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March Madness & Women Talk Sports Bracket Challenge!
March 15 - April 6, 2010
ESPN Schedule (Check your local listings)
If you filled out a bracket for the WomenTalkSports group for the Bracket Challenge keep checking on NCAA.com to see how you're stacking up against the competition!
It's GIVEAWAY TIME! As promised, we will be giving away random prizes every week of the tournament. Check back here for details each week!
Week 1 Winners:
Week 2 Winners:
- @CoachMK21 (please DM us with your addeess!)
- @ACCBiggz (a bracket challenge contestant as well)
Stay tuned for details on our next giveaway - we might be able to do ONE more giveaway on the day of the final, UConn vs Stanford!!
To enter the giveaway you must do ONE of the following:
- Post a comment on the wall for this page (in the right sidebar) telling us who your pick is to win the NCAA Women's Tournament. Posting a comment on the wall requires signing up for a Women Talk Sports account. Please make sure your email address is valid so we are able to contact you if you win.
- Follow @womentalksports on Twitter AND CLICK HERE to send the tweet that enters you in our contest, making sure to replace "TEAM NAME" with your pick to win the NCAA Tournament. PLEASE NOTE: You can only make that change to the tweet - the rest of the tweet must remain the same in order to be eligible to win.
- Become a fan of Women Talk Sports on Facebook and post a comment on our wall telling us who your pick is to win the NCAA Women's Tournament.
- Be entered in our Bracket Challenge! It's too late to enter the WTS March Madness Bracket Challenge now, but if you're already entered, you will get DOUBLE the chances to win one of our giveaways each week. Make sure to check back on this page on Saturday morning to see who won - if it's you, you need to let us know!
Winners will be randomly drawn from the pool of entrants and contacted the next day via Twitter direct message, Facebook or email, depending on how you entered. We will also announce the winners on this page. Only residents of the U.S. and Canada are eligible to win. Please no P.O. boxes.
Good luck to all!
HS Girls-Steeple/diet/etc
Posts about March Madness & Women Talk Sports Bracket Challenge!:
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PASE Values for NCAA Tournament Coaches, 2006-10
posted on April 7, 2010 at 10:31pm
More writing about PASE, or "performance above seed expectations". PASE is a number that indicates how many wins a coach in the NCAA tournament should perform above or below the expected number, given the manner in which the coach's team was seeded in th...more
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Mailbag: Shilling for Storm, not Stanford-UConn
posted on April 7, 2010 at 10:23pm
Perhaps you've heard of the saying, "If you have nothing nice to say, say nothing at all." Well, in regards to my covering my assigned beats (Washington and Storm) to the chagrin of some vocal folks on this site and via e-mail who wanted me to write about...more
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History For UConn, Moral Victory For Stanford
posted on April 7, 2010 at 11:52am
I have to admit that I half-forgot this game was happening and spent most of it in the library reading Bliss Broyard's memoir One Drop (not the most compellingly-written book for stretches, but interesting in its content). I stopped by Tressider in time...more
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UConn: Airport welcome and rally planned for champions
posted on April 7, 2010 at 9:58am
When UConn returns to the Hartford-area, there will be a short event for the team. The team is set to arrive at Bradley International Airport at approximately 3:30 p.m. ET.
The event will include remarks from UConn head coach Geno Auriemma and the tea...more
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There is No Joy in Maples...
posted on April 7, 2010 at 9:52am
Oh, somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright,The Stanford band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light,And somewhere men are laughing, and little children shout;But there is no joy in Maples-- mighty Cardinal have struck out...more
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2010 Women’s Final Four All-Tournament Team
posted on April 6, 2010 at 10:27pm
Most Outstanding Player: Maya Moore, Connecticut
Other team members: Tina Charles, Connecticut Nnemkadi Ogwumike, Stanford Kayla Pedersen, Stanford Danielle Robinson, Oklahoma
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And the streak rolls on...
posted on April 6, 2010 at 10:22pm
Ronald Martinez - Getty Images
SAN ANTONIO - APRIL 06: Forward Maya Moore #23 of the Connecticut Huskies reacts after a play against the Stanford Cardinal during the NCAA Women's Final Four Championship game at the Alamodome on April 6, 2010 in San A...more
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What does “female” leadership look like? Just watch UConn.
posted on April 6, 2010 at 3:31pm
By Laura Pappano
It’s time to think beyond the court.
