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Hi, I'm Josh Levine, Slates National Editor, and this is Hang Up and Listen for the Week of March 27, 2023.

This week's show, the Athletics Sabrina Merchant will join us to talk about Caitlin Clarke's record-setting march to the final four.

The Washington Post-Chuck Cole Pepper will also be here to discuss all the crazy storylines and what might be the most surprising men's NCAA tournament in history.

And finally, Tom Haberstrow of the Basketball Illuminati podcast will come on for a conversation, but what's going on with NBA referees and whether an explosive fight is brewing.

I'm in Washington, D.C., and I'm the author of The Queen and the host of the podcast one year.

Also in D.C., as Stefan Fatsis, he's the author of the book's word-freak, a few seconds of panic, and wild and outside.

Stefan, I was disappointed that my plan to watch you freak out about Princeton making the elite eight didn't come to fruition, but you know, you can't win them all.

I'll have more to say about that in the afterball.

I look forward to that. Joel Anderson is busy working on slow burn season eight, becoming just as Thomas, the Houston Cougars are busy working on, you know, their offseason plans, whatever they are.

Sorry, Joel.

In our sleep plus segment, we are going to continue our conversation with Chuck Cole Pepper, the Washington Post sports writer, about what it's like to go into an NCAA tournament locker room of a wedding team and a losing team.

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There were two regional finals in the NCAA women's basketball tournament on Sunday in the first LSU beat Miami 54-42 in an absolute brick fest to reach its first final four in 15 years.

In the second, Caitlin Clark posted the highest scoring triple double in NCAA tournament history, women's or men's to lead Iowa past Louisville 97 to 83 and into its first final four in 30 years.

Before the other two regional finals on Monday night, defending champ South Carolina against Maryland and Virginia Tech against Ohio State.

Sabrina merchant of the athletic is in Seattle, where she witnessed Caitlin Clark's historic performance. Welcome back to the show Sabrina.

Thank you for having me.

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