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It's hard not to be impressed by the Orange

Doug Gottlieb

...could point to something special about this Cuse team that was missing from last season's Sweet 16 version. I took plenty of flak for what I wrote about Syracuse on Friday morning. It...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 21, 2009

Bulls-Nuggets Preview

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Preview | November 21, 2009

ASU's new look makes most of second chances

Graham Hays

...State is a very different team from the one that upset Texas A&M in the Sweet 16 last season. Gone are six seniors, including all-everything point guard Briann January. Still missing is...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 20, 2009

Cuse's two-headed PG effective vs. Cal

Andy Katz, ESPN.com

One player can't replace Jonny Flynn. But can two? At MSG, Syracuse's two-headed point guard (Scoop Jardine and Brandon Triche) was the winning ticket.

Story | Conversation | November 19, 2009

Oregon State is tourney team to watch

Graham Hays, ESPN.com

After two rounds of playoff women's soccer, we've got some questions. Like, which No. 1 seed has the toughest third-round matchup? Who is the MVP so far? And which team could turn its side of the bracket into upset city?

Story | Conversation | November 17, 2009

Battle steps out from father's shadow

Mindi Rice, HoopGurlz

Junior prospect Amber Battle is moving out from the shadow of her father and former University of Mexico standout, Bruce Battle.

Story | Conversation | November 16, 2009

What does weekend of upsets really mean?

Graham Hays

...of us projected they would be better. Texas A&M lost three key players from a Sweet 16 team, so most of us projected they would take a step back. One game doesn't...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 15, 2009

Women's soccer mid-tourney rankings

Graham Hays

...Eagles won the unofficial New England derby, knocking off Harvard and Connecticut to advance to the Sweet 16. But it's getting past the next round that has the attention of a team that...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 15, 2009

Lady Vols find the zone against Griner

Mechelle Voepel, Special to ESPN.com

In winning its season opener Sunday, Tennessee held Brittney Griner in check and put some more distance between the painful end of last season, all while playing -- surprise! -- a zone defense most of the game.

Story | Conversation | November 15, 2009

Spartans ready to make mark, move on

Mechelle Voepel, Special to ESPN.com

After a huge win in the second round of last season's NCAA tournament, Michigan State lost in a bad way four days later. But the Spartans have since used the Sweet 16 loss to motivate them.

Story | Conversation | November 13, 2009

Which teams merit inclusion in 'Sweet 16'

Tim Griffin, Big 12

...an interesting topic in college football. Christensen, whose blog Thewizofodds.com is a must-read, lists the 16 programs he believes are the only ones that can legitimately challenge for a national championship. Four Big...

Blog | November 12, 2009

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Preview | November 12, 2009

Griner to debut at Thompson-Boling

Mechelle Voepel, Special to ESPN.com

Baylor's dunking phenom, Brittney Griner, makes her college debut Sunday at Tennessee.

Story | Conversation | November 12, 2009

Capt. Hill follows father, uncle into Army

Mechelle Voepel, Special to ESPN.com

Women's basketball fans remember Caton Hill as an undersized, hardworking post who helped Oklahoma reach its first Final Four. Seven years later, she's an Army doctor about to leave for a yearlong deployment to Afghanistan.

Story | Conversation | November 11, 2009

Most seem to be in favor of early signing period

Andy Katz

...everything went as scripted in 2009 (and it did with the development of last season's Sweet 16 team behind Sherron Collins and Cole Aldrich). But a year later -- as the 2009 early signing...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 11, 2009