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JIM THIELMAN: Women’s basketball — An Overnight Sensation, Decades In The Making

A few days back, a Washington Post story on my laptop told of young fans roaming the mean streets of Albany, N.Y., after the NCAA women’s basketball semifinals. The Post quoted a smug fan lamenting to her pals that “everyone’s jumping on our … bandwagon.” A thought balloon popped over my head that Alexander the Great started out in Macedonia …


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RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — Women’s Basketball, University of North Dakota Vs. University of Nebraska-Omaha, November 18, 2015

The University of North Dakota women’s basketball team was without Mia Loyd ― its leading scorer ― against the University of Nebraska-Omaha on Tuesday night in Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. But it didn’t matter. UND of the Big Sky Conference defeated Omaha of the Summit League 67-52, its first win of the season in three games. UND was led by Makailah …