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March Madness 2024: Women’s College Basketball is On Fire. Here’s Hoping It Doesn’t Mimic Men’s Basketball.

The popularity of players like Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese placed a spotlight on women’s basketball, which should avoid the trappings of men’s college ball.

By

Dustin J. Seibert

Published

April 4, 2024
Very Smart Brothas

For Black Athletes, March Madness Has Much Higher Stakes

Of the 68 schools in March Madness, including Tennessee, Duke, Kentucky, Kansas, more than 50 percent graduate less than half of their Black recruits

By

Jay Connor

Published

April 1, 2023
Beauty + Style

Her Story Is Now History: Adia Barnes, Dawn Staley Become 1st Black Women to Coach in the Same Final Four Tournament

Simply put, the NCAA has been fucking up. At the onset of March Madness, NCAA officials were forced to apologize for “dropping the ball” after Oregon Ducks forward Sedona Prince put the entire tournament on blast for…well, this: There isn’t a chance in hell that men would be expected to perform at the peak of…

By

Jay Connor

Published

April 1, 2021