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College Basketball

UConn Imposed Some Normalcy On The Weirdest NCAA Tournament Ever

Maitreyi Anantharaman

Cotie McMahon #32 of the Ohio State Buckeyes reacts after being fouled and making the basket during the fourth quarter against the UConn Huskies in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at Climate Pledge Arena on March 25, 2023 in Seattle, Washington.

Ohio State Keeps On Pressing


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HARTFORD, CT - JANUARY 15: UConn Huskies guard Jordan Hawkins (24) reacts as UConn Huskies guard Hassan Diarra (5), UConn Huskies guard Nahiem Alleyne (4) and UConn Huskies guard Apostolos Roumoglou (33) look on during the college basketball game between St John's Red Storm and UConn Huskies on January 15, 2023, at the XL Center in Hartford, CT.

UConn Fans Cope With Losing Streak In Various Ways

UConn Huskies guard Paige Bueckers (5) on the sidelines during the women's college basketball game between the Butler Bulldogs and UConn Huskies on January 3, 2023, at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN.

UConn Is Too Cursed To Play Basketball Right Now

STORRS, CT - NOVEMBER 14: UConn Huskies guard Azzi Fudd (35) in action during a women's college basketball game between Texas Longhorns and UConn Huskies on November 14, 2022, at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, CT.

Azzi Fudd Is Shooting Her Shot

Brea Beal and Caroline Ducharme go up for the ball

The Gamecocks Won The Game On The Glass

Laura Wagner

South Carolina Put Their Foot Down

Kai Crutchfield #3 of the NC State Wolfpack defends against Paige Bueckers #5 of the UConn Huskies during the first half in the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament Elite 8 Round at Total Mortgage Arena on March 28, 2022 in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

UConn-NC State Was An Instant Classic

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS - APRIL 02: Aliyah Boston #4 of the South Carolina Gamecocks celebrates with teammates against the Stanford Cardinal during the second quarter in the Final Four semifinal game of the 2021 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at the Alamodome on April 02, 2021 in San Antonio, Texas.

South Carolina Has The Oomph

David Roth

Randy Edsall looking upset in a 2017 UConn Huskies game against Virginia.

College Football

Randy Edsall Punted Into Retirement By FCS Team

Aari McDonald #2 of the Arizona Wildcats celebrates after defeating the UConn Huskies during the third quarter in the Final Four semifinal game of the 2021 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at the Alamodome on April 02, 2021 in San Antonio, Texas. (

Aari McDonald And Arizona Took Down The Giants

Paige Bueckers #5 of the UConn Huskies celebrates her three point basket in the first quarter against the Baylor Lady Bears during the Elite Eight round of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at the Alamodome on March 29, 2021 in San Antonio, Texas.

When They Needed It Most, UConn Had The Juice

Stanford, UConn, South Carolina and NC State are top seeds in the NCAA women's tournament.

The Best Feuds In Women’s Basketball Are All In One Bracket Region

Aliyah Boston shoots over Aaliyah Edwards in South Carolina's game against UConn

Women's Basketball

Women’s Basketball’s Top Two Showdown Was A Thrilling Glimpse Of The Future

Paige Bueckers Injected Some Old-School Fun Into UConn-Tennessee

UConn women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma at a December 17 game against UConn