UConn is back on top of women’s basketball, winning its 12th national championship by routing defending champion South Carolina 82-59 behind Azzi Fudd’s 24 points.
Dawn Staley and South Carolina are one win from joining an elite group of programs in women’s basketball history with a third national championship in four seasons.
Walter Clayton Jr. scored 34 points and Florida beat SEC rival Auburn 79-73 in the Final Four on Saturday, sending the Gators to the national championship game for the first time since 2007.
Defending champion South Carolina left no doubt it would return to the national title game, getting 14 points from Te-Hina Paopao and overwhelming Texas 74-57 in the Final Four on Friday.
A bill that would ban transgender women from collegiate sports in Indiana will head to Gov. Mike Braun’s desk after the Senate gave final approval to the bill Thursday.
A decade ago, Bruce Pearl of Auburn and Kelvin Sampson of Houston were emerging from exile. This week, they’re both coaching at the Final Four.
DePaul promoted assistant Jill Pizzotti on Thursday to take over for longtime coach Doug Bruno, who stepped down last week.
There’s no one-and-done path to the WNBA for women’s players because the NBA and WNBA have different rules regarding draft eligibility. But the NIL era has changed just about everything.
One major difference in today’s sports world is a willingness to ignore the stigma attached to seeking professional help and acceptance of psychologists.
Loyola pulled within 74-73 on senior guard Des Watson’s 3-pointer with 2 minutes, 37 seconds to play, but the Ramblers couldn’t pull out the NIT semifinal win.