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How sports media turned on Geno Auriemma amid Dawn Staley controversy

This originally appeared in Monday’s edition of The A Block, Awful Announcing’s daily newsletter with the latest sports media news, commentary, and analysis. Sign up here and be the first to know everything going on in the sports media world. From inside the press conference room in Phoenix, the feeling permeating the room was not…

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South Carolina’s miserable first half vs. UCLA marks new low in more than 3 years

In one of its most uncharacteristic showings in recent years, the South Carolina Gamecocks women’s basketball team succumbed 79-51 to the UCLA Bruins in the 2026 NCAA national championship game on Sunday. The 28-point defeat was South Carolina’s second straight title-game loss by more than 20 points and the third-largest margin in championship history. The […] The post South Carolina’s miserable first half vs. UCLA marks new low in more than 3 years appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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“800 Text Messages”: Dawn Staley Sets Record Straight on Geno Auriemma’s Alleged Apology Over Fallout

Dawn Staley had a heated moment with Geno Auriemma after South Carolina’s Final Four win over the UConn Huskies on Friday. The heated altercation resulted in a lot of criticism for the UConn coach, who later apologized for his behavior via an official statement. Staley helped the Gamecocks to a 62-48 victory to break UConn’s […]

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Scoring Aside, Magic Johnson Lists Main Reason Why UCLA Beat South Carolina in National Championship Game

The UCLA Bruins took on Dawn Staley and the South Carolina Gamecocks in this year’s women’s NCAA Tournament national championship game on Sunday. Coach Cori Close helped her team emerge victorious with a dominating 79-51 score at the Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix. After the game, NBA legend Magic Johnson took to social media to […]

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South Carolina WBB’s Dawn Staley praises ‘good human being’ Cori Close after championship blowout

Dawn Staley showed major respect for Cori Close following the South Carolina Gamecocks’ 79-51 loss to the UCLA Bruins in the women’s national championship game on Sunday afternoon. Staley has been the Gamecocks’ head coach since the 2008-09 season, while Close has led the Bruins’ direction since the 2011-12 campaign. Both coaches have enjoyed remarkable […] The post South Carolina WBB’s Dawn Staley praises ‘good human being’ Cori Close after championship blowout appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Dawn Staley lost South Carolina's national title on the court but won where it counts

South Carolina fell to UCLA in the women's March Madness championship game, but the Gamecocks' win over UConn in the Final Four and Dawn Staley's masterful navigation of the Geno Auriemma controversy deserves credit.

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Dawn Staley doesn’t hold back about South Carolina women’s basketball title game rout: ‘We got smacked’

As the South Carolina women’s basketball team was dominated by UCLA in the national championship game on Sunday, 79-51, head coach Dawn Staley would get real on the disappointing result. While the South Carolina women’s basketball team had been surrounded by the heated exchange between Staley and UConn head coach Geno Auriemma, the main focus […] The post Dawn Staley doesn’t hold back about South Carolina women’s basketball title game rout: ‘We got smacked’ appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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South Carolina’s Raven Johnson warns women’s athletes about ‘toxic’ X environment

Raven Johnson doesn’t have an X account to check, and she’d like other women’s athletes to consider doing the same. “I don’t really be on social media,” the South Carolina senior said Saturday in Phoenix, the day before she played UCLA for the national championship. “I don’t be on Twitter, because that is a toxic…

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UCLA star Gabriela Jaquez’s huge title game joins Breanna Stewart, Dawn Staley in history

For the first time ever, the UCLA women’s basketball squad has scaled the top of the college basketball world. On Sunday, the No. 1 seed Bruins completed their mission in the 2026 edition of the NCAA Tournament, as they took down the No. 1 seed South Carolina Gamecocks, 79-51, thanks in large part to the […] The post UCLA star Gabriela Jaquez’s huge title game joins Breanna Stewart, Dawn Staley in history appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Why was UCLA women’s basketball star Lauren Betts briefly sidelined during 1st half vs. South Carolina?

As the UCLA women’s basketball team beat Texas in the Final Four to advance to the national championship game against South Carolina, there’s no denying that star Lauren Betts is leading the way. While Betts achieves various feats with the UCLA women’s basketball team, she looks to do it in the national title game, though […] The post Why was UCLA women’s basketball star Lauren Betts briefly sidelined during 1st half vs. South Carolina? appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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