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As called by Dan Savarino on Hofstra Pride radio WRHU:

“You look at our record [at] 25-7, three of those losses coming to the No. 1 team in the nation,” Villanova coach Denise Dillon said. “I’m really proud of this group and their growth and willingness to just get better and continue to battle."

That and many more quotes now in here:

Villanova is routed by UConn again, but this time the NCAA tournament awaits The shots didn't fall from the start, and Jasmine Bascoe and company knew it. They also knew they're set to return to the biggest stage of all for the first time since Maddy Siegrist's era.

Villanova is routed by UConn again, but this time the NCAA tournament awaits.

Report and analysis from the arena as Denise Dillon and Jasmine Bascoe now take the stage for their news conference:

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Final: Connecticut 90, Villanova 51.

Jasmine Bascoe ended up 5-for-19, and Brynn McCurry 1-for-4.

Both of these teams' next games will be in the NCAA Tournament. For Villanova, it will be their first time there since Maddy Siegrist's last game as a Wildcat.

71-42 at the end of the third quarter.

Jasmine Bascoe is 4-of-16 from the field, 1-of-7 from three-point range, and Brynn McCurry is 0-for-2 a day after scoring 16 points vs. Seton Hall.

49-23 UConn at halftime.

Twenty minutes until the Huskies wrap up their first unbeaten campaign heading into a NCAA Tournament since Breanna Stewart's senior year.

Here's Fox's Concacaf Champions Cup round of 16 broadcast schedule.

Both legs of Union-América will be on FS1, as unsightly as the games may be.

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Great news for UConn fans: The Big East women's basketball tournament will stay in their backyard at the Mohegan Sun Arena through 2029.

23-11 UConn at the end of the first quarter.

Villanova knew the size of the task in front of it. But add how determined this Huskies team is, and the task is even bigger.

Chuck is not bearded, and the Athletic and other outlets already hired almost all the women the Post laid off.

UConn starts out with an 11-3 run in the first 3:38. Denise Dillon calls timeout.

Villanova is 1-for-5 from the field to start the game.

A terrific rendition of "Un Verano en Nueva York" by the UConn band. Big props for that.

cc @fenner.bsky.social

2026 USA Basketball 3x3 Champions Cup Teams Announced - USA Basketball USA Basketball announced today the teams set to compete at the 2026 FIBA 3x3 Champions Cup March 13-15 in Bangkok.

Washington Mystics C/F Shakira Austin will play for Team USA in the FIBA 3x3 Champions Cup, which starts on Friday. She'll run it back with her teammates from the 2025 3x3 AmeriCup: Veronica Burton, Allisha Gray and Naz Hillmon.

Their game schedule is in the link below. @theixsports.bsky.social

Villanova gets ready for round three against UConn:

UConn out on the floor first for pregame warmups. Villanova is just arriving:

Walking into the media room at Mohegan Sun Arena, I was greeted by this old beauty.

MLS bans two players, including a Union alum, for life for gambling on their own games The league said Derrick Jones and Yaw Yeboah "engaged in extensive gambling on soccer" in the 2024 and '25 seasons, including on their own games — and in one case, on Jones' individual actions.

MLS bans two players, including a Union alum, for life for gambling on their own games

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The Athletic Welcomes New Colleagues | The New York Times Company We’re excited to announce the hiring of several Washington Post journalists as The Athletic expands its coverage of the Commanders, launches a new Nationals beat and adds to its growing roster of…

Already hired by the Athletic and SportsNet New York, for starters.

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Club América manager André Jardine, in a news conference at Subaru Park at this hour, is already getting a question about potentially playing Inter Miami in the next round.

He swats it pretty throughly.

That's Union academy product Derrick Jones. Wow.

Of course, this league has had commercial relationships with betting houses for years, including sponsored win probability graphics on its Apple broadcasts.

And that has a deal with Polymarket that's supposedly about integrity as much as profit.

Brutal news for Bay FC: Bay FC announced today that defender Alyssa Malonson has been placed on the Season-Ending Injury list due to an ACL tear during preseason camp. Malonson will remain with the club as she begins her recovery.

Union facing a test vs. Club América in Concacaf Champions Cup New left back Philippe Ndinga will be available for selection on Tuesday night at Subaru Park, Union manager Bradley Carnell says.

@oyounothing.bsky.social previews tomorrow's Union-Club América game: www.inquirer.com/soccer/union... via @phillysport.bsky.social #CCCFever

United States Under-17 Women’s National Team head coach Ciara Crinion has selected a 21-player roster to represent the USA in the Final Round of the 2025 Concacaf Women’s Under-17 Qualifiers, which will be played from March 17-22 in Costa Rica.

Yeah, but I can do that elsewhere…

UCLA women’s basketball pummels Iowa, wins back-to-back Big Ten tournament titles No. 1 seed UCLA dominated the Big Ten tournament title game, rolling to a 96-45 win over No. 2 seed Iowa Sunday. The Bruins went undefeated in Big Ten play.

"I just knew we were going to win.”

UCLA ran the table in the Big Ten tournament just like it did in the regular season. The revenge tour continues in the NCAA tournament | @latimes.com

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Thankful for a moment to slow down over lunch, and for hands covered in pizza crust char at the Frank Pepe’s in Mohegan Sun.

Nevermind all the advertisers who preferred to place ads against Sports and Local instead of war and politics.

ESPN bringing on six former Washington Post reporters Former Washington Post reporters Kent Babb, Kareem Copeland, Chuck Culpepper, Robert Klemko, Tom Schad and Ben Strauss will all join ESPN in the coming weeks.

The Washington Post top editors realized within three weeks that killing the Sports section was a "mistake," I'm told by someone who spoke with one. They are looking to hire, or hire back, six writers. Instead, this happened. www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/202...

So since we've referenced the Union attendance today at the pre-Club America presser: Attendance Saturday was 17,410. That's the lowest number for a weekend, MLS game at Subaru Park since March 12, 2022 (also vs. San Jose)

Congratulations to the great @kareemcopeland.bsky.social and @chuckculpepper.bsky.social - and what a headline.