Title game on deck

In less than 24 hours, we'll have a new NCAA champion......

National Championship news:

Will South Carolina-UConn be a changing of the guard?

Is this the best rivalry in college basketball?

Three different personalities, one cohesive backcourt, as South Carolina readies to deliver the Championship.

The Gamecocks' dominance has the 11-time champ Huskies in an unusual role, as the underdogs.

Five things South Carolina must do to win a title.

The Gamecocks' national championship moment has arrived.

Underestimated Brea Beal is shining for South Carolina, while freshman Saniya Rivers is making her presence felt........Aliyah Boston's quiet leadership has the team on the brink of a title.

UConn looks to complete a magical season, while seeking a 12th national title.

The Huskies must contain Boston and limit turnovers.

Boston and Paige Bueckers make the game a must-see.

College player news:

South Carolina slowed Hailey Van Lith, but she will be back stronger and better.

UCLA players say the WNIT highlights inequity.

Arkansas' Sasha Goforth will step away from basketball for medical reasons.

College coach news:

Dawn Staley is wary that the equity strides for women will continue.

WNIT Championship:

South Dakota State defeated Seton Hall, 82-50.

Naismith Hall of Fame:

Included in the 2022 class is Theresa Grentz, Marianne Stanley, Swin Cash and Lindsay Whalen.

WNBA news:

Candace Parker has a new documentary: Title IX, 37 words that changed America.

USA Basketball news:

Brittney Griner's absence looms over Team USA training camp.

South Carolina, UConn prevail in semis

In tonight's semifinal action at the Final Four:

South Carolina contained Louisville, 72-59.

UConn outlasted Stanford, 63-58.

The Gamecocks and Huskies face off Sunday at 7 p.m. CT

College team news:

Minnesota's roster is down to three, after the sixth player entered the transfer portal.

Oregon sees Taylor Bigby enter the transfer portal.

Syracuse has added two freshman transfers from Buffalo.

What it's all Four

NCAA Tournament news:

Can UConn take down defending champion Stanford?

Louisville coach Jeff Walz won't concede to South Carolina without a fighting shot.

The Cardinals are riding Hailey Van Lith's energy to the Final Four.

The NCAA is bullish on change in revenue distribution.

The Final Four can be a financial windfall for players.

How the Final Four was born.

The lost history of Cheyney State.

College player news:

Aliyah Boston won the Wade Trophy and was named AP player of the year.

Lexie Hull has won the Senior CLASS Award.

Emily Engstler's fresh start has fueled Louisville in the Final Four.

Paige Bueckers is comfortable at home with the whole world watching.

Dorka Juhasz had surgery on her injured wrist and will return to UConn next season.

Minnesota's leading scorer Sara Scalia has entered the transfer portal.

College coach news:

Final Four coaches say they are managing the transfer portal "fad."

For Dawn Staley, true equity is about more than swag bags.

Kim Mulkey is the AP coach of the year.

West Virginia has hired Dawn Plitzuweit as their new head coach.

The new head coach at Southern Illinois is Kelly Bond-White.

Jody Adams-Birch is the new head coach at New Mexico State.

WNIT semifinal scores:

Seton Hall 74, Middle Tennessee 73

South Dakota State 62, UCLA 59

The final is Saturday....

WNBA news:

The silence around Brittney Griner's detainment is likely intentional.

Two days to go

NCAA Tournament news:

How each team can win the national title.

Dawn Staley comes to Minneapolis chasing bigger dreams for South Carolina and Black coaches.

Tara VanDerveer, Geno Auriemma and Jeff Walz also bring notoriety to the Final Four.

How will UConn handle Stanford's front court without Dorka Juhasz?

The Cardinal-Husky rivalry is full of memories.

Louisville's Kianna Smith promised her mother a Final Four, and she has delivered.

NCAA officials acknowledged disparities between the women's and men's tournaments, and vow to keep working to make improvements.

Mark Emmert was grilled by media.

College team news:

South Carolina swept the Naismith awards, as Dawn Staley took coach of the year honors, and Aliyah Boston was both player of the year and defensive player of the year.

College player news:

The Wooden Award All American team: Aliyah Boston, Caitlin Clark, Naz Hillmon, Rhyne Howard and NaLyssa Smith.

Nyara Sabally: thank you, Oregon.

Duke's Shayeann Day-Wilson is forging a new path.

Rickea Jackson from Mississippi State and Jasmine Powell from Minnesota have transferred to Tennessee.

Sam Brunelle, Anaya Peoples and Abby Prohaska are transferring from Notre Dame.

Myah Taylor will transfer from Mississippi State.

Greta Kampschroeder is leaving Oregon State.

