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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    UCLA men’s basketball team pulls off an upset, moving into NCAA Final Four

    The UCLA men’s basketball team is on its way to the Final Four for the first time since 2008. The Bruins beat University of Michigan on Thursday night in this year’s NCAA tournament, 51-49.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Mar 31, 2021 • 7m Listen

    The UCLA men’s basketball team is on its way to the Final Four for the first time since 2008. The Bruins beat University of Michigan on Thursday night in this year’s NCAA tournament, 51-49.

    The USC Trojans, however, lost their Elite Eight game against basketball powerhouse Gonzaga by nearly 20 points.

    Final Four matchups include UCLA/Gonzaga and Baylor/Houston for the men’s tournament, and Stanford/South Carolina and UConn/Arizona in the women’s tournament.

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    Health care access for transgender youth get restricted in some states
    1. 0:00Health care access for transgender youth: Dozens of states propose or enact legislation to make it tougher
    2. 20:57UCLA men’s basketball team pulls off an upset, moving into NCAA Final FourYou’re reading this
    3. 28:29‘Genius: Aretha’: How a little girl became the queen of soul, as told in new National Geographic series
    4. 43:02Enjoy Passover and Easter meals outdoors at Redbird, a.o.c., or even your own backyard
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