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Editorial Roundup: United States

Apr. 08, 2024 15:56 PM EDT

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: April 6 The Washington Post on the growing popularity of women's college basketball Women’s college basketball has become a cultural phenomenon. Arenas are selling out. Records have been...

Women's basketball growth helped by star players, more media coverage, rules changes

Apr. 05, 2024 17:59 PM EDT

CLEVELAND (AP) — Women's basketball has grown in popularity over the past few years thanks in no small part to the sensational play of Caitlin Clark. She’s become a household name that’s brought millions of new fans to the sport. But it's not just her. There's a slew of...

Caitlin Clark will take the stage in a Cleveland Final Four loaded with star players, power programs

Apr. 02, 2024 20:21 PM EDT

CLEVELAND (AP) — The final shows for Caitlin Clark's tour are booked in an arena just a short drive from the Rock & Roll Hall Fame. Hello, Cleveland. College basketball’s biggest act — men’s or women’s — will close out her magnificent Iowa career this...

Iowa's Caitlin Clark matches March Madness 3-point record with 9 in Elite Eight game against LSU

Apr. 01, 2024 21:52 PM EDT

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Iowa's Caitlin Clark tied a women's NCAA Tournament record Monday night by hitting nine 3-pointers, many from well beyond the arc, in Iowa's 94-87 win over LSU in the Elite Eight. Clark made her ninth 3 midway through the fourth quarter, tying the mark set by...

Does soon-to-be NCAA scoring leader Caitlin Clark need a title to be among game's best?

Feb. 13, 2024 11:31 AM EST

Iowa's Caitlin Clark will soon be the NCAA's all-time scoring leader in women's basketball. That, in many minds, is enough to put the 22-year-old Iowa star among the greats of college basketball. But even after passing Kelsey Plum atop the NCAA women's list and perhaps Pete Maravich...

Caitlin Clark and Iowa are drawing sold-out crowds, big ratings even on road. She says 'it's crazy'

Feb. 02, 2024 10:40 AM EST

Caitlin Clark has been a must-see attraction all season, with sold-out arenas where some tickets have gone for thousands of dollars on the secondary market. The prices are only expected to go higher as the Iowa star approaches the NCAA all-time scoring record over the next few weeks....

US women's basketball team to train in New York before heading to pre-Olympic tournament

Jan. 22, 2024 12:47 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. women's basketball national team will get together for a few days in New York next month before playing in the FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Belgium. The Americans have already qualified for the Paris Olympics by winning the World Cup in...