Iowa and L.S.U. could meet in the Elite Eight. But will both teams get there?

A play developed by the league’s brightest minds became a hot trend. “We call it ‘Cheat’ because it’s cheating,” one coach said.

North Carolina State’s DJ Burns has big moves and a bigger mouth. “He’s like a polar bear,” his strength coach says, “and a ballerina.”

Clark’s 32 points pushed her over the N.C.A.A. women’s Division I single-season scoring record and propelled the Hawkeyes into the Sweet 16.

The San Francisco Giants are among the most improved teams in baseball. Which franchises struggled to keep up?

As shouts of a discriminatory word continued, Sunday’s match was paused twice so offenders could be removed from the stadium.

“Survive and advance” is the popular cliche this time of year. Houston lived it on Sunday.

“She’s somebody that’s wired the same way as me,” Clark said of three-year captain Kate Martin.

“You have to be grateful for the bad moments that come your way,” coach Jon Scheyer said.

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