UConn and Texas join UCLA and South Carolina in women's Final Four

How Geno Auriemma played a part in Cori Close leading UCLA women to first NCAA Final Four

Geno Auriemma let Cori Close watch UConn practice after her first season at UCLA. Now they're facing off in the Final Four of March Madness.

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Texas coach Vic Schaefer joins elite group, leading 2nd school to women's Final Four

Vic Schaefer has been in the coaching business for nearly four decades, and now he's part of an elite group. Texas' 64-year-old coach became the fifth person to lead two programs to the Final Four ...

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No. 1 UCLA finds motivation as Final 4 underdog

UCLA is an underdog against UConn in the Final Four, but the No. 1 Bruins say they are used to being overlooked this season.

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Predictions: A unanimous favorite and a split decision

No. 1 seeds UCLA, South Carolina and Texas along with 2-seed UConn remain. Who will reach the title game?

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Preview: Why every team can win in Tampa -- and what fatal flaw could derail a title dream

Here's how UConn, UCLA, South Carolina and Texas can win the 2025 NCAA title, and what might derail them.

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Geno Auriemma, laugh it up, because UConn as Final Four 'underdog' is a joke

Hearing UConn described as 'underdogs' in this women’s Final Four nearly left Geno Auriemma speechless – for good reason.

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South Carolina’s used to dominating. It’s been a narrower path to this Final Four

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — It’s become almost a norm around this time in the calendar for Dawn Staley and top-seeded South Carolina to gather at midcourt and accept trophies for their accomplishments. ...

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Alabama basketball Final Four team member hits transfer portal after season away from Tide

Joining South Carolina former Nick Pringle, another Alabama basketball player from the Crimson Tide's Final Four run has entered the transfer portal.

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South Carolina’s Season Was on the Brink. So It Gave the Ball to Chloe Kitts.

The Gamecocks overcame a fourth-quarter deficit to reach the women’s Final Four for the fifth straight season.

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Paige Bueckers, Sarah Strong lead UConn women’s basketball back to Final Four with 78-64 win over USC

SPOKANE, Wash. — For the fourth time in five years, the UConn women’s basketball team advanced to the 2025 Final Four with a 78-64 victory over No. 1 seed USC in the Spokane 4 regional final Monday ...

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‘Those two carried me’: UCLA’s Cori Close recalls bond with Bueckers, Fudd from USA Basketball

TAMPA, Fla. — Despite a looming Final Four showdown against the UConn women’s basketball team, UCLA coach Cori Close almost immediately choked up as she reminisced Thursday about working with ...

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UConn defeats USC to return to record 24th Final Four, sets matchup vs. top-seeded UCLA

SPOKANE, Wash. — No. 2 Uconn beat No. 1 USC 78-64 on Monday night in Spokane, Wash., propelling the Huskies to a record 24th Final Four and their 16th since 2008. The Trojans were without sophomore ...

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Women's Final Four: Can South Carolina actually win an NCAA championship without a go-to scorer?

The Gamecocks' offense has been an issue in their Sweet 16 and Elite Eight scares

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Spokane regional: UCLA marches past LSU 72-65, earns first trip to Final Four

Mar. 30—It could be argued that UCLA prevailed Sunday afternoon with its best player on the bench. It could also be debated that UCLA secured its first trip to the NCAA women's basketball Final ...

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'It's been a long time coming.' Denise Curry celebrates UCLA's Final Four run

Denise Curry, who played on UCLA's 1978 women's basketball championship team, sees similarities between her team and this season's Final Four squad.

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Women's March Madness bracket: Who's still alive in NCAA Tournament? Schedule, updates

The women's Final Four is heading to Tampa, as South Carolina goes for its third championship in the past four years. See the matchups and schedule.

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March Madness winners, losers with Final Four women's basketball teams confirmed

The women's Final Four bracket is set. UCLA shines without Lauren Betts' help. TCU's storybook season ends. Here are Elite Eight winners and losers.

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UConn will steamroll Final Four teams. No one is beating Paige Bueckers this March Madness

Behind Paige Bueckers, UConn can't lose. Women's Final Four is set after Huskies down USC, and no one is beating Geno Auriemma's team for NCAA title.

