PAT EATON-ROBB

AP Sports Writer
FILE - Connecticut Sun forward DeWanna Bonner (24) and forward Alyssa Thomas (25) speak during a time out in the first half during a WNBA basketball game against the New York Liberty, Tuesday, May 17, 2022, in New York. Bonner and Thomas have found a comfortable work-life balance in the WNBA. They are the unquestioned leaders of the Sun on the court and life partners off of it. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
Engaged Sun teammates Alyssa Thomas and DeWanna Bonner find work-life balance in the WNBA
Connecticut’s DeWanna Bonner and Alyssa Thomas have found a comfortable work-life balance in the WNBA. They are the unquestioned leaders of the Sun on the court and life partners off of it. The Sun are off to a 9-0 start.
 
In this photo made from video, a demolition crew begins work on tearing down the Fairfield Avenue bridge, Friday, May 3, 2024, in Norwalk, Conn. Workers have begun removing the bridge over I-95 that was damaged in a fiery crash involving a gasoline tanker truck on Thursday. The demolition is expected to keep both sides of Interstate 95 in Norwalk closed through the weekend. (WABC TV via AP))
Traffic snarled as workers begin removing I-95 overpass scorched in Connecticut fuel truck inferno
Workers have begun removing a bridge over a Connecticut highway that was damaged in a fiery crash involving a gasoline tanker truck.
 
In this image provided by the Connecticut Governor's Office, emergency personnel work at the scene of a fiery early morning crash that left both sides of Interstate 95, the East Coast’s main north-south highway, shut down in southwestern Connecticut., Thursday, May 2, 2024, in Norwalk, Conn. (Norwalk Fire Department/Connecticut Governor's Office via AP)
I-95 in Connecticut will close for days after fiery crash damages bridge, governor says
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont says the major traffic artery linking New England with New York will be closed for days around the area where a tanker fire damaged a bridge over Interstate 95.
 
FILE - UConn head coach Dan Hurley speaks to the media during a news conference ahead of a Final Four college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament, Thursday, April 4, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz. UConn plays Alabama on Saturday. Hurley’s Huskies have added multiple transfers after winning a second straight NCAA title. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
UConn, Kentucky among those with big changes through transfers in college basketball’s portal window
Two-time reigning national champion UConn is among the teams that have dramatically changed their rosters with transfers during college basketball’s open portal window.
 
FILE - Harvey Weinstein arrives at a Manhattan courthouse as jury deliberations continue in his rape trial in New York, on Feb. 24, 2020. Weinstein will appear in a New York City court on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, according to the Manhattan district attorney’s office. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
Harvey Weinstein due back in court, while a key witness weighs whether to testify at a retrial
Harvey Weinstein will appear in a New York City court next week, the first step in potentially retrying the film mogul after his 2020 rape conviction was overturned.
 
UConn guard Stephon Castle (5) drives as Purdue guard Lance Jones defends during the first half of the NCAA college Final Four championship basketball game, Monday, April 8, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
UConn freshman Stephon Castle declares for NBA draft and becomes school’s second one-and-done player
UConn freshman Stephon Castle has entered his name into the NBA draft, becoming the fifth Husky starter to at least explore moving on after Connecticut’s latest title run.
 
UConn players ride on a double decker bus during a parade to celebrate the team's NCAA college basketball championship, Saturday, April 13, 2024, in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
Back to back! UConn fans gather to celebrate another basketball championship
Thousands of fans lined the streets of Hartford, Connecticut, to celebrate the UConn men’s basketball team following its second-straight NCAA championship and sixth in the last 25 years.
 
UConn center Donovan Clingan celebrates after the NCAA college Final Four championship basketball game against Purdue, Monday, April 8, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Donovan Clingan is leaving UConn for the NBA after two seasons, two national titles
Donovan Clingan is leaving UConn after two seasons and entering the NBA draft. The 7-foot-2 center announced his decision Friday, four days after he helped lead the Huskies to a second straight national title.
 
UConn head coach Dan Hurley, center, and his players celebrate after the NCAA college Final Four championship basketball game against Purdue, Monday, April 8, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Fans welcome UConn’s repeat champs back to the ‘Basketball Capital of the World’
UConn’s men’s basketball team has returned to the campus the school has branded the “Basketball Capital of the World.”
 
FILE - A vehicle is seen overturned as UConn Police and Connecticut State Police try to maintain order early Tuesday, April 4, 2023, in Storrs, Conn. Precautions were in place at the University of Connecticut Monday, April 8, 2024, designed to prevent a repeat of the violence and vandalism that marred celebrations of the school's 2023 NCAA men's basketball championship. (Jim Michaud/Journal Inquirer via AP, File)
UConn takes precautions to prevent a repeat of the vandalism that followed the 2023 title game
Precautions are in place at the University of Connecticut designed to prevent a repeat of the violence and vandalism that marred the celebrations of the school’s 2023 NCAA men’s basketball championship.
 
