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LSU looked amazing in the first half when they overcame Iowa's great start...How much of it was the injury to the angelic one, I can't say. But they just didn't have enough gas in the tank And compared to Iowa, they appeared less well-conditioned and wore down. Allowing Clark and co to run them...

I was looking at some recent high-light reels and realized that as well as the large point differential in the last few games, there appears to be a return to "beautiful UConn BB," a concept in short supply for almost decade. And why has this most stunning of visuals now appeared? I'll take a...

I had hoped (and fully expected) that our old friend might have posted these thoughts Apologies if I beat you to the punch Tony. The last few games have been a strong indication that our old friend Geno is in the process of pulling a rabbit out of a hat. The young uns are looking extremely...

In the W, two fine teams are competing for the championship. One, the group from NY has a fine coach The other, the Las Vegas bunch has the finest coach currently employed in woman's BB (Geno excepted). Becky Hammon should be at the top of UConn's list to be coach when Geno retires. The money...

In 21 minutes 6 for 6; 2 /3 ft, 5 boards, 2 steals, 1 block, no turnovers and +9 in a losing cause Impressive numbers

https://theathletic.com/4377949/2023/04/03/womens-basketball-officials-clark-reese/

Defeated Bowling Green 77-70 Was a tough out all season and challenged Princeton for the Ivy title. Together with Harvard, the Ivy League is playing decent, better and better BB

Everybody's Fav, the estimable Sir Charles (Charlie) Now says...upon further review... We're a #1 (Anyone surprised?) https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/35888145/womens-ncaa-tournament-2023-reseeding-march-madness-round-32

Hartford Courant...

Mikaela won her 87th International race and now holds the record for most wins of all time passing Ingmar Stenmark (who admitted that she was much better than him...and cheered her on) The sports and entertainment world erupted And up there somewhere, Olde Coach is beeming

New Yorker Story: Apparently, the dangers of sports concussions has been known for a while... Extensive read...

"We'll know a lot more when we get back," he said. "And we'll have to go from there, whatever that is." Geno's comment strains credulity a bit...It's not like the injury happened yesterday....they had to wait to test her until he was (virtually compelled) to make a comment in a press situ? I...

Full pressers, lots of action pictures, fine analysis. https://omaha.com/sports/college/creighton/no-8-uconn-reigns-supreme-in-big-east-with-road-win-over-no-21-creighton/article_9be4d622-86bb-11ed-9673-0b0e614673b4.html

The various experts who cast weekly ballots may not agree or haven't come to the inevitable conclusion yet... But on the basis of this afternoon's (late eve in the Med...near Barcelona) matchups, UConn seems most the impressive team by far. And can only get better with the addition of a...

I apologize for re-posting...deserves its own thread Is UConn's placement in Bridgeport fair? The rest of the country thinks not... The U-Conn. women playing near home makes the Bridgeport Region a nightmare for everyone else Washington Post Headline. Also some good analysis...

A few weeks ago, I posted this here or a different site. Obviously, something (many things?) has changed. Yesterday, they started looking like the UConn of lore What happened? 1. It always helps to have a dependable shooter; it spreads the D leaves space in the middle to run stuff. Azzi's...

Watching the Green Bay, Sunday night game, I was struck how much the game has changed in the last 2 or 3 years, reverting to safer (relatively) tackling, much around the ankles, not dissimilar to the way it was back in the 50's and 60's. There were those who prophesized the downfall of...

Of late, we're seeing something more than the usual number of individual athletes or teams underperforming. -Naomi Osaka and Simone Biles cite mental issues and withdraw from events and/or underperform. -The New York Yankees find unusual, quite a remarkable, multitude of ways to snatch defeat...

Two quotes from the last few days seem a bit contradictory "Fudd, from D.C., a little over two years past a devastating knee injury, is the nervous one, the overthinker. Bueckers, a year older, from Minnesota, is the gregarious, let-it-fly one.... Sort of like an opposites-attract kind of...

Interesting timing, would you not say? https://www.yahoo.com/sports/carol-callan-steps-down-from-usa-basketball-weeks-after-tokyo-roster-selection-nneka-ogwumike-outrage-182135475.html

Now on a star laden, successful team after an unhappy college experience in which the coaching (mis-coaching) she received left her unprepared and pretty miserable looking... Mercedes Russell has become a fine supporting player.. A wonderful, cheerful and supportive teammate. A pleasure to...

The WNBA is inundated with early-season injuries, and it could be a sign that the league's schedule needs adjusting https://sports.yahoo.com/wnba-inundated-early-season-injuries-214640217.html The points is that even with the significant upward adjustment in salaries, The W is still a minor...

Dee is 38, will be 39, Sue is 40; Lindsey is retired Seimone, Angel and Elena could and did double as guards... That was the 2016 Olympics roster Is it time for a changing of the guard (pun not intended)? Or at least the addition of the two wunderkind, fearless young woman. who may very well...

of the Baylor/Tex game and Rebecca asks: "Has anybody scored yet this period?" They're so busy yenting that she really doesn't know. Definition of a disgrace!

UConn Huskies still atop AP women's basketball poll; NC State Wolfpack back at No. 2 Seems like they're surprised? bemused? Really off the reservation Like we haven't earned it...or not tossed it like other teams?

Gentlemen I am a long time sports customer of ESPN and have been a fan and participant of various sports for 70+ years. I am writing to you about the (mod) approach you employ in Basketball coverage. I actively follow woman's BB, especially the UConn woman. Today's Tennessee / Texas A&M game...

Paige isn't alone... https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/30884236/iowa-hawkeyes-freshman-caitlin-clark-breaking-top-scorer

Via the Associated Press (boo) no reporter on site or watching onTV? The paper of record acknowledged Paige's exploits. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/09/sports/ncaabasketball/uconn-paige-bueckers.html

So we play Butler...another scrimmage-like affair and then hustle over to Knoxville. In the meantime Tennessee through trial and error, reasonable coaching and playing mucho games against reasonable opponents...is improving, learning how to win...to utilize their talent, entered the top-25 and...

She missed a bunch of recent games with a reported hamstring. She was mugged and clearly hurt early in the season. Now, she's not even listed on the box score Has anyone seen her? I don't have the WNBA package.

She's still beneath the radar. Not for long. Last night...6 for 10...4 for 5 from 3! What's this? Weren't there whole seasons she didn't attempt 5 three-pointers? I noted it from Europe, she's becoming a scorer, along with the other positive aspects of her game, add scoring and you have...

CNN: Dominos are Falling

has just announced that only 40% of its students will be on campus this fall, mostly Freshman.... Of course, its just one school....but how that translates into woman's BB is a question I have trouble answering.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/m/88879506-d18e-3ab6-abe0-2332269376fb/notre-dame-women-s-basketball.html https://notredame.rivals.com/news/notre-dame-women-s-basketball-makes-staff-change?yptr=yahoo?src=rss