We love sports because they mimic life: There’s unprecedented joy and agonizing heartbreak. Friday’s semifinal gave us that in a nail-biter finish.
Author: Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAY
Stanford turns back Louisville 78-63, advances to 14th women’s Final Four
Ashten Prechtel came off the Stanford bench to score 15 points, including 3-of-3 from deep, to lift the Cardinal to its first Final Four since 2017.
Analysis: Caitlin Clark loses, but women’s basketball wins with emergence of a new superstar
After watching Caitlin Clark play, little girls all over the country are begging their parents for a No. 22 Iowa jersey. And that’s good for the game.
Is basketball necessary? For Maryland women’s coach Brenda Frese and her family, there’s no doubt
Brenda Frese is trying to lead the Terrapins to another national title under watchful eye of her greatest fan, her father, who has prostate cancer.
Opinion: Big Ten men bust your bracket? Time to switch your viewing to the Big Ten women
The Big Ten men busted many brackets. Want to still watch excellent basketball? Watch the Big Ten women play.
Going to college over Zoom is exhausting. It’s worse in a 16-hour time difference: ‘I feel like a vampire’
Stuck overseas, thousands of students are taking classes into the wee hours of the night, desperate to keep up with their classmates.
Predominantly white colleges tackle racism, diversity, equity and inclusion
In the wake of a national reckoning on race, higher-ed leaders are “finally understanding that instead of fixing people, we need to fix institutions.”
Stranded international college students feel abandoned. They are suing the US government.
Without in-person classes, DHS and ICE banned first-year international students from entering America. Now they’re fighting back with a lawsuit.
Oregon law to decriminalize all drugs goes into effect, offering addicts rehab instead of prison
Progressive legislation that decriminalizes all drugs in Oregon looks to give addicts an opportunity for a different life through rehab and treatment.
Meet Flo, an old Winnebago delivering COVID-19 tests, flu shots and food to students in need
Meet Flo, a 40-foot Winnebago purchased by a New Mexico school district with CARES funding and converted into a mobile nursing unit.