18-points performance against Northern Arizona.Trey McKenney, a freshman guard, nearly averages double figures as Michigan's top player off the bench.If Elliot Cadeau's allergic reaction limits his playing time, McKenney or senior Roddy Gayle would see more action. Gayle, who is in his second season with the Wolverines after two years at Ohio State, averages seven-plus points a game.May said Cadeau, who averages 10.2 points and 5.8 assists, is fine" after being driven to Indianapolis by a Michigan staffer.Will Tschetter provides depth in the frontcourt and is one of two holdovers, along with starting guard Nimari Burnett, from Howard's final season.Intangibles abound for Wolverines, WildcatsThe Wildcats seem to play better when theres more at stake or in the face of adversity. Arizona opened the season with a six-point win over reigning national champion Florida and took down a gauntlet of ranked opponents the rest of the season.Bradley has been a superb point guard in his third season at Arizona, orchestrating the offense while making big plays at the big moments. Hes had a knack for taking over in tight games and hit a difficult game-winning jumper at the buzzer in Arizonas win over Iowa State in the Big 12 Tournament semifinals.Lendeborg seems to be getting better every game and the point forward has a chance to cap his remarkable story, which includes playing just 11 games of high school basketball and validating his mother's belief that he could be a college basketball player.The Wolverines have been relatively relaxed and loose all season, dancing together to pop songs when they warm up for games and celebrating teammates particularly seldom-used reserves when they get a chance to play during games.___AP Sports Writers John Marshall and Josh Dubow contributed.___AP March Madness bracket: https://apnews.com/hub/ncaa-mens-bracket and coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/march-madness

Fifa is facing mounting criticism after World Cup final tickets reached 8,333 during the latest sales window, marking a 38 per cent surge from the 6,581 advertised during December's members' sale.The premium seats for the showpiece match at MetLife Stadium on July 19 are believed to represent the highest general admission price in football history.Category two tickets have climbed 32 per cent to 5,596, whilst category three seats now cost 4,386 following a similar 38 per cent rise.These figures dwarf the 1,173 maximum price that organisers committed to when the United States, Canada and Mexico submitted their original tournament bid to Fifa.TRENDINGStoriesVideosYour SayThe Football Supporters' Association has branded Fifa's approach "ridiculous" and declared this tournament the costliest ever for fans travelling to watch matches.A spokesman for the organisation said on Thursday: "This is the most expensive World Cup in history for travelling supporters, from match tickets to travel and accommodation. "It isn't just an issue for English fans but for those across the planet."Fifa's ridiculous ticket pricing and opaque policies have led many fans to conclude they simply can't afford to attend football's greatest global event."The governing body's variable-pricing model, which adjusts costs based on demand, has sparked widespread anger among supporters worldwide.Wednesday's final sales window was marred by significant technical failures that stranded supporters in queues that led nowhere for over an hour.Fans who logged on early, hoping to secure tickets, found themselves mistakenly directed to a restricted portal reserved for official national team supporter groups, which required special access codes unavailable to ordinary purchasers.Those without the necessary codes were forced to rejoin the main queue, far behind their original positions.LATEST SPORT NEWSReports suggest Fifa took approximately 10 