OK. I’m a genius. Really, I am. I totally saw this one coming. But then again, any women’s college basketball fan might have had the same inclination.
When filling out my ESPN brackets for the Women’s NCAA Tournament, I came across the Tennessee vs. Ball St. match-up.

Pat Summit wasn’t at all surprised that her young and inexperienced Lady Vols received the 5th ranked spot in the Berkeley region. I saw her being interviewed after it was announced that her team would be playing against 12th ranked Ball St.
She made a mention of how they’d have to study some tape and do …read more

Ball don’t lie.
Alexis Hornbuckle had missed every shot she’d taken in the game, but on her eighth try, she sent the Tennessee Lady Vols to the national championship game. Hornbuckle scored with less than a second remaining in the game to give the No. 1 Lady Volsa 47-46 victory over No. 2 LSU. From the AP:
“I couldn’t make a shot all night, but honestly, that was the only one that mattered,” Hornbuckle said. “I just wanted to stay positive and I crashed the boards and looked up and I said I didn’t want to pull this down, with my luck …read more

If you had any doubt Candace Parker would be going No. 1 in Wednesday’s WNBA draft, read this.
“I don’t think the shoulder will be a problem,” (Los Angeles Sparks coach Michael) Cooper said. “But even if it is, she’ll still be a No. 1 pick because she can definitely play basketball.”
Yeah, she’s going to LA. But the question now falls to the roster-challenged and emotionally-depleted Chicago Sky. Who are they going to draft at No. 2? Sylvia Fowles, Courtney Paris? Anyway, get your filling of the Final Four tonight, work on your draft board tomorrow, watch the championship on Tuesday …read more