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Maitreyi Anantharaman

Kim Mulkey, the newly hired women's basketball coach at Louisiana State University, speaks during a press conference at Pete Maravich Assembly Center on April 26, 2021 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

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College Basketball

At LSU, Kim Mulkey Will Be A Company Woman

Haley Jones #30 of the Stanford Cardinal celebrates a team win against the Arizona Wildcats in the National Championship game of the 2021 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at the Alamodome on April 04, 2021 in San Antonio, Texas.

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Stanford Broke The Spell

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. (

Arizona v Connecticut

Aari McDonald And Arizona Took Down The Giants

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Baylor v UConn

Woman Who Didn’t Call A Timeout While Her Team Gave Up A 19-0 Run Has Thoughts On COVID Testing

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.

Connecticut v Baylor

When They Needed It Most, UConn Had The Juice

Faith Masonius #13 and Angel Reese #10 of the Maryland Terrapins react to the loss to the Texas Longhorns during the Sweet Sixteen round of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at the Alamodome on March 28, 2021 in San Antonio, Texas.The Texas Longhorns defeated the Maryland Terrapins 64-61

Texas v Maryland

Is This Your Unstoppable Offense?

San Antonio, TX - MARCH 23: KENTUCKY VS IOWA during the Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament held at Bill Greehey Arena on March 23, 2021 in San Antonio, TX.

NCAA 2nd Round

No One’s Having More Fun Than Caitlin Clark

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Some Suspect Officiating Led To The Fall Of Troy

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Some Halves You’re The Upsetter, Some Halves You’re Upset

The Stanford Cardinal celebrate on the court after their 75-55 victory over the UCLA Bruins to win the championship game of the Pac-12 Conference women's basketball tournament at Michelob ULTRA Arena on March 7, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Death To The NCAA

They’ve Seen This Before

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

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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

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Women's Basketball

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

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

Los Angeles v San Antonio Spurs

Becky Hammon Took The Next Step

Tara VanDerveer speaks during the Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony at Symphony Hall on August 12, 2011 in Springfield, Massachusetts.

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Tara VanDerveer Wins And Wins And Wins

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How The ABL Lost The Fight For The Soul Of Women’s Basketball