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Midday Links: SEC Teams Succeeding In NCAA Tournament While Toledo Cruises Through WNIT
by Swish Appeal
posted March 20, 2012 at 3:59pm

A quick trip around SB Nation for commentary on the 2012 NCAA tournament results from yesterday's second round action: David Hooper of Rocky Top Talk wrote that Tennessee's 63-48 win over DePaul in the second round of the tournament wasn't pretty, but m...more

Texas Head Coach Gail Goestenkors To Resign
by Swish Appeal
posted March 20, 2012 at 12:52pm

University of Texas head coach Gail Goestenkors is expected to resign today, according to the Austin American-Statesman. Her last day at UT will be Friday, March 23rd, she said in statements to the press at her announcement. Texas has been ousted in the...more

Let's get ready to rumble.....second round
by They're Playing Basketball
posted March 20, 2012 at 12:49pm

Just finished off the night with that insane Kentucky-Green Bay game. And I'm supposed to be getting ready for bed.#2 Kentucky 65, #7 Green Bay 62. The Wildcats had 34 turnovers (!!)Tonight's Tournament upsets:#11 Gonzaga 65, #3 Miami 54.#5 South Carolina...more

Stanford Roughs up West Virginia in Round Two
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted March 20, 2012 at 12:45pm

Stanford Women’s Basketball Coach Tara VanDerveer won this game against West Virginia the day before it was played. Tara is not one to toot her own horn or run to the media, so when she DOES talk to the media, Stanford fans notice. She did it a few ...more

Morning Links: Catching Up On Reactions To Women's Basketball Coaching Changes Around SB Nation
by Swish Appeal
posted March 20, 2012 at 12:42pm

SB Nation blogs have been following the comings and goings of women's basketball coaches around the nation for a couple of weeks now, even though we haven't necessarily kept up. However, with Gail Goestenkors resigning from Texas yesterday - as Jessica L...more

Reactions To Round One Of The 2012 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament
by Swish Appeal
posted March 19, 2012 at 10:16pm

The first weekend of the 2012 NCAA women's basketball tournament didn't feature a whole lot of upsets, but did feature a number of competitive games. SB Nation's network of college blogs had reactions to both the NCAA and WNIT games from the weekend. n...more

2012 NCAA Tournament: A Red-Letter Day In Norman For St. John's And Oklahoma
by Swish Appeal
posted March 19, 2012 at 10:08pm

It was not a good day to not be wearing red at the Lloyd Noble Center. The Bluejays and the Blue with Maize both left the arena feeling ... well, blue. (3) St. John's Red Storm 69, (14) Creighton Bluejays 67 Creighton gave the 3-seeded Red Storm all the...more

2012 NCAA Women's Tournament Schedule: Stanford And UConn Vie For Sweet 16 Spots
by Swish Appeal
posted March 19, 2012 at 7:42pm

The second round of the 2012 NCAA women's basketball tournament starts tonight as the first 16 teams that advanced on Saturday will have the opportunity to make it to their regional site and the Sweet 16. ESPN2 will be providing wraparound coverage for...more

Round 1, Day 2 Roundup: Upsets, Almost Upsets, Comfortable Wins and Blowouts
by They're Playing Basketball
posted March 19, 2012 at 10:40am

Upsets:#9 Florida 70, #8 Ohio State 65.#13 Marist 76, #4 Georgia 70.#11 Kansas 57, #6 Nebraska 49.Almost-upsets:#5 Georgetown 61, #12 Fresno State 56.#5 St. Bonaventure 72, #12 Florida Gulf Coast 65 (OT). (I knew that would be a great game)#3 St. John's 6...more

2012 Tournament Bracket Update: Des Moines and Fresno Regions
by Swish Appeal
posted March 19, 2012 at 10:39am

The first round of the 2012 NCAA women's basketball tournament has come and gone with mostly expected results. The left side of the bracket had two lower seeds advance to the second round, both in the Des Moines Region. Both underdogs advanced in Sunday g...more

2012 Tournament Bracket Update: Raleigh and Kingston Regions
by Swish Appeal
posted March 19, 2012 at 10:38am

The right side of the 2012 NCAA women's tournament bracket saw two lower seeds advance with No. 11 Gonzaga and No. 13 Marist heading into the round of 32. Gonzaga, playing in Spokane, have the opportunity to go up against a Riquna Williams-less Miami squ...more

Women's College Hoops, "Bullies" and Double Standards
by They're Playing Basketball
posted March 18, 2012 at 4:23pm

Image: Nam Huh/AP Late in the Tennessee-Tennessee Martin game that just ended a short time ago, ESPN commentator Brooke Weisbrod made a remark that has stirred some controversy. Vol forward Glory Johnson spun around under the basket to make a shot, and b...more