UConn head coach Dan Hurley speaks to the media during a news conference ahead of a Final Four college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament, Thursday, April 4, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz. UConn plays Alabama on Saturday. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
After flight delay, defending champion UConn arrives in Arizona for Final Four in middle of night
Defending national champion UConn finally touched down in Arizona for the Final Four at 3:15 a.m. Thursday after a long delay and a red-eye flight.
 
LSU forward Angel Reese (10) reacts during the fourth quarter of an Elite Eight round college basketball game against Iowa during the NCAA Tournament, Monday, April 1, 2024, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
LSU’s triumphant and tumultuous 12 months ends one game short of another Final Four
The year-long wild ride that has been LSU women’s basketball is over — for now. The defending national champion Tigers fell one game short of returning to the Final Four with a 94-87 loss to Iowa, almost a year after beating the Hawkeyes and star Caitlin Clark for the title.
 
CORRECTS TO SOUTH CAROLINA PLAYERS, NOT UCLA AS ORIGINALLY SENT - South Carolina players stretch in the hallway of the MVP Arena before practice during the NCAA Tournament in Albany, N.Y., Saturday, March 30, 2024. The second year of the super regional format for the women's NCAA Tournament presented some logistical challenges for arena staff and the teams involved. The locker rooms were reserved for teams with practices and games. Those coming in for shootarounds came dressed and occasionally stretched in corridors while waiting for the court to become available.(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Super regional format creates logistical challenges for both teams and staff during March Madness
The second year of the super regional format for the women’s NCAA Tournament presented some logistical challenges for arena staff and the teams involved.
 
Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder, right, talks with guard Caitlin Clark (22) during the fourth quarter of a Sweet Sixteen round college basketball game against Colorado during the NCAA Tournament, Saturday, March 30, 2024, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Lisa Bluder, in her 40th year as a head coach, looking to lead Iowa to its first NCAA title
Lisa Bluder is probably known best as Caitlin Clark’s coach. But while most credit for Iowa’s success over the past two years has been heaped on the program’s 6-foot superstar on the court, Clark and the other Hawkeyes players give credit to the 62-year-old mentor on the sideline.
 
FILE -LSU's Angel Reese reacts in front of Iowa's Caitlin Clark during the second half of the NCAA Women's Final Four championship basketball game April 2, 2023, in Dallas. Iowa and LSU are getting ready to meet again in a rematch of the 2023 national championship game on Monday, April 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)
Players, coaches dismiss criticism of trash talking, say it’s part of the game
It was the signature moment of last year’s national championship game.With victory assured, LSU’s Angel Reese pointed to her ring finger and flashed the “you can’t see me” gesture (waving her hand in front of her own face) at Iowa’s Caitlin Clark, who had made a similar gesture earlier in the tourna
 
FILE -LSU's Angel Reese reacts in front of Iowa's Caitlin Clark during the second half of the NCAA Women's Final Four championship basketball game April 2, 2023, in Dallas. Iowa and LSU are getting ready to meet again in a rematch of the 2023 national championship game on Monday, April 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)
Iowa and LSU are ready to meet again in a rematch of the 2023 national championship game
Iowa and LSU would rather not be playing each other on Monday night. LSU coach Kim Mulkey says the Elite Eight game would have been better as a Final Four matchup. The storylines are plentiful.
 
LSU head coach Kim Mulkey reacts during the second quarter of a Sweet Sixteen round college basketball game against the UCLA during the NCAA Tournament, Saturday, March 30, 2024, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)
Newspaper edits its column about LSU-UCLA game after Tigers coach Kim Mulkey blasted it as sexist
The Los Angeles Times has edited a column it published last week about the LSU women’s basketball team ahead of its game against UCLA following criticism from Tigers coach Kim Mulkey, who blasted it as sexist and hurtful.
 
LSU guard Flau'jae Johnson (4) and LSU forward Angel Reese (10) react during the fourth quarter of a Sweet Sixteen round college basketball game against UCLA during the NCAA Tournament, Saturday, March 30, 2024, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Johnson, Reese lead defending champion LSU past UCLA 78-69 to reach Elite Eight
Flau’jae Johnson had 24 points and 12 rebounds, Angel Reese put up her 26th double-double of the season and LSU beat UCLA 78-69 in the Sweet 16 to continue its quest for a second straight national title.
 
Oregon State players celebrate after defeating Notre Dame in a Sweet Sixteen round college basketball game during the NCAA Tournament, Friday, March 29, 2024, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)
Oregon State frustrates Hidalgo and beats Notre Dame 70-65 in Sweet 16
Timea Gardiner scored 21, Raegan Beers added 18 points and Oregon State stymied Notre Dame star Hannah Hidalgo to beat the Irish 70-65 and advance to their first regional final in six years.
 
