May 25, 2013

March Madness – NIT: Iowa set to face Baylor for NIT championship

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NEW YORK — Pierre Jackson is one win away from capping his stellar Baylor career with the Bears’ first NIT championship. To do that, he’ll have to break down Iowa’s defense in the title game of the 76th National Invitation Tournament on Thursday night. The Hawkeyes have faced plenty of good point guards this season [...]

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 [...]

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 — [...]