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By Madie Chandler | @madie_chandler Sports Capital Journalism Program CLEVELAND — Few dry eyes could be found among the young girls navigating the concourse of Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Hawkeye black and gold following South Carolina’s 87-75 victory over Iowa in the NCAA tournament title game. The emotion on the concourse echoed the bittersweet note …

By Kobe Mosley | @mosleymedia8 Sports Capital Journalism Program GLENDALE, Ariz. – There are plenty of things about UConn star Donovan Clingan that make him seem like an average 20-year-old. He is a jokester with his teammates, makes it a point to be first at everything — literally everything, according to teammate Andrew Hurley — …

By Madie Chandler | @madie_chandler Sports Capital Journalism Program CLEVELAND — Few things are certain about the meeting of the Iowa Hawkeyes and South Carolina Gamecocks in the NCAA national championship, but one fact rings true: it will be Caitlin Clark’s last game in an Iowa uniform. Her Hawkeye career is marked by a legacy …

By Kobe Mosley | @mosleymedia8 Sports Capital Journalism Program GLENDALE, Ariz. — For about the first 28 minutes of the game, Alabama seemed to be winning the battle of runs against defending champion UConn. The Huskies failed to extend a lead greater than eight points during this stretch, thanks in large part to the Crimson …

By William Jones | @WillWUmoney Sports Capital Journalism Program GLENDALE, Ariz. – The Purdue Boilermakers are one game away from their first NCAA men’s basketball championship. In a 63-50 semifinal victory, the Boilermakers pushed past the North Carolina State Wolfpack to reach their first championship game in 55 years. The Boilermakers (34-4) will meet the …

By Hanna Barton | @Hannabarton00 Sports Capital Journalism Program CLEVELAND – Energetic. Loose. Silly. All have been used to describe this year’s South Carolina team. But the title no other team in the country can claim right now? Undefeated. “As much as you bring up like an undefeated season, it doesn’t feel like it because, …

By Madie Chandler | @madie_chandler Sports Capital Journalism Program CLEVELAND – The intense buildup for the national semifinal game featured Caitlin Clark’s Iowa Hawkeyes and Paige Bueckers’ UConn Huskies. But when Iowa defeated UConn on Friday night, it was on the back of sophomore forward Hannah Stuelke, whose precise post play lifted the Hawkeyes to …

By Hanna Barton | @hannabarton00 Sports Capital Journalism Program CLEVELAND — The season of perfection continues for South Carolina (37-0) as it punched its ticket to a third national championship game and became the first team since the 2016 UConn Huskies to enter the title game with an undefeated record.  The Gamecocks topped the NC …

By Madie Chandler | @madie_chandler CLEVELAND — The U.S. Basketball Writers Association tipped off the 2024 Women’s Final Four with a brunch to honor a handful of individuals who tirelessly dedicate themselves to the game. No one embodies this commitment more than Joye Lee-McNelis, recipient of the USBWA’s Pat Summitt Most Courageous Award, as she …

By Justin Haberstroh | @JustinHaberstr1 Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – Purdue coach Matt Painter knows how impressive it is to take a team to the NCAA tournament after coaching it for one season. The second-round matchup for the top-seeded Boilermakers, eighth-seeded Utah State, is not one Purdue is taking lightly. Utah State’s head coach …