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Final Four coaches preview Denver
by HoopFeed.com
posted March 29, 2012 at 4:40pm

Coaches of the Final Four teams talked with the media yesterday about the upcoming weekend giving their opinions on everything from their expectations to how to handle the high altitude of Denver. Geno Auriemma || Kim Mulkey || Muffet McGraw || Tara Va...more

As women dunk more often, some having trouble adapting to change
by They're Playing Basketball
posted March 29, 2012 at 12:23pm

Great piece by Ramona Shelburne (the best writer at ESPN) on Brittney Griner and other women dunking. It seems that the Baylor center's latest dunks have been met with some uneasiness from fans. Shelburne talked to a handful of coaches and players for the...more

2012 NCAA Women's Basketball Final Four: Statistical Notes For Baylor, Connecticut, Notre Dame & Stanford
by Swish Appeal
posted March 29, 2012 at 12:21pm

Before previewing the matchups for the 2012 NCAA women's Final Four in depth, a look at the statistics for the four participants. A few notes before the notes: These are pre-tournament numbers, so their rankings may have changed during the tournamen...more

2012 State Farm® college slam dunk and 3-point championships: Tonight at 9pm ET on ESPN
by They're Playing Basketball
posted March 29, 2012 at 12:19pm

Tune in tonight at 9:00pm to ESPN to see the annual slam dunk and three-point shooting contest. Here is the roster of women who will participate:The roster for the 2012 State Farm Women’s 3-Point Championship includes: Brittany Rayburn (Purdue); Jes...more

John R. Wooden All-American Team
by They're Playing Basketball
posted March 29, 2012 at 12:12pm

A familiar list and a dream team:Elena Delle DonneSkylar DigginsBrittney GrinerNnemkadi OgwumikeJulie Wojta ...more

Are high altitude cities appropriate for Final Fours?
by They're Playing Basketball
posted March 29, 2012 at 12:10pm

I hope all the Final Four teams were headed to Denver by this morning, at the latest. They will need time to adjust to the altitude of the city, at 5,280 feet. For those who live at sea level, which the Final Four teams do, it takes days, or even weeks to...more

A Phoenix has Decided to Fly North: Matt Bollant Accepts Illinois Coaching Position
by Swish Appeal
posted March 29, 2012 at 12:01pm

While it was a foregone conclusion that former Wisconsin-Green Bay coach Matt Bollant, would most likely end up at a BCS school: The lingering question was, “Where?”Many assumed that Bollant would end up at Indiana as he was a former assist...more

Lisa Leslie talks Title IX, NCAA Women’s Basketball, and more
by Pretty Tough
posted March 29, 2012 at 7:46am

This year, Title IX is celebrating its 40th year of existence since passing in 1972. Title IX allows women to have the opportunities that men have for a college education and college athletics. The product of the law is female athletes defying odds and in...more

SBN Links: NCAA Women's Final Four, Indiana Hires Curt Miller, Honoring Scott Rueck's Success
by Swish Appeal
posted March 28, 2012 at 1:32pm

Win or lose, college basketball fans around SB Nation are finding reasons to get excited about their school's women's basketball teams. For those not involved in postseason play, a couple of recent coaching hires stood out. Matt Sussman of Hustle Belt ...more

Illinois Coaching Vacancy: Who’s the right fit?
by Swish Appeal
posted March 28, 2012 at 10:04am

Amidst all of the angst about what’s going on with Illinois AD Mike Thomas and his struggle to find a new men’s basketball coach, it seems that people have forgotten that there is this sport called women’s basketball that needs a new c...more

...And then there were four
by They're Playing Basketball
posted March 28, 2012 at 2:32am

Image: Stephan Savoia/AP Tonight's remaining Elite 8 results:UConn heated up in the second half to clobber Kentucky, 80-65.Notre Dame throttled Maryland, 80-49. Skylar Diggins lead the Irish with a triple-double - her first: 22 points, 11 assists and 10 ...more

Stanford on to Final Four; Zags honored
by Jayda Evans: Womens Hoops Blog
posted March 27, 2012 at 5:09pm

Gonzaga coach Kelly Graves and Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer spent time texting congratulatory remarks before the weekend's round of Sweet 16 and Elite Eight games. They were the only schools west of Texas to advance. "We had to represent the West," Zag...more

Elite Eight Links: Previewing Tonight's Elite Eight Games & Looking Back On Last Night's
by Swish Appeal
posted March 27, 2012 at 5:07pm

With two more Final Four spots to be decided, only a few SB Nation sites see their teams still standing in the 2012 NCAA women's basketball tournament and offer their insights from last night's games and previews of tonight's games. Greg Alan Edwards of...more

