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Paige Bueckers scores 32, leads UConn to another Sweet 16

STORRS, Conn. — A year ago this week, Paige Bueckers went to her car and got emotional after her UConn Huskies defeated the Baylor Bears in the second round of the women’s NCAA tournament. Bueckers, at the time out for the season with a torn ACL, wanted nothing more than to play in those high-stakes […]

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Women’s March Madness 2024: Reseeding tournament’s Sweet 16

Some of the chalk from the first two days of the women’s NCAA tournament has been erased. But not much. Two No. 5 seeds and a No. 7 broke through to the Sweet 16. And the top four seeds advanced to the regional semifinals in two regions — Albany 1 and Portland 4. The real […]

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Women’s March Madness 2024: Second-round tournament updates

No. 7 seed Duke and 5-seeds Colorado and Baylor all won on their opponents’ home court Sunday to advance to the Sweet 16. So far, Monday’s second-round games — every contest is on ESPN Networks and the ESPN App — have not brought us more upsets. No. 2 seed Notre Dame and 3-seeds NC State […]

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Women’s March Madness 2024: Reseeding the round of 32

The 2024 women’s NCAA tournament should have perhaps been played on a blackboard. There’s that much chalk all over it after the first round wrapped up. Higher-seeded teams went 31-1 in the first round. No bracket has played so true to form since the NCAA tournament expanded in 1994. For those who like to pick […]

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UConn eases past Jackson State on Geno Auriemma’s 70th birthday

STORRS, Conn. — Paige Bueckers scored 28 points and freshman Ashlynn Shade added 26 as No. 3 seed UConn celebrated coach Geno Auriemma’s 70th birthday with an 86-64 win over Jackson State in the first round of the women’s NCAA tournament on Saturday. Aaliyah Edwards, wearing a mask after missing two games with a broken […]

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Caitlin Clark, 2 freshmen top AP women’s All-America team

Caitlin Clark has been a mainstay on The Associated Press All-America team the past few seasons. The NCAA’s all-time scoring leader from Iowa was honored for the third straight year Wednesday, becoming the 11th player to earn the distinction three times. She was a unanimous choice from the 35-member national media panel that chooses the […]

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UConn’s Aaliyah Edwards to bypass final year, enter WNBA draft

UConn Huskies senior Aaliyah Edwards announced her intention to forgo her final year of eligibility and enter the 2024 WNBA draft on social media Thursday. Edwards, a 6-foot-3 forward, is a projected first-round pick in next month’s draft. She is currently projected by ESPN’s Michael Voepel to go No. 5 overall to the Dallas Wings. […]

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Women’s March Madness 2024: Experts pick Final Four, national champ

With the First Four completed and the first round of the 2024 women’s NCAA tournament about to begin, the overall question is obvious: Can anyone stop undefeated South Carolina? It was the same question last year, and it turned out someone did: Iowa. This year, the Hawkeyes are a No. 1 seed along with South […]

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How Angel Reese’s fire ignites LSU’s March Madness mission

ANGEL REESE CATCHES a pass just beyond the free throw line, steps into the shot and lets it fly over South Carolina center Kamilla Cardoso’s outstretched hand. The LSU superstar drains the jumper — not the type of bucket she’s known for — to tie the SEC championship game earlier this month. She holds her […]

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Topps announces first ever March Madness trading cards

The cards retail at $139.99 a pack and each include six base cards, one autograph and one parallel card. The NCAA women’s players included in the set are: Iowa Hawkeyes’ Caitlin Clark, Stanford Cardinals’ Cameron Brink, UConn Huskies’ Paige Bueckers and Aaliyah Edwards, LSU Tigers’ Angel Reese, Hailey Van Lith and Mikaylah Williams, Virginia Tech […]

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