Vanderbilt tried like the Dickens to have its star forward, Matt Freije, lead it to a quick start.

Emeka Okafor grabbed a camcorder and filmed his University of Connecticut teammates cutting down the nets at America West Arena Saturday.

SAN ANTONIO - Emeka Okafor had the worst seat in the house for the first half of the Duke-Connecticut game Saturday.

ASU takes on unbeaten and top-ranked Connecticut at 4 p.m. in the Trenton Regional final of the NCAA women's tournament.                                                                                   

SAN ANTONIO - Led by All-America center Emeka Okafor and stellar guard Ben Gordon, the Huskies and coach Jim Calhoun cashed in on the promise they showed all season, outclassing Georgia Tech 82-73 in the national championship game Monday night.

SAN ANTONIO — There was no panic in the locker room. No pep talk, either. Maya Moore and her Connecticut Huskies knew the score.

Built for basketball, the Big East is a big hit in March yet again. Louisville, Pittsburgh and Connecticut helped the league that was created decades ago for hoops become the first conference to earn three No. 1 seeds in the NCAA tournament.

The annual series between Gonzaga and Washington met an untimely death earlier this month after an entertaining nine-year run.

Coming off an 81-55 loss at No. 1 Connecticut on Thursday night, the Arizona State women’s basketball team completes its East Coast road trip tonight, taking on Holy Cross at Worcester, Mass.

Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi are being reunited with Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma at practice for the U.S. women's national basketball team.

LAHAINA, Hawaii - Connecticut’s star had an off night and his teammates made sure it didn’t mean a loss. Despite sophomore forward Rudy Gay only scoring six points on 2-for-10 shooting with five turnovers, the third-ranked Huskies held No. 9 Arizona without a field goal for a five-minute stretch of the second half in a 79-70 victory Tuesday night in the semifinals of the Maui Invitational.

LAHAINA, Hawaii - Connecticut’s star had an off night and his teammates made sure it didn’t mean a loss. Despite sophomore forward Rudy Gay only scoring six points on 2-for-10 shooting with five turnovers, the third-ranked Huskies held No. 9 Arizona without a field goal for a five-minute stretch of the second half in a 79-70 victory Tuesday night in the semifinals of the Maui Invitational.

ST. LOUIS — One more game, and Connecticut has the perfect finish. All those others who would stand in their way? They're not even close. Renee Montgomery scored 26 points, Maya Moore added 24, and unbeaten UConn cruised to its first title game in five years with an 83-64 victory over Stanford on Sunday night.

As Arizona State’s top defender, junior guard Carrie Buckner has been saddled with some daunting matchups.

ST. LOUIS — Unbeaten, unchallenged and national champions. After one last blowout, Connecticut could finally exhale and take its place in basketball history. Tina Charles had 25 points and grabbed 19 rebounds Tuesday night as UConn routed Louisville 76-54 and captured the Huskies' sixth title.

TRENTON, N.J. — Connecticut didn't even bother cutting down the nets after wrapping up a second consecutive trip to the Final Four. The Huskies have bigger goals in mind. The UConn express is heading to St. Louis in search of two more victories and a national championship.

Daniel Arrubla missed No. 4-seeded Hamilton's first-round state playoff match earlier in the week due to an illness. The senior scorer made sure Saturday's home quarterfinal pairing with No. 12 seed Carl Hayden was not the last of his high school action.

Diana Taurasi, the player who may have received more hype than any women's basketball player and then lived up to it, will be named the WNBA's rookie of the year on Monday, the Mercury confirmed on Sunday.

Diana Taurasi, the player who may have received more hype than any women’s basketball player and then lived up to it, will be named the WNBA’s rookie of the year today, the Mercury confirmed on Sunday.

HARTFORD, Conn. - The Mercury are interested in talking with University of Connecticut women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma about a WNBA head coaching position, but haven’t made him an offer, a top team official said Monday.

ATLANTA - After winning the national championship last year, Connecticut lost its four senior starters but still had the one player it needed - Diana Taurasi. The fearless junior with the flashy moves proved that UConn could rebuild and still repeat: Taurasi ignored a sore back and ankle and carried the Huskies to a 73-68 victory over Tennessee on Tuesday night for their second straight national championship.

After cruising through the first two rounds of the NCAA tournament, Connecticut found itself in trouble for the first time. Thanks to Hasheem Thabeet, the top-seeded Huskies weren't in trouble for long.