National Champions

Connecticut Huskies defeated Syracuse Orange last Tuesday 82-51 to win the 2016 National Championship in Indianapolis, Indiana. Breanna Stewart led the Huskies with 24 points and 10 rebounds. Morgan Tuck scored 19 points and had 7 rebounds and Moriah Jefferson chipped in with 13 points and 5 assists. With the win, Coach Geno Auriemma won his 11th national title passing John Wooden for the most national championships. Stewart, Tuck and Jefferson won four straight national championships and leave UConn with a 151 wins. Stewart was named Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four.

National Championship

Syracuse will play Connecticut tonight in the women's basketball national championship game in Indianapolis, Indiana. Coverage starts at 7:30 p.m., but the game will tip off at 8:30 p.m.

Go UConn! I want to see Stewie, Moriah and Tuck win their fourth straight national championship. I want Geno to win his 11th national championship. This UConn team is special and they have worked hard all season. They have the tools to win and I hope they do.

Women's Final Four

The women's final four basketball games take place tonight in Indianapolis. Oregon State vs UConn starts at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN and Washington vs Syracuse will tip at 8:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2.

Game 5

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The Minnesota Lynx defeated Indiana Fever Wednesday 69-52 in Game 5 of the WNBA Finals to win the WNBA Championship. With the win, the Lynx won their third WNBA title in five years. The first two championships were celebrated on the road. This was the first time the team was able to celebrate at home with their fans at the Target Center in Minneapolis.

Sylvia Fowles, the Finals MVP, scored 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. Seimone Augustus chipped in with 16 points.

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The Lynx celebrated with a parade and party today. The parade will end at the Target Center where a celebration took place.

Game 4

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The Indiana Fever women's basketball team defeated Minnesota Lynx 75-69 Sunday to force the series to a Game 5 in the WNBA Finals.

The Fever were behind in the series to Minnesota 2-1 Sunday. If the Lynx won, the series would have ended. The Fever were able to hold off the Lynx in Game 4 to tie the series at two games a piece. With the series tied, the winner of tonight's game will be in the WNBA champions.

Shenise Johnson scored 15 points and Marissa Coleman had 14 points to lead the way for the Fever. Minnesota's Maya Moore led all scorers with 20 points. 

Game 5 will be played tonight in Minnesota at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN 2.

Game 3

Game 3 of the WNBA finals takes place tonight in Indianapolis at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN 2. The series between Indiana Fever and Minnesota Lynx is tied at one game a piece.

I am a fan of both teams, but I would like to see Minnesota win the game and the series.

WNBA Finals

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The WNBA Finals Game 1 took place Sunday in Minneapolis, Minnesota between the Indiana Fever and the Minnesota Lynx. How the teams reached the finals: Indiana Fever defeated the New York Liberty 66-51 in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals last Tuesday. The Minnesota Lynx defeated the Phoenix Mercury 72-71 Sunday, September 27 to sweep the in the Western Conference Finals series.

The Fever defeated the Lynx 75-69 in a very close Game 1. Briann January was the leading scorer for the Fever with 19 points, six assists, four rebounds and two steals. Marissa Coleman added another 16 points for Indiana as well. The Lynx's Maya Moore led all scorers with 27 points and 12 rebounds.

Game 2 of the WNBA Finals will be played Tuesday in Minneapolis at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN 2.

WNBA Conference Finals - Game 2

Game 2 of the WNBA Eastern and Western Conference finals took place Sunday. The Indiana Fever hosted the New York Liberty and Minnesota Lynx traveled to Phoenix Mercury.

The Indiana Fever came back from being down 15 points to win Game 2 70-64 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the New York Liberty. The Fever win forced a Game 3 which will take place Tuesday in New York at Madison Square Garden. Leading the way for the Fever was Tamika Catchings with 25 points and for the Liberty, Tina Charles also had 25 points.

Game 3 will be played Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN2.

The Minnesota Lynx won Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals 72-71 to sweep the series with the Phoenix Mercury. Lynx player Maya Moore lead all scorers with 40 points. Moore was fouled with 1.5 seconds left in the game. Moore hit 1-of-2 free throws to clinch the win for the Lynx.

The Lynx will await the winner of Tuesday's Indiana Fever vs New York Liberty contest to find out who they will meet in the WNBA finals.

Eastern Conference Finals

New York Liberty defeated Washington Mystics Tuesday night 79-74 to advance to the WNBA Eastern Conference Finals. The Liberty will host Indiana Fever tonight in New York City at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN 2.

I'm a Liberty fan and would love to see Coach Bill Laimbeer take them to the WNBA finals. Laimbeer won three WNBA titles coaching the Detroit Shock in 2003, 2006 and 2008.

