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Ah, basketball. One of the Big Four sports in the United States ([[
Basketball was first created by James Naismith, a physical fitness professor in a Massachusetts school - he wanted to find a way to allow his students to exercise indoors during the cold New England winters. After coming up with a game that would involve throwing a ball into a raised goal, he looked for some boxes for goals, but [[Serendipity Writes the Plot|could only find peach baskets to nail up.]]
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''Tennessee'': The Lady Vols have been a consistent powerhouse in women's basketball for thirty years and counting. Longtime head coach Pat Summitt has racked up over a thousand wins, including eight titles, since taking over as a grad student in 1972. Known for her [[Death Glare]]. The 'Lady' is a bit of a requirement, or Summitt will glare at you. Things may get interesting here with Summitt's recent diagnosis of early-onset Alzheimer's.
''Connecticut'': The U-Conn Huskies hit the national scene like a freight train in 1995 with an undefeated season- the first of three, including a 90-game winning streak that encompassed parts of three seasons. They've won seven titles. Coach Geno Auriemma is basically [[
''Stanford'': The Cardinal (yes, Cardinal, the color, not the bird) has been the lone representative of high-quality women's basketball on the West Coast for a loooong time. Two-time national champions and several more times bridesmaid, they're coached by Tara Vanderveer. Their current [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] is ending [[U Conn]]'s record winning streak. You might not want to mention [[Berserk Button|Harvard]] around them. <ref>In 1998, Harvard upset Stanford in the first round of the NCAA Women's Tournament, making the Crimson the only No. 16 seed (women or men) to ever win a tournament game. And to boot, first-round games were played on the home court of the higher seed at the time.</ref>
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