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UNT hires Clemson assistant as women's basketball coach (AP) E-mail
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Thursday, 17 April 2008 10:34
North Texas hired Clemson assistant Shanice Stephens as women's basketball coach Wednesday. Stephens was associate head coach at Clemson for three seasons after spending nine years at Rice. At 36, she's the youngest head coach in the Sun Belt Conference. As the recruiting coordinator at Clemson, she brought in Lele Hardy, who made the Atlantic Coast Conference all-freshman team in 2007 after leading...

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South Carolina women's basketball coach Walvius to quit after 11 years (AP) E-mail
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Thursday, 17 April 2008 10:34
South Carolina women's basketball coach Susan Walvius announced her resignation Monday. She will step down May 31, athletics department officials said in a release. Walvius went 165-160 and 51-103 in the Southeastern Conference in 11 seasons with the Gamecocks. She made the NCAA tournament twice, advancing to the regional finals in 2002.

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Tennessee Lady Vols freshman Vicki Baugh tore ACL in left knee in title game (AP) E-mail
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Thursday, 17 April 2008 10:34
Freshman Vicki Baugh tore the anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee during Tennessee's NCAA championship win over Stanford. Head trainer Jenny Moshak said Friday an MRI confirmed the torn ACL. She will rehabilitate the knee until she has surgery after final exams later this month. The 6-foot-4 forward was injured with seven minutes to play Tuesday in Tampa, Fla., after making a driving lay-up...

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Inglese resigns as Boston College head women's basketball coach (AP) E-mail
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Thursday, 17 April 2008 10:34
Cathy Inglese resigned as women's basketball coach at Boston College on Thursday night, stepping down after 15 seasons with the Eagles. Inglese was 273-179 at Boston College, reaching 20 wins eight times and appearing in the NCAA tournament seven times in the last 10 years. "I am forever grateful for the rich and rewarding opportunity that Boston College has afforded me for the past 15 years,"...

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Tennessee players, coaches, fans celebrate 8th NCAA title (AP) E-mail
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Thursday, 17 April 2008 10:34
She dished out plenty of glares this season and openly questioned her team's motivation to win. Standing behind her eighth national championship trophy on Wednesday, Tennessee coach Pat Summitt had nothing but praise for the Lady Volunteers a day after they beat Stanford 64-48 for the title. "I've never seen a team more motivated in the locker room," Summitt said.

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5 Tennessee seniors fulfill legacy by winning back-to-back titles (AP) E-mail
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Thursday, 17 April 2008 10:34
Candace Parker came to Tennessee four years ago with one goal in mind: Restore the Lady Vols back to the Rocky Top. Parker was part of the highest rated-recruiting class when she got to Tennessee. With the Lady Vols having gone six years without a title before the Class of 2008 got there, expectations were huge that they could end the drought.

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TV ratings increase for women's NCAA championship game (AP) E-mail
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Thursday, 17 April 2008 10:34
Television ratings for the women's NCAA championship game and the entire tournament were up from last year. Tennessee's 64-48 victory over Stanford on ESPN on Tuesday night earned a 3.0 rating, up 30 percent from the 2.3 for last season's Tennessee-Rutgers game. For the entire tournament, games on ESPN averaged a 1.4 rating, compared with 1.0 in 2007.

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