Connecticut Huskies

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The Connecticut Huskies defeated Notre Dame Fighting Irish Tuesday in the NCAA Women's Basketball National Championship game 63-53 in Tampa Bay, Florida.

Leading the way for the Huskies was senior Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis with 15 point. Player of the Year, Breanna Stewart, didn't score a lot, but did contribute in other ways. Stewart had 8 points, 15 rebounds and four blocks. 

With the win, the Huskies have won Back-To-Back-To-Back National titles and a total of 10 national championships. All of the titles have been won under Coach Geno Auriemma. Auriemma is now tied with UCLA coach John Wooden for most championships won. 

UConn

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The University of Connecticut women's basketball team overcame a one point half deficit to defeat Dayton Flyers 91-70 Monday in Albany, New York. With the win, UConn moves on to the Final Four in Tampa, Florida.

Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis was the leading scorer for the UConn Huskies with 27 points, five rebounds, three steals and two blocks. Mosqueda-Lewis also set the record for 3 point field goals in the NCAA with 393. Kaleena is now the all-time leader. Breanna Stewart and Morgan Tuck both had 23 points and Moriah Jefferson also scored double digits with 10 points.

UConn will play Maryland Sunday in a national semifinal in Tampa at 8:30 p.m. ET on ESPN. Notre Dame and South Carolina play in the other national semifinal game at 6:30 p.m. All four of the number 1 seeds
made it to the final four.

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Michigan Wolverines

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The Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team is still playing in the WNIT. The Wolverines defeated Southern Mississippi Eagles Sunday 69-60 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

Cyesha Goree was the leading scorer for the Wolverines with 15 points and 12 rebounds. With that effort, that was Goree's 17th double-double of the season. Nicole Elmblad had 14 points and Siera Thompson scored 13 points.

Michigan will play in the WNIT semifinals Wednesday against UCLA at the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor. The game starts at 7 p.m. ET.

Sweet 16

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Connecticut Huskies, the number 1 overall seed in the women's NCAA basketball tournament, destroyed Rutgers Scarlet Knights Monday 91-55 in Storrs, Connecticut. With the win, the Huskies advance to the Sweet 16 to play Texas Longhorns Saturday at noon on ESPN.

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Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis was the leading scorer for the Huskies with 23 points. Mosqueda-Lewis made five three-point baskets during the game. Moriah Jefferson chipped in with 19 points and Morgan Tuck had 16 points.

Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team will also be making a trip to the Sweet 16. The Wolverines are playing in the WNIT.

The Wolverines defeated Toledo Rockets Monday 74-58 in Toledo, Ohio. Leading the way for Michigan was Katelynn Flaherty with 25 points and Siera Thompson scored 20 points. Thompson also had a great night behind the three-point arch, she was 4-for-4.

Michigan will host Missouri Tigers in the Sweet 16 of the WNIT Thursday at the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor at 7 p.m.

Duke Blue Devils

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Both Duke Blue Devils women's and men's basketball teams advanced to the Sweet 16 Sunday.

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The Blue Devils women's team defeated Mississippi State Bulldogs 64-56 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at home in Durham, North Carolina. Leading the way for the Blue Devils was freshman Azura Stevens with 22 points and 10 rebounds. Rebeca Greenwell added 17 points. The fouth seed Devils advance to play again on Saturday against the winner of the (1) Maryland vs (8) Princeton game that will be played later tonight.

Duke's men's basketball team beat San Diego State Aztecs 68-49 Sunday in Charlotte, North Carolina. Jahil Okafor had a big game with 26 points. Justise Winslow chipped in with 13 points and 12 rebounds. Duke will play again Friday in Houston against fifth seed Utah Utes.

FIBA Women's World Basketball Championship

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The USA Basketball Women's World Championship team defeated Spain 77-64 to win the gold medal Sunday at 2014 FIBA Women's World Basketball Championship in Istanbul, Turkey. The United States went 6-0 at the World Championships. With the win, the USA won its ninth World Championship and earned a spot in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.

 Maya Moore led the US with 18 points and was named the tournament MVP. Moore led USA with 11 points in the first quarter. Moore's WNBA teammate, Lindsay Whalen had a good game and scored 12 points and Brittany Griner added 11. Diana Taurasi chipped in six points, but did have eight assists.

FIBA Women's Basketball World Championship

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The USA Basketball women's basketball team opened play Saturday against China at the FIBA World Championship in Istanbul, Turkey.