2012 AP All-American Teams Announced; Griner And Ogwumike Sweep The Voting
by Swish Appeal
posted March 27, 2012 at 5:04pm

The class on 2012 women's basketball AP All-Americans has been announced today. Headlining the list is some stars you'd expect to see, with the first team honors going to Brittney Griner (Baylor), Nneka Ogwumike (Stanford), Skylar Diggins (Notre Dame), ...more

College Scoreboard for March 22-25
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted March 27, 2012 at 4:58pm

In an effort to reward the college meets that keep score, I’m going to inaugurate a weekly college scoreboard, highlighting those meets. Here are the scored meets featuring multiple Division I teams for the past weekend. Feel free to post any addi...more

Holly Warlick on Pat Summitt
by HoopFeed.com
posted March 27, 2012 at 4:53pm

Tennessee associate head coach Holly Warlick. Photo © Robert Franklin, All rights reserved. Tennessee associate head coach Holly Warlick’s postgame comments about Pat Summitt after Tennessee lost to Baylor in the Elite Eight of the 2012 NCAA...more

Stanford Victory Over Duke Propels them Into Fifth Straight Final Four
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted March 27, 2012 at 11:15am

The Stanford Women’s Basketball team is going to the Final Four for the Fifth time in five years. Stanford seniors have gone to four straight Final Fours. There was the net cutting and the trophy hugging, and lots of smiles all around at the regiona...more

Emotional evening leads to intriguing Denver showdown
by They're Playing Basketball
posted March 27, 2012 at 11:09am

Baylor defeated Tennessee 77-58 to win the Des Moines regional. A physical game turned chippy at the end, when Baylor's Odyssey Sims and Tennessee's Shekinna Stricklen had words. Brittney Griner and two other Bears left the bench, which got them ejected f...more

Video: Baylor's 77-58 Win Over Tennessee To Advance To 2012 NCAA Women's Basketball Final Four
by Swish Appeal
posted March 27, 2012 at 11:07am

The Baylor Lady Bears defeated the Tennessee Lady Vols 77-58 in the Des Moines Regional of the 2012 NCAA women's basketball tournament to advance to the Final Four. While there's plenty to be said about the game, obviously people are talking about the ...more

Maryland and Notre Dame prevail in Raleigh, UConn and Kentucky win in Kingston
by HoopFeed.com
posted March 27, 2012 at 7:42am

The top two seeds in the Raleigh and Kingston Regions of the NCAA Division I tournament came out on top in Sunday’s matchups.  Maryland defeated the defending national champions, Texas A&M, with an 81-74 victory. Alyssa Thomas and L...more

Morning Links: A Look Back At The NCAA Women's Sweet 16
by Swish Appeal
posted March 27, 2012 at 7:38am

The Elite Eight is now set, with one half of the Final Four to be decided in tonight's games. The following is a brief look around SB Nation to summarize the action from the weekend. David Hooper of Rocky Top Talk looks at how the Tennessee Lady Vols o...more

WNIT Quarterfinals: Oklahoma State Pounds The Paint To Defeat Colorado 78-70
by Swish Appeal
posted March 26, 2012 at 10:18am

The Oklahoma State Cowgirls are still out to prove people wrong while proving themselves right. This team is a good basketball team. And that this team is way more than the early-season story that make the Cowgirls a feel-good team to watch. "These gir...more

Skylar Diggins’ Headband: A Sport Psychology Perspective
by One Sport Voice
posted March 26, 2012 at 10:16am

I love March Madness. Normally I write a blog to critique sport media in terms of TV coverage amount and quality of between the men and women’s NCAA basketball tournaments. This year I am happy to report the ESPN coverage of the women’s games ...more

WNIT semifinals decided: links and bracket
by They're Playing Basketball
posted March 26, 2012 at 10:12am

Yesterday Syracuse beat defending champs Toledo 74-73 in overtime.Today there were three other quarterfinals:San Diego defeated Washington.Oklahoma State overcame Colorado.JMU bested Virginia.So Wednesday, it'll be Syracuse vs. JMU and Oklahoma State vs. ...more

2012 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament Elite Eight Set: Maryland's Impressive Comeback Headlines Sweet 16
by Swish Appeal
posted March 26, 2012 at 10:09am

The Maryland Terrapins staged an impressive comeback to beat the Texas A&M Aggies 81-74 to advance to the Sweet 16 today, but really they used two comebacks in the latter parts of each half to win the game. In the first half, the Terrapins used a 2...more

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