Tag: NCAA
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Oh, It’s Olivia Miles to the Lynx
I, and my fellow Minnesota Lynx shade tree GMs came to the conclusion that we wanted UCLA’s Lauren Betts or Spain’s Awa Fam as our choice for the #2 pick of the WNBA Draft. After crunching on chips rather than numbers, I, the most casual of fans decided we need more height and rim protection…
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Senior Moments: UCLA Defeats South Carolina to Win 1st NCAA Championship
UCLA’s senior squad looked almost supernatural against the University of South Carolina in the women’s 2026 D1 basketball National Championship Game. It was BTA (“belt to a**” for the underinformed) from beginning to end as the glass from southern Cal handed the Dawn Staley-led team their second consecutive title game loss by a 20-plus point…
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Yo, It’s March Madness: Ole Miss Loses to Minnesota and Fans Lose Their Minds
The win by little-known and widely disrespected Minnesota over emotional favorites Ole Miss (FYI: Odds makers had Minny winning) to advance to the Sweet 16 had many fans in their feelings and lashing out on social media in the most malicious and maniacal ways. It’s as if they forgot about the maddening part of March…
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Where’s the Bear?
I guess I’m not supposed to believe my lying eyes as I was in The Barn (Williams Arena) for the March Madness first round game Ole Miss versus Gonzaga. During the post game press conference, Gonzaga head coach Lisa Fortier spoke about the “physicality” of the game and said that one of her players was…
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Couldn’t Have Happened to a Nicer Person (Good Vibes Only)
The 2026 Big 10 Awards for Women’s College Basketball were announced and poised freshman guard from the Pacific Northwest with the porcelain complexion, USC’s Jazzy Davidson, took four top honors including Freshman of the Year. Well deserved. After a tough loss to the then unranked Minnesota Golden Gophers, one which resulted in the Trojans tumbling out…
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Thank You For Your Service
As the University of Minnesota women’s basketball team winds up the season and makes the march to March Madness, I can’t help but to reflect on the fact that most of the players are Minnesota natives. I can only imagine how they felt about the events of the past months — the death, the destruction,…