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Will Caitlin Clark, JuJu Watkins find shooting touch in Elite Eight?
Caitlin Clark is one of the best 3-point shooters in college history. The Iowa Hawkeyes senior hit her signature logo 3-pointer to become the all-time Division I women’s scoring leader in mid-February, then added six long-range bombs in a game a little more than two weeks later to pass Pete Maravich for most career points […]
Continue readingWomen’s March Madness 2024: Elite Eight tournament takeaways
We 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 readingJuJu Watkins’ historic season for USC ends in Elite Eight loss
PORTLAND, Ore. — USC standout JuJu Watkins made history Monday night, passing Tina Hutchinson of San Diego State back in 1983-84 to become the all-time leading scorer among freshmen in NCAA Division I history. However, the game ended in tears as the Trojans’ bid to reach the Final Four for the first time since 1986 […]
Continue readingA love letter to basketball, by Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, Paige Bueckers and JuJu Watkins
ALBANY, 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 readingPaige Bueckers leads UConn to Final Four with win over USC
PORTLAND, Ore. — Back in the fall, UConn coach Geno Auriemma thought it would’ve been a “miracle” for his team to make a deep March run. A slew of injuries hampered the Huskies for a third straight season. They hardly looked like a Final Four team when they lost three games in the first month […]
Continue readingScott Van Pelt: A big night for women’s college hoops
There were years doing this show that when it came to the women’s NCAA basketball tournament, it was difficult to generate a ton of excitement while discussing it, simply because it was a noncompetitive event. We’d ask Rebecca Lobo before it began: Can anyone beat UConn? Then the answer was a resounding no. In 2016, […]
Continue readingWomen’s March Madness 2024: Reseeding tournament’s Final Four
The Paige Bueckers vs. JuJu Watkins showdown lived up to the hype. The LSU-Iowa rematch exceeded it. South Carolina hung on to stay undefeated. NC State pulled another upset. Now the Final Four is set with storylines aplenty. Caitlin Clark will be trying to add to her already-mighty legacy by trying to bring Iowa its […]
Continue readingSportsbooks say LSU-Iowa did record numbers for women’s game
The 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 readingWomen’s Final Four 2024: Can NC State, UConn or Iowa give South Carolina its first loss?
For the second consecutive year, South Carolina enters the final weekend unbeaten and will try to be the 10th team to finish a championship season without a loss. UConn, the most storied program in women’s college basketball with 11 NCAA titles, advances to its 23rd Final Four. Caitlin Clark sits atop the all-time scoring list […]
Continue readingLeBron James: ‘Icons’ like Reese, Clark lifting women’s hoops
WASHINGTON — Count LeBron James among the scores of viewers tuning into the women’s NCAA tournament this spring. The Los Angeles Lakers forward, considered by many to be the face of the NBA, has a theory on why women’s college hoops is having such a moment: the star power. “I don’t think there’s much difference […]
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