Sure, there’s a lot of back-and-forth about whether UConn’s dominance – winning streak of 77 and beating opponents by double-digit margins – is bad or good for women’s college basketball....more
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Greetings From San Antonio!
posted on April 6, 2010 at 3:30pm
First, I apologize for being MIA for awhile. Kathy’s mom died on March 22 and we’ve been in California taking care of her affairs. It was not expected so we are also dealing with the shock of it. We’ve now both lost our moms this year. Hug your mo...more
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UConn and Stanford meet again
posted on April 6, 2010 at 7:30am
The last time UConn and Stanford met, the Pac-10 champs were on a 9-0 win streak heading into the XL Center in Hartford. However, the Huskies handed the Cardinal their one and only loss of the season in front of a sellout crowd of 16,294. UConn, on ...more
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Day Before Jitters
posted on April 6, 2010 at 7:28am
Well now, the Internet is all abuzz about the Stanford/UConn national title women’s basketball game Tuesday, as well it should be. It will be hard for Stanford to beat them, but C and R have really enjoyed how much attention the local papers have shower...more
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Observations from the 2010 Women’s Final Four
posted on April 5, 2010 at 9:29pm
As I’m watching the Men’s Final Four Final on TV, I have a few observations to share from my recent return from the Women’s Final Four in San Antonio. Both are related to Baylor’s Brittney Griner.
Play Like a Girl T-Shirt from SOOZN Design and ...more
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Stanford's Final Four Win: Nneka to the Rescue
posted on April 5, 2010 at 10:49am
(Photo by Craig Bennett/112575 Media)
Stanford, after that scare with Xavier, did you have to make this one so close?
This, of course, being the Stanford Women’s basketball team’s Final Four win over Oklahoma to advance to the National Championsh...more
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UConn and Stanford Women To Play for NCAA Championship
posted on April 5, 2010 at 10:34am
The final is set. Tomorrow night UConn Huskies and the Stanford Cardinals will be facing off tomorrow night in San Antonio, Texas for the NCAA Women’s Basketball title game.
The final four scores don’t actually tell the stories of the games. Stanford...more
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Stanford's Final Four Win
posted on April 5, 2010 at 10:07am
Stanford, after that scare with Xavier, did you have to make this one so close? This, of course, being the Stanford Women’s basketball team’s Final Four win over Oklahoma to advance to the National Championship game. We looked in large and in charge, ...more
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Stanford advances to title game, beats Oklahoma 73-66 [Box Scores]
posted on April 4, 2010 at 9:35pm
Stanford (36-1) led during most of Sunday night’s semifinal game against Oklahoma ( 27-11) during the women’s NCAA Final Four in San Antonio and pulled off a 73-66 victory. At the half the Cardinal had a 34-21 lead.
However, late in the second half t...more
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Final Four can't get much better than that
posted on April 4, 2010 at 8:47pm
This game was nothing like I expected. Yes, I knew Baylor was good. But good enough to hang with Connecticut? To be within 4 points early in the second half? I never would have predicted that. The Huskies led by 13 at half, but Baylor certainly came to pl...more
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Exciting Start to Final Four night, Stanford advances
posted on April 4, 2010 at 7:37pm
At halftime it looked as if Stanford was going to easily advance to the National Championship as they were up 13 at half. The Cardinal never trailed but by the end of the game, the score was much closer. Nnemkadi Ogwumike had given Stanford the lead early...more
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Oh Yeah, They May Be Playing Some Basketball Today
posted on April 4, 2010 at 5:16pm
Good folks to follow for live Tweeting: @mechellev, @rebeccalobo, @grahamhays (who is from Indianapolis, apparently).
Am I the only commentator-type who doesn't think it was an embarrassment that Griner was held off the All-America rolls because she, ...more
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The velvet rope of NCAA Final Four coverage
posted on April 4, 2010 at 5:14pm
As NCAA women’s basketball Final Four activities get underway in San Antonio, several dedicated bloggers who cover the sport are at home. Q McCall from SwishAppeal.com, Megan Hueter from WomenTalksSports.com and I are not watching the games from hom...more
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Game day: UConn, Baylor, Stanford and Oklahoma battle
posted on April 4, 2010 at 9:10am
None of the four coaches in this Final Four are strangers to the event:
Kim Mulkey (Baylor) – 2-0 (1.000) Geno Auriemma (Connecticut) – 12-4 (.750) Tara VanDerveer (Stanford) – 5-4 (.556) Sherri Coale (Oklahoma) – 1-2 (....more
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The women’s hoops bubble
posted on April 3, 2010 at 9:20pm
SAN ANTONIO — The celebratory nature of the Final Four has been hard to ignore as hundreds of coaches have descended into town, many of them participating in Saturday’s 4Kay Run in honor of the late N.C. State coach to start the day.
