Monday, April 2nd, 2012
By Ashleigh Sargent and Mariah Philips
Notre Dame: The Fighting Irish took down perennial powerhouse UConn in overtime to advance to the National Championship for the second year in a row. Behind the leadership of Skylar Diggins, who finished the night with 19 points, Notre Dame forced the game into overtime ...
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Monday, April 4th, 2011
By Laura Pappano
When Stanford went down 63-62 last night to Texas A & M, it took several minutes to sink in. And when TV cameras showed the UConn Huskies in the stands, well, you felt that they had been forewarned: Watch out, things can happen.
It didn’t matter. Notre Dame didn’t ...
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Sunday, March 27th, 2011
By Laura Pappano
If coverage of the men’s side of March Madness seems to be playing at every hour on every available screen, it’s not your imagination.
Not only did the number of men’s teams in the tournament increase from 64 to 68, but the NCAA TV deal with CBS and Turner ...
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Monday, March 14th, 2011
By Laura Pappano
It's March Madness for a reason. Yes, UConn is dominant, but with injuries and defections, and rising teams from Baylor, Stanford, and Tennessee, who knows? This is college, after all.
Too much March Madness talk presumes that it's all about the men's bracket. But if the waiter who just ...
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Monday, March 15th, 2010
By Laura Pappano
This year we expect Connecticut to march all the way to San Antonio -- and then some. But that doesn't mean there isn't water cooler-worthy debate to be had around match-ups all over the bracket (not to mentioned good basketball to be watched). Anyone remember last year when ...
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Sunday, March 15th, 2009
Thanks to Don Imus, we know that women’s college basketball players – contrary to his original assessment – are a talented lot. This season, at least four NCAA Division I players took the microphone and sang the National Anthem before basketball games.
Her player profile doesn’t mention it, but Boston College ...
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