Express Briefing

It's a good time to be a basketball fan in San Antonio, with the Spurs in the middle of a nine-game homestand and the NCAA women's basketball tournament rolling along. Heading into tonight's game against Sacramento, Spurs guard Derrick White has drawn 45 charges in 171 career NBA games. Neither bumps nor bruises — nor the occasional chipped tooth — can stop him from sticking his nose in on defense. Connecticut makes its 15th consecutive appearance in the Elite Eight, some have labeled the best women’s basketball rivalry of the current century. UConn-Baylor, Part IX, figures to make for pretty good television, too.