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NCAA women's basketball final: Can Louisville beat UConn?

2013-04-09 08:00:00

Louisville is a No. 5 seed that beat a No. 1 seed (defending champion Baylor) and a pair of twos (Tennessee and California) on its way to a date with another No. 1 seed, women's basketball powerhouse Connecticut, in the NCAA championship game Tuesday...

Brittney Griner in NBA is 'ludicrous,' says UConn's Geno Auriemma

2013-04-03 17:38:00

Geno Auriemma, who has guided Connecticut to seven NCAA women's basketball titles, doesn't think much of Mark Cuban's acknowledgment that he's already given consideration to using a second-round draft pick on Baylor star Brittney Griner. The UConn...

Robert Griffin III goes off on Twitter after Baylor women's loss

2013-04-01 08:11:00

Robert Griffin III takes his women's basketball seriously. Just how seriously? Just take a look at the Washington Redskins quarterback's Twitter account during the last 24 hours. Early on Sunday, he posted a photo of himself with President Obama at...

Brittney Griner tweets apology to Baylor fans after Sweet 16 loss

2013-04-01 10:25:00

Baylor star Brittney Griner took to Twitter on Sunday night following the Lady Bears' shocking 82-81 loss to Louisville in the NCAA women's basketball tournament's round of 16. She wasn't there to vent her frustrations about a Cardinals defense that...

Pac-12 powers to take on SEC teams in NCAA women's regional semifinals

2013-03-29 17:44:00

Baylor and Notre Dame, the NCAA women's finalists last year, loom large again this season, but there will be intriguing matchups elsewhere too as the regional semifinals begin Saturday. The Spokane Regional, for example, should be renamed the Pac-12...

Mississippi, no joke, makes a big splash on football signing day

2013-02-06 19:43:00

The Southeastern Conference conducted its annual player draft Wednesday in advance of winning its eighth straight national title next season. There's nothing like national SEC signing day, with other conferences participating the way the Washington...

Bruins' flat showing in Holiday Bowl takes fizz out of UCLA's season

2012-12-27 23:50:00

SAN DIEGO — There have been rumors down here that the Chargers might be interested in UCLA's Jim Mora as a replacement for Coach Norv Turner. If the Holiday Bowl was an audition, Mora could not have done more to prove himself the ideal choice to...

Despite its record, Georgia Tech poses problems for USC

2012-12-07 17:12:00

Unbuckling the mailbag: Question: Imagine how USC fans are going to feel after a 6-7 Georgia Tech team wins the game. Larry Diaz Answer: How could USC fans feel any worse? The Trojans were picked to win the national title, lost five times and have...

UCLA to play Baylor in Holiday Bowl

2012-12-02 16:44:00

UCLA will face Baylor in the�Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl in Qualcomm Stadium on Dec. 27. The Bruins are 9-4�after losing to Stanford in the Pac-12 Conference championship game. They were ticketed for�the Valero Alamo Bowl or the Holiday Bowl....

Notre Dame better cover its bases to avoid another upset loss at USC

2012-11-22 00:00:00

Let's see if I've got this straight or crooked: Notre Dame needs one win to get to the national title game and Sports Illustrated puts the Irish on this week's cover? I don't believe in genies or goblins, but the SI cover jinx is real. If you don't...

Baylor rolls UCLA, 49-26, in Holiday Bowl

2012-12-27 22:36:00

At least UCLA finished with something sweet. On the last play in regulation, Brett Hundley connected with wide receiver Logan Sweet on a 34-yard scoring pass to make the score a little-more-respectable 49-26 Baylor advantage. Hundley completed 26 of...

A South'easter roars over college football

2012-11-18 00:00:00

Saturday is the reason they play the regular season all the way to the end. Just when you think you know everything, you know nothing. Kansas State was No. 1 in the Bowl Championship Series standings but now it's not. Oregon was No. 2 but now it's...

Record: 24-8. How they got here: At-large bid. Strengths: NBA prospect Marcus Smart is the Cowboys' floor leader, while guard Markel Brown is their leading scorer (15.5 ppg).

2013-03-14 00:00:00

Coach Geno Auriemma has to know the UConn-Baylor game will be the game of the century (2012-13 version). The Bears and coach Kim Mulkey could have an undefeated streak of about 64 or 65 coming in. Who holds the NCAA Division I record for such things? Hmmm.

2012-09-06 00:00:00

It was reported on April 18, 2012 that Pat Summitt is stepping aside as Tennessee�??s women�??s basketball coach and taking the title of "head coach emeritus", this comes after she was diagnosed with early onset dementia-Alzheimers.

2012-04-18 00:00:00