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UConn forward Olivia Nelson-Ododa (20) shoots against Butler in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, in Storrs, Conn. (David Butler II/Pool Photo via AP)

UConn routs Butler 103-35, Auriemma passes Summitt in wins

By PAT EATON-ROBB - Associated Press

Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma talks to his team during a timeout in the first half against DePaul in an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020, in Storrs, Conn. (David Butler II/Pool Photo via AP)

Auriemma has better perspective as he approaches Summitt

By PAT EATON-ROBB - Associated Press

FILE - Stanford head coach Tara VanDerveer, left, and Tennessee head coach Pat Summitt, right, and greet each other before an NCAA college basketball game in Stanford, Calif., in this Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011, file photo. Their mutual respect always showed, and shined. So, when VanDerveer tied the late Hall of Famer as winningest women's coaches in history with 1,098 victories Sunday night, Dec. 13, 2020, she quickly credited Summitt for helping her get there. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

Stanford’s VanDerveer poised to break wins record by Summitt

By JANIE McCAULEY - Associated Press

Tennessee's Lou Brown, left, and Connecticut's Aubrey Griffin fight for possession of the ball in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020, in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

UConn beats Tennessee 60-45 in first meeting in 13 years

By DOUG FEINBERG - Associated Press

University of Tennessee athletic director Phillip Fulmer passes a jersey to Kellie Harper during a press conference announcing her as the new head coach of the Lady Vols, in the Ray and Lucy Hand Studio on University of Tennessee's campus Wednesday, April 10, 2019 in Knoxville, Tenn. (Caitie McMekin/Knoxville News Sentinel via AP)

Harper eager for chance to return Lady Vols to prominence

By STEVE MEGARGEE - Associated Press

Hazel Head, mother of Pat Summitt, dies at 93

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Pat Summitt remembered with plaza, statue in hometown

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Tennessee to begin producing license plate honoring Summitt

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Connecticut associate head coach Chris Dailey, left, and head coach Geno Auriemma celebrate Auriemma's 1000th win at the end of an NCAA college basketball game against Oklahoma, Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017, in Uncasville, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

Geno Auriemma wins 1000th game as UConn beats Oklahoma

By Doug Feinberg - Associated Press

This Nov. 2, 2012, photo provided by the University of Tennessee Athletics Department, shows Pat Summitt, left, and Michelle Marciniak at Lady Vol Hall of Fame induction ceremonies in Knoxville, Tenn. Michelle Brooke-Marciniak played for Pat Summitt on Tennessee's 1996 national championship team and now serves as a board member on her former coach's foundation. Brooke-Marciniak will honor Summitt once again this week as she joins a group of cyclists riding 1,098 miles - one mile for each of Summitt’s career wins - to raise money and awareness in fighting Alzheimer’s disease. (Wade Rackley/University of Tennessee Athletic Department via AP)

Ex-Lady Vols star honoring Summitt by cycling 1,098 miles

By STEVE MEGARGEE - Associated Press

Film spotlights little-known story of Summitt’s contribution

By STEVE MEGARGEE - Associated Press

Summitt: Living different life year after his mother died

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Tennessee head coach Holly Warlick watches a play during an NCAA college basketball game in Knoxville, Tenn., Monday, Jan. 16, 2017. (Saul Young/Knoxville News Sentinel via AP)

Nared’s shot helps Lady Vols upset No. 6 Notre Dame 71-69

By STEVE MEGARGEE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 12, 2010, file photo, Tennessee coach Pat Summitt watches her team against Louisville in an NCAA college basketball game in Louisville, Ky. For every home game during the fall 2016-17 basketball season, a chair of Tennessee’s bench is left vacant to honor former coach Summitt, who died June 28, 2016. But the Lady Vols aren’t the only team paying tribute to Summitt. Harvard, Vermont and Kentucky are among the Division I teams joining Tennessee in wearing commemorative patches to honor one of the game’s greatest ambassadors. (AP Photo/Garry Jones, File)

Lady Vols not alone this season in honoring Pat Summitt

By STEVE MEGARGEE - Associated Press

When giants fall: Sports loses Ali, Howe, Palmer, Summitt

By FRED LIEF - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 25, 1965, file photo, heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali stands over fallen challenger Sonny Liston, shouting and gesturing shortly after dropping Liston with a short hard right to the jaw, in Lewiston, Maine. On that last ride, the one through his hometown, the windshield of the hearse was covered with so many strewn flowers the driver could barely see the road let alone the throngs lining the streets. (AP Photo/John Rooney, File)

When giants fall: Sports loses Ali, Howe, Palmer, Summitt

By FRED LIEF - Associated Press

No. 13 Lady Vols honoring Summitt with commemorative patch

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Teresa Olive, of Knoxville, Tenn., touches a statue of Pat Summitt as she pays her respects at the University of Tennessee, on Tuesday, June 28, 2016, in Knoxville, Tenn. Summitt, the winningest coach in Division I college basketball history who uplifted the women's game from obscurity to national prominence during her career at Tennessee, died Tuesday morning, June 28, 2016. She was 64. (Caithe McMekin/Knoxville News Sentinel via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT

Pat Summitt leaves a legacy of changed minds to go with a changed game

By Thom Loverro - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 28, 2013, file photo, former Tennessee women's basketball coach Pat Summitt smiles as a banner is raised in her honor before the team's NCAA college basketball game against Notre Dame in Knoxville, Tenn. Summitt, the winningest coach in Division I college basketball history who boosted women's game, has died at 64. (AP Photo/Wade Payne, File)

Pat Summitt, winningest coach in D1 college basketball history, has died at 64

By Steve Megargee - Associated Press