At the Alamodome...more
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One Day ‘Til the Final Four…
posted on April 3, 2010 at 2:56pm
OMG! This is C here to tell you that R won a prize in the Women’s Talk Sports Basketball Challenge (we told you to register). And it was not for her basketball team picking acumen; believe you me, although she did end up higher than me. How is that poss...more
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Stanford women’s basketball iPhone app launches
posted on April 2, 2010 at 7:52am
A new Stanford women’s basketball app for iPhone and iTouch will launch at 5 p.m. today. The app can be downloaded for users who search for Stanford women’s basketball. It will feature photos, team videos and news releases and access to head coach ...more
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Enjoying inspiration from Baylor
posted on April 1, 2010 at 8:50pm
First thing’s first — Kim Mulkey may be the most entertaining sideline coach in sports. Not just women’s basketball, in sports. Seriously, have you seen her high kicks as she paces in front of the bench, all fired up as her Baylor team plays? If she...more
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April Fools
posted on April 1, 2010 at 8:39pm
Okay, C and R, at the risk of being big April Fools, want to comment on Baylor’s 6’8” center Brittney Griner and to be even more foolish, give her coaching advice, because we have no national titles or conference titles or any pedigree in college co...more
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UCONN Dominance and Watching the NCAA Women’s Tournament
posted on April 1, 2010 at 2:16pm
Sure, sure, we’re all been watching March Madness, in the men’s tournament there have been an unusual number of extraordinarily close games and there have been a ton of upsets this year, but are you also watching the NCAA Women’s basketball games? I...more
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Final Four coaches talk about the tournament, Brittney Griner
posted on April 1, 2010 at 1:00pm
Four teams. One tournament. The head coaches of Stanford, Connecticut, Oklahoma and Baylor spent Wednesday afternoon meeting the media and talking about their teams and the NCAA women’s basketball Final Four. What did they have to say about Brittney Gri...more
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Final Four coaches: in their own words
posted on April 1, 2010 at 5:23am
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Stanford’s Tara VanDerveer:
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Oklahoma’s Sherri Coal...more
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Stanford basks in Xavier win for one more day
posted on March 31, 2010 at 9:12pm
Ros Gold-Onwude hung on to the Sacramento Regional trophy for a very long time. Right up until it needed to be wrapped up for the ride back on the bus to Stanford. “I was just holding it as a reality piece, something to say, ‘This really happened. ...more
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A Glam Slam's Jersey Madness: The Final Four
posted on March 31, 2010 at 8:58pm
Welcome to the Final Four! While the nation's top four teams are preparing for the action on court, your votes have determined the top four teams who are still in the running to become A Glam Slam's Jersey Madness champion.
Michigan State and West Virgin...more
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THE Play!
posted on March 31, 2010 at 7:30pm
Okay, now that C and R’s heart rate have gone back done and the adrenaline rush is finally starting to wear off over the Stanford Women’s Basketball Team’s Elite Eight win over Xavier, let’s review and analyze THE play, over and over and over agai...more
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Hoopfeed Daily Twitter Digest for 2010-03-31
posted on March 31, 2010 at 6:55pm
Pohlen's buzzer beater lifts Stanford past Xavier (AP) http://j.mp/aWdZCu #ncaaw #
Thriller to the very end, Pohlen's layup sends Cardinal to Final Four (sfgate.com) http://j.mp/chK4xR #ncaaw #
Late run propels Baylor women past Duke to Final 4, 51-48 (...more
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And then there were four
posted on March 31, 2010 at 3:53pm
Young Baylor team takes down Duke, 51-48
Coach Kim Mulkey on her young team:
The thing I get to do is coach kids that believe in what we do and allow me to get on them, challenge them and they never quit playing. You never saw a Baylor kid quit pla...more
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Griner: An irresistible force
posted on March 30, 2010 at 12:55pm
Thus far Brittney Griner has been the unarguable star of this year's NCAA basketball tournament—men's side included—and she took things a notch further last night when she pulled her Baylor Bears through to an upset victory over Duke. Next up for Grin...more
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Guys, stop whining about women’s basketball — and just tune in
posted on March 30, 2010 at 10:37am
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 po...more
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Stanford’s Elite Eight Win
posted on March 30, 2010 at 10:08am
Zero Seconds After the Game Ended:Are you kidding me?!? ARE YOU KIDDING ME!?!!Ten Seconds After the Game Ended:Jeanette Pohlen just wrote herself into the Stanford History Books!Four Seconds Before the Game Ended:C pulls out her automatic external defibri...more
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Compelling Non-UConn Storylines From The Tournament
posted on March 29, 2010 at 12:19pm
There are so many...
Kentucky finally breaks through as an elite team. Will anyone there even notice?
