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AP Photo/Wade PayneWith its 68-52 win over Creighton on Monday, Tennessee is back in the Sweet 16 of the women’s NCAA tournament for a record 31st time. The Lady Vols, who are the only team to appear in all 32 NCAA tournaments, failed to advance to the regional finals just once, in 2009 when they fell to Ball State in the first round.
Penn State's Maggie Lucas catches her Lady Lions teammates having some fun -- and sneaking a few snacks -- during their "off" day in the NCAA tournament.
Chris Hansen/ESPN HoopGurlzIt’s tournament time! I always love this time of the year because it is March Madness. Even with severe bites from the injury bug this season, Maryland still received a No. 4 seed in the tournament.
AP Photo/Bill WippertIf you ever wondered how a person goes from playground to reality show stardom (using that term loosely), it goes a little like this: I was playing basketball with a friend at about 4:30 one Monday afternoon when I got a call on my cell.
AP Photo/Amy SancettaSheryl Swoopes turns 42 today, and her name still can be found all over the women’s NCAA tournament record book. In 1993, Swoopes scored a record 177 points in five tournament games, including 47 in the final, where Texas Tech beat Ohio State 84-82 in Atlanta.
Penn State's Maggie Lucas brings the camera along on a team shopping trip in New Orleans before the Lady Lions' first-round NCAA tournament game against Cal Poly.
AP Photo/Aaron SuozziWe’re halfway through the first round of the 2013 NCAA women’s tournament, and still no No. 14 or 15 seeds have ever advanced. On Saturday, No. 14 Stetson fell to No. 3 UCLA 66-49, 14th-seeded Wichita State fell to Texas A&M 71-45, No.
Jon Gardiner/Duke University PhotographyDURHAM, N.C. -- The first time I met Jim Sabiston was at a Duke football tailgate on my official visit, after I had committed. He knew everything about my high school career, who I was as a player, the kind of person I was, what I wanted to study.
David Butler II/USA TODAY SportsI can't believe I am about to start play in my final NCAA tournament! My time at Notre Dame has passed so quickly. Last week I went to pick up my cap and gown and will graduate in May but I still have so much to accomplish before I walk across the stage.
Courtesy Jon Gardiner, Duke University PhotographyWow, the past few weeks have been such a whirlwind for Duke women’s basketball! We finished up the conference season winning the ACC tournament. We beat three quality opponents in N.C. State, Florida State and, in the championship game, North Carolina.
AP Photo/Jessica HillThe first coach in women's basketball history to lead a team to five consecutive Final Fours on two separate occasions, Geno Auriemma turns 59 today. The seven-time coach of the year was inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006 and coached the U.
AP Photo/Danny JohnstonIn less than 48 hours, my team will take the court in the first round of the NCAA tournament. As if the expected excitement that comes with the "big dance" isn't enough, we have had the privilege of watching the preparations for the tournament take place right before our eyes.
Courtesy Shawn JohnsonGo watch a varsity cheerleading competition, and give me one reason why it shouldn’t be an Olympic sport.I’m serious. Cheerleaders possess many of the same skills as gymnasts but with an added element of difficulty: When they do handstands and flips, they are often doing them over another cheerleader’s hands, not on solid, immovable ground.
Courtesy Simona de SilvestroSince our test in Italy with Dallara, we’ve done a couple here in the U.S. We tested at Sebring and Sonoma and had our first official test in Barber with all the cars, and it went really well. Everybody’s kind of pumped to get the season started.
Penn State Athletic CommunicationsMaggie Lucas and her Penn State teammates take off for Baton Rouge, La., where first-round opponent Cal Poly awaits.