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Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} Overtime by T.S. McKinney Opinion: Real travesty of Baylor's loss is it came in a matchup with UConn that should have been women's title game. Are the Titans legit Super Bowl contenders with Julio Jones? Why Gerrit Cole's awkward presser encapsulates a much bigger problem for MLB. Why the Brooklyn Nets are dominating the Milwaukee Bucks. Why the Jazz will beat the Clippers in the 2nd round of the NBA Playoffs. Boxer Claressa Shields preps for her MMA debut. 'It's a prayer': Packers holding out hope for an eventual Rodgers return. Carli Lloyd on USWNT's mindset with uncertainty about Olympics: 'We're all gearing up for it' Tyron Woodley says Jake Paul looked 'scared' during stare-down. 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That the referees, rather than the players, decided the outcome. But a 40-minute game never comes down to one play, one call. It’s a multitude of things that all add up to the final result, in this case a 69-67 win for UConn. There was DiDi Richards’ hamstring injury, which sucked all the momentum out of Baylor when it was up 10 points on top-seeded UConn. There was Paige Bueckers finding that extra gear that special players have, erupting for 10 points in the 19-0 run that swung the momentum in UConn’s favor. There were the free throws Baylor missed down the stretch. © Troy Taormina, USA TODAY Sports Huskies guard Evina Westbrook (22) and Baylor Lady Bears guard DiJonai Carrington (21) react after a play during the fourth quarter. There was even the questionable choice on Baylor’s last possession, a play that was too slow to develop before the call that didn’t come. Carrington had been sublime all night, but it wasn’t a great look, even before Olivia Nelson-Ododa stuck a hand in her face. Or, some would say, on her face. “I personally don't see it as a controversial call,” Carrington said. “I've already seen the replay. One girl fouled me in my face and one girl fouled me on my arm. At that point, you can’t do anything else.” But, really, would it have been any better to lose in any other fashion? A loss is a loss is a loss and, at this stage, it’s never going to be easy to take. “I’m not going to sit here and apologize for it,” UConn coach Geno Auriemma said after his team escaped to advance to its 13th consecutive Final Four. “If people want to talk about that the rest of the week, you're welcome to do that. It's not going to change the outcome. And it's not going to make me feel bad that you say it was a foul.” The referees had been letting both teams play all night. Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer would say all tournament. You cannot then ask them to make a call in that, most critical of moments. If there was a travesty, it was that Baylor and UConn were playing now, in the Elite Eight. If anyone got robbed, it was women’s basketball. This wasn’t an Elite Eight game. This was a game worthy of a national championship and, if not that, certainly the Final Four. Auriemma had said even before the game that Baylor deserved to be a No. 1 seed, and nothing he saw Monday night changed his mind. Bears coach Kim Mulkey said much the same, believing her team to be hurt by the games it couldn’t play because of COVID-19 outbreaks. (That might have been the only thing Mulkey said about COVID that made sense, but I digress.) These are two of the best programs in the country, and they had no business playing each other this early. “This was harder than winning some of the national championship games that we've won, without question. Without question,” Auriemma said. “This game was tougher than a handful of National Championship games or any Final Four game that you want to mention.” It’s a shame that this game will be remembered for one botched call, rather than the brilliance of Bueckers. But the real shame is that this game was played now, rather than Sunday night. No. 2 Baylor edges No. 6 Michigan in OT to advance to women's Elite 8. In Michigan women’s basketball’s maiden voyage into the Sweet 16, these maize and blue athletes masked as Cinderella at the ball were determined to keep dancing. All the way down to 0.9 seconds, against the defending women's national champion. It took overtime to settle things but despite the Wolverines (16-6) best efforts as they scratched, clawed, and fought their way back into the ballgame, it was not enough as the Baylor Lady Bears (28-2) squeaked by with a 78-75 win in the 2021 NCAA women's basketball tournament. Baylor has now won 20 consecutive games. © Kirby Lee, USA TODAY Sports Baylor guard DiJonai Carrington (21) battles for the ball with Michigan forward Emily Kiser (33) during their Sweet 16 game. Several times throughout the game, Baylor had appeared to distance themselves from the Wolverines, even carrying a 12-point lead. Yet, Michigan kept fighting back behind big baskets from Leigha Brown and Big Ten Player of the Year Naz Hillmon — who hit the game-tying bucket with 17 seconds left to force overtime. As Michigan nipped at their heels, there was always a play or some movement that teams of Baylor's caliber make, and it's what separates them and a handful of other schools when playing for the largest prize in women's college basketball. Once in regulation and once in overtime, Baylor's DiJonai Carrington produced clutch steals on possessions that could have either given Michigan a tie, or seen them take the lead. Carrington's efforts are just the beginning of the story for a Bears team that is headed to the Elite Monday night vs. the UConn Huskies, who took down another Big Ten team in Iowa earlier Saturday. Baylor forward NaLyssa Smith was a perfect 11 of 11 from the field for 24 points — the most made baskets for a player perfect from the field in the tournament since 2018. Moon Ursin added 20 points and Carrington 19 off the bench. Baylor's NaLyssa Smith is 9-for-9 from the field. Baylor leads 55-51 with 4:20 to play. The most makes without a miss in an NCAA tournament game since 2000 is 11 by Mississippi State's Teaira McCowan (2018). — ESPN Women's Hoops (@ESPN_WomenHoop) March 27, 2021. As Hillmon's night began by making four of her first five baskets, each bucket on every possession was met with extra effort from the Baylor defense, which set a defender in every player's face and forced Michigan to make extra passes. The non-Hillmon portion of the Wolverins' starting lineup struggled to help their teammate out, shooting just 26 percent in the first half. In the second half, just as in the second round game vs. Tennessee, Brown came alive for the Wolverines' offense. Brown shot 6 of 9 in the second half to net a team-high 23 points in the loss. Hillmon finished with 16 points on 7-for-10 shooting and seven rebounds. Phil Keoghan On Season One Of ‘Tough As Nails’: ‘An Opportunity To Not Only Entertain But Also Push A Message Out About Unity’ Ten-plus years ago Phil Keoghan, host of the The Amazing Race , had the idea for a different kind of reality competition. Tough As Nails is a show that pits contestants against one another in challenges that represent the hard work, grit and determination of millions of everyday people. Last week saw the end of the team portion of the competition and tonight at 9:00PM ET/PT, only on CBS and streaming on CBS All Access, viewers will get to see the thrilling conclusion of the individual competition. CBS’ Matt Weiss caught up with Keoghan ahead of tonight’s finale to discuss all things season one and the excitement of being renewed for a second season of Tough As Nails on America’s Most Watched Network. MW: Hey Phil, nice to see you again and congratulations on the renewal for season two! I want to know what were you doing when you got that news ? PK: I always said to the team , measure of success for us will be a pickup from one to two .