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Why the best women’s basketball players aren’t in a hurry to play in the WNBA

It's complicated. But extra eligibility, NIL, small rosters and charter flights are big reasons.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Chip Scoggins: Reese, Clark help women’s basketball reach watershed moment

MINNEAPOLIS — Something remarkable and entirely unexpected occurred in my home recently, a request that caused a double-take to make sure an imposter wasn't sitting next to me on the couch.

Tribune News Service

Prospective top pick to attend WNBA Draft that doesn't feature Angel Reese or Caitlin Clark

NCAA stars Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese are not eligible for Monday's WNBA draft, while prospective top pick Aliyah Boston is expected to attend the ceremony alongside fellow teammates and competitors

Daily Mirror

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Biden owes LSU a real apology

First Lady Biden, at her next public outing or interview, needs to fully apologize to the LSU basketball team

Salon

LSU’s White House invitation saga: A complete timeline involving Angel Reese, Kim Mulkey, Jill Biden and more

Here is everything you need to know about LSU's White House invitation.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Angel Reese, Caitlin Clark Prove Women’s Basketball Is in Demand

If the last week has shown us anything, it’s that women’s college basketball is ready to demonstrate its value with its own TV deal.

Sports Illustrated

2023 WNBA Mock Draft: Who gets picked after Aliyah Boston, Diamond Miller?

Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese aren't eligible for the draft, but this year's class is still loaded

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LSU women’s basketball team accepts invitation to White House

University spokesman Michael Bonnette confirmed LSU’s intentions on the matter on Thursday, a day after Tigers star forward Angel Reese suggested during a podcast interview that her team not visit Washington.

Chicago Sun-Times

Champion LSU women accepting Biden invitation to White House

LSU’s national champion women’s basketball team will accept an invitation from President Joe Biden to visit the White House

The Independent UK

Iowa WBB’s Popularity Surge Causes School to Make Tough Decision on Ticket Sales

The university had to make a call to pause ticket sales after soaring popularity following the school’s national title game appearance.

Sports Illustrated

6 stories about chocolate and Easter

A round-up of some of the best stories centered around chocolate production, safety and customs

Salon

Mac Engel: Dr. Jill Biden’s desired invite to Iowa adds fuel to Republicans’ perception of Democrats

(Writer’s Note: For the purposes of this column, the current First Lady will be referred to as Dr. Jill Biden. Republicans, you’ve been warned.)

Tribune News Service

Greg Cote: On taunting, warning for Miami/FAU and the rise of the women’s game

MIAMI — The silly Reese/Clark taunting controversy. A warning for Miami and FAU. The rise of the women’s game. The real reason LSU is tough to like. The White House gaffe. And personal gratitude.

Miami Herald

LSU’s Reese on White House flap: ‘We’ll go to the Obamas’

Tigers star Angel Reece said she would rather visit the former president after Jill Biden said she would invite runner-up Iowa and champions LSU to the White House.

Chicago Sun-Times

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The Independent UK

‘We’ll go to the Obamas’: LSU star slams Jill Biden despite apology over championship White House visit

Angel Reese is not over Ms Biden’s suggestion that Iowa should visit the White House alongside the Tigers

The Independent UK

LSU's Reese on White House flap: 'We’ll go to the Obamas'

First lady Jill Biden’s walk-back of her suggestion that runner-up Iowa should join NCAA women’s basketball champion LSU for a visit to the White House doesn't sit well with Angel Reese

The Guardian - US

Angel Reese says LSU will not visit White House after Jill Biden comments

College basketball star Angel Reese says she and her LSU teammates will not visit the White House in the aftermath of comments made by first lady Jill Biden

The Conversation

Easter bunnies, cacao beans and pollinating bugs: A basket of 6 essential reads about chocolate

Tens of millions of chocolate bunnies get sold in the U.S. every Easter. Here are six articles about chocolate from The Conversation’s archive – great reading while you’re nibbling the ears off your own bunny (if you’re one of the three-quarters of Americans who start at the top).

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The Conversation

How white privilege plays into the first lady’s idea to invite runner-up Iowa to the White House

After Louisiana State University beat the University of Iowa for the women’s college basketball championship on April 2, 2023 – winning by 17 points – first lady Jill Biden floated the idea of inviting both the winning and losing teams to the White House to celebrate because Iowa “played such…

Sports Illustrated

Iowa’s Head Coach Addresses Controversial White House Invitation

Lisa Bluder weighed in on the first lady inviting her team to the nation’s capital despite the Hawkeyes’ championship game loss.

WEKU

After outcry, Jill Biden's office says White House invitation is for LSU women's team

While it is tradition for the national champions to receive an invitation to visit the White House, runners up are not extended the same invite.

Tribune News Service

Larry Stone: Why this could be a watershed moment for women's college basketball

SEATTLE — It was a great weekend for women's basketball in just about every way, writ large and small. Maybe even a watershed moment, but we'll have to wait and see about that.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Ben Frederickson: First lady's suggested White House visit for runner-up Iowa is NCAA Tournament's worst air ball

Talk about a Cinderella story.

Daily Mirror

Caitlin Clark speaks out on Angel Reese celebration after NCAA criticism

Iowa basketball star Caitlin Clark has defended LSU’s Angel Reese who has faced backlash for her NCAA final taunts, insisting her rival had done nothing other than show her competitiveness and skill

The Guardian - US

Clark defends Reese gesture and says trash talking is part of basketball

Iowa’s Caitlin Clark has defended her LSU rival Angel Reese for a gesture she made during the NCAA women’s basketball championship game

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