The USA had a seven point lead over China at halftime, 39-32, but were able to pull away in the second half to win 87-56. Leading scorers for Team USA was Brittney Griner and Maya Moore with 15 points. Seimone Augustus and Angel McCoughtry were also in double figures with 11 and 10 points respectively. All 12 USA players scored points.

The USA played their second game Sunday against Serbia. The USA won 94-74. The game was close until the fourth quarter. The USA outscored Serbia 24-10 in the final quarter to win the game. Diana Taurasi led the way for the Stars and Stripes with 20 points. Maya Moore chipped in with 17 points and 12 rebounds and Brittney Griner had a double-double as well with 10 points and 10 rebounds.

The USA will end preliminary pool play against Angola at 2:30 p.m. ET today on NBA TV and ESPN3. With the win over Serbia, the USA is the No. 1 seed from Group D and earned a berth into the medal-round quarterfinals.

WNBA finals

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The Chicago Sky hosted the Phoenix Mercury for Game 3 of the WNBA finals on Friday. Chicago Sky needed to win Game 3 to continue the series in the best 3 out of 5 games.

The game was much closer then the first two because Brittney Griner, center for the Mercury, was sitting out due to an eye procedure that took place after Game 2. Even with Griner sitting out, the Mercury was able to top the Sky 87-82 to win their third WNBA Championship.

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Coming up big for the Mercury was Diana Taurasi, who was named the MVP, and Candice Dupree. Taurasi and Dupree both scored 24 points for the Mercury. Taurasi was fouled when she made a basket with 14.3 seconds left in the game to break the tie at 82 points. She made the free throw to put the Mercury up 85-82. Leading the way for the Sky was Elena Delle Donne with 23 points and Sylvia Fowles with 20 points.

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The WNBA Finals started Sunday in Phoenix, Arizona. The Phoenix Mercury hosted Chicago Sky.

The Mercury dominated Game 1 from the start and defeated the Sky 83-62 Sunday. The largest lead the Mercury had over the Sky was 30 points in the third quarter. Mercury's Brittney Griner set a playoff record of eight blocks. Griner also scored 12 points and had seven rebounds. Candice Dupree was the leading scorer for Phoenix with 26 points. Dupree made her first 10 shots. Diana Taurasi chipped in with 19 points and 11 assists.

Chicago's Sylvia Fowles led the way for the Sky with 19 points and 11 rebounds. Allie Quigley was also in double figures with 13 points and 4 rebounds. Elena Delle Donne's back hurt and only played 11 minutes in the first half. Delle Donne sat out the rest of the game to rest up for Game 2.

Game 2 of the best of 5 series will be played Tuesday at 9 p.m. ET at US Airways Center in Phoenix, Arizona and will be broadcast on ESPN.

WNBA Draft

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The WNBA Draft took place Monday on ESPN in Uncasville, Connecticut.

The Connecticut Sun had the first draft pick of the evening and they picked Chiney Ogwumike from Stanford. Chiney and her sister Nneka Ogwumike, drafted #1 in 2012, are one of two set of siblings to be drafted #1 in any sport. The other pair of siblings are Peyton and Eli Manning. Both were #1 picks in the NFL in 1998 and 2004. The second pick of the WNBA draft went to the Tulsa Shock, they selected Baylor's Odyssey Sims. Kayla McBride from Notre Dame was selected by San Antonio Stars as the third overall pick.

Besides the top three picks, some of my other favorite college players were selected: UConn's Stefanie Dolson was picked sixth by the Washington Mystics. Duke's Chelsea Gray and Trica Liston went 11th and 12th. Gray was selected by the Connecticut Sun and Liston is heading to Minnesota Lynx, the 2013 WNBA Champions. In Round 2, two players from the Big Ten were drafted: Jordan Hooper of Nebraska was selected by the Tulsa Shock and Penn State's Maggie Lucas is heading to the Phoenix Mercury.

The WNBA season tips-off on May 16 with a few games on the schedule: Minnesota Lynx vs Washington Mystics; New York Liberty vs Connecticut Sun; San Antonio Stars vs Atlanta Dream; Indiana Fever vs Chicago Sky and Los Angeles Sparks vs Seattle Storm.

Below are all three rounds of the WNBA 2014 Draft.

National Champions

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The Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team defeated Notre Dame Fighting Irish 79-58 Tuesday in Nashville, Tennessee to win the NCAA Division I National Championship. The Huskies capped off a perfect season with a record of 40-0. Also with the win, UConn coach Geno Auriemma won a ninth n
ational championship. In national championship games, Auriemma is 9-0.

Leading the way for the Huskies was  Breanna Stewart with 21 points. Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis followed with 18 points and Stefanie Dolson has 17 points, 16 rebounds and 7 assists.