Articles filed under Basketball
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Florida's 2007 repeat came in 'totally different environment' than UConn is facing at Final FourApr 04, 2024 7:50 pm - Billy Donovan hasn’t watched many UConn games. He doesn’t have the time while coaching the NBA’s Chicago Bulls. But he’s seen enough to know the Huskies’ bid to repeat as...
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South Carolina is unbeaten and maybe underrated as it heads into women's Final Four seeking titleApr 04, 2024 7:04 pm - South Carolina has no losses, and maybe not enough love. While two sublime star players are soaking up much of the spotlight at this year's women's Final Four, the undefeated, unafraid and unabashedly true-to-themselves Gamecocks seem to be getting overlooked.
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UConn’s long road back to the Final Four is complete. Clark and Iowa stand in their wayApr 04, 2024 6:19 pm - Geno Auriemma keeps waiting for it to all fall apart. Keeps waiting for the injuries that have shortened UConn's rotation and frazzled his nerves to become too much. For the Huskies to falter under the weight of it all.
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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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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 historyApr 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 recordApr 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, tooApr 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...