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Women's NCAA Tournament games in Portland played on court with mismatched 3-point lines

7:52am April 01, 2024

by Tim Booth, AP Sports Writer

The 3-point line for the women's NCAA Tournament at Moda Center had a discrepancy in distance at each end of the court that went unnoticed through four games over two days before Texas and North Carolina State were informed of the problem ahead of their Elite Eight matchup on Sunday.

N.C. State celebrates basketball victory

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N.C. State and its 2 DJs headed to 1st Final Four since 1983 after 76-64 win over Duke

7:44am April 01, 2024

by Stephen Hawkins, AP Sports Writer

The Wolfpack (26-14) head to Glendale, Arizona, with the most losses ever for a Final Four team, but on a winning streak that began after losing their last four regular-season games, and seven of nine. They had to win five games against past national champions in five days in the ACC Tournament, including a win over Duke in the quarterfinal round, just to get into the 68-team NCAA Tournament field.

Duke head coach Jon Scheyer talks to two players

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It's a Tobacco Road showdown in Big D between Duke and N.C. State for a spot in the Final Four

2:06pm March 31, 2024

by Stephen Hawkins, AP Sports Writer

The South Region final is Sunday in Dallas, about 1,200 miles from Tobacco Road where their campuses are within about a half-hour drive of each other.

Hannah Hidalgo celebrates after making a 3-point basket during an NCAA game on March 10.

These 4 stars are poised for a deep run in March Madness. Here's who to watch

5:01am March 21, 2024

It's been a banner year for women's college basketball. Now, with March Madness upon us, we've talked with some of the star players ready to go big in the NCAA tournament.

A'ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces celebrates after defeating the Connecticut Sun to win the 2022 WNBA Finals.

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Las Vegas Aces make WNBA history as first team to sell out season tickets

3:03pm March 08, 2024

by Neda Ulaby

The two-time WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces have accomplished a first for the women's pro basketball league, selling out of season ticket memberships for 2024.

Iowa guard Caitlin Clark claps during the second half of a game against Minnesota on Wednesday in Minneapolis.

Iowa basketball phenom Caitlin Clark plans to forgo next season and enter WNBA Draft

5:31pm February 29, 2024

by The Associated Press

Caitlin Clark, who is on the verge of becoming the all-time NCAA scoring leader in college basketball, announced that she will leave the Hawkeyes after this season and turn pro.

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Duke's Filipowski hobbled after fan collision during court-storming following Wake Forest's win

9:21am February 26, 2024

by Associated Press

Duke star big man Kyle Filipowski was hobbled after a collision with a fan rushing onto the court to celebrate Wake Forest's win against the eighth-ranked Blue Devils. The 7-footer had ice on his right knee when talking to reporters afterward.

Davidson head coach Lefty Driesell drops to a knee in front of his bench as he watches North Carolina win an NCAA Eastern Regional basketball tournament at College Park, Md., on March 15, 1969. Driesell, the coach whose folksy drawl belied a fiery on-court demeanor that put Maryland on the college basketball map, died Saturday.

Lefty Driesell, coach who put Maryland on college basketball's map, dies at 92

2:58pm February 17, 2024

by The Associated Press

The Hall of Famer whose folksy drawl belied a fiery on-court demeanor was the first coach to win more than 100 games at four NCAA Division I schools.

Lynette Woodard, pictured circa 1990, scored 3,649 points for the University of Kansas and went on to play professionally and for Team USA.

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Caitlin Clark's scoring record reveals legacies of Lynette Woodard and Pearl Moore

3:25pm February 16, 2024

by Devan Schwartz

The scoring records of two Black American college basketball stars from the 1970s and 1980s are overlooked by the NCAA as Caitlin Clark takes the mantle as women's scoring champion.

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Caitlin Clark shoots the ball against the Purdue Boilermakers in January in West Lafayette, Indiana.

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Caitlin Clark — a 'tsunami of impact and influence' — breaks the NCAA scoring record

8:10pm February 15, 2024

by Jason Fuller

The Iowa senior now holds the NCAA women's points record. Here's how she got this far — and what it means for the sport.

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