Five Things That Will Decide the National Championship: South Carolina vs. UCLA
PHOENIX — Sunday’s national championship game between South Carolina and UCLA is the culmination of a season that has produced…
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“The Betts Problem: How South Carolina Plans to Stop UCLA’s Most Dangerous Weapon”
PHOENIX — Every championship game has a central tactical question. Sunday’s is straightforward to identify and extraordinarily difficult to solve.…
The X-Factor Is Actually Two People: How Johnson and Makeer Are Redefining South Carolina’s Defense
PHOENIX — Everyone keeps calling Agot Makeer the X-Factor. The label is not wrong — but it is incomplete. The…
What to Know Between South Carolina vs. UCLA: History, and Predictions for the National Championship
PHOENIX — The bracket has delivered exactly what it promised. Two number one seeds. Two elite coaches. Two programs that…
Dawn Staley Refuses to Be Distracted: “At Some Point Everything Will Be Addressed. This Weekend Won’t Be One of Them.”
PHOENIX — Geno Auriemma issued his apology on Saturday morning. Dawn Staley received it, acknowledged it, and moved on —…
Auriemma Apologizes to Staley and South Carolina: “It Was Uncalled For”
PHOENIX — Less than 24 hours after one of the most contentious endings to a Final Four game in recent…
Joyce Edwards Rewrites South Carolina History — And She’s Only a Sophomore
PHOENIX — The record book did not stand a chance. With her sixth point against UConn in Friday night’s Final…
Lisa Leslie Calls for Geno’s Apology To Dawn Staley —Geno vs The Footage: Why the Evidence Says Auriemma Owes Dawn Staley an Apology
PHOENIX — In the hours since South Carolina ended UConn’s perfect season, two parallel conversations have taken over women’s basketball…
Dressed in Darkness, Built for War: How South Carolina’s All-Black Statement Told the UConn Story Before Tip-Off
PHOENIX — Before a single jump ball was tossed inside Mortgage Matchup Center on Friday night, Dawn Staley had already…
The Jersey, The Fouls, and The Fallout: Inside UConn’s Frustrating Night in Phoenix
PHOENIX — The final score was 62-48. But the story of UConn’s Final Four loss to South Carolina cannot be…