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Katie Barnes

Katie Barnes

Writer, Digital Features at ESPN Online

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Katie Barnes
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S. Carolina wins 1-2 showdown with record rally

No. 1 South Carolina improved to 12-0 on Tuesday night and added a chapter to its history book, defeating No. 2 Stanford 65-61 by overcoming an 18-point first-half deficit, the largest rally in program history.
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Male athletes lead way in NIL money, per data

Male athletes are leading the way six months after the NCAA cleared the way for college athletes to earn money on their celebrity, according to third-party data from July 1 through Dec. 31.
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USA Swimming tightens rules for trans women

USA Swimming has announced new policies governing the participation of transgender women in elite competition.
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Olympic advisers expecting drop in COVID cases

With more than 30 new COVID-19 cases being detected daily ahead of the Beijing Olympics, organizers said Wednesday they aren’t worried and expect numbers to drop within days.
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Iowa women’s wrestling signs team’s 1st recruit

Junior world champion and U.S. Olympic trials finalist Kylie Welker is the first member of the Iowa women’s wrestling program’s inaugural signing class.
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UVa women forfeit vs. L’ville due to travel issues

A women’s basketball game between Virginia and Louisville on Thursday has been canceled due to mechanical and aircraft staffing issues, the ACC announced.
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Debate follows Lia Thomas after record-setting performance

Debate about fairness and inclusion in women’s sports will follow transgender swimmer Lia Thomas to the NCAA championships after her record-setting performance at the conference meet.

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Lia Thomas controversy surrounds NCAA swimming championships

A season of debate about fairness and inclusion has yet to be resolved as Penn transgender swimmer Lia Thomas competes for three national titles.
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Thomas first transgender athlete to win D-I title

Pennsylvania’s Lia Thomas became the first known transgender athlete to capture a Division I national title by winning the 500 free at the NCAA women’s swimming championships in Atlanta on Thursday, while protesters demonstrated outside.
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Tim Duncan, oxtail and a second shot for Aliyah Boston

In the year since her agonizing miss in the Final Four, Aliyah Boston has put in the work to lead South Carolina to a national championship. Now the Gamecocks are four games away from a title.
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How Creighton reached the Elite Eight, and which teams will join th...

A No. 10 seed advanced to the Elite Eight for just the fourth time. Can South Dakota crash the party, too? We recap Friday and look ahead to Saturday.
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UConn’s double-overtime win over NC State an instant classic

UConn and NC State went to the wire -- twice! -- in the first double-overtime game in women’s Elite Eight history, and the top game of the 2022 tournament so far.
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Paige Bueckers has come home to win UConn its next NCAA title

Paige Bueckers has never hoisted a trophy at Target Center, located in her home state of Minnesota. With UConn in the Final Four in Minneapolis this weekend, she’s determined to change that.
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How South Carolina and UConn advanced to the NCAA title game

South Carolina beat Louisville, and UConn beat Stanford on Friday in the women’s Final Four. Here’s how the Gamecocks and Huskies did it.
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Senior swan song: Destanni Henderson ends South Carolina career wit...

When the Gamecocks needed her most, Destanni Henderson stepped up to help them capture their second national championship.
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Lia Thomas: Didn’t transition to gain advantage

In an exclusive ABC News/ESPN interview, former University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas responded to critics who say transgender women threaten women’s sports.
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The price and payoff of Kelsey Plum’s lifelong obsession with winning

After years of turmoil, Kelsey Plum is barking and biting and enjoying the best year of her professional career. None of it will mean a thing until the Las Vegas Aces win their first title.
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The marvelous Olivia Miles and her gasp-a-minute act

With her creative vision, uncanny moves and unbelievable finishes, Olivia Miles is at the heart of Notre Dame’s bid to return to national prominence. Look away if you dare.
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French handball official pleads guilty to child pornography - ESPN

Bruno Martini, president of France’s pro handball league, was given a 12-month prison sentence after pleading guilty to child corruption and child porn charges.
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The sorcery and science behind Virginia's swimming dynasty - ESPN

Sure, it starts with world-class swimmers like Kate Douglass, Alex Walsh and Gretchen Walsh. But Virginia, the two-time defending NCAA women’s swimming champion, mixes in a little mad science here, a little magic there.
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Inside the courageous comeback of USC guard Aaliyah Gayles - ESPN -...

Doctors counted 18 bullet holes in Aaliyah Gayles’ body after she was shot at a party. USC’s star recruit vowed to play basketball again. This is the remarkable story of her resilience and resolve as she takes the final steps to her return.