UConn women reach Final Four with Texas win
Morgan Tuck scored 22 and Breanna Stewart 21 with 13 rebounds to power top seed UConn past Texas 86-65 in the Bridgeport Regional sending the Huskies to a ninth straight Final Four and aiming for a record fourth straight title. Sydney Wiese led Oregon State with 18 points as they beat Baylor 60-57 to reach their first Final Four.
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Pirates fall to Twins as regular season nears
In Bradenton Florida Gerrit Cole pitched 4 1 3 innings in a 6-4 loss to the Minnesota Twins as he pushes to rejoin the Pirates rotation. Cole slow to speed after ribcage issue and will likely have another pre season start. Matt Joyce homered and drove in a run as Ricky Duffey competes for a rotation spot. Steelers coach Mike Tomlin addressed the club with a stay focused message.
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Stallings named successor at Pittsburgh basketball
Kevin Stallings, after 17 years at Vanderbilt where he became the program’s all-time winningest coach, is introduced as Jamie Dixon’s successor at Pittsburgh. Athletic director Scott Barnes praised Stallings’ NCAA pedigree, recruiting track record, and ability to elevate Pitt in the ACC. Stallings says he sought one more challenge and aims to lift Pitt’s ceiling.
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Stallings Family Tie Spurs Pitt Coach Move
Kevin Stallings was hired as Pittsburgh's men's basketball coach after leaving Vanderbilt. His son Jacob Stallings, a Pirates minor leaguer and catcher, joked about the coincidence of the family moving to Pittsburgh as he prepares for spring training in Tampa. Jacob played 75 games at Altoona last season and batted .275, with a .308 average in his first 10 Pirates spring games. He may start the season at Triple-A Indianapolis while Elias Diaz recovers from an elbow injury.
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Boeheim surprised Syracuse reaches Final Four as 10 seed
Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim admits surprise his No 10 seed Orange reached the NCAA semifinals after a 68-62 win over top seed Virginia The Orange join North Carolina Oklahoma and Villanova in the Final Four marking Syracuse sixth overall appearance and first since 2013 Oklahoma led by Buddy Hield and Khadeem Lattin faces Villanova while Syracuse meets North Carolina next.
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