Players have quickly figured out how to make NIL money.

College coach news:

Kelly Rae Finley has been named the Maggie Dixon rookie coach of the year.

Felisha Legette-Jack is back at Syracuse, where it all started.

Beth Cunningham is Missouri State's new head coach.

Dionnah Jackson-Durrett is the new head coach at Kansas City.

Shawn Poppie has been named head coach at Chattanooga.

Oral Roberts won't renew the contract of longtime coach Misti Cussen.

WNBA news:

Chiney Ogwumike is on a tireless quest to have it all.

In-depth interview with Sue Bird.

Angel McCoughtry and Breanna Stewart said Brittney Griner's detention could have happened to any player.

Seimone Augustus and Maya Moore took similar paths to success with different playing styles.

The countdown has begun

Final Four news:

Final Four equity improvements are on full display in Minneapolis.

Meet the teams.......key factors for each squad.

The rosters are stacked.

The Final Four is filled with heavyweights......it will be a talent-laden treat.

Teams survived a wild tourney, amid parity.

Defending champion Stanford awaits UConn.

When the Cardinal go big, their opponents go home.

Stanford will lean on defense in the Final Four.

The games bring Louisville coach Jeff Walz back to Minnesota.

Final Four player news:

Paige Bueckers is returning home to Minnesota.

College player news:

South Dakota's seniors left a memorable legacy.

Michigan left their mark with a deep Tournament run.

Aneesah Moorow of DePaul is the WBCA's freshman of the year.

Sam Haiby will return for Nebraska.

Maddie Scherr has joined two others from Oregon in the transfer portal.

Arizona State's Taya Hanson will transfer.

Kateri Poole will transfer from Ohio State.

Oklahoma's Gabby Gregory is transferring.

College coach news:

Michigan coach Kim Barnes Arico will earn at least $120,000 in bonuses after the team's tourney run.

Longtime BYU coach Jeff Judkins is ready for next season.

Tammi Reiss has signed a 10-year contract extension with Rhode Island.

Felisha Legette-Jack is excited to lead Syracuse.

Brooke Wyckoff has been named head coach at Florida State.

High school news:

In the McDonald's All-American game tonight, the East beat the West, 95-75.

WNBA news:

The league released a list of 88 players who have opted in for consideration in the draft.

Getting to know top draft prospects.

How to stick with a roster if you're drafted in rounds 2 or 3.

Last two semifinal slots filled

Going to the Final Four:

UConn outlasted NC State in 2OT, 91-87.

Louisville ran past Michigan, 62-50.

Friday's semifinals will feature Stanford vs. UConn and South Carolina vs. Louisville. It will be a fiery night.......

College team news:

South Carolina is finding wins from everywhere on their roster.

Each Gamecock player's personality fits a role on the roster.

College player news:

As Cameron Brink dominates defensively, a torch is passed at Stanford.

Dorka Juhasz left the Husky game tonight with a severe wrist injury.

Ashley Joens will pass on the WNBA draft and return to Iowa State next year.

Taylor Mikesell will return to Ohio State next season.

Northwestern's Veronica Burton is the WBCA's DI defensive player of the year.

Nyara Sabally, Sydney Parrish and Kylee Watson are leaving Oregon. Sabally will enter the WNBA draft and Parrish and Watson are transferring.

Kentucky center Olivia Owens will transfer.

Georgia transfer Sarah Ashlee Barker has landed at Alabama.

College coach news:

How Kim Barnes Arico has taken Michigan to new heights.

Natasha Adair brings a player-focused culture to her new job at Arizona State.

Ashleen Bracey is the new head coach at UIC.

NCAA news:

The NCAA devalued women's basketball, but marketers didn't.

First two tickets to the Final Four punched

Today's results:

South Carolina routed Creighton, 80-50.

Stanford pulled away from Texas, 59-50.

Tomorrow's game schedule

College team news:

NC State looks to end UConn's Final Four streak.

The Wolfpack are preparing to face their opponents on their "home turf."

The Huskies have found their "go to" starting lineup.

Why Louisville and Michigan aren't thinking about the blowout that characterized their last meeting in December.

How the Cardinals have prepared their inexperienced players for the showdown.

Oregon will search for an alpha leader this offseason.

College player news:

Haley Jones had to look within, and now she's the player Stanford can't do without.

Queen Egbo has declared for the WNBA draft.

College coach news:

Arizona State has hired Natasha Adair from Delaware to succeed Charli Turner Thorne.

The field of 8 is set

Today's results:

NC State edged Notre Dame, 66-63.

UConn ran past Indiana, 75-58.

