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Notre Dame women beat UConn in semifinals DENVER (AP) — Notre Dame is back in the national championship thanks to Skylar Diggins’ steady leadership and Brittany Mallory’s clutch shooting. Diggins scored 19 points, Mallory hit two big 3-pointers in overtime and the Irish beat Connecticut 83-75 on Sunday night. Notre Dame (35-3) also beat the [...]
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(Reuters) – Top seed Kentucky will face Kansas for the national basketball championship on Monday night after the two storied programs won their NCAA Tournament semi-final games at the Superdome on Saturday. Kentucky (37-2) took a bold step toward winning its eighth championship by defeating bitter intrastate rival Louisville 69-61, while Kansas (32-6) knocked off [...]
(PhatzRadio / SI) — DENVER — Four No. 1 seeds, but no reigning national champion among them. Powerhouse programs — all have won a national championship — that are hungry. Coaches who are considered the best in the business. A player who has revolutionized the game. The women’s Final Four has no shortage of star [...]
(Doron Lamb knows Kentucky is the favorite. And he says it doesn’t add any pressure. NCAA.com’s Lee Feinswog details how the Wildcats and rival Louisville are mentally focusing on their Final Four matchup. Picture courtesy of NCAA) (PhatzRadio / USA Today) — Kentucky coach John Calipari is a Pied Piper for recruiting. He has a [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Bright came off the bench to spark Stanford to an NIT title. The sophomore point guard had 15 points and six assists in Thursday’s 75-51 rout of Minnesota to earn most outstanding player honors, energizing the Cardinal just as the coaches had hoped when they took him out of the [...]
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Looking for those charming underdog stories? Go find the DVD from last year. This year’s Final Four brings together an ensemble of big-name schools, all saddled with their typically big-time issues — a reminder that everything in college sports is not as pure as the NCAA and its “student-athletes” would like [...]
(Sklyar Diggins had no limits on Tuesday, posting a triple-double of 22 points, 11 assists and 10 boards. She helped to spearhead an 80-49 Notre Dame win versus Maryland to advance to the Final Four. Picture courtesy of NCAA) KINGSTON, R.I. (AP) — Tiffany Hayes scored 22 points and top-seeded Connecticut beat Kentucky 80-65 on [...]
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Frank Martin has agreed to become South Carolina’s next men’s basketball coach, said people familiar with the decision say The people spoke to The Associated Press Monday on condition of anonymity because the school had not announced the hiring. The university’s board of trustees is scheduled to meet Tuesday morning to [...]
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Brittney Griner had 23 points, 15 rebounds and nine blocks before being ejected with less than a minute left and top-seeded Baylor rolled over Tennessee 77-58 Monday night to advance to the Final Four from the Des Moines Regional. Shekinna Stricklen had 22 points for Tennessee (27-9), whose seniors became [...]
(Tyshawn Taylor scored 22 points to lead Kansas back to the Final Four with an 80-67 victory against top-seeded North Carolina. It’s the Jayhawks’ first appearance in the Final Four since 2008. Picture courtesy of NCAA) ST. LOUIS (AP) — Tyshawn Taylor broke out of his slump in a big way, scoring 22 points and [...]
