Who's got it better than Michigan? Fans in Ann Arbor celebrate a rare run of championships

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The thumping music, the fireworks crackling overhead and the smell of singed upholstery could mean only one thing: a national championship celebration in a college town.Michigan fans spilled into the streets after the Wolverines beat UConn 69-63 to win the men’s basketball national championship Monday night. College kids, being college kids, got a little rowdy. “Dusty wants us to have fun!” one fan shouted amid a throng of partiers in downtown Ann Arbor. Signs of fun were all around.Advertisement