Florida State proves that ball gowns and makeup, or at the very least being brought together by (extremely valid) critique, can lead to team success....more
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And then there were eight
posted on March 29, 2010 at 12:18pm
Elite Eight teams and game times for March 29 and March 30
March 29 Games No. 2 Duke (30-5)
No. 4 Baylor (26-9)
Game: Duke vs. Baylor, 7:04 p.m. ET – Memphis, Tenn., ESPN/ESPN360.com
No. 1 Stan...more
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Stanford’s Sweet Sixteen
posted on March 29, 2010 at 8:54am
Let’s recap C and R’s trip to Sacramento to see the Stanford Women’s Basketball team take on the Georgia Bulldogs at Arco Arena in the Sweet Sixteen.Early Morning:R calls C to tell her that her tire is flat. C asks how she got a flat tire. R says ye...more
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Kim Mulkey: Class Act
posted on March 28, 2010 at 1:19pm
Coach Kim hits all the right notes in discussing her program's upset of Tennessee, noting that she takes no pleasure in defeating one of the game's legends in Pat Summitt. Also in this same round-up, Geno points out that he doesn't give a damn about the...more
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Critique of March Madness Sports Illustrated Cover
posted on March 28, 2010 at 1:04pm
Sports Illustrated 2010 March Madness Cover
I love March Madness. Every year I wait for the March Madness cover of Sports Illustrated. Every year I do a critique of the cover. Now that I have a blog, I can post the critique for the first time as ...more
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A Glam Slam's Jersey Madness: Elite 8
posted on March 27, 2010 at 5:15pm
The Round of 16 was definitely 'sweet' as the play on the court brought NCAA fans even more close games, overtime wins and upsets (ahem, Syracuse). But how did the teams fare on the uniform front?
After thousands of votes, the field has been narrowed t...more
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My bracket is strong
posted on March 27, 2010 at 9:44am
I never watch non-NCAA tournament college basketball. I know perhaps five college basketball players by name. I get my basketball fix from my Cleveland Cavaliers and from dropping sweet baby hooks on the heads of arthritic older men in my pick-up basket...more
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No. 7 seed Gonzaga grabs more national exposure
posted on March 26, 2010 at 4:47pm
Gonzaga (pictured right by the Associated Press) is jammed Friday with final prep for its first Sweet 16 matchup with No. 3 seed Xavier on Saturday at Arco Arena. In addition to practice, the day is filled with media interviews with ESPN, radio spots back...more
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"Bird at the Buzzer": Reason for the UConn ho-hum?
posted on March 25, 2010 at 10:16pm
If there was a pivotal moment in Connecticut's surge to a height only a WNBA team could knock them from, it was the 2001 championship run. Mainly, Storm star Sue Bird's coast-to-coast layin at the buzzer to defeat Notre Dame in the Big East Final -- a fir...more
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Fort Lewis and Emporia State to battle for Division II title
posted on March 25, 2010 at 9:33am
The No. 6 Fort Lewis Skyhawks advanced to the NCAA Division II National Championship Game with a 79-64 win over the No. 2 Franklin Pierce University Ravens. The Skyhawks held the National Player of the Year, Franklin Pierce’s Johannah Leedham, scorele...more
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Of President Obama and perfect brackets and March Madness, For real
posted on March 25, 2010 at 9:24am
Your NCAA tournament bracket is hosed, right?
I mean, mine is, because I had Kansas winning the whole thing like a jillion other people. Barack Obama’s is because he did too, in spite of the fact that he could not be satisfied with the whole health car...more
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Myth Busters: The Experience Factor?
posted on March 25, 2010 at 8:19am
Myth Busters: The Experience Factor?
An interesting blog post about the recently-upset Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team from SBN's Kansas Jayhawks blog Rocky Chalk Talk (click title or here for full article):
"Relative to the field still fighting,...more
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Tournament Odds and Ends
posted on March 25, 2010 at 8:18am
With Stanford busy practicing for the Sacramento Regional Games, C and R thought they would take some much needed time off and let some other people talk about women’s basketball. Because, yes blogging is SO hard, dreaming up our opinions, with no facts...more
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Rematch run continues for No. 7 Gonzaga; No. 3 Xavier next
posted on March 24, 2010 at 7:04pm
A quick dip in the hotel pool marked seventh-seeded Gonzaga's celebration for upsetting No. 3 Texas A&M;to advance to the program's first NCAA tournament Sweet 16. There was a 5 a.m. wake-up call to catch their flight back to Spokane on Tuesday and return...more
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Ohio State Bounced
posted on March 24, 2010 at 5:45pm
Prahalis melted down again for good measure. It wasn't just a loss, either. Mississippi State got out the whoopin' stick. At this point it's hard to imagine Purdue could have had a more embarrassing showing than the Big Ten teams that did make the f...more
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The NBA.com Dance Bracket?