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Paige Bueckers carries UConn to record 24th Final Four, beating USC 78-64

Paige Bueckers carried UConn to its record 24th Final Four of the women's NCAA Tournament, scoring 31 points Monday night in a 78-64 victory over USC, which couldn’t overcome losing JuJu Watkins to ...

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'Truly a treasure.' Dave Marcus has given voice to the rise of UCLA women's basketball

UCLA women's basketball radio voice Dave Marcus has been through many challenging circumstances covering the team and now cherishes a Final Four trip.

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Yahoo Sports AM: Favorites fight on to the women's Final Four

In today's edition: The women's Final Four is set, the "torpedo bat" is spreading fast, Duke trio headlines NBA Big Board, free concessions at Coastal Carolina, and more.

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South Carolina Gamecocks play the Texas Longhorns in Final 4

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Where to watch UConn vs. USC in women's March Madness: TV channel, time

Led by All-American Paige Bueckers, the No. 2-seeded UConn Huskies face top-seeded Southern Cal on Monday for a spot in the women's Final Four.

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March blandness? Top seeds dominate NCAA tournaments defined by a lack of upsets

On the men's side, Auburn, Duke, Florida and Houston are all No. 1 seeds. On the women's side, South Carolina and UCLA are top seeds, with two other No. 1 seeds possibly joining them later in the ...

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Why UCLA coach Cori Close got emotional talking about star Lauren Betts, UConn's Azzi Fudd

UCLA's Cori Close got emotional recalling the time she coached Azzi Fudd and Lauren Betts with USA Basketball. Now she'll face Fudd in the Final Four.

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Final Four: UConn's Geno Auriemma fearful new rev-share changes will ruin parity in women's basketball

Despite the Final Four being comprised of three No. 1 seeds and his Huskies, Auriemma thinks the upcoming changes in revenue sharing in college sports will make the playing field more uneven.

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March Madness preview: What did South Carolina say about Texas basketball Thursday?

Here is everything that South Carolina said Thursday about Texas during pregame news conferences for Dawn Staley, Te-Hina Paopao and Raven Johnson.

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UConn returns to Final Four behind Bueckers' 31

Behind 31 points and six assists, Paige Bueckers lifted No. 2 seed UConn to a 78-64 win over No. 1 seed USC in the Spokane 4 regional final, clinching the team's 16th Final Four appearance in 17 ...

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Lady Longhorns tops TCU, head to first Final Four in 22 years

Texas women's basketball team is going to the Final Four for the first time in 22 years. The Lady Longhorns held off TCU in the Elite Eight, 58-47.

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C.L. Brown Show: Will Duke basketball reign? Who's best suited to stop run at Final Four

College basketball analyst Brendan Haywood, who played at North Carolina, hates to say it, but Duke is the team to beat at the Final Four in Texas.

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Texas finally aces Elite 8 test as familiar foe looms

No. 1 seed Texas wore down No. 2 TCU 58-47 in the Elite Eight on Monday night and now heads to the women's Final Four for the first time since 2003.

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Predictions and keys to each game in the women's Final Four

Nicole Auerbach spells out keys for each team in the women's Final Four, and predicts which ones will advance.

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UCLA's Cori Close is the AP Coach of the Year after a historic season for the top-seeded Bruins

Cori Close, who led UCLA to its first women's Final Four during one of the best seasons in school history, was named The Associated Press Coach of the Year on Thursday. The Bruins earned the No. 1 ...

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UCLA's Lauren Betts needed confidence to go with her skills. Now she has both | Opinion

Lauren Betts has spent the past year working on her mental game. It's helped her. And UCLA. Now, she'll pay in the women's March Madness Final Four.

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Women's March Madness: Texas stars Rori Harmon and Madison Booker pay for students to make Final Four trip

A group of Texas students are taking the 17-hour bus ride to Tampa to cheer on their Longhorns in person

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Camarillo High grad Gabriela Jaquez has been clutch in UCLA's historic trip to Final Four

Camarillo High graduate Gabriela Jaquez is now the second member of her family to play a pivotal role in helping a UCLA basketball team reach the Final Four.

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