AP - Sherill Baker scored 26 points and Tasha Humphrey had 24, helping Georgia blow the game open in the second half to defeat Hartford 73-54 Tuesday night in the second round of the Bridgeport regional.

AP - Watching his old point guard, Hartford coach Jennifer Rizzotti, win her first NCAA tournament game on the sideline made Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma think about his early years.

AP - Hartford and Texas Christian proved Sunday that the men's NCAA tournament hasn't cornered the market on upsets by double-digit seeds this year. Now both teams will try to channel the momentum from those victories as they take another step up in class.

AP - When the buzzer sounded, Hartford's players might as well have been celebrating a national title instead of an opening-round win. First-time NCAA tournament victories can have that effect — especially for a No. 11 seed.

AP - With an eye toward the 2008 presidential campaign, GOP Sen. John McCain of Arizona has hired one of President Bush's top re-election advisers to help run his political action committee.