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Note: Today, April 18, coach Pat Summitt moved into a new role at Tennessee – as head coach emeritus. She finishes with 1,098 victories, 18 trips to the NCAA Final Four, and eight NCAA titles. Here is a story I … Continue reading →

It’s not just that UConn seems to have many of its games won before tipoff. It’s that the Huskies seem to have the “W” just as soon as the schedule is printed. Opposing coaches watch film, do the scout, and … Continue reading →

It occurred to me driving home from work one night in 1997: To a degree, I lived in a parallel sports universe. I had never really defined it as such before that point, at least not with that specific term. … Continue reading →

Ever since the movie came out in 2007, we’ve all heard people talking about their bucket lists: Things they hope to do before they “kick the bucket.” Or maybe you’ve made such a list yourself. I don’t know how long … Continue reading →

There was a place called “Serendipity Cycles” in the park in Spokane, Wash., that caught my eye 10 years ago. I mentioned it in a March 2001 column for espn.com that previewed all the NCAA Elite Eight women’s basketball games … Continue reading →

(Note from MV: I wrote on Feb. 14 about the anniversary of the 1961 plane crash that killed the U.S. figure skating team on its way to the World Championships in Prague, and how that event had prompted some essays … Continue reading →

(Note from MV: I wrote on Feb. 14 about the anniversary of the 1961 plane crash that killed the U.S. figure skating team on its way to the World Championships in Prague, and how that event had prompted some essays … Continue reading →

It was January in Greensboro, N.C. _ and a mecca of figure skating this is not. The most important sport in this city is ACC basketball, and that’s what often has filled the Greensboro Coliseum. Still, a decent-sized crowd came … Continue reading →

Back in 2009, I wrote a blog entry reflecting on the 10-year anniversary of the famed ’99  Women’s World Cup, and a large chunk of it was about that being my first trip to New York/New Jersey. And how I … Continue reading →

Sorry that it has been dead around here at the blog in recent weeks. I started my new role at ESPN.com – covering a variety of college sports beyond women’s basketball – in late September, and it’s taken up not … Continue reading →