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Bueckers can’t do it all as UConn comes up short for title
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — At the tail end of the third quarter, Paige Bueckers picked up her first personal foul and plopped down on Connecticut’s bench for her only break of […]
Tar Heels, Jayhawks enter NCAA title tilt with common roots
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The story of college basketball can be traced largely from the base of Mount Oread on the campus of Kansas, where the inventor of the game […]
Staley leads South Carolina over UConn for second NCAA title
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Dawn Staley hoisted the championship trophy high, strutted around the court and stopped for a brief victory dance. She handed over the hardware to South Carolina’s student […]
Emmert claims progress in women’s NCAAs, not close on pay
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A year after glaring inequities were revealed at the women’s NCAA Tournament and less than two weeks after sharp criticism from Congress, NCAA President Mark Emmert declared […]
La Crosse’s Johnny Davis declares for NBA draft, after two seasons with Badgers
La Crosse native Johnny Davis is headed to the NBA next season. The University of Wisconsin sophomore guard declared for the NBA draft on social media. “It has meant absolutely […]
Hawkeyes’ Keegan Murray announces he’s entering NBA draft
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa All-American Keegan Murray has announced he will declare for the NBA draft. Murray tweeted on Tuesday that he would leave the Hawkeyes after a […]
Hotbed for women’s hoops with Final Four in Minneapolis goes beyond UConn’s Bueckers
MINNETONKA, Minn. (AP) — Cheryl Reeve was once in between weightlifting sets at a Twin Cities area fitness center when she spotted a scrawny youngster working on her game on […]