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Final Four news:

Analyzing the Final Four.

Vic Schaefer and Geno Auriemma will coach against each other in the Final Four.

Coaches are on display as Stanford faces South Carolina.

South Carolina:

The team went directly to the Final Four from regionals.

The Gamecocks learned from their 2015 Final Four experience.

South Carolina has turned into hoops country.

Stanford:

The "unselfish" Cardinal remind coach Tara VanDerveer of her 1992 Championship team.

Stanford is preparing for South Carolina.

The Cardinal's team approach suits their point guard, with eight siblings.

Stanford earned its trip as a cohesive team.

Mississippi State:

Mississippi State has grown from last year's regional loss to UConn.

The Bulldogs still feel the sting from that loss.

The next step is the hardest for Mississippi State.

The Bulldogs look for redemption.

They are out to take their best shot against UConn.

Carly Thibault is carrying on the winning family name with the Bulldogs.

Connecticut:

Kia Nurse has taken her game to another level.

The Final Four gets harder and harder, Geno Auriemma says.

Q&A with Auriemma.

This year's Husky squad has forged its own identity.

Tournament attendance:

Attendance at regionals was the lowest in 20 years.

Tournament commentary:

Glory for women and money for men in the NCAA Tournament.

Championship atmosphere? Not unless the NCAA changes.

College team news:

How West Texas became the cradle of women's basketball.

St. Louis will bolster their RPI by scheduling tougher opponents.

Oregon State basketball outlook.

Tennessee could learn from Mississippi State.

FSU's season is over but the culture endures.

College player news:

Kelsey Mitchell will return to Ohio State for her senior season. (Don't say I didn't tell you so)

Oregon State's Sydney Wiese is thankful forever.

Three players are leaving Texas State and one is leaving Boston College.

College coach news:

Delisha Milton-Jones has been promoted to head coach at Pepperdine.

Wichita State will hire UTEP's Keitha Adams.

Rechelle Turner is Murray State's new coach.

WNIT:

It'll be Michigan vs. Georgia Tech in the Championship Saturday.

McDonald's All-American game:

The East rallied for an OT win behind MVP Relle Boothe.

High school news:

Is Duncanville the UConn of girls high school basketball? They're more alike than you may know.

WNBA news:

LeanIn.Org, NBA, WNBA, and NBPA have launched a new campaign promoting gender equality.

Overseas report.

Lindsay Whalen and Cheryl Reeve did a chant before a hockey game last night.