Tuesday, March 30th, 2010
VS.?
By Laura Pappano
Baylor Coach Kim Mulkey has a number in mind: 47,492.
That’s how many fans went wild last Sunday in Houston for the men’s Baylor-Duke matchup. After her team upset Duke in a thrilling 51-48 win last night, Mulkey made the point: She wants the same support in San Antonio ...
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Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010
By Laura Pappano
There may be other ways to judge progress, but this year's NCAA Women's DI Basketball Tournament offers signs worth noting:
1. PRESIDENTIAL PICKS. For the first time, President Obama filled out NCAA DI Basketball brackets -- for the women's tournament. (See image at right -- or click here.)
Last year, ...
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Monday, April 27th, 2009
By Laura Pappano
Everybody knows that President Obama is a big college hoops fan. But most of his public affection has focused on the men's side (click here to see a photo of him with his March Madness picks). Today, however, he had the chance to enumerate the dominance of the ...
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Tuesday, April 7th, 2009
By Savanna Johnson
The big game is tonight! Before the NCAA's D1 Women's Basketball March to the Arch, I spoke with Cathy Inglese, former head coach at Boston College whose teams made it to the tournament six of the last eight years (plus were Big East Champions in 2004). She has ...
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Friday, April 3rd, 2009
Click here to read Laura Pappano's op-ed in today's Christian Science Monitor on why the price gap between men's and women's division 1 college basketball tickets is a travesty -- and perpetuates economic disparities on and off the court.
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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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