Blue Devils beat Black Bears in McCallie's return to Maine

Karima Christmas and Bridgette Mitchell each scored 16 points and No. 8 Duke cruised past Maine 75-34, giving coach Joanne P. McCallie a victory in her return to Alfond Arena.

...second round of the 2009 NCAA womens basketball tournament against the Michigan State...

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.

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.

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.

...second round of the 2009 NCAA womens basketball tournament at the Breslin Center...

If UConn doesn't win the title, who will?

In sports, even a sure thing isn't truly a sure thing. So if mega-favorite UConn doesn't win the 2009 title, here are some teams that might end up hoisting the championship trophy.

UConn, Terps, OU, Duke are top seeds

Maryland is the No. 1 seed in the Raleigh region of the NCAA tournament after winning the Atlantic Coast Conference regular season and tournament titles.

No easy path for any team at this point

No bracket is flawless, but this year's field is pretty sound. And although some top teams will be playing on the "road," and some very familiar matchups might await, right now, there's no easy path for any team -- except, maybe, UConn.

Duke becomes just third team to win three straight at Tennessee

Jasmine Thomas scored 19 points and Duke beat Tennessee 62-54, the Blue Devils' third straight win in Knoxville.

No. 8 Duke overwhelms Georgia Tech for 15th straight win

Abby Waner scored 14 points and Duke forced Georgia Tech into one of the worst offensive performances in school history, routing the Yellow Jackets 60-34 on Sunday for its 15th straight victory.

Duke wins, but Terps can feel good, too

The score says Duke won. But Maryland still had plenty to feel good about after its 68-65 loss Monday.

What will happen in the '09 tournament?

If Charlie Creme's December Bracketology ended up as March's 64-team NCAA tournament field, how would it play out? Here are round-by-round predictions -- and yes, UConn reaches St. Louis and the Final Four.

...celebrate after winning the ACC Womens Basketball Tournament against the Duke Blue...Whitfield, left, celebrate after an NCAA women's basketball tournament second...

Duke never trails, cruises into second round behind defense, rebounding

Well, at least one Duke basketball team knows the proper way to play as a heavy favorite.