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nytimes.com - Chantel Jennings - Pitt fires women's basketball coach Tory Verdi
Pitt fires women's basketball coach Tory Verdi
The New York Times

Tory Verdi went 29-66 in just under three years as the Pitt women's basketball coach. Lance King / Getty Images Pitt fired women's basketball coach Tory Verdi on Tuesday. “After a thorough and thoughtful evaluation of our women's basketball…

nytimes.com - Steven Louis Goldstein - Big Ten women's basketball tournament 2026: Schedule, streaming info, scores
Big Ten women's basketball tournament 2026: Schedule, streaming info, scores
The New York Times

The juggernaut goes for a complete season sweep, from the golden tint of west L.A. to the glassy palace in downtown Indy. UCLA has been a full-fledged force this season, romping through the Big Ten without a single loss. Lauren Betts, Kiki Rice and…

nytimes.com - Steven Louis Goldstein - SEC women's basketball tournament: TV schedule, bracket for stacked 2026 field
SEC women's basketball tournament: TV schedule, bracket for stacked 2026 field
The New York Times

With five teams ranked in the top seven in the latest AP poll, the SEC looks like the best league in women's college basketball. South Carolina has wholly dominated the conference tournament across the last decade, but the 2026 bracket is full of…

nytimes.com - Garrett Chorpenning - How to stream 2026 ACC women's basketball tournament: TV, scores, teams to watch
How to stream 2026 ACC women's basketball tournament: TV, scores, teams to watch
The New York Times

More so than any other premier college basketball conference, the ACC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament appears up for grabs. Duke, Louisville and North Carolina are the only representatives in the latest AP poll, but there are sleeping giants…

yahoo.com - Chantel Jennings - Pitt fires women's basketball coach Tory Verdi
Pitt fires women's basketball coach Tory Verdi
Yahoo!

Pitt fired women's basketball coach Tory Verdi on Tuesday. “After a thorough and thoughtful evaluation of our women's basketball program, it has been determined that we have not progressed enough competitively and now is the right time to…

espn.com - Michael Voepel - Women's college basketball Power Rankings: Champ Week is here!
Women's college basketball Power Rankings: Champ Week is here!
ESPN

As we say farewell to the 2025-26 ESPN women's college basketball Power Rankings, we say hello to one of the most fun parts of the season: conference tournaments. Not all coaches agree. They view Champ Week as just another gauntlet to face after…

nytimes.com - Jim Root - Miami (Ohio) gets to 30-0, TCU and UCLA score top-10 upsets and more college basketball thoughts
Miami (Ohio) gets to 30-0, TCU and UCLA score top-10 upsets and more college basketball thoughts
The New York Times

Bubble teams are running out of time to stack wins — and Miami (Ohio) continues to find ways to avoid a loss. Here are five takeaways from Tuesday's 53-game men's college basketball slate, a night that included some strong performances from…

espn.com - Eric Moody - Fantasy basketball fast break: Kuminga's surge, Vucevic's decline and playoff sleepers
Fantasy basketball fast break: Kuminga's surge, Vucevic's decline and playoff sleepers
ESPN

The fantasy basketball playoffs are almost here, and context matters more than talent. Every season, managers get burned by focusing on name value instead of situation. Tanking teams pivot to youth, contenders manage workloads and suddenly the…

heavy.com - Amanda Vining - 03.04.26 Rankings & Latest Bracket Predictions for ACC Men's Basketball Conference Tournament
03.04.26 Rankings & Latest Bracket Predictions for ACC Men's Basketball Conference Tournament
Heavy

With less than a week left in the regular season, the teams housed in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) are preparing not only for the NCAA March Madness national championship tournament, but they're gearing up to go head-to-head on the court for…

ocregister.com - Steve Fryer - Plenty of work, and people, involved in CIF Regionals basketball
Plenty of work, and people, involved in CIF Regionals basketball
Orange County Register

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The CIF Northern California and Southern California Regional basketball playoffs are not put together by just one person. CIF State Associate Executive Director Brian Seymour, in charge of CIF State boys…

cbssports.com - Lindsay Gibbs - Women's college basketball predictions: Experts make title picks for every major conference tournament
Women's college basketball predictions: Experts make title picks for every major conference tournament
CBS Sports

The four major conference tournaments in women's college basketball all tip off on Wednesday, and the Big East tournament will follow suit on Friday. The next few days will go a long way toward answering the lingering questions about the March…

si.com - Trent Knoop - How to Watch, Score Prediction for Baylor Basketball vs. No. 7 Houston Cougars
How to Watch, Score Prediction for Baylor Basketball vs. No. 7 Houston Cougars
Sports Illustrated

With just two regular-season games left this season, Baylor has yet to get a signature win and the Bears hope to do just that on Wednesday. After losing to Houston earlier this season by 22 points, the Bears will now hit the road to take on the…

si.com - Tori Couch - Where No. 11 TCU Women's Basketball Falls in Latest NCAA Tournament Projections
Where No. 11 TCU Women's Basketball Falls in Latest NCAA Tournament Projections
Sports Illustrated

No. 10 TCU women's basketball remained a No. 3 seed in ESPN's latest NCAA Tournament projections. This result comes after Sunday's win over then-No. 18 Baylor, which gave the Horned Frogs their second straight outright Big 12 Conference regular…

cbsnews.com - Pitt fires women's basketball coach Tory Verdi amid court struggles and legal issues
Pitt fires women's basketball coach Tory Verdi amid court struggles and legal issues
CBS News

Pittsburgh fired women's basketball coach Tory Verdi on Tuesday, ending a three-year tenure in which the Panthers struggled to find success on the court and Verdi potentially ran into trouble off it. Athletic director Allen Greene announced the…

si.com - Blake Silverman - Top Storylines for Women's College Basketball Conference Tournaments
Top Storylines for Women's College Basketball Conference Tournaments
Sports Illustrated

It's almost time to start dancing in women's college basketball. The Power 4 conferences have finished their regular seasons (with the other leagues close behind), which means it's time to turn to conference tournaments. With automatic bids in…

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