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Dishin & Swishin 4/05/12 Podcast: WNBA coaches Agler, Kloppenburg & House break down the NCAA championship game

Dishin & Swishin 4/05/12 Podcast: WNBA coaches Agler, Kloppenburg & House break down the NCAA championship game

[display_podcast] For the past few weeks, the Dishin & Swishin podcast brought you some of the best journalists and former players breaking down each round of the NCAA women’s basketball tournament. We took a different…

Katrina McClain, All-American Red Heads among inductees into Naismith Hall of Fame

Katrina McClain, All-American Red Heads among inductees into Naismith Hall of Fame

My morning today started with a text message from John Molina, a man who has given his heart and soul into keeping alive the history of the women's game, especially the barnstorming group of ladies…

Dishin on the Final Four: Condrey helps bring Baylor within one of perfection

Dishin on the Final Four: Condrey helps bring Baylor within one of perfection

Could the Ogwumike sisters and Stanford get the better of undefeated Brittney Griner and Baylor? After the impressive performances of Nneka Ogwumike in the tournament, many seemed to feel that the Cardinal had what it…

Dishin on the Final Four: Mallory leads the way to the finals for the Irish

Dishin on the Final Four: Mallory leads the way to the finals for the Irish

Connecticut and Notre Dame faced off for the fourth time this year, and the eighth time in two years, Sunday night, in the first game of the NCAA Final Four. The two teams had no…

Dishin & Swishin 3/29/12 Podcast: It’s Final Four Time! Previews from the roundtable

Dishin & Swishin 3/29/12 Podcast: It’s Final Four Time! Previews from the roundtable

As the NCAA tournament roars to an exciting conclusion with the four top seeds, the four teams that have been ahead of all of the others for almost the entire season, on a collision course…

Dishin on the Elite Eight: Final Four-bound Notre Dame impressive in rout of Maryland

Dishin on the Elite Eight: Final Four-bound Notre Dame impressive in rout of Maryland

From the time the NCAA Tournament pairings were announced, many people pointed to the Raleigh region and its top two seeds, Notre Dame and Maryland as potentially the best matchup not in Denver, and the…

Dishin on the Elite Eight: UConn trumps Kentucky, punches ticket to the Final Four for fifth straight season

Dishin on the Elite Eight: UConn trumps Kentucky, punches ticket to the Final Four for fifth straight season

Last night Stanford punched their ticket to a fifth straight Final Four and Tuesday night opened with the Connecticut Huskies looking to do the same in a virtual home game in Kingston, Rhode Island against…

Dishin on the Elite Eight: Too much Ogwumike for Duke to handle

Dishin on the Elite Eight: Too much Ogwumike for Duke to handle

In the “other” Elite Eight game Monday night, two teams that could almost be polar opposites squared off in Duke and Stanford. Duke relies on eight players to each go over ten minutes each and…

Dishin on the Elite Eight: Extremes in emotion shaped matchup between Tennessee and Baylor

Dishin on the Elite Eight: Extremes in emotion shaped matchup between Tennessee and Baylor

Emotion is an interesting thing when it comes to sporting events. Athletes can obtain ridiculous highs and unbelievable lows, all because of what the emotions of the moment do to them physically and mentally. On…

A Special Dishin & Swishin Podcast: Kentucky versus Gonzaga, Matthew Mitchell and Kelly Graves prepare for Kingston

A Special Dishin & Swishin Podcast: Kentucky versus Gonzaga, Matthew Mitchell and Kelly Graves prepare for Kingston

[display_podcast] In my opinion, possibly the best Sweet Sixteen match up will take place in Kingston, Rhode Island, late Sunday afternoon, when Kentucky takes on Gonzaga. In a lot of people’s minds and brackets, including…

Dishin & Swishin 3/22/12 Podcast: A new roundtable looks at the Sweet Sixteen

Dishin & Swishin 3/22/12 Podcast: A new roundtable looks at the Sweet Sixteen

[display_podcast] Listeners enjoyed last week’s NCAA tournament roundtable so much, that as we reach the Sweet Sixteen this weekend, we are bringing you a new panel, and a new roundtable discussion, reviewing the first two…

