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Iowa, Caitlin Clark headline star-studded women’s Final Four matchups: ‘Anybody can win it’

“Anybody can take it. Anybody can win it.” The words of Iowa star Caitlin Clark perfectly sum up the women’s tournament this year as just two games stand between the Hawkeyes and the program’s first national championship. But nothing about March Madness is ever certain. Caitlin Clark #22 of the Iowa Hawkeyes celebrates after the win against the LSU Tigers …

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ESPN's Molly Qerim suggests Caitlin Clark, Iowa ‘lucky’ UConn is not at full strength entering Final Four

Caitlin Clark has taken the college basketball world by storm. The sharp shooting guard has shattered numerous records and is the all-time leading scorer in NCAA Division I among women and men. Clark’s accomplishments have helped bring unprecedented attention to the game, and virtually everyone in the sports world has an opinion on the presumptive top overall selection in the …

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UConn's Geno Auriemma explains why he didn't recruit Caitlin Clark

Just about every college basketball team would be ecstactic to have Caitlin Clark playing for them. The Iowa Hawkeyes star is the NCAA’s all-time leading scorer, but predicting that when she was in high school would have been pretty bold. Three other players were ranked higher than her in her high school class — Paige Bueckers, Angel Reese and Cameron …

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UConn faces travel delays; flight to Final Four has multiple issues: report

The defending champion UConn Huskies’ air travel has been somewhat limited during the NCAA Tournament. The proximity of the majority of the team’s games likely had it traveling by bus instead of by air. But this year’s Final Four is being held at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. And UConn ran into some turbulence Wednesday even before the team …

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UConn's Geno Auriemma hopes Iowa's Caitlin Clark won't 'drop 50 on us' in Final Four

The UConn women’s basketball team will spend this week preparing for a challenge. The Huskies will have to get past Caitlin Clark and the top-seeded Iowa Hawkeyes if they want to reach the NCAA Division I women’s basketball tournament title game. UConn’s longtime head basketball coach Geno Auriemma is fully aware of the difficulties that come with facing a team …

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NCAA women's basketball Final Four power rankings: Who is the best team left in the tournament?

It’s nearly time for the NCAA women’s basketball Final Four. No. 1 South Carolina will take on No. 3 N.C. State, and No. 1 Iowa will take on No. 3 UConn in Cleveland Friday night. The Gamecocks and Wolfpack will tip off at 7 p.m. ET, and the Hawkeyes play the Huskies at 9:30 p.m. ET. CLICK HERE FOR MORE …

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Final Four Power Rankings: How each team stacks up heading into NCAA Tournament semifinals

Four teams have battled through the gauntlet that is the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament bracket to reach the Final Four in March Madness. This Saturday, No. 11 NC State faces No. 1 Purdue, while No. 4 Alabama goes head-to-head with No. 1 UConn. The winner of each game will have a shot at the national championship. As each team converges …

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Rick Pitino expects 'lethal' UConn to repeat amid continued March Madness dominance

After dominating March Madness last year, the UConn Huskies are doing much of the same this year. UConn won their fifth national title last year, and in their six games, they won each game by at least 13 points. They are halfway through going back-to-back, and in their first three games in this year’s tournament, they’ve beaten their opponents by …

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UConn uses improbable second-half run to clinch trip to Final Four, continue March Madness dominance

For the first time in school history, the UConn Huskies are in the Final Four in consecutive years. The top-seeded Huskies continued their March Madness dominance since their national championship last year with a 77-52 victory over third-seeded Illinois. With less than 90 seconds left in the first half, the game was tied at 23, and it looked like the …

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March Madness: 5 best teams left in NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament

The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Sweet 16 will begin on Thursday and end Friday before the regional finals start for each quadrant. With the first two rounds out of the way, the top teams left in the Big Dance are becoming clear. While most of the matchups have been chalk (higher seeds defeating the lower seeds), the best schools left …

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