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UConn women's coach Geno Auriemma and Tennessee's Pat Summitt spend time together on court

The feud that once existed between Geno Auriemma and Pat Summitt is rapidly thawing.The two Hall of Fame coaches were honored Sunday night at halftime of the Baylor-Stanford game along with all the other former U.S. Olympic women's basketball coaches.Auriemma, who will coach the Olympic team this summer in London, was the first one announced. Summitt was the final coach honored, drawing a long, loud standing ovation from the crowd."I'm just so glad that the women got involved in the Olympics," Summitt said in a statement provided by USA Basketball. "It meant the world to me to know there was a place to play after we played basketball in college. We could travel. We could compete. I just made some of the best friends — ever."I really appreciated walking in here and seeing this. It was touching for all of us. No doubt about it."Other Olympic coaches honored were Van Chancellor, Anne Donovan, Theresa Grentz, Nell Fortner and Billie Moore. Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer, who started the Un...

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  7. Husky coaches inducted into Hall of Fame

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