@WBBDaily Morning Edition  March 23rd 2025

The blessing and curse of UCLA's Lauren Betts' 6-7 height - ESPN

Lauren Betts was called an alien, a giraffe. Now she's ready to dominate -- not for the bullies, for herself -- as UCLA goes for its first NCAA title.

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What’s Behind The Parity In NCAA Women’s Basketball?

The field is set for the 2025 NCAA Division I women’s basketball tournament, and picking the winner seems to be a trickier prediction each year.

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How Lauren Betts Found Basketball Joy Again at UCLA

After one season at Stanford, the All-American center transferred and reclaimed her passion for the game with coach Cori Close and the Bruins’ tight-knit bond.

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Duke women’s basketball rookie Toby Fournier shows growth | Raleigh News & Observer

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South Carolina trio seeking 3rd national title in four years as March Madness start - Newsday

Sania Feagin, Raven Johnson and Bree Hall are chasing history, even if South Carolina's trio do it a bit under the radar at times.

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LSU 'walking double-double' Aneesah Morrow is closing out her prolific career in March Madness | AP News

When prolific LSU forward Aneesah Morrow is around her family, she’ll sometimes be teased about her prodigious appetite.

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NCAA women's basketball continues to show gains post-Caitlin Clark

ESPN's ratings are up 3% over last year, the first season of the post-Caitlin Clark Era for NCAA women's basketball. "Women's sports are a thing now."

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Raspy-sounding Nikki Collen is happy Baylor women are back home for March Madness - Newsday

Baylor is back home in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since a rare postseason loss on the Waco campus three years ago.

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