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Dance Card: Notre Dame, Big East champions
by Swish Appeal
posted March 13, 2013 at 8:21am

Who? The Irish of Notre Dame. What? There are many stories explaining the name. There are fewer explaining the leprechaun. Where? South Bend, Indiana, site of the Studebaker National Museum. When? March 12th, in Hartford, Connecticut. Why? They won...more

Dance Card: South Dakota State, Summit champs
by Swish Appeal
posted March 13, 2013 at 8:18am

Who? The Jackrabbits of South Dakota State. It is highly recommended that you not mix this SDSU up with the one represented by the Aztecs. Neither side takes kindly to that kind of mistake. What? Represented by Jack the Rabbit. Somehow that name got t...more

Seattle Storm guard Sue Bird to sit out 2013 season due to upcoming knee surgery
by Swish Appeal
posted March 13, 2013 at 8:14am

Bird has played 11 seasons, all with Seattle, and has been one of the most accomplished guards in the WNBA's history. She has won two league championships (2004 and 2010) and three Olympic gold medals (2004, 2008, 2012) as a professional basketball pla...more

Liberty sign Cheryl Ford
by They're Playing Basketball
posted March 13, 2013 at 8:08am

Detroit Shock reinvented continues.College news:Selflessness is a source of pride for Marist.Syracuse's Kayla Alexander scored her 2000th point last night. Coach Quentin Hillsman lauds her development.Kayla Thornton leads UTEP.FGCU has entered a bid to be...more

McDonald's All American Morgan Wootten Player of the Year Finalists announced
by They're Playing Basketball
posted March 13, 2013 at 8:03am

Finalists for this year's award are:o Lexie Brown, North Gwinnet (Suwanee, GA)o Kaela Davis, Buford High School (Buford, GA)o Diamond DeShields, Norcross (Norcross, GA)o Linnae Harper, Whitney Young (Chicago, IL)o Taya Reimer, Hamilton Southeast...more

2013 WNBA Draft prospects: A preliminary list
by Swish Appeal
posted March 12, 2013 at 10:34pm

The time has come to get a sense of the landscape of 2013 WNBA Draft prospects, if it's not past due. Before getting to a full "draft board" in which we determine which players are most "roster-worthy", we have to have a sense of the players that shoul...more

2013 MAAC basketball tournament: Marist beats Iona in an efficient performance
by Swish Appeal
posted March 12, 2013 at 10:28pm

It is turning into the Marist Invitational. The Marist Red Foxes, in their 10th straight MAAC final, earned their eighth consecutive title with a 72-48 defeat of Iona. The Springfield, Mass. location was fitting as Marist, under coach Brian Giorgis,...more

Dance Card: Baylor, Big 12 champs
by Swish Appeal
posted March 12, 2013 at 8:55am

Who? The Lady Bears of Baylor. What? Bruiser is the fuzzy one; Baylor also has real bears and a real bear habitat. (I guess it's better than ferrets...) Where? Waco, Texas, home of the Texas Sports Hall of Fame. When? March 11th, in Dallas, Texas. ...more

More (repeat) Ncaa Basketball champs
by They're Playing Basketball
posted March 12, 2013 at 8:53am

Gonzaga beat San Diego to claim the West Coast Conference championship. They're headed to the Dance for the fifth straight time.Chattanooga squeaked by Davidson to claim the Southern Conference crown.Marist put away Iona for their eighth consecutive MAAC ...more

Mailbag: Gonzaga goes for five; Pac-12 final KeyArena attendance numbers; and Seattle University rakes in WAC awards
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted March 12, 2013 at 8:45am

UPDATE: The Zags cliched a fifth consecutive NCAA tournament bid. Read all about the win here. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Top seeded Gonzaga (26-5) faces No. 2 seed San Diego (21-8) in the West...more

Dance Card: Gonzaga, WCC champs
by Swish Appeal
posted March 12, 2013 at 8:43am

Who? The Bulldogs of Gonzaga. Sometimes also known as Zags. What? Named for tenacity. Spike's been in commercials. Where? Spokane, Washington, birthplace of Father's Day. When? March 11th, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Why? They won the West Coast Conferen...more

Dance Card: Chattanooga, SoCon champions
by Swish Appeal
posted March 12, 2013 at 8:40am

Who? The Lady Mocs of Chattanooga. What? The mockingbird is the state bird of Tennessee. Scrappy is named for a football coach. Where? Chattanooga, Tennessee, officially the Scenic City. When? March 11th, in Asheville, North Carolina. Why? They won t...more

Gonzaga earns WCC tournament title to go along with regular-season crown
by Swish Appeal
posted March 12, 2013 at 8:34am

