Waiting for the game to start

Tara said, "Let's just play the game. Roll the ball out there, and let's see what we've got."

But it's not quite time for that yet. If you want to something to read until then, here is a look at the Final Four's impact on the St. Louis economy:

• Basketball championships give a little bounce to St. Louis economy: from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Articles about some of the players:

• Stanford senior Harmon leaving it all on the court: The Cardinal will be counting on her in St. Louis writes Elliott Almond (Mercury News)
• Stanford's Boothe looking for the good kind of "chills" in St. Louis: Sarah is planning to enjoy the moment.
• Stanford center a leader on court, in sorority: Michelle Smith (San Francisco Chronicle) shows us a different side of Jayne.

Many more analyses, predictions and opinions:

• The keys to St. Louis victories?: ESPN's panel of experts break down which key factors could determine who moves on to the NCAA title game.
• Predicting the national semifinal winners: ... and this is who they pick to win.
• Breaking Down the Teams: Mike Brown (American Chronicle) analyses the final four teams and suggests why each will win or will lose.
• Connecticut is the class of the field: in the opinion of John Klein (Tulsa World).
• Is UConn-Stanford The Real Championship Game?: John Altavilla (Hartford Courant) writes that UConn's perfect record guarantees them nothing but one more game.
• This year's Stanford women take new approach to same goal: Michelle Smith (San Francisco Chronicle) compares the Cardinal's approach to the upcoming game with UConn to what it was last year.
• Conquering UConn: Nate Adams (Stanford Daily) writes that Stanford has some very real reasons to feel optimistic.
• Stanford women ready for UConn's aura: ... and the Huskies have everything to lose writes Rick Eymer (Palo Alto Online)
• Stanford can pull off upset: Candice Wiggins writes what it will take to pull off the upset.

And some videos:

• Women's Final Four: Players To Watch from ESPN
• Women's Final Four: Stanford Vs. UConn from ESPN
• UConn and Stanford Meet in Women's Final Four from the Associated Press