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One of them survives to reach the round of 4, in case UCLA can’t keep the conference afloat against South Carolina.

Utah’s reward for knocking out the Princeton Tigers is a round-of-16 game with the Louisiana State University Tigers. Say the Utes lose; what’s the verdict? Around the turn of the ’10s, two Pacific Tigers (Did I ever imagine there’d come a time when I couldn’t remember exact dates and faces, but I’d still be covering […]

The mountain teams, who presented the most difficult road trip in the Pac-12 Conference, are still alive in the round of 16. What we need now is for someone to knock off the Buffaloes, then lose to the Utes, after which Coach Roberts can say with more than one grain of truth: “That’s how it’s […]

South Dakota State and Dru Gylten are gone. Isabel Palmer is on the floor, and this looks like a game Utah could lose. Sure, there are outstanding defensive teams in the Pac-12, but Princeton is a tiger of a different defensive stripe. Four Princeton points later, they remind me of last year’s Oregon team, or […]

I shed two bulky sweaters so an Asian kid at the wellness center could attach the blood pressure cuff, getting down to a Utah women’s basketball T-shirt. “You’re the basketball guy!” he said, and I thought: “Holy shit, what do these people talk about while patients come and go”. “Can you help me with my […]

“What is the Big 10?” was the question on Jeopardy! Thursday night for the clue “This numeric conference is stealing USC and UCLA, goddamnit.”

Bulldogs got the ball into Brynna’s hands with 6.3 seconds left, and she lost the ball. Also, their player of the year took a shot to the shoulder, and landed face down. I wonder what kind of seed Gonzaga gets now. Might be dreadful, an 8 or 9.

Watching from the library. First time out of my house for a week. Championship week, you know.

Maxwell’s shooting 2-for-8, 1-for-6, but Coach Fortier is smart enough to keep her out there.

Pilots turned 20 turnovers into 28 points.