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Former WNBA star Rebecca Lobo receives backlash for comments on Albany during Iowa-LSU broadcast

Former WNBA All-Star Rebecca Lobo was born in Hartford, Connecticut. Hartford is located around 111 miles from Albany, New York’s MVP Arena, which hosted Monday’s highly-anticipated NCAA Division I women’s basketball tournament Elite Eight game between the Iowa Hawkeyes and LSU Tigers. Lobo shared her thoughts and what she perceived as a lack of offerings from New York’s capital city. …

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Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry calls for policy change after LSU women's basketball misses national anthem

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry urged state officials to enact a policy that requires student-athletes to be present for the national anthem after the LSU women’s basketball team received harsh backlash for missing the national anthem before its regional final game against Iowa Monday night. The Republican governor became the latest figure to call out the Tigers for being noticeably absent …

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Los Angeles Times writer issues apology for column describing LSU players as 'dirty debutantes'

Los Angeles Times writer Ben Bolch has issued an apology about a column previewing the LSU women’s basketball team ahead of their Sweet 16 matchup against UCLA after Tigers head coach Kim Mulkey ripped the piece for being “sexist,” “awful” and “wrong.” Bloch posted a lengthy apology on X days after Mulkey’s press conference in which she called out the …

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LSU star Angel Reese laments increased scrutiny since national title win: 'Haven't had peace'

LSU women’s basketball star Angel Reese recalled her meteoric rise to fame after winning the national championship last season to nearly leading the team back to the Final Four Monday. Reese fouled out of LSU’s loss to Iowa. She scored 17 points and grabbed 20 rebounds, but the team was unable to stop the deadly jump shot of Caitlin Clark. …

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LSU women's basketball comes under scrutiny for missing national anthem before game vs Iowa

LSU women’s basketball came under fire on Monday night after the team didn’t come out for the national anthem before its regional final game against the Iowa Hawkeyes. A video from OutKick’s Dan Zaksheske showed Iowa players holding hands during the rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner.” LSU had left the court right before the anthem was played. CLICK HERE FOR …

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11 top moments from Iowa's regional final victory over LSU

Caitlin Clark proved to be the difference-maker in Iowa’s victory over LSU in the Albany Region 2 Final of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament on Monday night. She needed to make nine 3-pointers to get there but she was able to push Iowa over a tough LSU squad led by Angel Reese’s 17 points and 20 rebounds. Clark finished with …

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LSU's Kim Mulkey, Angel Reese reveal what they told Iowa's Caitlin Clark after Elite Eight loss

LSU head coach Kim Mulkey didn’t want to be at a post-game press conference talking about an Elite Eight loss to Iowa, but that’s the way the game ended in Albany as Caitlin Clark dropped 41 against her Tigers to end their NCAA Tournament run. Mulkey was seen in the post-game handshake line having a brief moment with Clark, who …

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Hall of Famer Paul Pierce 'didn't expect' Caitlin Clark to dominate 'Black girls' from LSU

Caitlin Clark was, once again, the best player on the court Monday night. The NCAA’s all-time leading scorer dropped 41 points to send No. 1 Iowa to the Final Four after the Hawkeyes beat No. 3 LSU 94-87. Clark was a first-team All-American for the third year in a row while setting numerous records before she heads to the WNBA …

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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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Caitlin Clark, Iowa vs LSU March Madness matchup draws record ratings

Monday’s Iowa-LSU Elite Eight matchup was the most-watched women’s college basketball game on record. The game had 12.3 million viewers, surpassing the 9.9 million from last year’s championship game featuring the same two teams. It also was ESPN’s most viewed college game ever, men’s or women’s. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Caitlin Clark #22 of the Iowa …

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