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Stefanie Dolson grabbed the microphone on stage after the NCAA final and uttered four words: "President Obama, we're ba-aaack!"

The victory tied Geno Auriemma and the Huskies (35-4) with Pat Summitt and Tennessee for the most titles in women's basketball history. It was the most lopsided victory in a championship game.
Breanna Stewart scored in seemingly every way possible, piling up 18 points as Connecticut used a 19-0 run to race to a 48-29 halftime lead over Louisville in the women's NCAA championship game Tuesday night.
Brittney Griner has had no equal in her stellar career at Baylor. Now she's part of a very select group.
Brittney Griner of Baylor is The Associated Press' women's college basketball Player of the Year for the second straight season.
Brittney Griner has been in a class by herself all season. Now she's part of a select group.
The trio of Miami's Chris Bosh, WNBA star Swin Cash and Hall of Famer Dominique Wilkins won the Shooting Stars competition that kicked off All-Star Saturday night in Houston.
Maya Moore has excelled everywhere she's played, winning championships from college to the WNBA and Europe. Now she's leaving her mark on the Chinese women's basketball league.
Brittney Griner keeps piling up the accolades.
Indiana coach Lin Dunn criticized the coach of the Minnesota Lynx on Thursday, accusing her of a "lack of respect" for an outburst that seemed to spur the Lynx to a win in the WNBA Finals.

Expected to dominate, they did.

Coach Geno Auriemma is looking for little ways to improve an already dominant U.S.women's basketball team.

American University's Bender Arena was bustling. As the U.S. women's basketball practice was coming to a close last week, Seimone Augustus and Lindsay Whalen took turns putting up a few lighthearted layups.

One was the size of a grapefruit, another as large as a baby's head.
The Minnesota Lynx showed potential for years, with plenty of high draft picks for a success-starved franchise to build around. Pieces were always missing in the end.
"I'm glad to say that I finished my four years in the Big East conference, the best conference in the country," she said Friday, the day the Big East announced seven Catholic schools will form their own basketball conference.
"They show maybe five NBA games a week here," Moore told The Associated Press in a phone interview. "They get a good amount of coverage and people love it. We are starting to get a little more interest about our game."