posted on March 24, 2010 at 5:07pm
When a student (nice find EH!) sent me this blog post “She Got Game Too: Is the NBA Dance Bracket’s Time Up?” by Sarah Tolcser (@ticktock6). At first glance I thought the blog was about “The Dance”…like as in, NCAA March Madness. I was m...more
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A Glam Slam's jersey madness
posted on March 24, 2010 at 3:36pm
"March Madness" has truly lived up to it's name, based on the first two rounds of tournament play. There were gimme games that turned into major upsets, unforgettable buzzer-beaters and memorable overtime wins. #1 seeded Kansas lost to #9 seeded Northern ...more
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Got tickets? Sweet 16 ticket information for No. 7 Gonzaga
posted on March 23, 2010 at 6:44pm
Washington was pleased with the turnout of the Seattle sub-regional at Edmundson Pavilion, according to a spokesman, averaging about 3,266 for three games. It wasn't as eye-popping as the 10,000 Tennessee drew on its court, but at least showed more intere...more
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Round Two-Stanford vs. Iowa
posted on March 23, 2010 at 6:37pm
KA-RAY-ZEE!Just crazy. The game between the Stanford Women’s Basketball team and Iowa in the second round of the NCAA tournament was just plain crazy. Ros raining threes, back door plays to Jayne and Nneka, 40 points in the first ten minutes, 61 poi...more
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#3 Xavier vs #6 Vanderbilt: WTS Live Blog
posted on March 23, 2010 at 5:08pm
I'm still trying to digest my thoughts after last night's Gonzaga - Texas A&M game in Seattle, but the world is not kind enough to wait for me to catch up.
The tournament marches forward, with or without the humor of Gary Blair.
While I will be pulling ...more
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Game thread: NCAA second-round: Gonzaga v. Texas A&M;
posted on March 23, 2010 at 6:59am
ZAGS WIN: Well, the leading PG in Vandersloot may have fouled out, but Frieson has been working on her ball-handling skills and it was her leadership, plus a jumper with 18 seconds left in the game, that sealed the win. Adams missed a 18-footer and the Za...more
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Surveying the damage
posted on March 22, 2010 at 6:11pm
My DI women's bracket for one thing. I don't as a rule pick many upsets, but I invariably succumb to temptation and pick one or two. Well, of course there were upsets this weekend. But none that did me any good. For instance, I picked Virginia (5) over Gr...more
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Hot-shooting Aztecs stun Longhorns, Goestenkors “stunned”
posted on March 22, 2010 at 5:39pm
Tonight on TV
NCAA Tournament: First round thoughts
AUSTIN, Texas —In a Memphis region upset, No. 11 seed San Diego State (22-10) shut down No. 6 seed Texas (22-11) with a barrage of three point shots and speed, 74-63. The Aztecs silenced the Longh...more
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Upset Fever
posted on March 22, 2010 at 5:38pm
Last boring 'look at my bracket' post, I promise. I have been thinking about why we as fans and sportswriters are so obsessed with the upset, and I suspect it has something to do with the prestige that comes from predicting generally unexpected events....more
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Are female athletes becoming more aggressive?
posted on March 22, 2010 at 7:02am
With the start of the March Madness and stories of “aggressive female athletes” making national headlines (i.e., Elizabeth Lambert, Brittney Griner), a question I have heard asked and debated a lot lately is–”Are females athletes becoming more agg...more
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Round One-Stanford vs. UC Riverside
posted on March 22, 2010 at 6:59am
No surprise, number one seed Stanford beat number sixteen seed UC Riverside Saturday night 79-47. Did you expect something else? Well, okay, I am sure you have been bombarded with the fact that the only number one seed to lose to a number sixteen seed i...more
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Curling, women’s hoops and the details
posted on March 22, 2010 at 6:56am
In many ways my first attempt at curling was very similar to my first attempt at trail running. It was only the medium into which I fell that was different.
