Breanna Stewart’s wish for sports equality for women is a good one

A kid who grew up in my part of the world used her fame in a good way the other week. I wasn’t watching the ESPYs Awards Show when Breanna Stewart accepted the Female Athlete of the Year trophy. I don’t. Yes, ESPN does a good job timing its extravaganza, putting it on during baseaball’s…

Welcome to the hoops capital for men and women

The games will be played elsewhere. Houston on Saturday and Indianapolis on Sunday, to be precise. But make no mistake about it. The folks who call Syracuse, N.Y., and its surrounding miles home can undeniably make claim as the basketball capital of the entire world this weekend. The Syracuse men’s and women’s teams both won…

It’s the Connecticut women again

The Connecticut women’s basketball team made it two straight tonight by beating Notre Dame. That earns national championships for the Huskies two nights in a row, following last night’s crown captured by the men’s team with a win over Kentucky. And it’s two national titles in a row for the Connecticut women. Let’s talk sports…

Fourth national title for Connecticut sure looks inviting

Connecticut has now won four national championships in men’s basketball. By defeating Kentucky tonight in a battle that really was in question until the last minute — who out there didn’t think that the Wildcats had it in them to hit two three-pointers to tie it and send it into overtime? — the Huskies won…

A title game left for the ‘Cats and Dogs

Everybody who had Kentucky vs. Connecticut in the title game on your NCAA Tournament bracket raise your hand. Yeah, right. When the Wildcats and Huskies meet tonight in Texas with the national championship on the line, it will mark the highest combination of seeds ever in tournament final history. In other words, the college basketball…