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• 2026 WNBA Draft: Way-too-early big board for women’s college basketball prospects

Photo by Tyler Schank/NCAA Photos via Getty Images UCLA’s Lauren Betts, UConn’s Azzi Fudd, TCU’s Olivia Miles and LSU’s Flau’Jae Johnson are among the top projected 2026 WNBA prospects. The 2025 WNBA Draft is in the books. As expected, UConn star Paige Bueckers went No. 1 overall to the Dallas Wings, while 6-foot-6 French prospect Dominique Malonga was selected second by the Seattle Storm....2025
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• The Linc - Justin Simmons talks about possibly playing for the Eagles, again

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Philadelphia Eagles news and links for 4/9/25. Let’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles links ... Safety Justin Simmons looking for ‘best situation’ in free agency, hopes to sign before training camp - NFL.comThe Philadelphia Eagles could have a need after trading safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson to the Houston Texans. Plus, defensive coordinator Vic Fangio was Si...2025
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• How the two best players in the transfer portal impact their new women’s college basketball teams

Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images Olivia Miles is trading in Notre Dame for TCU, while Ta’Niya Latson has left Florida State for South Carolina. We won’t be seeing Olivia Miles and Ta’Niya Latson in the ACC next season. The multi-time All-American point guard and the nation’s leading scorer entered the transfer portal near the end of March. On Tuesday, they announced their new homes. Mi...2025
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• There’s no dispute about Paige Bueckers’ legacy: She put UConn back on top

UConn senior guard Paige Bueckers cuts down the net after leading the Huskies to a national championship victory over South Carolina on Sunday, April 6, 2025, in Tampa, Florida. | Mitchell Northam / SB Nation Finally, after four seasons in five years, Paige Bueckers leaves UConn as a national champion, and one of the greatest ever to wear a Huskies uniform. TAMPA, Fla. — Azzi Fudd pointed ...2025
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• Despite complaints from iconic coaches, don’t expect NCAA to change double-regional format for women’s tournament

Photo by Tyler McFarland/NCAA Photos via Getty Images NCAA President Charlie Baker said Friday that it would be “really hard to change” the women’s NCAA Tournament format in the near future. TAMPA, Fla. — The complaints could not be ignored. From Birmingham, Alabama, to Spokane, Washington, last weekend, some of the most prominent coaches in women’s college basketball took aim at the NCAA’...2025
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• Women’s Final Four: Everything you need to know when South Carolina and Texas face off

Photo by John Byrum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Gamecocks and Longhorns meet for the fourth time this season, and its a battle that stretches far beyond the current campaign Since South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley and Texas coach Vic Schaefer began competing in the 2012-13 season, it’s been a lot of success for Staley and the Gamecocks. South Carolina has nine re...2025
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• 2026 WNBA Draft: Way-too-early big board for women’s college basketball prospects
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• The Linc - Justin Simmons talks about possibly playing for the Eagles, again
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• How the two best players in the transfer portal impact their new women’s college basketball teams
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• There’s no dispute about Paige Bueckers’ legacy: She put UConn back on top
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• 9 best players at the 2025 women’s Final Four, ranked

Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images The Final Four is set. But who has the best players out of South Carolina, UConn, Texas and UCLA? The winner of the national championship is often decided by who has the best player — or players — at the Final Four. While some could make the case that Iowa’s Caitlin Clark was the top player last year in Cleveland, Ohio, nobody could stop South Carolina’s ...2025
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• Dawn Staley, Paige Bueckers and others around the women’s NCAA Tournament offer support to JuJu Watkins after awful injury

Photo by Joe Buglewicz/Getty Images Players and coaches like Dawn Staley and Paige Bueckers reached out to JuJu Watkins after her season-ending knee injury in March Madness. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — She’s not playing in the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight games this weekend, but so many of the people around women’s college basketball are still talking about USC’s JuJu Watkins. The superstar sophomore g...2025
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• Sweet 16 teams, ranked by likelihood to win the national championship in 2025 women’s March Madness

Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images After the injury to USC’s JuJu Watkins, UConn’s path to the Final Four looks a lot easier. Meanwhile, Notre Dame seems to be regaining its elite form. Just 16 teams remain in the 2025 women’s NCAA Tournament. March Madness began with 68 teams and we whittled down the field last weekend. Along the way, we saw players face former teams, some squads make sta...2025
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• 7 college basketball freshmen ready to ball in women’s March Madness bracket, ranked

Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images March is when stars are born. It’s when players are asked to step up in crucial moments, when they attempt the improbable and pull off the seemingly impossible. In basketball, the stage doesn’t get any bigger than March Madness. It feels like we see a few freshmen really break out during the NCAA Tournament every season. Last year was no exception. We wat...2025
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• Women’s basketball rankings: JuJu Watkins and USC end UCLA unbeaten season, NCAA releases first top-16