Yes, on Sunday I fulfilled a lifelong dream to go curling. (OK, maybe lifelong is a bit of poetic...more
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One Correct Prediction
posted on March 21, 2010 at 4:49pm
Vermont over Wisconsin. Nailing that one may have something to do with the Big Ten being the only conference I paid serious attention to this year. Staying in the Midwest, I was also close on the DePaul pick, since they took Vandy to overtime. But, ...more
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Game thread: NCAA first-round North Carolina v. Gonzaga
posted on March 21, 2010 at 9:48am
ZAGS WIN: The guard play of Vandersloot and DeGraffenreid was classic. Vandersloot was forced into six turnovers, but her team had her back when they did get the ball. Vandersloot finished with 15 assists and five steals with her nine points on 4-of-9 sho...more
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Gameday: NCAA women’s tournament in Austin, Texas optimistic
posted on March 21, 2010 at 9:43am
After a 77-64 loss to Texas A&M in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament, Texas coach Gail Goestenkors put her team on notice. The spring break in the days following the defeat would not be a vacation. Instead, the team had a fundamentals boot camp...more
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And now, the marks for artistic merit
posted on March 21, 2010 at 9:14am
Don't you just love it when people, usually men, say they don't like sports like figure skating (or that figure skating isn't a sport) because they're subjective? Yesterday's first-half run in the men's Kansas State-BYU was sparked by an absolutely horr...more
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Game thread: NCAA first-round Portland State v. Texas A&M;
posted on March 20, 2010 at 6:56pm
QUICK WORK: Jones started the second half hitting two three-pointers, but even though Faucher was back on the court, her game wasn't. She bricked shots and teammates had turnovers which led to the Aggies building a 52-37 lead with 15:32 remaining in the g...more
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NCAA Tournament: First round thoughts
posted on March 20, 2010 at 5:55pm
A commercial for the break
Eight down, eight to go and Dayton takes down TCU in a buzzer beater, 67-66
While No. 8 seed Dayton and No. 9 seed TCU seemed pretty evenly matched for most of the first half, the Horned Frogs pulled away in the second and...more
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NCAA preview: Big 12 bites before balling begins
posted on March 20, 2010 at 9:17am
When the NCAA women’s basketball tournament tips off on Saturday, the Big 12 will be solidly represented in the brackets. With seven teams in dancing and one of the strongest overall seasons for the conference, they will be a force to be reckoned with i...more
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And then there were 2: the National Championship Game
posted on March 20, 2010 at 9:14am
I was planning on tweeting from the Final Four games tonight... but just about the time that it was obvious the Wash U/Amherst match-up would head into overtime, Twitter stopped working on my phone. Perfect timing, I know. So to sum it up:Amherst led Wash...more
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NCAA tournament links: Seattle sub-regional
posted on March 20, 2010 at 9:14am
The internet was sprayed with celebratory landings in Seattle on Thursday night as players used social-networking sites like Twitter and team's used their home Web sites to announce their arrival. Portland State had a rowdy send-off with the pep band and ...more
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March Madness starts tomorrow!
posted on March 19, 2010 at 6:00pm
So it is, at least to a degree, for many of us; namely, those who deem sports to be something more than mere priapic ritual.
Now please excuse me while I work on my bracket.
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March Madness: Take the opportunity
posted on March 19, 2010 at 7:08am
My own version of March Madness began yesterday and while the first and second rounds of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament are in Buffalo this year, that event was not my assignment.
Instead, I was in Olean, covering the WNIT and a first-round match...more
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Obama picks UConn, who's your winner?
posted on March 19, 2010 at 7:06am
Thankfully President Barack Obama got the memo and filled out a complete women's NCAA tournament bracket this season with the help of ESPN broadcaster Doris Burke. Yet, I have to wonder if he listened to Burke when picking the Seattle subregional games.
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Montana March Madness!
posted on March 19, 2010 at 6:59am
I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I am so sorry. I am so sorry Montana Grizzlies! I wanted to know how your first round game against New Mexico was doing. I logged on and saw I could view your game live. When I got there, the score was 33-32, New Mexico They talk...more
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Tinkle Time!
posted on March 18, 2010 at 3:41pm
Aw, this is too cute. And yet Totally Cool at the same time. Stanford Freshman Joslyn Tinkle is preparing for the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament and her dad, Wayne Tinkle, as head coach of Montana, is preparing for the men’s tournament. The articl...more
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Women's Bracket: Do we really have to applaud this?
posted on March 18, 2010 at 3:38pm
Last year I noted, probably more than once, that President Obama neglected to fill out a women's bracket. I wrote about how problematic that was at the time.This year he has done both brackets. And Christine Brennan is practically drooling in her congratu...more
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Kansas City Bracket Preview: How Far Can UCLA Go?
posted on March 18, 2010 at 3:32pm
There seems to be universal acknowledgment from ESPN, blogs, and bulletin boards that UCLA was under-seeded.