South Carolina forward Chloe Kitts (21), guard Bree Hall (23) and guard Tessa Johnson (5) react as their team scores against North Carolina during the first half of a second-round college basketball game in the women's NCAA Tournament in Columbia, S.C., Sunday, March 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)
South Carolina feeling more pride than pressure as they bring perfect record into the Sweet 16
South Carolina comes into its Sweet 16 matchup with No. 4 seed Indiana in Albany on Friday four wins from becoming just the 10th team in NCAA women’s basketball history to put up a perfect season.
 
UConn guards KK Arnold, left, and Paige Bueckers, right, celebrate during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Georgetown in the finals of the Big East Conference tournament at Mohegan Sun Arena, Monday, March 11, 2024, in Uncasville, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
UConn freshmen Ashlynn Shade, KK Arnold making a name for themselves in the NCAA Tournament
UConn freshmen guards Ashlynn Shade and KK Arnold have had a big impact for their injury-riddled team in this year’s NCAA Tournament. Shade has put up 45 points in for the No. 3 seeded Huskies in their first two tournament games.
 
UConn guard Paige Bueckers (5) shoots as Syracuse guard Georgia Woolley, left, defends in the second half of a second-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament, Monday, March 25, 2024, in Storrs, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
Bueckers scored 32 and No. 3 seed UConn holds off No. 6 seed Syracuse 72-64.
All-American Paige Bueckers tied her season high with 32 points, freshman Ashlynn Shade added 19 and No. 3 seed UConn held off Syracuse 73-64 Monday to earn a 30th straight trip to the Sweet 16.
 
UConn head coach Dan Hurley walks into the locker room at halftime of a second-round college basketball game against Northwestern in the NCAA Tournament Sunday, March 24, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
New rules empowering players have coaches frustrated, contemplating the future of their profession
The job of coaching in college sports has drastically changed. Switching schools is easier than ever via the transfer portal and the lure of better compensation deals can now be a factor for athletes looking to cash in on their celebrity.
 
UConn guard Paige Bueckers (5) flexes after making a basket while fouled in the first half of a first-round college basketball game against Jackson State in the NCAA Tournament, Saturday, March 23, 2024, in Storrs, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
Guards to take center stage when ex-Big East rivals UConn, Syracuse meet in women’s NCAA Tournament
UConn has struggled this season when playing against some of the nation’s best guards. But if No. 3 seed Connecticut is to advance to a 29th straight Sweet 16 on Monday night, it will have to get by another backcourt star in Dyaisha Fair.
 
Syracuse guard Dyaisha Fair cuts between Arizona guard Helena Pueyo, left, and Arizona guard Skylar Jones, right, in the second half of a first-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament, Saturday, March 23, 2024, in Storrs, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
Fair returns from injury to lead No. 6 seed Syracuse to a 74-69 opening-round win over Arizona
Syracuse star Dyaisha Fair scored 32 points, including 13 after she returned from a second-half injury, to lead the Orange to a 74-69 come-from behind win over No. 11 seed Arizona in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.The third team All-American scored all of her team’s points during a game-winn
 
UConn guard Paige Bueckers, left, is fouled by Jackson State guard Miya Crump, right, in the first half of a first-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament, Saturday, March 23, 2024, in Storrs, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
No. 3 seed UConn celebrates Auriemma’s 70th birthday with 86-64 first-round win over Jackson State
Paige Bueckers scored 28 points and freshman Ashlynn Shade added 26 as No. 3 seed UConn celebrated coach Geno Auriemma’s 70th birthday with an 86-64 win over Jackson State in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament on Saturday.
 
UConn head coach Geno Auriemma, center, celebrates winning the NCAA college basketball Big East Conference tournament at Mohegan Sun Arena, Monday, March 11, 2024, in Uncasville, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
UConn will begin its quest for a 12th national title as a No. 3 seed with an injury-depleted team
UConn coach Geno Auriemma has had years when he was very confident his team would be making a deep run in the NCAA Tournament. This is not one of them.
 
Georgetown interim coach Darnell Haney gestures during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against UConn in the finals of the Big East Conference tournament at Mohegan Sun Arena, Monday, March 11, 2024, in Uncasville, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
Georgetown, after Big East Tournament run, in talks to make Darnell Haney permanent head coach
 
Georgetown guard Alex Cowan (4) reacts during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Creighton in the semifinals of the Big East Conference tournament at Mohegan Sun Arena, Sunday, March 10, 2024, in Uncasville, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
Georgetown upsets No. 21 Creighton 55-46 and will face No. 9 UConn for the Big East title
Kelsey Ransom scored 14 points to lead sixth-seeded Georgetown to a 55-46 upset of No. 21 Creighton in the Big East Tournament semifinals.
 
UConn guard Paige Bueckers makes a basket as Marquette guard Lee Volker, right, defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinals of the Big East Conference tournament, Sunday, March 10, 2024, in Uncasville, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
Bueckers scores 27 points and short-handed UConn beats Marquette 58-29 in the Big East semifinals
Paige Bueckers scored 27 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead No. 9 UConn to a 58-29 win over Marquette on Sunday in the Big East Tournament semifinals.
 
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