NCAA women’s final: Stanford edges Arizona for national championship

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• NCAA women’s final: Stanford edges Arizona for national championship Stanford won its third-ever NCAA women’s basketball championship and first in 29 years, hanging on to defeat Arizona 54-53 Sunday at the Alamodome in the first-ever all-Pac-12 title game. Pac-12 Player of the Year Aari McDonald’s desperation 3-pointer hit off the back of the rim as time expired, leading to jubilation for the Cardinal (31-2). Santa Cruz native Haley Jones led Stanford with 17 points, including a three-point play with 2:24 remaining that put the Cardinal up 54-50. McDonald made…
• Arizona, Stanford give NCAA women’s title game a Pac-12 flair SAN ANTONIO — The last time that Tara VanDerveer and Stanford were playing for a national championship, the Pac-12 had just 10 schools and the Cardinal were the standard bearer for the conference. Now 11 years later, the Pac-12 is on top of the women’s basketball world with the Cardinal facing Arizona on Sunday night for the title. The conference is guaranteed its first champion since the Hall of Fame coach and the Cardinal won their last title in 1992.…
• Final Four Photos: UCLA vs. Gonzaga in NCAA Tournament action Check out these photos from the NCAA Tournament Final Four game between the UCLA Bruins and the Gonzaga Bulldogs on Saturday, April 3, 2021. UCLA guard Tyger Campbell (10) drives up court ahead of Gonzaga guard Jalen Suggs (1) during the first half of a men’s Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament semifinal game, Saturday, April 3, 2021, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) Gonzaga forward Drew Timme, left, and UCLA forward Cody Riley fight for the…
• UCLA upset bid of Gonzaga foiled by Jalen Suggs’ game winner UCLA guard Tyger Campbell (10) drives up court ahead of Gonzaga guard Jalen Suggs (1) during the first half of a men’s Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament semifinal game, Saturday, April 3, 2021, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) Gonzaga forward Drew Timme, left, and UCLA forward Cody Riley fight for the opening tipoff at the start of a men’s Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament semifinal game, Saturday, April 3, 2021, at Lucas Oil Stadium…
• Alexander: Jalen Suggs created a March Madness memory UCLA guard Tyger Campbell (10) drives up court ahead of Gonzaga guard Jalen Suggs (1) during the first half of a men’s Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament semifinal game, Saturday, April 3, 2021, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) Gonzaga forward Drew Timme, left, and UCLA forward Cody Riley fight for the opening tipoff at the start of a men’s Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament semifinal game, Saturday, April 3, 2021, at Lucas Oil Stadium…
• Elite Eight preview: Stanford women face Louisville on path to Final Four ALAMO REGIONAL FINAL: NO. 1 STANFORD vs. NO. 2 LOUISVILLE Records: Stanford 28-2, Louisville 26-3 Tipoff: 6 p.m., Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas Television: ESPN Series history: In the only prior meeting, Louisville won 86-59 in the 2018 Lexington Regional semifinal. Tournament history: Stanford has been to the Final Four five times in the last 11 tournaments and 13 times overall. Louisville has been to the Final Four three times, in 2009, 2013 and 2018. Tournament path: Stanford, the top overall seed, beat No. 16 Utah…
• Lakers offense slumps in loss to Clippers Los Angeles Lakers head coach Frank Vogel , left, stands next to Los Angeles Lakers guard Talen Horton-Tucker (5) during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Clippers Sunday, April 4, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) Los Angeles Clippers guard Patrick Beverley, left, tries to disatract Los Angeles Lakers guard Dennis Schroeder (17) as Schroeder prepares to shoot during the second half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, April 4, 2021, in…
• Whicker: Another opponent disappears into USC’s zone of doom Isaiah White #5 of the USC Trojans reacts in the second half of their Sweet Sixteen round game against in the USC Trojans the 2021 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on March 28, 2021 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images) Oregon guard Chris Duarte (5) passes around Southern California guard Ethan Anderson, left, during the second half of a Sweet 16 game in the NCAA men’s college basketball tournament at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Sunday, March…
• Stanford’s big rally over Louisville leads to 14th Final Four appearance Sophomore Ashten Prechtel came off the bench Tuesday to lead Stanford to another Final Four showdown against South Carolina. The 6-foot-5 Prechtel made all six of her field goals to score 16 points and lift the No. 1 overall seeded Cardinal to a 78-53 victory over Louisville. It took a brilliant second-half rally for Stanford (29-2) to reach its 14th Final Four. The Cardinal will face South Carolina (26-4) on Friday in the national semifinals. Connecticut, which finished the regular…
• Women’s NCAA Tournament: Defense takes center stage when Stanford meets South Carolina Stanford may have its best defensive team this century. South Carolina is coming off the most dominant defensive effort in recent NCAA Tournament history. When No. 1 seeds Stanford (29-2) and South Carolina (26-4) square off in the first national semifinal in the Final Four on Friday (3 p.m., ESPN) in San Antonio, it will come down to which offense can break through against suffocating defenses. Led by guards Kiana Williams and Pac-12 co-defensive player of the year Anna Wilson…