Louisville rolled by Tennessee, 76-64.

Michigan outlasted South Dakota, 52-49.

Tomorrow's game schedule

NCAA Tournament news:

Reseeding the Elite 8.

Is the Final Four gaining steam, or are people just paying closer attention?

College player news:

Will Stanford's Hull twins author a fairytale ending?

Why Zia Cooke remained locked in, even after the final buzzer last night.

Why the best player in Michigan's history - Naz Hillmon - is also its most important.

Danielle Rauch's decision to stay with the Wolverines one more year is paying off.

Nebraska natives are at the center of Creighton's Sweet 16 run.

College coach news:

Georgia has hired Katie Abrahamson-Henderson as their new coach.

Felisha Legette-Jack is the new coach at Buffalo.

Dayton's new coach is Tamika Williams-Jeter.

Four advance to the Elite 8

Today's results (including an upset):

South Carolina topped North Carolina, 69-61.

Texas got past Ohio State, 66-63.

Tenth-seeded Creighton hammered No. 3 Iowa State, 76-68. It's the first Elite 8 for the Bluejays.

Stanford defeated Maryland, 72-66.

Tomorrow's game schedule

College team news:

Louisville feels overlooked despite their top seed.

The Cardinals and Lady Vols will battle for a spot in the Elite 8 tomorrow.

NC State is fighting for a legacy in the Tournament.

Michigan has raised the ceiling with back-to-back Sweet 16's.

UConn faces an unfamiliar opponent in Indiana tomorrow.

Though the Hoosiers and Huskies haven't played one another, two players know each other.

If Indiana beats UConn, it could propel the program to new heights.

Can the Huskies win it all without Paige Bueckers at 100 percent?

Utah's secret to success this season.

Virginia Tech aims to continue their winning ways.

The magic and trials of mid-majors in the NCAA Tournament.

Glenville State downed Western Washington to take the DII National Championship.

College player news:

The scoop on the viral photo of Paige Bueckers and the student section from Monday's game.

Mackenzie Holmes couldn't make it through her first AAU practices, and now she's an Indiana star.

How Grace Berger transformed the Hoosiers.

Dre'una Edwards, Jazmine Massengill and Treasure Hunt are transferring from Kentucky.

Aijha Blackwell will transfer from Missouri.

Tomi Taiwo and Logan Cook are leaving Iowa.

Bella Cravens has entered the transfer portal out of Nebraska.

Clemson transfer Gabby Elliott has landed at Michigan State.

College coach news:

Dawn Staley is investing in the game from North Philly to South Carolina.

Katie Gearlds aims to change Purdue's roster "to fit my eye."

Heather Ezell has been promoted to Wyoming's head coach, following the retirement of Gerald Mattinson.

Katie Abrahamson-Henderson is interviewing at Georgia.

WNBA news:

As Brittney Griner is detained, tensions brew over players going overseas.

The night before the Sweet 16

Tomorrow's game schedule

NCAA Tournament news:

Nine thrilling moments from rounds 1 and 2.

Five questions that will be answered in the Sweet 16.

Ten players to see in the next round.

Why the women's Tournament and Final Four are better than the men's versions.

WNIT Sweet 16 scores:

Alabama 79, Houston 64

Columbia 54, Boston College 51

Seton Hall 78, Drexel 71

Middle Tennessee 55, Vanderbilt 53

Toledo 92, Marquette 82

UCLA 82, Wyoming 81 (3OT)

Oregon State 78, New Mexico 73

College team news:

The Gameocks and Tar Heels will meet for the third time in the Sweet 16.

South Carolina's Tournament domination has a concerning side.

Creighton and North Carolina are making surprising tourney runs.

Stanford faces a familiar opponent in a familiar place.

Iowa State is embracing the excitement of a Sweet 16 trip.

South Dakota hopes Wichita embraces their Cinderella run.

Tennessee is back in the Sweet 16 after a six-year absence.

Ohio State is confident going into the next round.

College player news:

This year's Tournament is a new shot for Aliyah Boston.

Boston has a special bond with assistant coach Fred Chmiel.

Louisville's Hailey Van Lith has found her confidence.

The Wade Trophy finalists are Boston, Caitlin Clark, Rhyne Howard and NaLyssa Smith.

Former Mississippi State forward Rickea Jackson has committed to Tennessee.

LaDazhia Williams and Kiya Dorroh are entering the transfer portal out of Missouri, and Aijha Blackwell will reportedly join them.

College coach news:

How Brenda Frese and Maryland turned pain into progress.

New Virginia coach Amaka Agugua-Hamilton says "we can win here."

Kate Achter's contract won't be renewed at Loyola Chicago.