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June Daugherty, the former Washington and Washington State women’s basketball coach who led the Huskies to seven NCAA Tournaments, has died. She was 64.

Gonzaga athletic director Mike Roth will retire on Aug. 31, ending a 24-year run during which the Bulldogs had unprecedented success in men’s basketball and other sports.

Point guard Kiana Williams of national champion Stanford is declaring herself eligible for the WNBA draft. Aari McDonald of Arizona is also entering the WNBA draft.

Houston overcame a blown 17-point lead to hold off Oregon State 67-61 in the NCAA Tournament and reach the Final Four for the first time in 37 years.

Top-seeded Gonzaga did against Creighton what it’s done in this unbeaten season. Drew Timme scored 22 points as the Bulldogs rolled past the fifth-seeded Bluejays 83-65 rout in the Sweet 16.

Ethan Thompson has led Oregon State to the Sweet 16. The Beavers earned the Pac-12's automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament after surprisingly claiming the Pac-12 tournament title.

Big man Drew Timme is an understated player for top-ranked Gonzaga. With teammates like Corey Kispert and Jalen Suggs, it could be easy to overlook Timme.

A year after the NCAA Tournament was canceled, the madness returned with an opening weekend full of upsets. Illinois, Ohio State, Texas and Virginia also are out.

Haley Jones scored 17 points and No. 1 Stanford unleashed another barrage of 3-pointers, booked their trip to the NCAA's Sweet 16 with a 73-62 win over No. 8 Oklahoma State.

Isaiah Mobley hit four 3-pointers and scored 17 points, All-American little brother Evan added 10 points and 13 rebounds, and sixth-seeded USC rolled to an 85-51 win over Kansas