Call it funny math, but if there are four regions, and UCLA was ranked in the top 25 for the last few weeks with a RPI of 21, then it would seem ...more
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President Obama fills out women’s brackets for ESPN
posted on March 18, 2010 at 3:31pm
We all know President Barack Obama is a huge hoops fans. In fact after last year’s NCAA title, Obama invited the UConn women’s team to a championship ceremony at the White House and even ended up shooting baskets with the players. At the time, he sa...more
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The (Men’s) Bracket
posted on March 17, 2010 at 7:10pm
In my last blog, I surmised that when the bracket for the Men’s NCAA basketball tournament was released, it would not be labeled as “The Men’s” NCAA Tournament Bracket 2010, unlike the women’s bracket. Sure enough…I was right. To see “the ...more
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Congratulations, Princeton! Plus random upset predictions
posted on March 17, 2010 at 7:06am
Eleven is an unusually high seed for an Ivy school. The Ivies' persistence in competing in Div I. despite not giving athletic scholarships and being forced to recruit among an extremely small pool of potential athletes is an inspiration.
Although Xa...more
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Madness looming at Swish Appeal and Women Talk Sports
posted on March 16, 2010 at 5:32pm
Madness Looming at Swish Appeal and Women Talk Sports
The 2010 NCAA women's basketball tournament brackets were announced today.
Queenie has already written up capsules for all the automatic bids. You can find every one of those here.
Over the next...more
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Call to political action: Fill out your (women’s) NCAA brackets!!!
posted on March 16, 2010 at 5:30pm
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 t...more
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(Women’s) ESPN Basketball Bracket Shows
posted on March 16, 2010 at 7:19am
It’s time for March Madness! I love this time of year! I just watched the ESPN selection and the ESPN-U follow up show for the women. Here is the bracket in case you want to download it. I have some cheers and jeers.
Cheers!
I was excited the online ...more
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Are you smarter than C and R?
posted on March 16, 2010 at 7:17am
It’s your turn… well, okay; it’s really the women’s turn! The Women’s NCAA Basketball Bracket is out! Let’s just find out how much you know about women’s basketball. Women’s Talk Sports is sponsoring a contest to pick the winners. Test y...more
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Hoops: Who's it going to be?
posted on March 15, 2010 at 6:28pm
The Elite 8 was a night of great games, as it should be. Hope defeated UW-Stevens Point, who ended Final Four host Illinois Wesleyan’s season the night before. Amherst continues their undefeated season by knocking off Babson. Unranked Rochester shocked ...more
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Who made the cut? The road to San Antonio
posted on March 15, 2010 at 6:23pm
NCAA Tournament television schedule
2010 Division I women’s basketball conference tournaments champions list
March 15, 20010 – Associated Press Top 25 women’s college basketball poll
Brackets
Sacramento Region
Seed
Team
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Stanford
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Texas A...more
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NCAA teams set for subregional at Washington
posted on March 15, 2010 at 6:22pm
There will be some intriguing matchups in Seattle this weekend when Washington hosts the opening two rounds of the NCAA tournament at Edmundson Pavilion.
West Coast Conference winners Gonzaga (27-4) return as the No. 7 seed to face North Carolina (19-11)...more
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Strictly Come Dancing: James Madison, CAA
posted on March 15, 2010 at 7:16am
Who? The Dukes of James Madison.
Where? Harrisonburg, VA, home to the Virginia Quilt Museum. (You laugh, but quilts and basketball go well together.)
When? Sunday the 14th in Harrisonburg, VA.
How? Dawn Evans notched 25 points and 7 assists to lead JM...more
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Strictly Come Dancing: Texas A&M, Big XII
posted on March 15, 2010 at 7:11am
Who? The Aggies of Texas A&M.
Where? College Station, TX, home to the George Bush Presidential Library.
When? Sunday the 14th in Kansas City, MO.
How? 19 points from Danielle Adams led the way as A&M held on to a six-point halftime lead to win 74-67 ov...more
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Strictly Come Dancing: Stanford, Pac-10
posted on March 15, 2010 at 7:10am
Who? The Cardinal of Stanford. Cardinal like the color, not the bird. Do not call them the Cardinals, plural; they are the Cardinal, singular. And for the love of all you believe in, don't call them the Lady Cardinal, because Tara VanDerveer will end y...more
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Strictly Come Dancing: Liberty, Big South
posted on March 15, 2010 at 7:09am
Who? The Lady Flames of Liberty.
Where? Lynchburg, VA, where Jerry Falwell once debated Larry Flynt.
When? Sunday the 14th in High Point, NC.
How? Down 14 at the half to Gardner-Webb, Liberty surged back in the second half to pull out a 68-66 victory.
...more
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Strictly Come Dancing: Southern, SWAC
posted on March 14, 2010 at 12:25pm
Who? The Jaguars of Southern.
