Travel Woes Slowing Down Defending Champion UConn Men on Way to Final Four

Travel Woes Slowing Down Defending Champion UConn Men on Way to Final Four
Connecticut Coach Dan Hurley gestures during an NCAA basketball game against Georgetown in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 10, 2024. Nick Wass/AP Photo
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STORRS, Conn.—Defending NCAA men’s basketball champion Connecticut’s trip to a second consecutive Final Four is having a tough time getting off the ground.

The Huskies were still in Connecticut on Wednesday night after the airplane they were supposed to take to Arizona experienced mechanical issues getting to the East Coast, a person with the university who was supposed to be on the flight told The Associated Press.