Caitlin Clark‘s 41 points and 12 assists led the No. 1 seed Iowa Hawkeyes back to the Final Four, defeating the No. 3 seed LSU Tigers 94-87 on Monday night. In a highly anticipated rematch of the 2023 national championship game, which the Tigers won, Clark sank nine 3-pointers, tied for the most by a […]
Continue readingALBANY, N.Y. — In a game that lived up to the hype — a rematch of the 2023 women’s NCAA tournament championship game — only one star from a year ago could move on to the Final Four. And that is the biggest star of college basketball this season: Caitlin Clark. For the second year […]
Continue readingWe have our Final Four. A blockbuster Monday gave us a rematch of the 2023 women’s NCAA national title game between LSU and Iowa — except this time Caitlin Clark & Co. came out ahead in Albany, New York. Meanwhile in Portland, Oregon, Paige Bueckers and the limited roster of UConn outlasted freshman JuJu Watkins […]
Continue readingALBANY, N.Y. — LSU forward Angel Reese reinjured her right ankle in a 94-87 loss to Iowa on Monday night but refused to use that as an excuse for her performance. Reese fell into cameras along the baseline after blocking a shot at the 8:01 mark of the second quarter and immediately came up hobbled, […]
Continue readingALBANY, N.Y. — Iowa fans crammed into the lower bowl after Caitlin Clark led the Hawkeyes back to the Final Four on Monday night, holding their signs and T-shirts and programs and Sharpies, all dressed in black or gold or a combination of both. One young fan stood front and center, proudly holding up her […]
Continue readingALBANY, N.Y. — Flau’jae Johnson bends over and stretches her legs as the crowd roars its approval of more Iowa free throws. She stands up with a deep breath as reality sets in that the LSU Tigers’ hopes for a repeat national championship are over. The clock indicates 14.2 seconds remain in Monday’s regional final, […]
Continue readingThe highly anticipated rematch between LSU and Iowa in the Elite Eight of the NCAA women’s basketball tournament lived up to expectations Monday night. It also raised the bar for betting handle in women’s sports. The contest, which saw the Hawkeyes avenge their 2023 championship game loss to the Tigers, was the most-bet women’s game […]
Continue readingCaitlin Clark can claim another record — the most watched women’s college basketball game in history. Iowa’s 94-87 victory over LSU in the Elite Eight of the women’s NCAA tournament Monday night averaged 12.3 million viewers on ESPN, according to Nielsen. That makes it one of the most-viewed games in any sport other than NFL […]
Continue readingThe WNBA draft is just around the corner — April 15 in New York — and we now have the answers on which key players will be available. This senior class in women’s college basketball is the last to have the option of returning for a fifth year in college via the NCAA’s COVID-19 waiver […]
Continue readingLSU star forward Angel Reese announced Wednesday that she is declaring for the 2024 WNBA draft. Reese will enter the pros as one of the sport’s biggest names. She was catapulted into national fame last year as she propelled LSU to the program’s first national title and earned Final Four Most Outstanding Player. The Tigers […]
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