In New Orleans, the Final Four Is a Reason for a Much-Needed Party

Posted Apr 3, 2022
New Orleans has been the site of 10 Super Bowls (second only to Miami), numerous college football title games, a pair of WrestleManias and a papal visit. But it has had its best luck with college basketball. It hosted the first Final Four in a dome. That was in 1982 when Michael Jordan’s basket lifted the North Carolina Tar Heels to a national title. (New York Times)

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