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Paige Bueckers' UConn resume is missing an NCAA title. She says others can ponder her legacy

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Paige Bueckers’ UConn resume has one glaring omission: She hasn’t been able to lead the storied women’s basketball program to a 12th NCAA title. Bueckers wants to win one, but says she will leave it to others to decide to look back and ponder about her impact at UConn.
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UConn blows out UCLA 85-51 in Final Four as Minnesotan Paige Bueckers moves 1 win from elusive title

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UConn will face defending champion South Carolina on Sunday for the title after the Gamecocks beat Texas 74-57 earlier Friday night. It’s a rematch of the 2022 championship game, which the Gamecocks won 64-49.
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Women’s Final Four brings powerhouses UConn, UCLA, Texas and South Carolina to Tampa

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Three of four teams in the women’s Final Four are No. 1 seeds. None of the four have lost more than three games this season. All but one have been the top-ranked team in the country at some point. 
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Brooklyn coach Jordi Fernandez took the blame for Minnesota star Anthony Edwards’ injury scare in the Nets’ 105-90 loss to the Timberwolves. Fernandez says he was trying to move out of the way and has “to be faster than that.”
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RAGBRAI (and MN): For first time, iconic Iowa cycling event will include Minnesota on its route

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Organizers of the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa — that’s RAGBRAI for short — on Thursday released this July’s 400-mile route. For the first time, it takes the thousands of cyclists into Minnesota.
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