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Pat Summitt, in a soon-to-be-published book about her career, says her relationship with Geno Auriemma and the UConn program soured over recruiting battles, causing the end of women's college basketball's most legendary and ultimately nasty rivalry.

Pat Summitt's third book chronicles the end of the Tennessee-UConn rivalry. Will the two programs ever play again? Do we need them to?

It's grown into one of the best rivalries in women's college basketball. And from the personnel battles inside and out to the teams' disruptive defense, there's plenty to look forward to in Saturday's sold-out Big East battle.

The Connecticut-Notre Dame women's basketball rivalry is special because of how often they play each other and how familiar each is with the other. But it won't be the same when the Irish join the ACC.

Connecticut's path to a third straight national championship could include a renewal of the most heated rivalry in women's college basketball.

In video interviews by Mechelle Voepel, Jeanette Pohlen and Nnemkadi Ogwumike say defense was Stanford's focus in Thursday's win over UConn.

Connecticut and Tennessee both earned No. 1 seeds and would meet in a national semifinal in San Antonio, thanks to the NCAA women's basketball tournament bracket released Monday night.