Robert Hanashiro-Imagn Images The Huskies beat the Gamecocks, a showdown in Tobacco Road and more A telltale sign that it’s almost March Madness time is when the NCAA Tournament committee releases its first top-16 ranking of the year. That announcement came Sunday leading into one of the top games of the week between No. 4 South Carolina Gamecocks and No. 7 UConn Huskies. However, the act...2025
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• Lopsided UConn win over South Carolina shows Huskies could be NCAA tournament favorite

Jeff Blake-Imagn Images UConn bounced back from Tennessee loss in a big way, proving they’re near the top of college basketball On Feb. 6, the UConn Huskies traveled to Knoxville, Tennessee and lost to the University of Tennessee for the first time in 17 years. For critics of head coach Geno Auriemma and the Huskies, it was a defeat that pushed UConn further into the shadows of their forme...2025
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"Ta’Niya Latson gives South Carolina what it was missing A player coached by Dawn Staley has not averaged north of 20 points per game since A’ja Wilson’s senior year in the 2017-18 season."

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"The Camden (SC) High School star—and the Number 2-ranked player in the class of 2024—is a versatile, 6-2 forward who can knock down shots, finish at the rim, block shots […] The post Number 2 Ranked Senior Joyce Edwards Talks All-Around Game, Dawn Staley and Her Future at South Carolina appeared first on SLAM."

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""As a basketball player, he’s one of a kind," said Hall of Famer Dawn Staley."

2022
" For years, there has been a […] The post Dawn Staley and the Gamecocks Are College Basketball’s Authors of Evolution appeared first on SLAM."

2021
"Dawn Staley says Trail Blazers 'treated me like a real candidate' during head coach interview process"

2020
"South Carolina's Dawn Staley and Dayton's Anthony Grant are the first coaches from their respective schools to win the Naismith Coach of the Year award."

2018
"Missouri AD says South Carolina's Dawn Staley 'promoted' atmosphere for fans using racial epithets"

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"Dawn Staley says the team is focused on the season ahead."

2016
"Extremely successful as a player and coach in college and the WNBA, University of South Carolina coach Dawn Staley has just one thing left to chase: a National Championship."

2015
"</p><p> South Carolina's Dawn Staley, DePaul's Doug Bruno and Minnesota's Cheryl Reeve will join head coach Geno Auriemma of UConn again as the Americans try to win a sixth consecutive Olympic gold medal."

2014
"squad are Minnesota Lynx Head Coach Cheryl Reeve, University of South Carolina Head Coach and WNBA All-Decade Team member Dawn Staley, and former Houston Comets and Cleveland Rockers star Jennifer Rizzotti."

• 2026 WNBA Draft: Way-too-early big board for women’s college basketball prospects
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• The Linc - Justin Simmons talks about possibly playing for the Eagles, again
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• Despite complaints from iconic coaches, don’t expect NCAA to change double-regional format for women’s tournament
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• Dawn Staley’s South Carolina is inevitable in March Madness

Photo by Greg Fiume/NCAA Photos via Getty Images The Gamecocks are going to their fifth consecutive Final Four under Dawn Staley after outlasting Duke in a grind-it-out Elite Eight. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Duke tried to drag South Carolina to their hell. The Gamecocks got to the gates, tied with under five minutes to play in their lowest-scoring performance of the season, then wriggled out of t...2025
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• Dawn Staley, Paige Bueckers and others around the women’s NCAA Tournament offer support to JuJu Watkins after awful injury
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• Sweet 16 teams, ranked by likelihood to win the national championship in 2025 women’s March Madness
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• 7 college basketball freshmen ready to ball in women’s March Madness bracket, ranked
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• Stephen Curry’s latest announcement will benefit Sabrina Ionescu, Angel Reese — and all of Unrivaled

Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images The Golden State Warriors star is the latest high-profile investor for the new professional women’s basketball league. Unrivaled, the new professional 3-on-3 women’s basketball league co-founded by Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart, is wrapping up its inaugural season in Miami. The league promises the highest average salary of any wome...2025
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• 7 college basketball teams that can win women’s national championship in 2025, ranked by likelihood

Jeff Blake-Imagn Images UConn? South Carolina? USC? We broke down some data in an attempt to figure out who has the best chance of winning a national title in women’s basketball this year. It goes without saying, but winning the national championship in women’s college basketball is no easy task. Good players are a requirement, excellent coaching is a big plus, and a bit of luck – whether ...2025
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• We aren’t talking enough about how good LSU’s Aneesah Morrow is