Where? Baton Rouge, LA. Southern's band, the Human Jukebox, is one of the most famous in the country.
When? Saturday the 13th, in Shreveport, LA.
How? Ashley Augerson scored 19 points off the bench, and three players in d...more
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Strictly Come Dancing: Vermont, America East
posted on March 14, 2010 at 11:12am
Who? The Catamounts of Vermont.
Where? Burlington, VT, in western Vermont; it is the "smallest city to be the largest city in its state", according to Wikipedia.
When? Saturday the 13th in West Hartford, CT.
How? Courtnay Pilypaitis's 20 points led the...more
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Strictly Come Dancing: South Dakota State, Summit
posted on March 10, 2010 at 7:12am
Who? The Jackrabbits of South Dakota State. Sometimes called the Jacks, but if you refer to the school as SDSU, don't confuse them with San Diego State; that tends to irk their fans.
Where? Brookings, SD, in the eastern part of the state.
When? Tuesda...more
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Strictly Come Dancing: Middle Tennessee, Sun Belt
posted on March 9, 2010 at 6:35pm
Who? The Blue Raiders of Middle Tennessee State. Sometimes also known as the Lady Raiders.
Where? Murfreesboro, TN, just about smack-dab in the middle of the state, which I guess is why they called the university Middle Tennessee State.
When? Tuesd...more
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Strictly Come Dancing: Xavier, Atlantic 10
posted on March 9, 2010 at 6:31pm
Who? The Musketeers of Xavier.
Where? Cincinnati, OH, the city that once had Jerry Springer as its mayor.
When? Monday the 8th, in Upper Marlboro, MD.
How? Up 12 at the half, Xavier was taken to overtime by a determined Temple team, but held the Owls s...more
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Strictly Come Dancing: Chattanooga, Southern
posted on March 9, 2010 at 6:19pm
Who? The Lady Mocs of Chattanooga. (It's short for Mockingbird, but I haven't seen any Chattanooga teams use the long form.)
Where? Chattanooga, TN, on the Tennessee River and near the Georgia border.
When? Monday the 8th, in Charlotte, NC.
How? Down ...more
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Strictly Come Dancing: Tennessee, Southeastern
posted on March 9, 2010 at 6:13pm
The amazing thing about basketball is that watching it reduces one's time to write about it.
Who? The Lady Volunteers of Tennessee, Vols for short.
Where? Knoxville, TN, where the area code spells out VOL on a telephone keypad.
When? Sunday the 7th, in...more
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Strictly Come Dancing: Gonzaga, West Coast
posted on March 9, 2010 at 6:06pm
Who? The Bulldogs of Gonzaga.
Where? Spokane, WA, pronounced "Spo-CAN", not Spo-CANE.
When? Monday the 8th, in Las Vegas, NV.
How? While upstart Pepperdine gave the Bulldogs a fight in the first half, Gonzaga answered with a 42-point second half to run...more
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Strictly Come Dancing: Ohio State, Big Ten
posted on March 8, 2010 at 7:08pm
I like to think that I treat smaller conferences the same way I treat the BCS conferences. To be fair, I should then give the same treatment to BCS schools as I do to the smallest of Division I schools.
Who? The Buckeyes of Ohio State (or, if you insist...more
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Strictly Come Dancing: Marist, MAAC
posted on March 8, 2010 at 7:06pm
Who? The Red Foxes of Marist.
Where? Poughkeepsie, NY, along the Hudson River line on Metro-North.
When? Sunday the 7th, in Albany, NY.
How? By beating the third-place Fairfield Stags 66-49 to clinch their fifth straight ticket to the Big Dance.
Upset...more
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Strictly Come Dancing: Duke, Atlantic Coast
posted on March 8, 2010 at 5:12pm
Who? The Blue Devils of Duke.
Where? Durham, North Carolina; if you throw a rock, you'll probably hit a Division I school, which will then promptly have you arrested for throwing a rock at it, because that's just tacky.
When? Sunday the 7th, in Greensbo...more
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Strictly Come Dancing: Austin Peay, Ohio Valley
posted on March 7, 2010 at 9:29am
And we've got our first upset of the auto-bids. That didn't take long!
Who? The Lady Governors of Austin Peay.
Where? Clarksville, in northern Tennessee; to get there, meet the Monkees at the station before the last train leaves.
When? Around 6P...more
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Strictly Come Dancing: East Tennessee State, Atlantic Sun
posted on March 7, 2010 at 9:10am
The first invitation has been accepted to the Big Dance. Thirty more will be given out by the time Selection Monday rolls around. Some names will be familiar to even the most casual fan of the women's game. Others will send fans running to Google an...more
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