The Cardinal, the overall No. 1 seed in the women’s NCAA Tournament, wins nail-biter after Gamecocks make steal, miss two last-second shots.
Author: Nancy Armour, USA TODAY
Opinion: Baylor women’s coach Kim Mulkey’s suggestion to stop COVID tests is ignorant, irresponsible
Baylor coach Kim Mulkey suggested that there should be no COVID testing before the Final Fours for the men’s and women’s NCAA basketball tournaments.
Opinion: Real travesty of Baylor’s loss is it came in a matchup with UConn that should have been women’s title game
DiJonai Carrington and Baylor believe she was fouled on final shot attempt, which could have forced overtime in the Elite Eight matchup with UConn.
Opinion: Is coaching his son making Syracuse’s Jim Boeheim a softy? Maybe a little
Jim Boeheim, the notoriously cranky coach, is trying to downplay his softer side as his son, Buddy, has helped to lead Syracuse to the Sweet 16.
Opinion: Syracuse in the zone and the Sweet Sixteen. It’s the Jim Boeheim way.
Syracuse is once again in the Sweet 16 after the No. 11 seed Orange knocked off No. 3 West Virginia. Buddy Boeheim led the way with 25 points.
No. 8 Loyola-Chicago stuns No. 1 Illinois, 71-58, advances to Sweet 16
The Ramblers, who advanced to the Final Four in 2018, have done it again. They upset the Illini – a team many picked to win the men’s NCAA Tournament.
COVID-19 protocols knock VCU out of men’s NCAA Tournament’s first-round game against Oregon
Virginia Commonwealth is out of the NCAA Tournament before its first game due to COVID-19 protocol. Oregon, it’s opponent, will advance.
Opinion: Ohio State’s E.J. Liddell doesn’t deserve abuse from sick ‘fans’ after NCAA Tournament loss
After Oral Roberts upset Ohio State in the men’s NCAA Tournament, some sick “fans” decided to abuse and threaten the Buckeyes’ E.J. Liddell.
Opinion: NCAA’s mea culpa on inequities between men’s and women’s tournaments not enough
NCAA president Mark Emmert said that the disparities between the men’s and women’s tournaments “was a mistake. There’s just no getting around it.”
Sister Jean, Loyola-Chicago’s 101-year-old chaplain, cleared to go to NCAA men’s tournament
Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt is Loyola-Chicago’s chaplain and the Ramblers biggest fan, leading team in pre-game prayers and offering scouting reports.