Confessions from a laid-off sports columnist: Candace Buckner is done being sidelined

Maybe I should’ve stayed home in my stretchy pants. That thought raced through my mind late Monday night, my first day back in the real world of working, which just so happened to be the capstone of the 2025-26 college basketball season. While Michigan players were celebrating, and UConn players were sobbing and forming a straight line to shake hands and show sportsmanship, I was foolishly packing up my laptop and leaving my seat inside Lucas Oil Stadium. Had a story to file, ya know.Advertisement