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UConn women reach record 6th straight Final Four
Getting to the Final Four never gets old for Geno Auriemma and his Connecticut women's team. The Huskies reached the national semifinals for a record ...
Cal rallies to beat Georgia 65-62 in overtime
Layshia Clarendon moved directly to the front, the first to get her hands on the regional championship trophy. Rightfully so, after getting California ...
UConn women rout Kentucky, advance to Final Four
Geno Auriemma and his Connecticut Huskies are headed back to a familiar place — the Final Four. Breanna Stewart scored 21 points and Kaleena ...
Louisville continues to bask in basketball success
One by one, students walked slowly past the food court in the Student Activities Center on the Louisville campus and waited their turns to sign the ...
Baylor's loss leaves NCAA women's bracket open
With Brittney Griner and defending champion Baylor gone, the NCAA women's tournament is suddenly wide open. Louisville did what hardly anyone else ...
BracketRacket: Last 4, Ware's injury, odds galore
Welcome back to BracketRacket, your one-stop shop for all your NCAA tournament needs. Today, an injury to Louisville guard Kevin Ware dominates social ...
Louisville upsets Griner and No. 1 Baylor 82-81
From the opening tip of the season, there was only one question in women's college basketball: How do you stop Brittney Griner? Louisville found the ...
AP PHOTOS: Final Four slate is set
After a weekend of blowouts and another upset, the men's NCAA Final Four is set. Top overall seed Louisville will face Wichita State next Saturday, ...
Diggins leads Notre Dame past Kansas 93-63
Skylar Diggins was already having such a great day, her coach figured she might as well make it historic. The Notre Dame point guard scored 22 of her ...
Duke overcomes Nebraska 53-45 to reach Elite 8
Duke coach Joanne P. McCallie is growing weary of people expecting the Blue Devils to roll over teams in the NCAA tournament. "We don't want to be ...
BracketRacket: Shockers, Coach K and sportsmanship
Welcome back to BracketRacket, your one-stop shopping place for all things NCAA. It's our first edition for the regional finals, with Syracuse and ...
Cal tops LSU 73-63 to reach round of 8
A strong second half and much better free throw shooting propelled California over LSU, sending the Bears to the round of eight for the first time in ...
Georgia women rally to beat Stanford 61-59
Andy Landers looked down at the stat sheet on the table in front of him. The numbers were almost exactly what the longtime Georgia coach anticipated.
UConn women run past Maryland 76-50
Connecticut's youngest players have the Huskies back in an old and familiar spot. Freshmen Breanna Stewart, Moriah Jefferson and Morgan Tuck combined ...
Obama attends Syracuse-Marquette basketball game
President Barack Obama attended one of the weekend's big college basketball games after playing a round of golf Saturday. Obama's motorcade took him ...
Serena Williams beats Sharapova in Sony Open final
Serena Williams danced to the crowd's roar, spinning and grinning, hopping and waving, then spinning some more. If her victory celebration on the ...
Longtime Alabama AD Mal Moore passes away
Former Alabama athletic director Mal Moore, who played and coached under Bear Bryant, hired Nick Saban and presided over a heyday in athletics at his ...
Kentucky women hold off Delaware 69-62
Kentucky coach Matthew Mitchell has his team one victory away from the school's first Final Four. The Wildcats had to overcome an incredible effort ...
BracketRacket: Jim Boeheim, R.L. Stine and pizza
Welcome back to BracketRacket, your one-stop shopping place for all things NCAA. For our final Sweet 16 edition, Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim chuckles ...
Murray beats Gasquet in Sony Open semifinal
Even from the cheap seats, the ones with a lovely view of the Miami skyline, a thud reverberated when Andy Murray angrily whacked his tennis bag with ...
Bolt to run 150-meter race at Copacabana beach
Usain Bolt will have Copacabana beach in the background when he tries to break his 150-meter world best in a street race this weekend in Rio de ...
What if: Women's coaches weigh in on 1-on-1 games
Baylor coach Kim Mulkey laughed at the idea. Then, after giving it a little thought, declared herself the winner of a mythical NCAA women's tournament ...
Heat start to move on after streak ends
Take heart, Heat. Look out, NBA. When the Los Angeles Lakers' 33-game winning streak ended, they hit a bit of a lull before rolling through the ...
Serena Williams vs Sharapova in Sony Open final
Maria Sharapova keeps drawing a different opponent in the Key Biscayne final, and has yet to find one she can beat. Now she'll give it a try against ...
BracketRacket: A floor, a Big Shocker and the Noid
Welcome to BracketRacket, your one-stop shopping place for all things NCAA. Today's menu includes a time-lapse of the Final Floor being built, one ...