Photo by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images LSU’s Aneesah Morrow is going to finish her college career as one of the greatest rebounders of all-time. Why aren’t we talking more about her? When this women’s college basketball season began, most folks figured that the race for the national player of the year would come down to three returning guards: UConn’s Paige Bueckers, USC’s JuJu Watkins and ...2025
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• 2026 WNBA Draft: Way-too-early big board for women’s college basketball prospects
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• The Linc - Justin Simmons talks about possibly playing for the Eagles, again
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• How the two best players in the transfer portal impact their new women’s college basketball teams
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• There’s no dispute about Paige Bueckers’ legacy: She put UConn back on top
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• Despite complaints from iconic coaches, don’t expect NCAA to change double-regional format for women’s tournament
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• Women’s Final Four: Everything you need to know when South Carolina and Texas face off
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• 9 best players at the 2025 women’s Final Four, ranked
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• Dawn Staley’s South Carolina is inevitable in March Madness
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• Dawn Staley, Paige Bueckers and others around the women’s NCAA Tournament offer support to JuJu Watkins after awful injury
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• Sweet 16 teams, ranked by likelihood to win the national championship in 2025 women’s March Madness
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• How the two best players in the transfer portal impact their new women’s college basketball teams
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• There’s no dispute about Paige Bueckers’ legacy: She put UConn back on top
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• Despite complaints from iconic coaches, don’t expect NCAA to change double-regional format for women’s tournament
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• Women’s Final Four: Everything you need to know when South Carolina and Texas face off
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• Dawn Staley’s South Carolina is inevitable in March Madness
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• Dawn Staley, Paige Bueckers and others around the women’s NCAA Tournament offer support to JuJu Watkins after awful injury
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• Sweet 16 teams, ranked by likelihood to win the national championship in 2025 women’s March Madness
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• How a WNBA legend found her voice as a coach in the SEC

LSU assistant coach Seimone Augustus points towards a player during the SEC Tournament quarterfinals on March 7, 2025, in Greenville, South Carolina. | Mitchell Northam / SB Nation Seimone Augustus is in her first season as a college basketball coach at her alma mater, LSU. The soft-spoken superstar is the latest WNBA great to pivot to coaching. GREENVILLE, S.C. — Bob Starkey always though...2025
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• How Destinee Rogers guided Arkansas State to its first-ever March Madness appearance

Photo by Carla Wehmeyer - Arkansas State Destinee Rogers, the first Black woman coach at Arkansas State, guided the Red Wolves to an upset of James Madison and their first-ever NCAA Tournament berth. Back in 2021, Dawn Staley took the net that she cut down from South Carolina’s 2017 national championship and diced it into pieces. She then divided them up and sent them to 70 Black wome...2025
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• 7 college basketball freshmen ready to ball in women’s March Madness bracket, ranked
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• South Carolina's Dawn Staley, Dayton's Anthony Grant named 2020 Naismith Coaches of the Year
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• Dawn Staley and the Gamecocks Are College Basketball’s Authors of Evolution
It’s been said by many people: Art should be dangerous. Dangerous in a manner that it should invoke and inspire you to re-imagine an established world. To challenge conventional thought. To re-envision what generations have developed in order to create something new. The same should be said for coaching. For years, there has been a […] The post Dawn Staley and the Gam...2022
• Dawn Staley says Trail Blazers 'treated me like a real candidate' during head coach interview process
The Trail Blazers eventually hired Chauncey Billups...2021
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• Dwyane Wade, Trae Young, Ja Morant react to Dawn Staley, South Carolina’s NCAA title win
March Madness extends in the early days of April, and it certainly couldn’t get any better. Dawn Staley and her South Carolina Gamecocks took down the pesky Connecticut Huskies on Sunday to bring home the NCAA Women’s title, impressing the basketball world including NBA stars like Dwyane Wade, Trae Young and Ja Morant. The Gamecocks […] The post Dwyane Wade, Trae Young, Ja Morant...2022
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• South Carolina Women’s Basketball Team Declines Donald Trump’s Invitation To White House

Dawn Staley says the team is focused on the season ahead. The post South Carolina Women’s Basketball Team Declines Donald Trump’s Invitation To White House appeared first on SLAMonline....2017
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• What the sports world says about LeBron James, NBA’s new scoring leader: ‘An iconic figure’
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• The women’s Final Four is loaded with star players and tantalizing storylines
Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images Caitlin Clark, undefeated South Carolina, and so much starpower highlight the women’s Final Four The women’s Final Four is set. And fans can expect two incredible matchups in Dallas. Four of the top ten teams in the final Associated Press poll are represented, and the four teams headed to Dallas all placed inside the top ten in the final NET rankings. ...2023
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• Darkest Before…
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1. Cody Rhodes

