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USC star JuJu Watkins carried off the court as NCAA tournament reaches the Sweet 16

5:00am March 25, 2025

Southern California All-American star JuJu Watkins crashed to the floor Monday night against Mississippi State and grabbed her knee. She had to be carried off the floor at the USC Galen Center.

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Dreams of a three-peat come crashing at the NCAA basketball tournament

5:00am March 24, 2025

Florida ends UConn's bid to repeat — again — in Sunday action that saw a memorable buzzer-beater. Meanwhile, South Carolina advances in the women's tournament, which rounds out its Sweet 16 on Monday.

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Survive and advance: First-day upsets set the table for March Madness

5:00am March 21, 2025

McNeese and Drake universities stun their heavily favored opponents as the NCAA men's and women's basketball tournaments roll into their first weekend of play.

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How well do you know your March Madness trivia? Take our quiz

5:00am March 20, 2025

Do you know your saint schools from state schools? Your legendary coaches from your little brothers? Find out if you're in the Final Four — or didn't even get seeded.

UConn's Geno Auriemma, the new winningest NCAA coach, is honored with a literal goat

3:07am November 21, 2024

Geno Auriemma has led the women Huskies to 11 championships and nearly two dozen Final Four appearances in his four decades as head coach.

Alissa Pili #35 and Jenna Johnson #22 of the Utah Utes react after a basket against the Gonzaga Bulldogs in the second round of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament in Spokane, Wash. on March 25, 2024. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

Man admits racial harassment of Utah women's NCAA basketball team

4:42pm May 07, 2024

by Kirk Siegler

Prosecutors in northern Idaho say they won't bring charges against a man who admitted to using a racial slur against University of Utah women's basketball players.

An average of about 18.7 million viewers tuned in to watch the South Carolina Gamecocks triumph over the Iowa Hawkeyes in the 2024 NCAA Women's Basketball National Championship on Sunday.

Women's NCAA championship TV ratings crush the men's competition

10:38am April 10, 2024

by Vanessa Romo

At its peak, 24 million basketball fans tuned in to watch the women's championship between Iowa and South Carolina, making it the most-watched basketball game since 2019.

Caitlin Clark, #22 of the Iowa Hawkeyes, and her teammates celebrate after beating Louisiana State 94-87 in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA women's tournament on Monday.

Caitlin Clark once dreamed of going to UConn. Now, she'll face them in the Final Four

6:03pm April 02, 2024

by Becky Sullivan

Clark's freshman year at Iowa ended with a Sweet 16 loss to UConn. Now, with her aim on Iowa's first-ever championship to cap off her final season, a Final Four win over the Huskies must come first.

Caitlin Clark of the Iowa Hawkeyes shoots the ball over Angel Reese of the LSU Tigers during the first half in the Elite 8 round of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at MVP Arena on April 1, 2024 in Albany, New York.

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The women's NCAA Final Four is set after Iowa wins its rematch against LSU

5:00am April 02, 2024

by Ayana Archie

Caitlin Clark, the all-time NCAA Division 1 basketball scoring leader, led the Iowa Hawkeyes to victory Monday night, scoring 41 of the team's 94 points in their rematch against LSU.

The court for the women's ncaa basketball games

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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.