...Jasmine Thomas (5) during the second round of the 2009 NCAA womens basketball tournament against the Michigan State Spartans at the Breslin Center. Michigan State won 63-49

UConn leads field into Sweet 16

The Sweet 16 field is set. Four teams from both the Big East and Big 12 led the way. But all eyes remain on UConn and its undefeated run.

McCallie loses to former team as Spartans shut down Blue Devils

Mia Johnson scored 17 points and Lauren Aitch had 15, lifting ninth-seeded Michigan State to a 63-49 win Tuesday night over the top-seeded Duke Blue Devils and former coach Joanne P. McCallie in the second round of the NCAA tournament.

MSU gets last word over Duke, McCallie

Duke has had its ups and downs and didn't play its best in Tuesday's upset. But a flawed system that put a top seed on its opponent's home court in the second round didn't help, either.

March 24, 2009; East Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan State Spartans forward Aisha Jefferson (22) tries to get a pass off to forward Lykendra Johnson (30) against...

McCallie faces great expectations at Duke

At Duke, Joanne P. McCallie takes over a program that has done so much in recent years that anything less than an NCAA title will not be considered good enough.

Duke tabs McCallie to succeed Goestenkors

Joanne P. McCallie was hired as Duke's women's basketball coach, leaving Michigan State and following the AP national coach of the year at one of the country's premier programs.

Report: Duke to hire Michigan State's McCallie

A source with knowledge of the hiring process at Duke told ESPN.com on Tuesday night that Michigan State's Joanne P. McCallie will succeed Gail Goestenkors as the Blue Devils' head coach.

Rutgers dominates early, rolls over Michigan St.

Rutgers played so well on the road, the Scarlet Knights probably won't mind doing it again.

Currie, Duke cruise past MSU, into Elite Eight

Monique Currie scored 17 points to lead top-seeded Duke to a 86-61 win over Michigan State on Sunday night in the Bridgeport Regional semifinal.

Duke hoping to deliver first title this season

Both teams have enjoyed a lot of postseason success the past few seasons. And both have had a rare win over the Connecticut Huskies on their homecourt over the past two years. They just aren't at all familiar with each other.

Duke spotlight a little dimmer in Bridgeport

It used to be that everyone kept asking when Duke would finally win a national championship. But now, all eyes in Bridgeport are focused on UConn. And the Dukies don't mind.

Sixteen teams, eight games, five questions

The 16 are set. Time to catch your breath? Hardly. Here are five questions to ponder before action resumes Saturday.

Tar Heels finish atop AP poll for first time ever

North Carolina led the final AP women's basketball poll, receiving all 46 first-place votes from a national media panel.

UNC finishes atop coaches' poll; Ohio State No. 2

UNC, which has been No. 1 for three of the past five weeks, finished the season atop the poll, with 30 first-place votes for 774 points. Ohio State (28-2) received the other first-place vote and had 731 points.