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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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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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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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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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Bronny James expected to leave USC, enter NCAA transfer portal: report

Bronny James, the son of Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James, plans to enter the NCAA’s transfer portal after one season at USC, according to basketball journalist Dick Weiss. James’ expected departure from the Trojans comes after Andy Enfield, the team’s head coach, took the same job at SMU. Enfield had been USC’s head coach 11 seasons. The Trojans finished …

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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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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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