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UNC's Church goes viral with back-to-basket 3s
In a video posted Saturday on social media, North Carolina guard Leah Church hit three straight long 3s while shooting over her head with her back to the basket. The viral clip has more than 1 million views and was featured on NBC's "Today" show.
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Baylor dismisses Scott-Grayson for rules violation
Sophomore guard Honesty Scott-Grayson has been dismissed from the Baylor women's basketball program for an unspecified violation of team rules.
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U.S. women fall to Brazil in Pan Am hoops finale
The U.S. women's basketball team will head home with a silver medal after falling to a veteran Brazil team 79-73 Saturday night in the gold-medal game at the 2019 Pan American Games.
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Lauren Cox, Baylor back for more after national championship
After what looked to be a scary injury in the NCAA title game, senior Lauren Cox is back and at full speed for defending national champion Baylor.
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Grizzlies make Ivey NBA's 9th female assistant
The Memphis Grizzlies have hired former Notre Dame women's associate head coach Niele Ivey as one of the new assistants on Taylor Jenkins' staff.
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UC Riverside suspends coach after investigation
UC Riverside has suspended coach John Margaritis for 20 days without pay following an investigation.
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The former college star who gave up hoops to join a monastery
Former Villanova basketball player Shelly Pennefather gave up her basketball career to find her true calling and join a monastery.
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Ohio St. asst. quits amid 'inappropriate' behavior
Ohio State assistant coach Patrick Klein resigned Friday, saying in a statement that he may have had "inappropriate" communications with student-athletes.
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NCAA unveils independent investigation unit
The NCAA on Thursday unveiled a new arm of rules enforcement made up of independent investigators, advocates and decision-makers to handle what it calls complex cases involving serious infractions.
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Legislator: Donors should pay for UConn AAC exit
The top Republican in the Connecticut Senate wants private donors to pick up the cost of UConn's departure from the American Athletic Conference.
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Whatever happened to Villanova basketball star Shelly Pennefather? 'So I made this deal with God.'
She left her family, friends and basketball career to become a cloistered nun. Now, more than two decades later, Sister Rose Marie reaffirms her choice of faith over fortune.
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Ionescu-led Team USA claims 3x3 hoops gold
The American women won the gold medal Monday in 3x3 basketball at the Pan Am Games. They went 7-0 in the competition, capped off by 21-17 victory over Argentina in Monday's gold-medal game.
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Guard Levy transfers to Vanderbilt from Missouri
Akira Levy has transferred to Vanderbilt from Missouri and will spend this season getting healthy after tearing a ligament in her right knee in February.
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USA women's national team to play colleges
Diana Taurasi and Sue Bird are among eight WNBA stars that will take part in exhibition games against college teams in preparation for the 2020 Olympics.
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UConn leaving AAC in '20, will owe $17M exit fee
UConn and the American Athletic Conference have an agreement that will allow the Huskies to leave the AAC for a return to the Big East in 2020, but it'll cost the school $17 million.
