Bob Hohler at the Boston Globe has a lengthy examination of the Portland case and homophobia in women's basketball.

As the women's basketball community converges on Boston this week for the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament, the Portland case looms as a watershed chapter in a decades-long struggle to eradicate prejudice that has long festered in the sport against homosexual players and coaches. Numerous athletes and coaches said in interviews that nearly every facet of women's college basketball, from recruiting to hiring practices, has been affected by discrimination based on sexual orientation.

In the article, coach Debbie Ryan responds to Jen Harris's allegation that Portland used anti-gay recruiting tactics directed at Virginia.

"I can't imagine Rene Portland doing that to me," Ryan said. "I just can't. I'm just going on how I feel about our friendship." But, she continued, "If she did it, then she did it, and we will have to address it on a personal level."

Also in the Globe, Amalie Benjamin examines the reaction among students at Penn State.