NCAA

All eyes on the Sweet 16 this Saturday

March 28, 2013 - 5:36pm

At least fans trying to follow the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament on television won’t be at the mercy of ESPN’s “whip-around” coverage this weekend, as the actual translation of “whip-around” is “ignore the close games while focusing on routs by the top seeds.”

All eight games will be shown Saturday and Sunday, neatly sandwiched, for the most part, around the men’s Elite Eight, and three of those games will feature ESPN’s rightly hyped “Three to See” stars: Baylor’s Brittney Griner, Notre Dame’s Skylar Diggins and Delaware’s Elena Delle Donne.

March 28, 2013 - 3:58pm

WACO, Tex. -- It’s hard to imagine what more anyone could have asked of Brittney Griner than what she poured out in front of a crowd of 9,652 mostly Baylor fans, including former president George W. Bush, on Tuesday night in her final home game.

Baylor wins, 85-47, to advance to its fifth-straight Sweet 16

Seton Hall tabs Bozzella as women's hoops coach

March 28, 2013 - 12:03am

South Orange, NJ (Sports Network) - Anthony Bozzella has been named the new head women's basketball coach at Seton Hall University, director of athletics Pat Lyons announced Wednesday.

Auriemma inks five-year extension with UConn

March 27, 2013 - 7:03pm

Storrs, CT (Sports Network) - The University of Connecticut and women's head basketball coach Geno Auriemma have agreed to terms on a five-year contract that will run through the 2017-18 season.

Career-night from McBride allows Notre Dame to outlast Iowa

March 27, 2013 - 1:09am

Iowa City, IA (Sports Network) - Kayla McBride poured in a career-high 28 points as the top-seeded Notre Dame Fighting Irish took down the ninth-seeded Iowa Hawkeyes, 74-57, in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at Carver- Hawkeye Arena.

Webb leads LSU in upset over Penn State

March 27, 2013 - 1:06am

Baton Rouge, LA (Sports Network) - Adrienne Webb led all scorers with a career-high 29 points as the sixth-seeded LSU Lady Tigers used a second-half surge to bring down the third-seeded Penn State Lady Lions, 71-66, in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at the Maravich Center.

Griner dunks three times, Lady Bears cruise to Sweet 16

March 27, 2013 - 1:03am

Waco, TX (Sports Network) - Brittney Griner tallied 33 points and a career- high 22 rebounds as the top-seeded Baylor Lady Bears closed out their home building for the season by breezing by the eighth-seeded Florida State Seminoles, 85-47, in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at the Ferrell Center.

Stanford breezes by Michigan in second round

March 27, 2013 - 12:03am

Stanford, CA (Sports Network) - Joslyn Tinkle led all scorers with 21 points as the top-seeded Stanford Cardinal made easy work of the eighth-seeded Michigan Wolverines, 73-40, in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at Maples Pavilion.

Mathies bounces back as Kentucky thumps Dayton

March 26, 2013 - 11:06pm

Queens, NY (Sports Network) - A'dia Mathies scored a career-high 34 points as the second-seed Kentucky Wildcats defeated the seventh-seed Dayton Flyers, 84-70, in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at Carnesecca Arena.

Delle Donne shines as Blue Hens head for uncharted territory

March 26, 2013 - 11:03pm

Newark, DE (Sports Network) - Behind a home-crowd Elena Delle Donne poured in 33 points as the sixth-seed Delaware Blue Hens earned their first trip to the Sweet 16 with a 78-69 win over the North Carolina Tar Heels in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at the Bob Carpenter Center.