Staley defends South Carolina players again

DALLAS — South Carolina coach Dawn Staley has taken issue with how her team’s style is characterized, apparently taking aim at Iowa coach Lisa Bluder for suggesting rebounding against the Gamecocks was like “going to a bar fight.” A day after the Hawkeyes ended the undefeated defending national champion’s bid for a repeat, Bluder said Saturday there was no ill intent in comments made three days before her team’s 77-73 victory in the semifinals at the Final Four. “There was absolutely no ill intent,” Bluder said in the news conference setting up the Hawkeyes’ meeting today with LSU in the…