Eighth-seeded Kansas State needs “very best” to survive top-seeded Connecticut

Eighth-seeded Kansas State needs “very best” to survive top-seeded Connecticut

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – Kansas State coach Deb Patterson was thrilled with the performance of her posts during her Wildcats' victory over ninth-seeded Princeton in the first round of the NCAA Division I tournament. She was…

This time instead of criticizing, Auriemma has a solution for future attendance issue

This time instead of criticizing, Auriemma has a solution for future attendance issue

Last year at this time, the UConn Huskies were hosting the first and second round of the NCAA tournament on their home court at Gampel Pavilion. It was the last home game in the storied…

Dishin’ on the Brackets: The Final Four

If you remember any predictions I have ever made in tournaments past, I never pick chalk. Chalk is boring. I try to add spice to my picks, pick a few upsets. But, with journalistic integrity…

Dishin’ on the Brackets: Fresno Region

Every year those that decide tournament sites look at a map and say “we have to find someplace close to Stanford to host a regional.” This year, it is Fresno that gets to bring in…

Dishin’ on the Brackets: Des Moines Region

This bracket should be fun! In one bracket, two finalists for National Player of the Year honors, possibly the final curtain for Tennessee’s seniors and the ultimate coaching legend, and just for kicks, toss in…

Dishin’ on the Brackets: Raleigh Region

If you believe the experts, the Raleigh Region is where a number one seed will most likely get knocked off before the Final Four in this year’s NCAA tournament. ESPN’s Mechelle Voepel, Rebecca Lobo, and…

Dishin’ on the Brackets: Kingston Region

The airlines and the expressways will see a lot of action in this bracket. There is Connecticut, playing in Bridgeport and should they advance, Rhode Island, a total of around 200 miles. Then there is…

Dishin & Swishin 3/15/12 Podcast: Come dancing with the annual NCAA tournament roundtable

Dishin & Swishin 3/15/12 Podcast: Come dancing with the annual NCAA tournament roundtable

It is an annual event. Before you fill out your women's tournament brackets, before you put down a wager or two, and before you make those picks and your "expert" friend rolls their eyes at…

Dishin & Swishin on Selection Monday: Expectations and surprises

Dishin & Swishin on Selection Monday: Expectations and surprises

I always find it amusing that in a mere matter of days, emotions run from the euphoria of conference tournament championships to the happiness, disappointment and confusion of NCAA tournament selection Monday, to the excitement…

Dishin & Swishin 3/08/12 Podcast: Putting a wrap on a Big East and MAAC championship weekend

Dishin & Swishin 3/08/12 Podcast: Putting a wrap on a Big East and MAAC championship weekend

[display_podcast] If you followed my tweets and writing on Hoopfeed, you know that I covered the Big East and the MAAC postseason tournaments this past weekend. It started at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, with the…

Video: UConn wins Big East tournament championship; Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis named Most Outstanding Player

Video: UConn wins Big East tournament championship; Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis named Most Outstanding Player

Hartford, Conn. — Connecticut (29-4) overcame a confident Notre Dame  (30-3) squad to win their fifth straight Big East Championship Tuesday night at Hartford’s XL center in front of 9,227  fans. Freshman Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis led…

Let’s get ready to rumble! Heavyweights UConn, Notre Dame prepare to battle for Big East Championship

Let’s get ready to rumble! Heavyweights UConn, Notre Dame prepare to battle for Big East Championship

According to Connecticut head coach Geno Auriemma, all is right with the women’s basketball world, for at least one night. “When it comes to the Big East tournament and the two best teams that should…

Marist dismantles Fairfield to win seventh straight MAAC title

Marist dismantles Fairfield to win seventh straight MAAC title

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — In the end, it was the same result. When the nets were cut down and the trophies handed out, it was the Marist Red Foxes who were the MAAC champions again after…

Notre Dame and Connecticut have revenge on their minds in tonight’s Big East semifinals

It is always nice when there is a little revenge factor to spice up a conference tournament! Tonight in Hartford the Big East will have their semifinals and both games have the extra motivation of…

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