May 25, 2013

March Madness – Women’s National Championship: UConn women top Louisville to win eighth national title

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(UConn capped a dominant tournament by beating Louisville 93-60 for their eighth national title. Chris Graythen/Getty Images) NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Geno Auriemma has been chasing Pat Summitt since he started coaching. Now with his eighth national championship, he has finally caught her. It might not be long before Auriemma stands alone with freshman Breanna [...]

College Basketball: Women’s Bracket – Baylor, Notre Dame, UConn and Stanford awarded No. 1 seeds

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(A bit of déjà vu highlights the 2013 DI Women’s Basketball Championship field as Baylor, Notre Dame, Stanford and UConn each take No. 1 seeds again. Action gets under way Saturday.) Women’s Printable Brackets: Baylor, Notre Dame, UConn and Stanford awarded No. 1

College Basketball: Women’s Top 25 Friday Night Results

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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — In its first game since long-time coach Pat Summitt stepped down, No. 20 Tennessee was stunned by Chattanooga 80-71 on Friday night. Summitt, who announced last year she had early-onset dementia, exited in April after winning eight national titles in 38 seasons. This marked the Lady Vols’ first game under Holly [...]

WNBA Finals: Catchings and Fever win first WNBA title

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NBAE/Getty Images Tamika Catchings has now done it all. Catchings led the Indiana Fever to their first WNBA championship on Sunday night by defeating the defending champion Minnesota Lynx, 87-78, in Game 4 of the WNBA Finals. INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Tamika Catchings finally has the only title that was missing from her incredible basketball resume [...]

Women’s College Basketball: Summitt – Tennessee AD told me I wouldn’t be back

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Former NCAA Womans Basketball coach Pat Summitt gives the command for, “Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines.” prior to the NASCAR Nationwide Series Food City 250 at Bristol Motor Speedway on August 24, 2012 in Bristol, Tennessee. (August 23, 2012 – Source: Geoff Burke/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / AP) — Legendary women’s basketball coach [...]

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: Women’s Results – Baylor and Stanford

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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 [...]

College Basketball: UConn women beat Notre Dame for Big East title

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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Geno Auriemma and Connecticut came into the Big East tournament questioning whether they were a championship team. They answered with a fifth straight conference title. Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis scored 19 points and Bria Hartley added 18 to help No. 4 UConn beat third-ranked Notre Dame 63-54 on Tuesday night. The Huskies relied [...]

2011: Sports year’s dark side overshadowed all else

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Penn State University head football coach Joe Paterno arrives at his house on November 9, 2011 in State College, Pennsylvania. (November 8, 2011 – Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / USA Today) — The tone for a sports year gone wrong was set on 2011′s first day, when Sidney Crosby took a [...]

Pat Summitt diagnosed with dementia, plans to coach this year

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(PhatzRadio/ USA Today) – Tennessee women’s basketball coach Pat Summitt has no plans to stop coaching despite being diagnosed with early onset dementia. “I plan to continue to be your coach,” Summitt said in a two-minute video statement released by the school’s athletic department. The iconic coach — who turned 59 last June 14 — [...]