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Vince Grippi: USC fights to the end, but loss of JuJu Watkins proves too much against UConn

UPDATED: Mon., March 31, 2025

When the NCAA women’s basketball bracket was unveiled two weeks ago, this was the Elite Eight game everyone wanted to see.

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Spokane regional: Paige Bueckers scores 31 points to lead UConn past USC 78-64

UPDATED: Mon., March 31, 2025

UConn is more than Paige Bueckers.

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Texas tops TCU to advance to first Final Four since 2003

UPDATED: Mon., March 31, 2025

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Texas coach Vic Schaefer first met Madison Booker when Booker was a middle schooler. Even then, he could tell that the future Longhorns wing would be a special talent. On Monday in Birmingham, Booker showed why she is already regarded as one of the sport’s biggest stars despite being a sophomore.

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NCAA Tournament winners and losers: Top seeds dominate, SEC cashes in, Flagg shines and the West departs meekly

UPDATED: Mon., March 31, 2025

The SEC set records with 14 bids to March Madness and seven teams in the Sweet 16. It also obliterated the mark that matters more than any other: dollars earned.

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Houston locks down Tennessee to secure Kelvin Sampson’s third career Final Four trip

UPDATED: Sun., March 30, 2025

In a battle of two of college basketball’s best defenses, Houston put together one of the most impressive defensive performances in NCAA Tournament history in a 69-50 win over Tennessee to send Cougars coach Kelvin Sampson to the third Final Four of his career (2021 at Houston, 2002 at Oklahoma).

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Vince Grippi: Hooptown USA puts basketball reputation on display at women’s Spokane regional

UPDATED: Sun., March 30, 2025

It’s often dicey to give yourself a nickname.

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Spokane regional: UCLA marches past LSU 72-65, earns first trip to Final Four

UPDATED: Sun., March 30, 2025

It could be argued that UCLA prevailed Sunday afternoon with its best player on the bench.

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Spokane regional: Without JuJu Watkins, USC leans on freshman to beat Kansas State 67-61

UPDATED: Sat., March 29, 2025

The USC Trojans were playing without their first-team All-American guard. And their other star player was having an off game.

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Duke, Cooper Flagg shut down Alabama as 2nd top seed advances to Final Four

UPDATED: Sat., March 29, 2025

With less than seven minutes separating Duke from the Final Four berth it’s been chasing all season, Jon Scheyer huddled his team and took a deep breath.

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Spokane regional: Paige Bueckers goes for career-high 40 points as UConn beats Oklahoma 82-59

UPDATED: Sat., March 29, 2025

Thinking of stealing a win from the UConn women?

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Vince Grippi: USC fights to the end, but loss of JuJu Watkins proves too much against UConn

Spokane regional: Paige Bueckers scores 31 points to lead UConn past USC 78-64

Texas tops TCU to advance to first Final Four since 2003

NCAA Tournament winners and losers: Top seeds dominate, SEC cashes in, Flagg shines and the West departs meekly

Houston locks down Tennessee to secure Kelvin Sampson’s third career Final Four trip

Vince Grippi: Hooptown USA puts basketball reputation on display at women’s Spokane regional

Spokane regional: UCLA marches past LSU 72-65, earns first trip to Final Four

Spokane regional: Without JuJu Watkins, USC leans on freshman to beat Kansas State 67-61

Duke, Cooper Flagg shut down Alabama as 2nd top seed advances to Final Four

Spokane regional: Paige Bueckers goes for career-high 40 points as UConn beats Oklahoma 82-59

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