2. LeBron James

3. Los Angeles Lakers

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1094. Dawn Staley

• The Linc - Justin Simmons talks about possibly playing for the Eagles, again
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• There’s no dispute about Paige Bueckers’ legacy: She put UConn back on top
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• Women’s Final Four: Everything you need to know when South Carolina and Texas face off
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• Dawn Staley, Paige Bueckers and others around the women’s NCAA Tournament offer support to JuJu Watkins after awful injury
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• The hardest and easiest path to the 2025 women’s NCAA Final Four

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Breaking down which top seeds in the 2025 women’s NCAA tournament can make it to Tampa. Dawn Staley and Lindsay Gottlieb have both made noise in recent days about their team’s seeding in NCAA tournament. The Gamecocks and Trojans are both No. 1 seeds, but South Carolina is seeded second overall and USC is fourth. UCLA was the No. 1 overall seed, while T...2025
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• Women’s NCAA tournament printable bracket for 2025 with March Madness field revealed

Photo by Joe Buglewicz/Getty Images Here’s your printable bracket for women’s March Madness. The road to Tampa begins now. The 2025 women’s NCAA tournament is here. With an increased level of parity in the sport this year, March Madness should be a whole lot of fun. There’s not one real singular Goliath, but a whole lot of Davids aiming to make their mark. South Carolina looks like a favor...2025
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• How Destinee Rogers guided Arkansas State to its first-ever March Madness appearance
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• Unrivaled stars’ latest surprise perfectly encapsulates inaugural season

Napheesa Collier and Arike Ogunbowale gifted Unrivaled trainers $10,000 a piece, thanks to a partnership with Icy Hot. On International Women’s Day, Unrivaled stars Napheesa Collier and Arike Ogunbowale surprised training staff in the Icy Hot Training Room with $10,000 bonuses. Collier honored trainer Terri Acosta, while Ogunbowale honored head trainer Lindsey Elizondo, both of whom have been key...2025
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• Women’s basketball rankings: JuJu Watkins and USC end UCLA unbeaten season, NCAA releases first top-16
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• Everything you need to know ahead of South Carolina-LSU matchup in women’s college hoops

Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images When the Gamecocks and Tigers meet on the court, it’s always must-see television Winter Storm Enzo came through the Southeast and brought snow, ice and frigid temperatures to areas normally boasting warm weather throughout the winter months. College basketball felt the storm front, with Thursday’s battle between No. 2 South Carolina Gamecocks and No. 5 LSU Tigers mo...2025
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• Grading the performance of every player on the U.S. women’s Olympic basketball team

Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images How did A’ja Wilson, Sabrina Ionescu, Breanna Stewart, and other WNBA stars fare at the Paris Olympics? The U.S. women’s basketball team secured yet another gold medal with a 67-66 defeat of France — and while the final game may have been too close for comfort, USA Basketball was able to cap off another dominant Olympic run with the ultimate prize. It...2024
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• U.S women beat France to secure Olympic gold — but it wasn’t the game we expected

Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images In a back-and-forth matchup few could have predicted, USA Basketball squeezed out a one-point win over France to secure their 8th consecutive gold medal. It wasn’t the dominant victory most anticipated, but Team USA still got it done, pulling out a 67-66 win over France to take home the gold medal. The win marks the U.S. women’s basketball team’s 8t...2024
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• Kentucky’s coaching search gets desperate after Scott Drew rejection

Where does Kentucky go for a new men’s basketball coach after Scott Drew turns them down? Kentucky men’s basketball is still looking for a head coach. Baylor’s Scott Drew turned down the Wildcats’ job offer on Thursday afternoon, which was first reported by Matt Norlander of CBS Sports. Drew just completed his 21st year at Baylor, taking over the program when it was at its lowest point following a...2024
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• Re-ranking women’s NCAA tournament Sweet 16 teams by national championship chances

Getty Images Let’s rank the Sweet 16 field in 2024 women’s NCAA tournament by their national championship chances After the first two rounds of the women’s NCAA tournament, No. 1-overall seed South Carolina has cemented its status as the overwhelming favorite, running over, past and all around No. 16-seed Presbyterian in the first round and No. 8-seed North Carolina in the second round to ...2024
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• Kamilla Cardoso hit March Madness’ first wild buzzer-beater to keep South Carolina women undefeated

South Carolina’s center had never made a three-pointer until she banked in a buzzer-beater to stun Tennessee Head coach Dawn Staley has built the South Carolina Gamecocks into women’s college basketball’s biggest powerhouse. South Carolina has won two nation championships over the last six years, and it will enter the 2024 women’s NCAA Tournament as the top favorite to win it all again. South Car...2024
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