Dance Card: Texas A&M;, Big XII
by Swish Appeal
posted March 18, 2012 at 4:13pm

Who?The Aggies of Texas A&M What? Named for the Agricultural portion of Agricultural and Mechanical. Reveille is the highest-ranking member of the famed Corps of Cadets. Where? College Station, Texas, home of the George Bush Presidential Library. ...more

2012 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament: Round One, Day Two Schedule
by Swish Appeal
posted March 18, 2012 at 3:51pm

Yesterday saw the first 16 games of the tournament go primarily by way of the committee's seedings, save the No. 11 seed Gonzaga advancing over No. 6 Rutgers in the Kingston, R.I. Region. This game - a home contest for the hosting Bulldogs - proved to ...more

President Barack Obama Picks Baylor to Win NCAA Women’s Basketball Title
by Pretty Tough
posted March 18, 2012 at 3:49pm

If the Baylor Bears win the NCAA women’s basketball title, President Barack Obama will have picked the tournament champion for the second time in three years. In his annual women’s bracket, selected today in the Presidential Library, Obama pr...more

Dance Card: Georgia, SEC
by Swish Appeal
posted March 18, 2012 at 3:46pm

Who? The Bulldogs of Georgia. What? They derive their name from the Bulldogs of Yale. Uga is the live mascot; Hairy Dawg is the one in the costume. Where? Athens, Georgia. Athens does seem like a logical name for a college town. When? March 18th, in ...more

Dance Card: St. Bonaventure, A-10
by Swish Appeal
posted March 18, 2012 at 3:44pm

Who? The Bonnies of St. Bonaventure. What? The team name is derived from St. Bonaventure- but the university is Franciscan, and searching their site reveals the Bona Wolf, named for a creature that St. Francis tamed. Where? Allegany, New York, juuuuuuuu...more

Dance Card: Michigan, Big Ten
by Swish Appeal
posted March 18, 2012 at 3:43pm

Who? The Wolverines of Michigan. What? The origin of the Wolverine name is contested. There is no costumed or live mascot. The symbol is the thing. Where? Ann Arbor, Michigan. When? March 18th, in Norman, Oklahoma. How? They were an at-large selecti...more

Dance Card: Oklahoma, Big XII
by Swish Appeal
posted March 18, 2012 at 3:42pm

In case you are wondering, and I know you are, after card #64, I feel rather like the end of this video. Who? The Sooners of Oklahoma. What? I have never understood why Oklahoma glamorizes the people who jumped the gun when Oklahoma was opened up to whi...more

Dance Card: Kentucky, SEC
by Swish Appeal
posted March 18, 2012 at 3:39pm

Who? The Wildcats of Kentucky. What? The nickname was given in a chapel service. (Proof that football is serious business even at basketball schools.) The University of Kentucky does not recommend raising your own Scratch. Where? Lexington, Kentucky, ...more

Stanford Wins in First Round of NCAA Tournament
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted March 18, 2012 at 2:59pm

Well, now that the dust has cleared and the letter written about disrespect has been read (Hampton), they actually played the games starting Saturday. And Stanford, as befitting a number 1 seed, beat Hampton University 73-51.Ya know, it’s tough for ...more

Dance Card: Penn State, Big Ten
by Swish Appeal
posted March 18, 2012 at 1:41pm

Who? The Lady Lions of Penn State. This is the definition of insistent terminology, but don't click that link unless you want TV Tropes to ruin your life. What? The Nittany Lion is a mountain lion, and it should always wear that nifty scarf. Where? Sta...more

Dance Card: Iowa, Big Ten
by Swish Appeal
posted March 18, 2012 at 1:40pm

Who? The Hawkeyes of Iowa. What? The Hawkeye name is derived from The Last of the Mohicans. Herky came about in 1948. Where? Iowa City, Iowa, home to the Iowa Writers Workshop. When? March 18th, in Notre Dame, Indiana. How? They were an at-large sele...more

2012 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament: Round One, Day One Schedule
by Swish Appeal
posted March 18, 2012 at 1:33pm

*Bumped, so you can have the schedule for the last few games of the day. The 2012 NCAA women's basketball tournament gets underway today with a slate of 16 first round games across the country. The first round on ESPN2 has wraparound coverage and games...more

Bracket Busters
by Draft Day Suit
posted March 18, 2012 at 1:27pm

This post was originally written for and posted on BlogHer.com * * * Madness, I tell you. They call the NCAA basketball tournament March Madness for a reason. I have never seen a tournament with the kinds of upsets that we saw yesterday. Yesterday morn...more

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