In its seventh-straight West Coast Conference championship game, the Gonzaga Bulldogs have earned its fifth-consecutive trip to Big Dance. With a 62-50 win over San Diego, the Bulldogs nabbed their fourth tournament title in the last five years, to go a...more

Syracuse coach Quentin Hillsman on star center Kayla Alexander's development
by Swish Appeal
posted March 12, 2013 at 8:27am

Sean Farrell of SB Nation's Syracuse site Troy Nunes is An Absolute Magician recapped the Orange's 61-56 win over the Villanova Wildcats in the Big East quarterfinals yesterday, including a summary of a dominant performance by 6-foot-4 center Kayla A...more

Middle Tennessee, Sun Belt champions
by Swish Appeal
posted March 12, 2013 at 8:21am

Who? The Blue Raiders of Middle Tennessee State. What? The Blue Raiders derive their name from Colgate's Red Raiders. Lightning is a pegasus, though MTSU shies away from the word. Where? Murfreesboro, Tennessee, a Union supply depot during the Civil ...more

Marist: MAAC champions
by Swish Appeal
posted March 12, 2013 at 8:12am

Who? The Red Foxes of Marist. What? If we lived in a more literate world, Marist's teams would be the Reynards. Marist decided to go with Red Foxes instead, adding Shooter in 1979. (I liked him with the sailing hat.) Where? Poughkeepsie, New York; i...more

Mailbag: Gonzaga goes for five; Pac-12 final KeyArena attendance numbers; and Seattle University rakes in WAC awards
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted March 11, 2013 at 8:03pm

Top seeded Gonzaga (26-5) faces No. 2 seed San Diego (21-8) in the West Coast Conference tournament championship game in Las Vegas on Monday. The game will air at 1 p.m. on ESPNU. The Zags are vying for a fifth consecutive NCAA tournament berth. The tea...more

Tide Salvages One of Three at Tennessee
by Alan's College Softball Blog
posted March 11, 2013 at 7:58pm

After losing the first two games of a three-game series to Tennessee, No. 1/2 Alabama salvaged one win in the series Sunday, by a 7-1 score. Immediately prior to the Tennessee series, the Crimson Tide had lost to Florida, giving Bama a stunning three-game...more

Purdue forward Sam Ostarello's championship journal: Our time
by Swish Appeal
posted March 11, 2013 at 7:44pm

WOW!!! What a fast-paced three days of Big Ten Tournament action. We awoke on Sunday morning courtesy of a wake-up call at 7:45 a.m. Just enough time to get dressed and mosey down to breakfast at the hotel restaurant. Promptly at 8:30 a.m., the bus depa...more

Previewing the 2013 NCAA tournament brackets
by Swish Appeal
posted March 11, 2013 at 7:36pm

It is still a little early to project the seeds and where the teams will be sent but after today's Conference game here is our initial attempt at the top:OKLAHOMA CITY REGION - Baylor is a given as the overall no. 1 seed, despite its struggles with Okla...more

Could Duke Become Men’s and Women’s Champs?
by jschonb
posted March 11, 2013 at 2:48pm

The last time that a university won both men’s and women’s national championships in basketball was back in 2004 when the University of Connecticut pulled off the impressive feat. In fact, it was the first time it had been accomplished in Divi...more

Stanford, Relying on Amber Orrange, Hangs On to Win Pac-12 Championship
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted March 11, 2013 at 8:40am

Chiney Ogwumike scored the first basket for the Stanford Women’s Basketball team in the championship game over UCLA. Little did anyone know, or could guess, All-Everything Chiney Ogwumike would not score another basket in the game. After hitting a f...more

2013 Pac-12 tournament: Stanford wins 2013 Pac-12 tournament
by Swish Appeal
posted March 11, 2013 at 8:38am

With four Pac-12 teams looking tournament-bound, Stanford's path to the title wasn't easy. Three seasons ago, I began following women's college basketball primarily as an extension of getting into the WNBA and a desire to better understand the full lan...more

Stanford, Pac-12 champions
by Swish Appeal
posted March 11, 2013 at 8:36am

Who? The Cardinal of Stanford. What? It's a color. It's not a bird, a religious figure, or even a kind of direction. And the ever-changing Tree is not a mascot, but a member of The One, The Only, The Truly Incomparable Leland Stanford Junior Universi...more

Frenetic start to March Madness
by They're Playing Basketball
posted March 11, 2013 at 8:34am

More tournament news:Baylor survived Oklahoma State's upset bid to make the Big 12 finals.They'll face Iowa State, who took down Oklahoma.In the Big East, Notre Dame again survived South Florida in the quarterfinals. In another quarter, UConn pounded DePa...more

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