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Selection Monday coming right up

The NCAA tournament brackets will be unveiled tomorrow at 4 p.m. PDT/7 p.m. EDT. Can't wait! Check either ESPN or ESPN3.More tournament wrap-ups:Hampton defeated Howard to take the MEAC title.Utah used an overtime to beat…

UCLA gives Stanford a run for their money in Pac-10 tournament

Here is my story, complete with slideshow.ESPN also correctly surmises that UCLA is a contender, but not quite yet a champion.And I'm glad they put up this video from the post-game press conference, where Coach…

UCLA gives Stanford a run for their money in Pac-10 tournament

LOS ANGELES – What a difference a year has made. In the 2010 Pac-10 tournament championship, Stanford routed UCLA in a game where the Bruins seemed to lack energy and life. This time, UCLA almost…

Mater Dei 59, Narbonne 38

Mater Dei's Jordan Adams didn't suit up tonight - she dislocated her shoulder in Thursday playoff action.Narbonne at a timeout.Mater Dei overcame a tough Narbonne squad in the Division I state regional semifinals tonight, on…

WAC, Big 12 tournament results

Fresno State beat Louisiana Tech with a buzzer basket, 78-76, to take the WAC tournament.No surprises: Brittney Griner was unstoppable in Baylor's Big 12 conference championship win over Texas A&M today. ESPN talks with Griner…

Brea Olinda out in the third round

Another upset tonight: Brea Olinda lost to Canyon Springs in the third round of the Southern California Division I state regional finals, 63-53.What??In the other semi, Mater Dei used a fourth-quarter surge to overcome Narbonne…

ESPN to air entire tourney; Ryan steps down; Pac-10 semis

Every little step helps: ESPN will air the entire women's tournament.Debbie Ryan is stepping down after 34 years as Virginia's coach.My wrap-up of yesterday evening's Pac-10 tournament semifinals, which includes a slideshow. Championship game coverage…

Pac-10 Tournament Semifinals: Slideshow and Recap

Friday, March 11, 2011, Los Angeles, Staples Center Game 7: #1 Stanford def. #4 Arizona, 100-71 The Ogwumike sisters led Stanford in a 100-71 rout of Arizona in the Pac-10 tournament semifinals Friday. It was…

A wittle bit more news

The NAIA Division I championship bracket has been announced.UNCW Coach Cynthia Cooper-Dyke, in her first year, has been named coach of the year for the Colonial Athletic Association. The guru says Coop was surprised to…

They’re playing who?? Pac-10 tournament upsets!

All week we've been waiting to see who would play the Pac-10's top two teams - Stanford and UCLA - in the conference tournament semifinals tomorrow. Quarterfinals were tonight and, well, the winners are not…

ESPN Rise/Gatorade high school state POY awards

What a list:AlabamaHayden Hamby: G/F, West Morgan (Trinity, Ala.)AlaskaKeiahnna Engel: SG, Dimond (Anchorage, Alaska)ArizonaPromise Amukamara: SG, Apollo (Glendale, Ariz.)ArkansasCalli Berna: PG, Fayetteville (Fayetteville, Ark.)CaliforniaKaleena Mosqu...

So much madness

Big 12 quarterfinals day:Hoopfeed has a Big 12 tournament blog, and in this entry she talks about Melissa Jones setting the tempo against Kansas. Jones is wearing glasses after sustaining an injury a couple weeks…

Eye on Mercedes Russell

I got back from my run this morning to find that my dad had called and left me a message. I am old enough now that we do call each other early in the morning…

More tourneys, and WNBA gearing up

UConn won the Big East tournament. And even though the conference is arguably the nation's strongest, their win is no big surprise. They beat Notre Dame 73-64 to take their fourth consecutive title.South Dakota state…

Powerade Fab 50 – week 14

The new world order:Rank School (City, State) Record Prev 1 Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) 29-1 2 2 Potter's House Christian (Jacksonville, Fla.) 32-1 3 3 Brea Olinda (Brea, Calif.) 29-1 1 4 Bolingbrook (Bolingbrook,…

Pac-10 awards announced

Check it out:Tara Vanderveer is coach of the year.Jeannette Pohlen is player of the year.Chiney Ogwumike is freshman of the year.Ify Ibekwe is defensive player of the year.The 15-member all-Pac-10 team:Name, School Pos. Year Hometown…

More titles

Ta'Shia Phillips came up big for Xavier today, helping them pull out a 67-60 victory over Dayton for the Atlantic 10 title.Gonzaga took their third consecutive West Coast Conference crown, beating Saint Mary's. Courtney Vandersloot…

AP top 25

OOO - Stanford #2!UCLA #7?North Carolina and Florida State fall to #14 and #15.Marist moves up.Gonzaga and Georgia Tech in it again?Houston?It's gonna be a wild March *evil laugh*RK TEAM RECORD PTS 1 Connecticut (37)…

California state championship brackets set

The five girls divisions start on page six. Very interesting selections....it's like a mini NCAA, because the minute the brackets are posted, the bitching starts on socalhoops.com about the injustice of the picks.The first round…

‘Ship city

Tennessee beat Kentucky to take the SEC title. A tough, physical game in front of more than 11,000 fans, and Tennessee hit 16 three-point shots:(Coach Pat) Summitt, whose voice was raspy after yelling mostly at…

Prep state championship roll call

The Tuck sisters threw it down in the Illinois Class 4A championship yesterday.In Washington State, Holy Names capped a perfect 29-0 season with a 3A state championship. Lewis and Clark beat Federal Way for the…

Cynthia Cooper’s jersey to be retired

The legend will join Lisa Leslie and Cheryl Miller in having her jersey retired tomorrow at halftime of the USC-Washington game.Cooper's story is intense.Congrats to her on a well-deserved honor.Hoopfeed has links to all the…

UCLA 66, WSU 48

Today was an emotional and historic day at Pauley Pavilion.For one thing, it was senior day and time to say goodbye to four athletes who have spent their last three years growing in front of…

Carson upsets Narbonne for LA City Section championship

Narbonne was ranked first and favored to win, but Carson had something to say about that: the Colts upset the Gauchos today for the LA City Section Championship, 64-55.Janitah Iamaleava, who is heading to Oregon…

#2 Mater Dei 63, #1 Brea Olinda 54

The nation's top two teams met last night at the Anaheim Convention Center to decide not only the state's 1AA division winner, but the number one ranking. In the end, it was Mater Dei who…

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