College Sports
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Clark’s path to stardom paved by pioneering players who changed trajectory for women’s hoopsApr 04, 2024 12:00 pm - Long before Caitlin Clark broke records, packed arenas across the country like a Taylor Swift in sneakers and inspired young girls to be like her, women's basketball looked very different than it does today.
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Final Four, football, fencing? College athlete salaries will deeply impact future U.S. Olympic hopesApr 04, 2024 12:00 pm - At the Final Four this week, they will play for a trophy and the right to cut down the nets. Also at stake: Olympic gold medals.
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Cook’s strong 2nd half leads Illinois past Villanova 71-57 for inaugural WBIT championshipApr 03, 2024 8:15 pm - Makira Cook rebounded from first-half foul trouble by scoring 22 of her 27 points in the second half and Kendall Bostic had 15 points and 15 rebounds, leading fourth-seeded Illinois past top-seeded Villanova 71-57 on Wednesday night to win the first Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament championship.
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O’Donnell: Clark flourished but UConn women held betting eyes to anxious endApr 03, 2024 6:00 am - WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL sliced deeply into the psyches of the most cynical sports fans in America Monday night. And the supremely charismatic Caitlin Clark and Iowa we...
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The High Five: Counting down the top Final Four teams in state history
Apr 03, 2024 6:00 am - Welcome to the High Five, a weekly batch of rankings from the world of sports.
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12.3 million: Iowa's victory over LSU is the most-watched women's college basketball game on record
Apr 02, 2024 6:31 pm - BRISTOL, Conn. — Caitlin Clark can claim another highlight — the most-watched women's college basketball game on record. Iowa's 94-87 victory over LSU in Monday night's A...
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After losing to Iowa, Reese has a choice to make: Stay at LSU or go pro?
Apr 02, 2024 6:09 pm - ALBANY, N.Y. — Angel Reese has about 48 hours to make a major life decision while processing a stinging loss in her anticipated showdown against Caitlin Clark in the NCAA...
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Clark leads Iowa back to the Final Four. Undefeated South Carolina will be there, too
Apr 02, 2024 6:04 pm - ALBANY, N.Y. — Caitlin Clark and Iowa are back in the Final Four again. So are Dawn Staley and undefeated South Carolina. The women's basketball world will descend on Cle...
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It’s a Final Four with a Big One, but the Other Three will take their shots
Apr 02, 2024 5:21 pm - DETROIT — Brackets can be rascals, of course. They can arrange semifinals as if they have no regard whatsoever for reality, with one semi looking like an undercard and th...
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The women's NCAA Tournament had center stage. The stars, and the games, delivered in a big way
Apr 02, 2024 6:47 am - There were plenty of people at a movie theater in central Iowa on Monday night, though very few of them were watching an actual movie. They were there to see Caitlin Clar...