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Graham Hays covers college sports for espnW, including softball and soccer. Hays began with ESPN in 1999.

Analysis: Louisville 64, Cal 57
A quick look at how Louisville rallied to top Cal and reach its second NCAA title game in five seasons.
Apr 7 | By Graham Hays
Hays: Reid's heart makes up for bad knee
Monique Reid, who grew up in Louisville and has been a lifelong Cardinals fan, missed most of last season with a knee injury. She re-injured the knee in January and will require surgery when the season ends. Until then, she plans to leave it all on the court.
Apr 6 | By Graham Hays
Hays: Walz keeps the Cardinals believing
He's a bellicose, sarcastic sideline ranter. But no one draws up game plans -- or makes his players believe in them -- like Louisville coach Jeff Walz.
Apr 6 | By Graham Hays
Hays: Notre Dame in good hands with McBride
Sometimes it seems like there's no shot Kayla McBride can't hit. Notre Dame's junior and second-leading scorer is as strong with the ball in her hands as any player in New Orleans.
Apr 5 | By Graham Hays
Hays: Cal in for fight to maintain spot in rankings
Cal dives into matchups against conference heavyweights this week. It'll have to play solidly to maintain its spot in the Pac-12 race and the weekly power rankings.
Apr 2 3:30 PM ET | By Graham Hays
Hays: Sky's the limit for Notre Dame
Since losing in the Sweet 16 her freshman year, Skylar Diggins has helped build a culture at Notre Dame that anything less than a Final Four is not acceptable. Tuesday, the senior led the Irish to their third straight Final Four. Now, she hopes to finally secure a championship.
Apr 2 | By Graham Hays
Instant Analysis: Notre Dame 87, Duke 76
Notre Dame beat Duke to reach its third straight Final Four, where the Irish will meet UConn for a fourth time this season.
Apr 2 | By Graham Hays
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Hays: Racers get ace in LSU's Fico
Opening Day for baseball coincided with the unofficial start of the 2013 National Pro Fastpitch season. The professional softball league's four teams won't play their first games until June 5, but the college draft starts to bring the rosters into focus.
Apr 2 11:02 AM ET | By Graham Hays
Hays: Duke rides defense into date with Irish
A defense that remains a complete headache for opponents might be Duke's key to upsetting Notre Dame. Just don't expect it to be pretty.
Apr 1 | By Graham Hays
Instant Analysis: Notre Dame 93, Kansas 63
Skylar Diggins scored 27 points to take over the Notre Dame career scoring mark and lead the Irish to the Elite Eight.
Apr 1 | By Graham Hays
Hays: Skylar Diggins' hoops mastery on display in record-setting game
Sure, Notre Dame will likely see another player break the scoring record Skylar Diggins set Sunday en route to another regional final berth. Will they do it with the point guard's same mastery? Likely not.
Mar 31 | By Graham Hays
Instant Analysis: Duke 53, Nebraska 45
Duke advanced to the Elite Eight after beating Nebraska.
Mar 31 | By Graham Hays
Hays: Griner's five most memorable moments
Upsets are good for the game. But so is Brittney Griner, who changed how we thought about the limits of athleticism.
Mar 31 | By Graham Hays
Hays: Diggins, Goodrich take center stage
One of the must-see point guard matchups, Skylar Diggins and Angel Goodrich are no strangers to the spotlight. There's also a lot of mutual respect between the two.
Mar 27 | By Graham Hays
Hays: Norfolk Regional breakdown
Point guard play will figure prominently in Norfolk as Skylar Diggins tries to steer Notre Dame to a third consecutive Final Four.
Mar 27 | By Graham Hays
Hays: Delaware, 78, North Carolina 69
Graham Hays checks in with instant analysis from Delaware's win over North Carolina that propelled the Blue Hens to their first Sweet 16.
Mar 26 | By Graham Hays
Hays: Delle Donne, Blue Hens head to first Sweet 16
Elena Delle Donne scored 33 points and got plenty of help from her teammates as Delaware downed North Carolina to reach its first Sweet 16.
Mar 26 | By Graham Hays
Hays: Oklahoma falters, still first in power rankings
Oklahoma dropped its second game of the season, a 5-1 loss to Louisville, but maintains its grip on first place in the power rankings ... for now.
Mar 26 2:09 PM ET | By Graham Hays
Hays: Alabama coaching tree growing deep roots
The many softball coaches who've come through the Alabama program all learned the same lesson in Tuscaloosa: Players are people first.
Mar 26 2:07 PM ET | By Graham Hays
Hays: Thomas leads Terps past Spartans
Maryland's Alyssa Thomas netted 28 points and propelled the Terps into the Sweet 16.
Mar 25 | By Graham Hays
Hays: Home is perfect fit for Blue Hens
The seed suggests Delaware might be a Cinderella. But the Blue Hens are right at home in their small gym.
Mar 24 | By Graham Hays
Hays: Keys to North Carolina's win
Third-seeded North Carolina found a way to escape Albany. So how did the Tar Heels advance out of the first round.
Mar 24 | By Graham Hays
Hays: Injury-depleted Terps, Spartans to meet Monday
Quinnipiac might have had more able bodies at its disposal, but nobody has one quite like Maryland does with Alyssa Thomas, who led the Terps to the second round.
Mar 23 | By Graham Hays
Hays: Moore becomes bigger scorer for Nebraska
Point guard Lindsey Moore excels at putting the ball in the right place. But she also has learned that sometimes, it means keeping it in her own hands for the shot.
Mar 23 | By Graham Hays
Hays: May boosts Texas A&M in Week 6 power rankings
Texas A&M stands at No. 4 in the latest power rankings, but will the Aggies falter with a tough stretch of SEC games on the horizon?
Mar 19 12:24 PM ET | By Graham Hays

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