Mostly Sunny Today, 20% Chance of Showers, Reign Ending Tomorrow Night. On Tuesday, the NCAA will crown a new Women's Basketball D-I National Champion . . . which will officially end Maryland's year-long reign as champs.

Last night during ESPN's coverage of the national semifinals, C. Vivian Stringer, Head Coach of Rutgers, a member of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, the only coach to take teams from 3 different schools to the Final Four, a coach with more than 750 career victories and a coach whose teams have been to the NCAA tournament twenty times . . . that Vivian Stringer . . . remarked that just once she'd like to know what it feels like to win the national championship.

Maryland's coaches know; Maryland's players know; and, Maryland's fans know. And what we all know is that it really truly is something extraordinary. So, while the reign is ending, the memories live on. We feel very fortunate to have shared in the wonder and excitement of the Terps' magical championship season.

(The BasketCases also hope that Coach Stringer gets her wish. With the career she's had . . . we would like her to experience that feeling . . . at least once. And, anyway . . . her team wears Red!)

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