Candace Buckner

Sports Columnist at The Washington Post

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The Grizzlies sure could have used the coach they just fired

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Candace Buckner

The Grizzlies sure could have used the coach they just fired (washingtonpost.com) The Grizzlies sure could have used the coach they just fired By Candace Buckner 2025041614164500 Whatever the Memphis Grizzlies thought they would accomplish by firing their coach with nine games left in the regular season, it didn't work Tuesday night. Not as the team narrowly lost its first of two chances to clinch a spot in the Western Conference playoffs.
Ja Morant dares the NBA to punish him, knowing it won’t pull the trigger

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Candace Buckner

Ja Morant dares the NBA to punish him, knowing it won’t pull the trigger (washingtonpost.com) Ja Morant dares the NBA to punish him, knowing it won’t pull the trigger By Candace Buckner 2025041212085900 A punishment in today's NBA possesses all the bark of a perfectly groomed miniature poodle. It is a traffic cop blowing a whistle on the side of a four-lane interstate. A secret password of "password" meant to protect billions in a bank account.
The Wizards’ process is sound, but it can’t be good for the players

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Candace Buckner

The Wizards’ process is sound, but it can’t be good for the players (washingtonpost.com) The Wizards’ process is sound, but it can’t be good for the players By Candace Buckner 2025041019191400 The Washington Wizards remained committed to their 2024-25 regular season mission this week. Even though they already plummeted to the bottom of the Eastern Conference and possess one of the worst three records in the NBA, what's a few more losses?
Buzz Williams is a Band-Aid for Maryland. The wound remains.

3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Candace Buckner

Buzz Williams is a Band-Aid for Maryland. The wound remains. (washingtonpost.com) Buzz Williams is a Band-Aid for Maryland. The wound remains. By Candace Buckner 2025040221384900 Anyone who cares about Maryland men's basketball should know that its new coach will attempt to ingratiate himself to everyone in College Park. He will pronounce the word humbled, without the "h," to express gratitude for this job.
Houston, the NCAA tournament’s accidental road warrior, keeps fighting

3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Candace Buckner

Houston, the NCAA tournament’s accidental road warrior, keeps fighting (washingtonpost.com) Houston, the NCAA tournament’s accidental road warrior, keeps fighting By Candace Buckner 2025033023192400 INDIANAPOLIS — The Houston men's basketball team could have spent the entire NCAA tournament moaning about disrespect and distance, and it would have been right.
March Madness highlights: Auburn joins Houston in men’s Final Four; UCLA, South Carolina women advance

3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Cindy Boren |Des Bieler |Sally Jenkins |Candace Buckner

March Madness highlights: Auburn joins Houston in men’s Final Four; UCLA, South Carolina women advance (washingtonpost.com) March Madness highlights: Auburn joins Houston in men’s Final Four; UCLA, South Carolina women advance By Cindy Boren; Des Bieler; Sally Jenkins; Candace Buckner 2025033016004700 March Madness continued Sunday with four more Elite Eight games in the men's and women's NCAA tournaments.
Two veteran coaches moved with the times — and kept winning big

3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Candace Buckner

Two veteran coaches moved with the times — and kept winning big (washingtonpost.com) Two veteran coaches moved with the times — and kept winning big By Candace Buckner 2025032912215000 INDIANAPOLIS — As his players did most of the talking, crowing about the merits of "Tennessee basketball," Rick Barnes mainly just sat there.
March Madness highlights: Texas Tech comes back to stun Arkansas; Duke, Florida, Alabama advance

3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Des Bieler |Candace Buckner |Adam Kilgore

March Madness highlights: Texas Tech comes back to stun Arkansas; Duke, Florida, Alabama advance (washingtonpost.com) March Madness highlights: Texas Tech comes back to stun Arkansas; Duke, Florida, Alabama advance By Des Bieler; Candace Buckner; Adam Kilgore 2025032722005000 March Madness resumed Thursday with the first four games of the men's Sweet 16.
Column | It was crazy. It was fun. And, wow, the Terps are still dancing.

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Candace Buckner

The conversations around Xfinity Center, after the Maryland women took their turn transforming College Park into the center of college basketball, sounded similar. They were voiced in short declarations, probably because everyone still needed to catch their breath after fourth-seeded Maryland’s frantic 111-108 double-overtime win over fifth-seeded Alabama.
For the remade Terps, March Madness felt brand new

1 month ago | fredericknewspost.com | Candace Buckner

As a unit, the revamped Maryland Terrapins can seem like an all-star assembly. Before she committed to use her final year of eligibility in College Park, Sarah Te-Biasu was her conference’s best player. Senior Christina Dalce had been one of her league’s top defenders, and junior Kaylene Smikle was already familiar with Big Ten basketball and already had the respect of coaches and media members.