Report from Oklahoma City

It was a nice sunny day in Oklahoma City. A bit windy, but no sign of yesterday's storms.

The NCAA Women's Basketball Regional is not a Big Deal in Oklahoma City. The only banners around the Chesapeake Energy Arena are for the Thunder, the local NBA team.

However, there is quite a lot about the tournament in The Oklahoman today:

• An AP story: Stanford's VanDerveer, Notre Dame's McGraw to face off


• An interview with Amber: NCAA women's basketball Q&A: Stanford point guard Amber Orrange


• A story about Baylor coach Kim Mulkey: Someone as real as Baylor coach Kim Mulkey should be refreshing


• A photo gallery: NCAA women practice day


• And three videos of press conferences with:
  
  
  • Notre Dame head coach Muffet McGraw, who says some very nice things about Tara
  • Baylor head coach Kim Mulkey
  • Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder
  
  
• But not a press conference with Tara.

Tom FitzGerald from the San Francisco Chronicle is in town (he asked Muffet some questions at her press conference) and posted these two brief stories today:

• Cardinal ‘teary-eyed’ on visit to Oklahoma City memorial


• Ex-Carondelet buddies face each other in Oklahoma City regional

I don't know whether Elliott Almond of the Mercury News is here or not, but he posted the nicest story of the day:

• Stanford guard Roberson ready for top-seeded Notre Dame