Leger-Walker, von Oelhoffen’s jumps to the portal a painful reality
Michelle Smith
Michelle Smith has covered women’s basketball nationally for more than three decades. A 2024 inductee into the U.S. Basketball Writer’s Hall of Fame, Smith has worked for ESPN.com, The Athletic, the San Francisco Chronicle, as well as Pac-12.com and WNBA.com. She is the 2017 recipient of the Jake Wade Media Award from the Collegiate Sports Information Directors Association (CoSIDA) and was named the Mel Greenberg Media Award winner by the WBCA in 2019.
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UConn seniors anchor the voyage to Cleveland
Huskies “miracle team” will face Iowa in national semis
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Lindsay Gottlieb and Geno Auriemma step into the way-back machine
Gottlieb faces off against Auriemma more than two decades after she attended his camp as a high school player
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NCAA apologizes and fixes errant 3-point line in Portland
Court will be ready for UConn-USC Elite Eight matchup
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JuJu vs. Paige showdown will be about more than two stars
USC is more than – and has always been more than Watkins in the same way that UConn has been more this season than Paige Bueckers. But it’s hard to quibble with the excitement, interest and ratings that it builds.
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UConn back in business with Sweet 16 win over Duke
The Huskies bent under the weight of intense defensive pressure, foul trouble and their relentless lack of depth – but they did not break. And their reward is a 28th trip to the regional finals.
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Portland notebook: Geno Auriemma speaks on Pac-12, conference realignment
Plus, Lindsay Gottlieb and Nicki Collen discuss their experience coaching in the pros
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NC State’s successful game plan is Stanford’s demise
Wolfpack reach Elite Eight behind Aziaha James’ 25-point second half
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Taylor Jones finds herself back in Oregon with the Longhorns
Jones spent three seasons at Oregon State, so returning to the state this week was ‘kind of weird’
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With five teams in the Sweet 16, Pac-12 has its proof point in last hurrah
Five of the eight games in the Sweet 16 will have a Pac-12 in it