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, 2008Lady Vols get defensive to defend NCAA title
Graham Hays, ESPN.comThere's a difference between getting defensive and defending a national championship. Unless you're Tennessee, which played some of its best defense of the season as it took another step toward repeating as NCAA champ.
Story | Conversation | March 25, 2008Up-and-coming Boilermakers making noise in Big Ten
Graham Hays, ESPN.comCold-weather schools are doing their part in spreading softball's reach beyond the game's roots in Arizona and California. Purdue's ascension in the ranks is the latest in the trend.
Story | Conversation | February 21, 2008Senior leadership proves pivitol for Purdue
Graham Hays, ESPN.comWith eight senior starters to rely on, Purdue undoubtedly has the most experienced team in the nation. It's no coincidence that the Boilermakers have the most wins, too.
Story | Conversation | October 11, 2007Time for Boilers to stop letting foes off the hook
Graham Hays, ESPN.comDefensively, Purdue is one of the top teams in the nation. But the Boilers' penchant for turnovers and failure to crash the boards sometimes let their opponent off the hook.
Story | Conversation | March 15, 2007Sixteen teams, eight games, five questions
Graham Hays, ESPN.comThe 16 are set. Time to catch your breath? Hardly. Here are five questions to ponder before action resumes Saturday.
Story | Conversation | March 22, 2006Jones, Brunson, Christon shine at camp
Graham Hays, ESPN.comWho stood out during pre-draft camp scrimmages? Graham Hays has the answers.
Story | Conversation | April 13, 2004Wright not worried about spotlight
Graham Hays, ESPN.comShereka Wright is used to being the forgotten player in the most-heralded draft class in league history.
Story | Conversation | April 12, 2004One last shot: Final softball bracketology
Graham Hays...No. 57 Purdue (RPI: 52) Like Nevada, Purdue is on the extended bubble because of its RPI, but it shouldn't be a nervous night Sunday. The Boilermakers are 8-9 against top-50 RPI...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 10, 2009Five questions on women's tourney
Graham Hays, ESPN.comWhose star will shine this postseason? Which is the best region to watch the opening rounds? And did the selection committee get it right? All that and more as Graham Hays examines 5 Burning Questions on the women's NCAA tournament.
Story | Conversation | March 16, 2009Arizona needs improvement on the mound
Graham HaysTEMPE, Ariz. -- Not too far from where former NFL coach Dennis Green unleashed his famous soliloquy after watching his Arizona Cardinals melt down, th...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 09, 2009SEC attempting to challenge Pac-10 supremacy in NCAA tournament
Graham Hays, ESPN.comWill Arizona complete its NCAA championship three-peat? Can the SEC challenge the Pac-10's supremacy? Which teams were bracket surprises? Who was snubbed? Graham Hays answers the NCAA softball tournament bracket's biggest questions.
Story | Conversation | May 11, 2008Regional play features perennial contenders, up-and-coming teams
Graham Hays, ESPN.comWhat should fans expect to see in the NCAA tournament's regional round? Graham Hays breaks down the first round of the double-elimination tournament.
Story | Conversation | May 11, 2008UConn masterpiece painted by numbers
Graham Hays, ESPN.comDespite coming one point shy of its season low, No. 1 UConn put on an offensive clinic -- notching 19 assists on its 26 field goals -- Monday to rout fourth-ranked Rutgers 66-46 and win the Big East title.
Story | Conversation | March 03, 2008UConn, Tennessee playing like champs in waiting
Graham Hays, ESPN.comOn parallel two-game road trips to open the new year, trips that brought the season's only No. 1 teams tantalizingly close to each other, UConn and Tennessee both looked every bit the part of champions in waiting.
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