NCAA Tournament
HBCU
When will HBCUs get out of the NCAA tournament cellar?
No HBCU school has been seeded higher than 14 over the past eight years
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A Common Thread
In November 2021, Dawn Staley sent pieces of her 2017 NCAA championship net to Black female head coaches around the country, creating a tangible connection for a steadily growing group of women in the sport. In Division I women’s college basketball, where 21% of its head coaches identified as Black women during the 2020-21 season according to the NCAA, Staley understood the bond they shared. We spoke to several dozen of the more than 70 coaches who received a net, all of whom shared their perspectives on what it means to be a Black female head coach.
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Dawn Staley diary: ‘This season, it wasn’t meant to be’
Coach discusses the tough end to South Carolina’s season, her interactions with Arizona head coach Adia Barnes and looking forward to the Summer Games in Tokyo
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The five NCAA tournament games that I’ll never forget
Jerry Bembry, who’s covered sports for more than 30 years, on the best moments from the games he attended
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Dawn Staley and the sting of losing a championship season
Why South Carolina’s head coach is hurting for her No. 1 ranked team
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Tears, questions and the reality of coronavirus at the Atlantic 10 tournament
Players, parents, fans and coaches shocked by how rapidly events led to the tournament being canceled
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Coronavirus fallout shows how we have taken sports for granted
We’re seeing that our arenas and stadiums are no longer places of escape
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Who has the best hair in the NCAA tournament?
Here’s our starting five. Who you got?
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March Maddening: Why NCAA tourney will be bittersweet for Doc Rivers
‘It’s amazing … that all four of my kids have played in the NCAA tournament’