minutes to rectify the error and redirect users to the correct purchasing link.The chaos represented the last opportunity for fans to buy directly from Fifa before the resale market launched on Thursday.Football Supporters Europe, alongside consumer group Euroconsumers, has submitted a formal complaint to the European Commission challenging Fifa's ticketing practices.The complaint targets what the organisations describe as "aggressive and exploitative ticketing policies" employed by world football's governing body.Central to the dispute is Fifa's dynamic pricing system, which allows ticket costs to fluctuate based on demand levels throughout the sales process.The governing body will also operate its own resale marketplace where tickets can be sold at marked-up prices.Fifa will take a 30 per cent cut from each transaction.Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter

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The 2026 Final Four for the mens NCAA tournament is set. Illinois faces UConn at 5:09 p.m. ET Saturday, April 4, followed by Michigan against Arizona at 7:49 p.m.Come Monday night, there will be a new national champion. The NCAA also will crown a Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four. Heres a look at who has won the award every year of the tournament since 1939.YearPlayerClassSchool2025Walter Clayton Jr.SeniorFlorida2024Tristen NewtonSeniorUConn2023Adama SanogoJuniorUConn2022Ochai AgbajiSeniorKansas2021Jared ButlerJuniorBaylor2020No tournament because of pandemic2019Kyle GuyJuniorVirginia2018Donte DiVincenzoJuniorVillanova2017Joel Berry IIJuniorNorth Carolina2016Ryan ArcidiaconoSeniorVillanova2015Tyus JonesFreshmanDuke2014Shabazz NapierSeniorUConn2013Luke HancockSeniorLouisville2012Anthony DavisFreshmanKentucky2011Kemba WalkerJuniorUConn2010Kyler SinglerJuniorDuke2009Wayne EllingtonJuniorNorth Carolina2008Mario ChalmersJuniorKansas2007Corey BrewerJuniorFlorida2006Joakim NoahSophomoreFlorida2005Sean MayJuniorNorth Carolina2004Emeka OkaforJuniorUConn2003Carmelo AnthonyFreshmanSyracuse2002Juan DixonSeniorMaryland2001Shane BattierSeniorDuke2000Mateen CleavesSeniorMichigan State1999Richard HamiltonJuniorUConn1998Jeff SheppardSeniorKentucky1997Miles SimonJuniorArizona1996Tony DelkSeniorKentucky1995Ed O'BannonSeniorUCLA1994Corliss WilliamsonJuniorArkansas1993Donald WilliamsSophomoreNorth Carolina1992Bobby HurleyJuniorDuke1991Christian LaettnerJuniorDuke1990Anderson HuntSophomoreUNLV1989Glen RiceSeniorMichigan1988Danny ManningSeniorKansas1987Keith SmartJuniorIndiana1986Pervis EllisonFreshmanLouisville1985Ed PinckneySeniorVillanova1984Patrick EwingJuniorGeorgetown1983Akeem OlajuwonSophomoreHouston1982James WorthyJuniorNorth Carolina1981Isiah ThomasSophomoreIndiana1980Darrell GriffithSeniorLouisville1979Magic JohnsonSophomoreMichigan State1978Jack GivensSeniorKentucky1977Butch LeeJuniorMarquette1976Kent BensonJuniorIndiana1975Richard WashingtonSophomoreUCLA1974David ThompsonSophomoreNC State1973Bill WaltonJuniorUCLA1972Bill WaltonN/AUCLA1971VacatedN/AN/A1970Sidney WicksN/AUCLA1969Lew AlcindorN/AUCLA1968Lew AlcindorN/AUCLA1967Lew AlcindorN/AUCLA1966Jerry ChambersN/AUtah1965Bill BradleyN/APrinceton1964Walt HazzardN/AUCLA1963Art HeymanN/ADuke1962Paul HogueN/ACincinnati1961Jerry LucasN/AOhio State1960Jerry LucasN/AOhio State1959Jerry WestN/AWest Virginia1958Elgin BaylorN/ASeattle1957Wilt ChamberlainN/AKansas1956Hal LearN/ATemple1955Bill RussellN/ASan Francisco1954Tom GolaN/ALa Salle1953B.H. BornN/AKansas1952Clyde LovelletteN/AKansas1951Bill SpiveyN/AKentucky1950Irwin DambrotN/ACCNY1949Alex GrozaN/AKentucky1948Alex GrozaN/AKentucky1947George KaftanN/AHoly Cross1946Bob KurlandN/AOklahoma A&M1945Bob KurlandN/AOklahoma A&M1944Arnie FerrinN/AUtah1943Ken SailorsN/AWyoming1942Howie DallmarN/AStanford1941John KotzN/AWisconsin1940Marvin HuffmanN/AIndiana1939Jimmy HullN/AOhio State