President Biden suggested the Iowa women’s basketball team will not be invited to the White House following their loss to LSU in the national championship over the weekend.
Biden on Tuesday congratulated both LSU and UConn for their college basketball wins in the last two days.
“In a year when March Madness often lived up to its name, both our women’s champions, @LSU, and men’s champions, @UConn, showed us the best of what this country can be,” Biden tweeted.
UConn coach Dan Hurley. (Getty Images)
“Congrats to @LSUwbkb who demonstrated excellence on and off the court.
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Homegrown talent like Brandon Woodruff and Corbin Burnes have combined with acquired players like Willy Adames to put the Brewers in position to return to the postseason after a 2022 miss.
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HOUSTON – For a minute there late Monday night in the national championship glow, Connecticut coach Dan Hurley forgot his address.
“There’s so many people. My wife, Andrea. My boys. My dad. My brother. My mom,” he said after routing San Diego State, 76-59, in the title game as if accepting an Oscar.
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“Jersey City,” he said and pumped up the volume. “Jersey City! Jersey City, New Jersey!”
Suddenly, he sounded like Springsteen in concert.
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Jill Biden’s spokesperson on Tuesday walked back the first lady’s dual invitation to the national champion LSU women’s basketball team and runner-up Iowa.
Iowa Hawkeyes star Caitlin Clark has won the 2023 Wooden Award, given to the nation’s most outstanding college basketball player.
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Now, some Major League Baseball fans are complaining that the games are too short.
In a “of course they are!” scenario, baseball fans believe MLB may have overdone its recent changes in an effort to speed up the game.
Sunday’s national championship between LSU and Iowa marked a watershed moment for women’s sports, in large part due to the glut of water-cooler discussions its many storylines generated.
One such storyline came near the end of the Tigers’ 102–85 win, when LSU forward Angel Reese pointed to her ring finger and mocked Hawkeyes guard Caitlin Clark’s favorite celebration—WWE great John Cena’s “you can’t see me” move.
While many took offense to Reese’s actions, Clark didn’t, telling ESPN as such Tuesday afternoon.