May 24, 2013

WNBA: Phoenix Mercury make Brittney Griner No. 1 pick in WNBA draft

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(After winning a second AP Player of the Year award, Brittney Griner was picked No. 1 in the WNBA draft. Gerald Herbert/AP) BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — Brittney Griner left an indelible mark on women’s college basketball. Now she’s ready to take on the pros. The Phoenix Mercury took Baylor’s star center with the top pick [...]

March Madness – Women’s Results: Blue Hens pluck way to first Sweet 16

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(Elena Delle Donne became the ninth player in NCAA history with at least 3,000 career points as Delaware dropped North Carolina 78-69 to advance to the program’s first Sweet 16.) Bracket Results: Women’s NCAA Sweet 16 OKLAHOMA CITY REGIONAL WACO, Texas (AP) — Brittney Griner provided a most appropriate goodbye in her final home game [...]

Track and Field: Ex-Olympian Suzy Favor Hamilton worked as escort

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Suzy Favor Hamilton is all smiles while running a victory lap after the women’s 1,500 meters at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trails in 2000. (Robert Hanashiro, USA TODAY) Story Highlights 44-year-old says she wasn’t a victim Favor Hamilton says escort work related to depression She said husband knew of escort work but didn’t [...]

College Football: Arizona overcomes Nevada 49-48 in New Mexico Bowl / Utah State routs Toledo 41-15 in Idaho Potato Bowl

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Matt Scott watched helplessly as Nevada kicked a field goal to pad its lead. The Arizona quarterback had already thrown two interceptions, and now needed two quick scores and some luck — in a hurry, too — to somehow win the New Mexico Bowl. Scott even admitted he didn’t have “positive” [...]

College Football: Arizona, Nevada to meet in New Mexico Bowl / Toledo, Utah State set for bowl game

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Expect a lot of offense when Arizona meets Nevada in the New Mexico Bowl today. The game features two of the nation’s best scoring offenses against two of the nation’s worst scoring defenses. Oh, and it also has two of the nation’s best running backs. Arizona’s Ka’Deem Carey [...]

College Basketball: Top 25 Men’s and Women’s Results

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(Saint Joseph’s upset No. 5 Maryland 50-49 on Saturday, holding the Terps to just 14 points in the second half. It was the Hawks’ biggest upset since defeating Montclair State in 1977.) HONOLULU (AP) — Brittney Griner set an NCAA women’s record with her eighth career dunk to help No. 1 Baylor bounce back from [...]

Pat Summitt era ending for Tennessee women’s basketball

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Pat Summitt head coach of the University of Tennessee women’s basketball team signs autographs for fans during practice prior to the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament Final Four at Pepsi Center on March 31, 2012 in Denver, Colorado. (March 30, 2012 – Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / USA Today) — Pat Summitt, [...]

March Madness 2012: Griner lifts Baylor past Notre Dame for national title, perfect season

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Brittney Griner #42 of the Baylor Bears warms up prior to playing against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish during the National Final game of the 2012 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship at Pepsi Center on April 3, 2012 in Denver, Colorado. (April 2, 2012 – Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images North America) DENVER (AP) [...]

March Madness 2012: Lady Bears finish 40-0, win national title

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(Picture courtesy of NCAA) DENVER (AP) — Brittney Griner came up big for Baylor, scoring 26 points and grabbing 13 rebounds to help the Lady Bears finish off an undefeated season with an 80-61 win over Notre Dame in the national championship game Tuesday night. Baylor became the first team in NCAA history to win [...]