Top games to watch this weekend
Graham Hays...the air when these two teams meet in Knoxville. 12. Gonzaga at Wyoming (Sunday): It's not Connecticut and Tennessee of yesteryear, but the first of a home-and-home between the two teams (they...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 20, 2008
Hartford still has it
Graham HaysWEST HARTFORD, Conn. -- As it makes its way home from Connecticut, Dartmouth will drive by the turnoff on I-91 in Vermont that takes travelers north and west...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 15, 2008
Teams and players to watch as 2008-09 unfolds
Graham Hays, ESPN.comHistorically, women's basketball national champions have started out ranked in the preseason top 10. But half the fun of the march toward April comes from the plotlines that unfold for teams elsewhere, even if most of their seasons are over before the Final Four.
Story | Conversation | November 13, 2008Opening weekend features some great games
Graham Hays...as a new season dawns (especially after receiving more than a couple of testy e-mails from Connecticut residents in response to my taking a shot or two at the Nutmeg State). Waiting in the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 13, 2008
Cardinal confront life after Candice Wiggins
Graham Hays, ESPN.comReplace Wade Trophy winner Candice Wiggins? Not likely. But with nearly her entire roster back and a slew of incoming talent, Tara VanDerveer envisions a committee approach.
Story | Conversation | November 12, 2008Bubble teams await impending bracket fate
Graham HaysHow many teams can survive the NCAA tournament bubble? Not nearly as many as are currently on it. A weekend's worth of conference championship g...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 10, 2008Prince, five freshmen ready to lead Rutgers
Graham Hays, ESPN.comWith a star-studded, five-member freshman class, there is every reason to believe Rutgers could actually have a better team this season than its Final Four team of two years ago or last year's Elite Eight squad.
Story | Conversation | November 09, 2008Putting the team in All-America team
Graham Hays...Cirone around, this team doesn't need its shooting guard firing 3-pointers. Small forward -- Maya Moore, Connecticut: This one doesn't require much explanation. She can shoot the ball from long range, get to...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 07, 2008
The impact of preseason polls?
Graham Hays...the Final Four. That's a bad omen for someone out of this year's quartet of Connecticut, Stanford, Rutgers and North Carolina. (Current No. 5 Maryland can take some solace in the fact that...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 05, 2008
News and notes from around the Web
Graham Hays...Hood, among others, but the Hawks certainly haven't been a one-player program under the former Connecticut star. With Mandy Morales and Sonya Rogers, Montana returns a terrific backcourt from a team that advanced...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 03, 2008
Florida, Minnesota among favorites in women's conference tourneys
Graham Hays, ESPN.comNorth Carolina, Notre Dame, Oklahoma State. Those are the teams expected to take their league titles in conference tournaments this week. But the top dogs should keep an eye out for sleepers on their tails.
Story | Conversation | November 03, 2008Breaking down the polls
Graham HaysFriday is Halloween and Tuesday is Election Day. And since I secretly want to be Nate Silver when I grow up, why not kill two birds with one stone and...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 31, 2008
Collected wisdom from around the Web
Graham Hays...for her next fashion line). Money quote from Coach G on her Longhorns: "If we had played Connecticut close, we would have felt we had arrived. We have not." Speaking of sneaking a word in...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 30, 2008
News and notes from around the Web
Graham Hays...take on Elena Delle Donne doing just fine as a volleyball player at the University of Delaware. Connecticut moves on without Delle Donne, as John Altavilla details Samarie Walker, one of the nation's top...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 20, 2008
Hanks breaks Notre Dame career goals record
Graham Hays...Hanks scored both goals for No. 1 Notre Dame in Sunday's efficient 2-0 win at Connecticut, traditionally one of the few tough trips for the Fighting Irish. With the goals, both set up...
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